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Octogenarian Rana sworn-in as eldest lawmaker

Nepalkhabar

15:03PM Dec 21,2022 | Kathmandu

President Bidya Devi Bhandari administering an oath of office and secrecy to 81-year-old lawmaker Pashupati Shamsher Rana at Sheetal Niwas.

Pashupati Shamsher Rana has been sworn-in as the eldest lawmaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) on Wednesday afternoon.

President Bidya Devi Bhandari administered an oath of office and secrecy to Rana at Sheetal Niwas amidst a ceremony.

According to his citizenship certificate, MP Rana was born on Mangsir 24, 1998 B.S., said joint-spokesperson of the Federal Parliament Secretariat Dasharath Dhamala.

There is a constitutional provision that the eldest member of the House of Representatives shall preside over the meeting in the event when election of Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the lower house is not held or both posts fall vacant. If the Speaker has not been elected, the eldest member, who presides over the HoR meeting, must administer the oath to other members.

Accordingly, MP Rana shall administer the oath of office and secrecy to his fellow members of parliament at the federal parliament building in New Baneshwar on December 22.

The Constitution of Nepal provides that the members of the Federal Parliament must take oath in accordance with the federal law before attending the meeting of the House or any of its committee for the first time.

It may be noted that 275 members including 165 through the first-past-the-post 110 through the proportional election system were elected to the House of Representatives from the November 20 general elections.

According to the constitution, the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the HoR must be elected from among the members within 15 days from the date of commencement of the first meeting of the House of Representatives.

Octogenarian Rana sworn-in as eldest lawmaker

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