Questions and answers

The 60 deputies are elected in eight constituencies: the cities of Talas, Nurzhan and Iyık Janyl and the districts of Talas, Kara-Buura, Chu, Sary-Bulak and Lower Naryn (with Toktogul District). Each constituency elects several deputies, so every citizen has more than one deputy. The constituencies are described on the page The chamber; the certified results of the elections are published by the Territorial Election Commission. The public reception room (+996-39-2-23-10-40) will tell you the deputies for your address.

Deputies receive citizens in their constituencies: for Talas city on Mondays of session weeks, 14:00–17:00, at Legislative Hall; for Nurzhan and Iyık Janyl on Fridays, 10:00–13:00, at the city administrations; for the districts on Saturdays, 10:00–13:00, at the district administrations by the monthly schedule. The Speaker receives citizens on the first Monday of each month by registration. See Contacts.

Address the letter to the deputy by name at Legislative Hall, Central Square, Talas, or hand it in at the public reception room. The Secretariat registers the letter and passes it on. You may also use the e-Irad form OG-1 and send it to info@mejlis.iradgov.org, naming the deputy.

Yes. Sittings are public and are held on Tuesdays during the session from 10:00. Seats in the public gallery are given out at the north entrance from 9:00 on showing a passport or residence card, until the gallery is full. Cameras, banners and telephones are not permitted in the gallery. See Visit Legislative Hall.

Since March 2025 every sitting is broadcast live on the Radio Irad network. The summary record of each sitting is published on the page Record of sittings after it has been approved by the Speaker.

Schools and groups visit on weekdays outside sittings (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday), by arrangement. Write to info@mejlis.iradgov.org at least two weeks ahead, giving the school, the number of pupils (not more than 30 in one group), their age and two possible dates, or call +996-39-2-23-10-27. The visit lasts about one hour and includes the chamber and the Library. The teacher keeps a list of the group.

A bill is read three times. After the first reading it goes to a standing committee, which may hold hearings and proposes amendments; the chamber considers them at the second reading and votes on the bill as a whole at the third. The Act is then signed by the Governor and published in the Gazette. The bills now before the chamber are on the page Bills.

Bills are laid by the Office of the Governor, the ministries or deputies. A citizen or a group of citizens may send a proposal to a deputy or to the competent committee as a written appeal; an appeal signed by several citizens is registered once and answered to the first signatory. The Standing Orders do not provide a separate procedure for petitions.

The fiscal year is the calendar year. The Ministry of Economy drafts the budget, the Office of the Governor lays it before the Mejlis in November and it is passed in December. The summary of the Budget Act is published in the Gazette and in the documents section of this site. The Budget Bill 2027 will be laid on 3 November 2026.

Appeals are registered on the day of receipt and answered within 30 days. If the examination needs more time you will be informed, and the period may be extended by not more than 30 days. You can ask about your appeal at the public reception room, +996-39-2-23-10-40, giving the registration number.

The Mejlis does not review the decisions of courts and does not examine cases before them. Complaints about the Gendarmerie, a ministry or an official are sent to the competent body, such as the Attorney General or the Public Integrity Commission, and you are informed where your appeal was sent.

The journals of the territorial legislature, 1992–2006, are held at the State Archives (Fond 110), as are the records of sittings of the Mejlis before 2026. The full transcripts of current sittings can be consulted in the Library of Legislative Hall on Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10:00–16:00, on showing a passport or residence card.

The general election is on 2 November 2027, on the same day as the election of the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor. The calendar of the election is published by the Territorial Election Commission.