Vice President of Nepal
- Office / Body Name
- Vice President of Nepal
- Description
Vice President of Nepal
The Vice President assists the President and acts in the President's absence.
Key Facts
- Elected by the same Electoral College as the President.
- Term: 5 years (maximum two terms).
- Current Vice President: Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav (Janata Samajbadi Party), elected March 2023.
- Nepal's Vice President office is designed to ensure inclusion of gender or community diversity (the Vice President must be from a different gender or community than the President).
Constitutional Provisions
- Article 67 establishes the office of the Vice President of Nepal.
- Article 73 outlines that the Vice President performs the presidential functions when the President is absent or the office is vacant.
- Category
- Executive
- Established Year
- 2008
- Constitution Article
- Article 67