| Legal Framework |
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| Electoral Law | 28 September 2015 2015 Constitution |
| Mode of designation | indirectly elected 56 appointed 3 |
| Constituencies | N/A (indirect elections) |
| Voting system | N/A (indirect elections) |
| Voter requirements | - age: 18 years - Nepalese citizenship |
| Candidates |
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| Eligibility | - Qualified electors - Nepalese citizenship - Age: 35 years Disqualifications: Persons punished for any criminal offence involving moral turpitude, persons declared ineligible by any law, persons holding an office of profit. |
| Incompatibilities | - Member of the other chamber of the Federal Parliament - Other political position regardless of the mode of designation |
| Candidacy requirements | . |