1.

Country: Afghanistan

Name of Legislature: National Assembly (ملی شورا Mili Shura / شورای ملی Shura-e Milli)

Name of house(s):

(a) Lower House: House of the People (ولسي جرګه Wolesi Jirga)

Total Seats in Lower House: 249

      Term: 5 Years

(b) Upper House: House of Elders (مشرانوجرګه Meshrano Jirga)

Total Seats in Upper House: 102

     Term: 3, 4 and 5 years

2.

Country: Bangladesh

Name of Legislature: National Parliament (জাতীয় সংসদ Jatiya Sangsad)

Name of house(s): Unicameral (a single legislative chamber)

Total Seats: 350

Term: 5 Years

3.

Country: Bhutan

Name of Legislature: Parliament of Bhutan

Name of house(s):

  • Lower House: National Assembly(རྒྱལ་ཡོངས་ཚོགས་འདུ། Gyelyong Tshogdu)

Total Seats: 47

Term: 5 Years

  • Upper House: National Council(རྒྱལ་ཡོངས་ཚོགས་སྡེ། Gyelyong Tshogde)

Total Seats: 25

Term: 4 Years

4.

Country: India

Name of Legislature: Parliament (संसद Sansad)

Name of house(s):

(a) Lower House: House of the People (लोक सभा Lok Sabha)

Total Seats: 543

Term: 5 Years

(b) Upper House: Council of States (राज्य सभा Rajya Sabha)

Total Seats: 245

Term: 6 Years

5.

Country: Maldives

Name of Legislature: People’s Assembly (ރައްޔިތުންގެ މަޖިލިސް Rayyithunge Majilis)

Name of house(s): Unicameral (a single legislative chamber)

Total Seats: 85

Term: 5 Years

6.

Country: Nepal

Name of Legislature: Federal Parliament (संघीय संसद Sanghiya Sansad)

Name of house(s):

(a) Lower House: House of Representatives (प्रतिनिधि सभा; Pratinidi Sabha)

Total Seats:  275

      Term:  5 Years

(b) Upper House: National Assembly (राष्ट्रिय सभा; Rastriya Sabha)

Total Seats: 59

Term: 6 Years

7.

Country: Pakistan

Name of Legislature: Parliament of Pakistan (پارلیمنٹ)

Name of house(s):

(a) Lower House: National Assembly (ایوان زیریں پاکستان)

Total seats: 342

Term: 5 Years

(b) Upper House: Senate (ایوانِ بالا / ایوانِ بالا)

Total Seats: 104

Term: 6

8.

Country: Srilanka

Name of Legislature: Parliament (ශ්රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව / இலங்கை பாராளுமன்றம்)

Name of house(s): Unicameral (a single legislative chamber)

Total Seats: 225

Term: 5 Years

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