Article 215 – Provisions related to Head and Deputy Head of Village Executive

There shall be a Head of Village executive in every Village Council. The Village executive shall be formed under her/his chairpersonship.

The Village executive, pursuant to Clause (1), shall have a Deputy Head and ward chairpersons elected from each ward and members elected as per clause (4) below.

The election of the Head and Deputy Head shall be held through secret ballot based on one person one vote according to the first-past-the-post electoral system by the voters of the concerned Village Council area.

Four women members that are elected by the Village Assembly members from among themselves and two persons elected from the Dalit or minority community with qualifications pursuant to Clause (5) below shall also be members of the Village executive and this election shall be held within 15 days following the final result of the election of Village Assembly as per Article 222.

Any person with the following qualifications shall be eligible for election to the post of Head, Deputy Head, ward chairperson and member:

The term of office of the Head, Deputy Head, ward chairperson and Village executive members shall be of five years

Any person who has been elected to the post of the Head for two terms shall not be eligible to become a candidate in the subsequent Village municipality elections

The post of the Head, Deputy Head, ward chairperson or member shall fall vacant under following conditions:-

In case the post of Head or Deputy Head falls vacant as per Clause (8) with more than one year of the term left, the vacant post for the remaining term shall be filled through by-elections.