Part 6 – President and vice-President
Part Overview: Qualifications, election procedure, term of office, duties, powers and impeachment procedures for the President and Vice-President.
Articles in Part 6:
Article 61 – President
(1) There shall be a President in Nepal. (2) The President shall be the head of the State. He/she shall perform his/her duties according to...
Article 62 – Election of the President
(1) An electoral college, consisting of voting members of the Federal Parliament and the members of Provincial Assembly, shall elect the Pre...
Article 63 – Term of Office of President
(1) The term of the President shall be for five years. (2) The President whose term has expired pursuant to clause (1), shall continue to wo...
Article 64 – Qualifications of the President
(1) A person shall be eligible to be President if he/she fulfils the following qualifications: (a) He/she is eligible to be a member of the...
Article 65 – The circumstances in which the President ceases to hold office
The President shall cease to hold office under the following circumstances: (a) If a written resignation is tendered to the Vice-President....
Article 66 – Functions, duties and powers of the President
(1) President shall exercise his/her rights and duties as provided for by this constitution and Federal laws (2) While exercising rights und...
Article 67 – Vice-President
(1) There shall be a Vice-President in Nepal. (2) The Vice-President shall perform the duties of the President until a new President is elec...
Article 68 – The circumstances in which the Vice-President ceases to hold office
The Vice-President shall cease to hold office under the following circumstances: (a) If he/she tenders a written resignation to the Presiden...
Article 69 – Other provisions regarding the Vice-President
The qualification of the Vice-President, election process, and other provisions regarding the term of office, shall be similar to that of th...
Article 70 – President and Vice-President to belong to different gender or community
While conducting election of the President and Vice-President under this constitution, the election shall be held so as to represent differe...
Article 71 – Oath of office of the President and Vice-President
The President shall take the oath of office and secrecy before the Chief Justice, and, the Vice-President before the President, as provided...
Article 72 – Remuneration and other benefits to the President and Vice-President
The remuneration and other benefits to the President and Vice-President shall be as determined by an Act, and until such Act is made, it sha...
Article 73 – Office of the President and the Vice-President
(1) Separate offices shall be set up to assist the works of the President and the Vice-President. (2) The Government of Nepal shall provide...
Related Provisions & Cross-References
Bidirectional citations, thematic connections, and constitutional authority