Article 78. Establishment, composition and functions of Parliament
Composition of Parliament
This is the official English text as consolidated on 31 December 2023. The English text is the law.
Parliament shall consist of—
members directly elected to represent constituencies;
one woman representative for every district;
such numbers of representatives of the army, youth, workers, persons with disabilities and other groups as Parliament may determine; and
the Vice President and Ministers, who, if not already elected members of Parliament, shall be ex officio members of Parliament without the right to vote on any issue requiring a vote in Parliament.
Upon the expiration of a period of ten years after the commencement of this Constitution and thereafter, every five years, Parliament shall review the representation under clause (1)(b) and (c) of this Article for the purposes of retaining, increasing or abolishing any such representation and any other matter incidental to it.
The representatives referred to in clause (1)(a) of this Article shall be elected on the basis of universal adult suffrage and by secret ballot.
Parliament shall, by law, prescribe the procedure for elections of representatives referred to in clause (1)(b) and (c) of this Article.