Constitution of Nepal

Constitution of Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Constitution of Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
	The original text of the Preamble
Date effective	20 September 2015
Location	Constitutional Assembly Secretariat, Singha Durbar, Kathmandu
Commissioned by	Constituent Assembly Of Nepal
Purpose	To establish Federalism in Nepal

Constitution of Nepal 2015 (Nepali: नेपालको संविधान) is the present governing Constitution of Nepal. Nepal is governed according to the Constitution which came into effect on 20 September 2015, replacing the Interim Constitution of 2007.^[1]^[2] The constitution of Nepal is divided into 35 parts, 308 Articles and 9 Schedules.^[3]

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 after the devastating earthquake in April 2015. The constitution was endorsed by 90% of the total legislators. Out of 598 Constituent Assembly members, 538 voted in favour of the constitution while 60 people voted against it, including a few Terai-based political parties which refrained from the voting process.

Its institutions were put in place in 2010 and 2018 through a series of direct and indirect elections in all governing levels.^[4]

^ "President promulgates Constitution of Nepal, 2072". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
^ "Prez Yadav announces commencement of Constitution of Nepal 2072". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
^ "Constitution of Nepal – Nepal Law Commission". Lawcomission.gov.np. Archived from the original on 16 May 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
^ "The Rising Nepal: Federal Constitution Of Nepal Let It Evolve Through Practice". therisingnepal.org.np. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.

[1] "President promulgates Constitution of Nepal, 2072". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.

[2] "Prez Yadav announces commencement of Constitution of Nepal 2072". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.

[3] "Constitution of Nepal – Nepal Law Commission". Lawcomission.gov.np. Archived from the original on 16 May 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2019.

[4] "The Rising Nepal: Federal Constitution Of Nepal Let It Evolve Through Practice". therisingnepal.org.np. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.

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Constitution of Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
The original text of the Preamble
Date effective	20 September 2015; 9 years ago (2015-09-20)
Location	Constitutional Assembly Secretariat, Singha Durbar, Kathmandu
Commissioned by	Constituent Assembly Of Nepal
Purpose	To establish Federalism in Nepal