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What stood out in the House

See the issues MPs raised, who appeared in the news, and how Nepal’s current House is represented—explained clearly, with links to the original sources.

Official House records through October 2, 2026

Reporting through November 5, 2026

Updated Nov 5, 2026, 2:08 PM

Newest official House record: October 2, 2026. Reporting runs through November 5, 2026, but the 30-day and monthly figures on this page stop at October 2, 2026 for House records and news alike. Only the MP in focus this week uses more recent reporting.

In the 30 days to October 2, 2026

MPs appearing in House records

237 of 275 MPs appeared in official House records across 16 meeting days.

News focused on a smaller group

55 MPs were named across 348 news stories during the same period.

Women MPs and proportional representation

96 of the House’s 275 MPs are women. 82 of those women entered through proportional representation.

MP in focus this week

Each week, we look at which MPs were named most often in the news we track and show a selection of the stories counted.

Week covered: October 26, 2026–November 1, 2026

Balendra Shah

Rastriya Swatantra Party · Jhapa-5

Balendra Shah was named in 21 stories from 5 publishers. No other MP was named in more stories during that completed week.

Chosen from the MPs named in the most tracked news stories during the last completed week. To give more members a turn, an MP who was in focus in any of the previous four weeks has their count weighted down, most for last week, so the same MP appears again only when their coverage clearly leads. This measures visibility in the news—not popularity, influence, importance, or performance.

About this MP: Balendra Shah

Stories counted for this weekly focus

Where readers are looking from

Which MP profiles people opened on Mat Parinam, grouped by the country they were reading from. It shows what readers looked up here—not popularity, support, or performance—and the numbers are small.

85 visitors in 11 countries opened MP profiles in the 30 days to October 15, 2026. 48 of them (56%) were reading from outside Nepal.

Also read from, one visitor each: Canada, Estonia, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Qatar, and United Kingdom.

Left out as likely automated: Singapore, China, and Russia. Almost every visit from there opened a single profile with no referring page, which is how crawlers behave.

Counted from this site’s cookie-free analytics over whole days in Nepal time, and refreshed once a day. The same person can count again on another day or device. An MP is named for a country only when at least 2 visitors there opened the profile.

Issues MPs raised recently

From public services and local infrastructure to national policy, these are some of the issues MPs recently brought to the House. Open any item to see the official record.

Latest House meeting covered: October 2, 2026, with 57 entries naming 51 MPs.

Parliament and the news show different pictures

Official House records show which MPs were named in proceedings. News reports show which MPs received public attention. Looking at both gives a fuller, but still incomplete, picture.

In the 30 days to October 2, 2026

In the House record

237 MPs appeared in 1,474 official entries across 16 meeting days. This tells us whose name appeared, not who attended most or performed best.

In the news

348 of 531 stories from 7 publishers named at least one of 55 MPs in the headline, summary, or original source headline.

MPs seen in both places

43 MPs appeared in both the House record and the news. In all, 237 appeared in House records and 55 were named in news coverage.

43 In both sources · 15.6%
194 Official record only · 70.5%
12 Reporting only · 4.4%
26 In neither source · 9.5%
Which groups appeared?

Compare how many women, men, directly elected MPs, and proportional MPs appeared at least once during the same period.

Which groups appeared?
Group of MPsMPs in the groupIn House recordsIn the news
Women9686 (89.6%)18 (18.8%)
Men179151 (84.4%)37 (20.7%)
Direct-seat MPs165137 (83.0%)42 (25.5%)
Proportional MPs110100 (90.9%)13 (11.8%)

Who makes up the current House

See how seats are divided between direct and proportional representation, and where women hold seats today.

Women in the House

96 / 275

96 of 275 MPs are women—34.9% of the House.

Most women MPs entered through proportional representation

82 / 96

82 of the House’s 96 women MPs came through proportional lists (85.4%).

Breakdown by seat, community, and province

Women’s representation differs sharply by seat type

Compare the number and share of women among directly elected and proportional MPs.

Women’s representation differs sharply by seat type
Seat typeSeatsWomenWomen’s share
Directly elected165148.5%
Proportional representation1108274.5%

Community representation in proportional seats

The official roster records one main community category for each proportional seat. Gender is shown alongside it; other identities may overlap and are not counted separately here.

Community representation in proportional seats
Community groupPR MPsWomenMenShare of proportional seats
Khas Arya3426830.9%
Janajati3021927.3%
Madheshi1712515.5%
Dalit1614214.5%
Tharu7436.4%
Muslim6515.5%

Women among directly elected MPs, by province

Province comparisons cover the 165 directly elected seats. Proportional MPs come from national lists.

Women among directly elected MPs, by province
ProvinceDirectly elected MPsWomenWomen’s share
Koshi28414.3%
Madhesh3239.4%
Bagmati33412.1%
Gandaki1815.6%
Lumbini2600.0%
Karnali1218.3%
Sudurpashchim1616.3%

House activity over recent months

Compare meeting days, MPs appearing in House records, and news stories that named MPs each month.

House activity over recent months
MonthDays the House metHouse entriesMPs appearingNews stories naming MPs
April 20265502150125
May 202612766202205
June 202613820195252
July 20268771208175
August 20269863208117
September 2026151,357231334
October 202621209432

The first and latest months may not cover a full month. News figures end on the latest House date so the columns can be compared fairly.

How we count

We use official Parliament records and the news publishers we currently include. You can open the source behind every issue shown here.

  • An MP appears in the House count when their name can be clearly linked to an official Parliament entry. This is not the same as attendance or speaking time.

  • An MP appears in the news count only when a story’s headline, summary, or original source headline names them directly.

  • The weekly MP in focus comes from the last completed Monday–Sunday week in Nepal time. We count distinct stories for each MP. An MP who was in focus in any of the previous four weeks has that count weighted down—to half if only last week, and to about a third if all four weeks. Ties go to more stories, then more publishers. The selection stays fixed for that edition.

  • Recent issues come from official entries that clearly describe a public issue. They are shown newest first, with no more than one item per MP.

  • Reader interest counts the visitors who opened an MP profile on Mat Parinam, by country, from this site’s own cookie-free analytics. Countries whose traffic looks automated are left out, and an MP is named for a country only when at least two visitors there opened the profile. It reflects what readers of this site looked up, not popularity or support.

  • Some official entries do not identify an MP clearly enough to count. We leave them out rather than guess.

Where this information comes from

Where this information comes from
SourceWhat we coverLast changed
Current list of MPs275 MPs in the current HouseJul 13, 2026, 5:52 AM
House of Representatives records5,199 entries from 64 meeting days, April 2, 2026–October 2, 2026Oct 19, 2026, 1:56 AM
News reports2,323 stories from 7 publishers, through November 5, 2026Nov 5, 2026, 2:08 PM
Reader visitsMP profile visits by country, 30 days through October 15, 2026Oct 16, 2026, 9:50 AM
See our sources and methods