Constitution of Nepal
| Constitution of Nepal | |
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| Date effective | September 20, 2015 |
| Location | Constitutional AssemblySecretariat, Singha Durbar, Kathmandu |
| Commissioned by | 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly |
| Purpose | To establish Federalism in Nepal |
Constitution of Nepal 2015 (Nepali Name:नेपालको संविधान २०७२) is the present governing Constitution of Nepal. Nepal is governed according to the Constitution which came into effect on Sept 20, 2015, replacing the Interim Constitution of 2007. The constitution of Nepal is divided into 35 parts, 308 Articles and 9 Schedules.
The Constitution was drafted by the Second Constituent Assembly following the failure of the First Constituent Assembly to produce a constitution in its mandated period. The constitution was endorsed by 90% of the total legislators. Out of 598 CA members, 538 voted in favor of the constitution while 60 voted against it, including a few Terai-based political parties which refrained from the voting process.
Its institutions were put in place in 2017 and 2018 through a series of direct and indirect elections in all governing levels.
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