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Part-24 |
Election Commission |
245. Election Commission : (1) There shall be an Election Commission of Nepal, |
consisting of a Chief Commissioner and four other Commissioners. The Chief |
Commissioner shall act as the chairperson of the Election Commission. |
(2) The President shall, on the recommendation of the Constitutional |
Council, appoint the Chief Election Commissioner and Commissioners. |
(3) The term of office of the Chief Election Commissioner and |
Commissioners of the Election Commission shall be six years from the date of |
appointment. |
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (3 ), the office of |
the Chief Election Commissioner or Election Commissioner shall be vacant in |
any of the following circumstances: |
(a) if he or she tenders resignation in writing to the President, |
(b) if he or she attains the a ge of sixty -five years, |
(c) if a motion of impeachment is passed against him or her |
under Article 101, |
(d) if he or she is removed from office by the President on |
recommendation of the Constitutional Council on grounds |
of his or her inability to hold offic e and discharge the |
functions due to physical or mental illness, |
(e) if he or she dies. |
(5) The Chief Election Commissioner and Commissioners appointed |
under clause (2) shall not be eligible for reappointment. |
Provided that a Commissioner may be appointe d to the office of Chief |
Election Commissioner , and when a Commissioner is so appointed as the Chief |
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Election Commissioner , his or her term of office shall be so computed as to |
include his or her term as the Commissioner . |
(6) A person shall be eligible to be appointed as the Chief Election |
Commissioner or a n Election Commissioner if he or she possesses the |
following qualification: |
(a) holding a bachelo r's degree from a recognized university, |
(b) not being a member of any political party at the time of |
appoi ntment, |
(c) having attained the age of forty five years, and |
(d) being of high moral character. |
(7) The remuneration and other conditions of service of the Chief |
Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners shall be as provided for in |
the Federal l aw. The remuneration and conditions of service of the Chief |
Election Commissioner and the Commissioners shall not, so long as they hold |
office, be altered to their disadvantage. |
Provided that this provision shall not apply in cases where a state of |
emergency is declared because of extreme economic disarrays. |
(8) A person once appointed as the Chief Election Commissioner |
and a Commissioner of the Election Commission shall not be eligible for |
appointment in other government service. |
Provided that nothing in this clause shall be deemed to be a bar to the |
appointment to any political position or to any position which has the |
responsibility of making investigations, inquiries or findings on any subject, or |
to any position which has the responsibility of submitting a dvice, opinion or |
recommendation after carrying out a study or research on any subject. |
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246. Functions, duties and powers of the Election Commission : (1) The Election |
Commission shal l, subject to this Constitution and the Federal l aw, conduct, |
supervise, direct and control the election to the President, Vice -President, |
members of the Federal Parliament, members of State A ssemblies and |
members of Local l evel. For these purposes, the Election Commission shall |
prepare electoral rolls. |
(2) The Election Commission shall hold a referendum on a matter of |
national importance pursuant to this Constitution and the Federal l aw |
(3) If, after nomination of candidacy for the President, Vic e- |
President, member of the Federal Parliament, member of State Assemblies or |
member of Local l evel h as been filed but before the election results are |
declared , a question arises about the qualification of a candidate, the Election |
Commission shall decide that question. |
(4) The Election Commission may so delegate any o f its functions, |
duties and powers to the Chief Election Commissioner, Election Commissioner |
or any government employee as to be exercised and complied with subject to |
the specified conditions. |
(5) Other functions, duties and powers and rules of procedure of the |
Election Commission shall be as provided for in the Federal l aw. |
247. To provide necessary assistance to Election Commission : The Government of |
Nepal , State Government and Local Government shall provide such employees |
and other assistance to the Election Commission as may be required to perform |
its functions pursuant to this Constitution. |
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Part-25 |
National Human Rights Commission |
248. National Human Rights Commission : (1) There shall be a National Human |
Rights Commission of Nepal, consisting of a Chairperson and four other |
members . |
(2) The President shall, on the recommendation of the Constitutional |
Council, appoint the Chairperson and members . |
(3) The term of office of the Chairperson and members of the |
National Human Rights Commission shall be six years from the date of |
appointment. |
(4) The Chairperson and m embers appointed under clause (2) shall |
not be eligible for reappointment. |
Provided that a Member may be appointed to the off ice of Chairperson, |
and when a m ember is so appointed as the Chairperson, his or her term of |
office shall be so computed as to include his or her term as the Member. |
(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (3 ), the office of |
the Ch airperson or m ember of the National Human Rights Commission shall |
be vacant in any of the following circumstances: |
(a) if he or she tenders resignation in writing to the President, |
(b) if a motion of impeachment is passed against him or her |
under Article 101, |
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