It has six members who serve for six-year terms, as established by the Constitution of Nepal.

[2] The coup d'état marked Nepal's first attempt at democracy;[2] one of the primary goals of the revolution was to eventually establish the Nepalese Constituent Assembly.

[3] The democratic experiment was short-lived; in less than ten years, King Mahendra dissolved the government in favor of the Panchayat system.

[5] The interim constitution further amended the body's composition in 2006: all five members were made under appointment of the Prime Minister.

However, Supreme Court took decision to re-establish Maoist-Centre and UML, commission gave no decision though signature of majority central committee members were submitted time and again by a faction.