Constitution of Nepal 2015, as amended to 2020
Head of State
  • English
    (1) There shall be a President in Nepal.
    (2) The President shall be the head of state of Nepal. He or she shall perform his or her functions in accordance with this Constitution and the Federal law.

    (4) The main duty of the President shall be to abide by and protect this Constitution. (Art. 61)
  • Nepali
    (१) नेपालमा एक राष्ट्रपति रहनेछ ।
    (२) राष्ट्रपति नेपालको राष्ट्राध्यक्ष हुनेछ । निजले यस संविधान र संघीय कानून बमोजिम आफ्नो कार्य सम्पादन गर्नेछ ।
    ...
    (४) संविधानको पालन र संरक्षण गर्नु राष्ट्रपतिको प्रमुख कर्तव्य हुनेछ । (धारा ६१)
Head of State
  • English

    (1) The President shall be elected by an electoral college consisting of the members of the Federal Parliament and members of the Provincial Assemblies. The voting weightage of the members of the Federal Parliament and of the Provincial Assemblies shall vary as provided for in the federal law.
    (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (1), nothing shall be deemed to bar the formation of an electoral college for the purpose of election to the President by the sole reason that election to Provincial Assembly has not been held in any Province.
    … (Art. 62)

  • Nepali

    (१) राष्ट्रपतिको निर्वाचन संघीय संसदका सदस्य र प्रदेश सभाका सदस्य मतदाता रहेको निर्वाचक मण्डलबाट हुनेछ । संघीय संसदका सदस्य र प्रदेश सभाका सदस्यको मतभार संघीय कानून बमोजिम फरक हुनेछ ।
    (२) उपधारा (१) मा जुनसुकै कुरा लेखिएको भए तापनि कुनै प्रदेशमा प्रदेश सभाको निर्वाचन नभएका कारणले मात्र राष्ट्रपतिको निर्वाचन प्रयोजनका लागि निर्वाचक मण्डल गठन गर्न बाधा परेको मानिने छैन ।
    ... (धारा ६२)

Head of State
  • English

    (1) A person who has the following qualifications shall be eligible to become the President:-
    (a) One who is eligible to become a member of the Federal Parliament;
    (b) On who has completed the age of at least forty-five years; and
    (c) One who is not disqualified by any law.
    … (Art. 64)

  • Nepali

    (१) देहायको योग्यता भएको व्यक्ति राष्ट्रपति हुनका लागि योग्य हुनेछः–
    (क) संघीय संसदको सदस्य हुन योग्य भएको,
    (ख) कम्तीमा पैंतालिस वर्ष उमेर पूरा भएको, र
    (ग) कुनै कानूनले अयोग्य नभएको ।
    ... (धारा ६४)

Head of State
  • English
    Election to the President and the Vice-president under this Constitution shall be so made as to have representation of different sex or community. (Art. 70)
  • Nepali
    यस संविधान बमोजिम राष्ट्रपति र उपराष्ट्रपतिको निर्वाचन फरक फरक लिंग वा समुदायको प्रतिनिधित्व हुने गरी गर्नु पर्नेछ । (धारा ७०)
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Constitution of Nepal 2015, as amended to 2020 (English). According to Art. 7(1): “The Nepali language in the Devnagari script shall be the official language of Nepal.”

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