Nepal, January 30: Election Commission of Nepal is all set to hold Presidential Elections on March 9 and Vice Presidential Elections on March 17.
Notably, Nepal’s President Bidhya Devi Bhandari is due to retire on March 13 and her successor is being elected four days in advance.
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The Nepal Vice President's election is due to be held one day before incumbent Nanda Bahadur Pun retires.
Process and provision for electing President and Vice President will be conducted through an electoral college consisting of members of both houses of the federal parliament and all seven provincial assemblies.
In the meanwhile, Bidya Devi Bhandari is the second president of Nepal after the Himalayan nation adopted the democratic-republican system.
Bidya Devi Bhandari is the first female president to be elected by the parliament on 28 October 2015 after the promulgation of the new constitution, according to the Nepal President's office. She was elected for her second term on 13 March 2018 after the completion of her first term.
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- ANI