Newly Elected National Assembly Members to Take Oath Today

Kathmandu. The oath-taking ceremony for the newly elected members of the National Assembly is scheduled for today.

According to the Secretary-General of the Federal Parliament Secretariat, Padam Prasad Pandey, the swearing-in ceremony is set for 2 PM today at the hall of the Law, Justice, and Human Rights Committee in Singha Durbar. Elections for 18 vacant seats in the National Assembly were held on Magh 11.

As per the Federal Parliament Secretariat, the Chairman of the National Assembly, Narayan Prasad Dahal, will administer the oath in accordance with Article 86, Sub-article 2 of the Constitution of Nepal. Those taking the oath must be present in attire reflecting their identity, along with the certificate of election to the National Assembly membership received from the Election Commission and a copy of their citizenship certificate.

Members wishing to take the oath in a language other than Nepali must provide a translation of the oath text in their mother tongue as per the law. According to the Election Commission, Roshni Meche, Somnath Portel, and Sunil Bahadur Thapa were elected from Koshi Province in the National Assembly member elections held on Magh 11.

Rekha Kumari Jha, Dharmendra Paswan, Ranjit Karna, and Mahanta Thakur were elected from Madhesh Province. Similarly, Gita Devkota and Prem Prasad Dangal were elected from Bagmati Province; Jagat Timilsina and Samjhana Devkota from Gandaki Province; and Ram Kumari Jhakri, Chandra Bahadur KC, and Basudev Ghimire from Lumbini Province.

Meena Singh Rakhal and Lalitjung Shahi were elected from Karnali Province. Furthermore, Lila Kumari Bhandari and Khamba Bahadur Khati were elected from Sudurpaschim Province.