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President of Nepal
Office of the President of Nepal · Nepal
Voters do not take part; the electoral college of the members of the Federal Parliament and the provincial assemblies chooses.
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Chosen by the electoral college of the members of the Federal Parliament and the provincial assemblies, not by voters
- Exact method
- Constitution of Nepal 2015 Art. 62: elected for a five-year term by an electoral college of members of the federal parliament and provincial assemblies, with votes weighted per Art. 62(2) and Schedule 4.
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Ramchandra Paudel since March 2023 Report Source: wikidata.org, checked
Sources
- lawcommission.gov.np · checked indirect / chosen_by_college "electoral college of the members of the Federal Parliament and the provincial assemblies": from the selection_detail, which rests on this source ([world:np] Nepal Law Commission, Constitution of Nepal 2015, read 2026-10-12: selection method and seat counts (provinci); migration 054, ticket 2207, reviewed by improvements:schema-indirect-dissolved 2026-10-12 For: President of Nepal
- lawcommission.gov.np · checked Nepal Law Commission, Constitution of Nepal 2015, read 2026-10-12: selection method and seat counts (provincial seat totals 93/107/110/60/87/40/53 per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincial_assemblies_of_Nepal, Fallback: Wikipedia because the Election Commission table was not read). For: President of Nepal
- wikidata.org · checked Wikidata position-held statement, read 2026-10-12: start date; PM date 2026-03-27 confirmed by The Himalayan Times. Fallback: Wikidata because the official sites were not read. For: Ramchandra Paudel, current term
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