Ansari apprised the leaders of the hindrances at a meeting of the High Level Political Committee (HLPC) on Sunday.
"Although the constitution has stated that the number of electoral constituencies shall be increased on the basis of latest population census, the number of constituencies have already been fixed in the constitution and this is a contradiction," Ansari told reporters after the meeting. "The leaders said that they would hold inter-party discussions and seek a political solution for addressing the issue."
The government formed the commission in accordance with the constitutional provision that envisioned formation of the commission and delineation of electoral constituencies based on latest population.
The number of constituencies needs to be increased as the latest census showed that the population has increased in all the districts across the country except for Kavrelanchowk.
After listening to Ansari, the leaders said that they would hold inter-party discussions and suggest a solution. "We can´t offer any solution right now. We will discuss and come up with a solution," Nepali Congress Vice President Ram Chandra Paudel told reporters.
The recent amendment to the interim constitution has fixed the total number of seats for the upcoming Constituent Assembly (CA). The constitution has stated that of the total 491 members of the CA, 240 will be elected directly from the constituencies, 240 others will be nominated under seats allocations under proportional representation system and 11 others will be nominated by the government.
The major political parties had earlier reached a political agreement to downsize the Constituent Assembly from the previous 601 to 491 but they decided to keep intact the number of the seats allocations under first-past-the-post system to 240.
In 2008, the number of constituencies was increased to 240 from 205.
According to a leader, the commission´s office bearers have sought support from the top leaders for resolving the matter through amendment to the constitution. "But it would not be wise to amend constitution every now and then," said the leader.
The government has announced CA polls date for November 19 and the Election Commission has announced to enforce election code of conduct starting July 22. The HLPC meeting on Saturday had urged the government not to take any decision which will have long-term impact.
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