Newly elected lawmakers will be administered the oath of office and secrecy on Thursday. Federal Parliamentary Secretariat Secretary Gopalnath Yogi said that preparations are underway to administer the oath of office secrecy to the lawmakers at 1 pm on December 22. The federal parliamentary secretary has to issue a notice three days before the swearing-in ceremony.

The Article 88 of the Constitution requires that every member of the Federal Parliament has to take the oath of office and secrecy as provided in the law before taking part in the meeting of the Parliament or its committees for the first time.

According to a provision, the senior-most (by age) member should take an oath from the President before administering oath to other members. This should be done before the House elects the Speaker. The Secretariat has urged all the elected members to be present in the oath-taking ceremony with the certificates of the election, a photocopy of the Nepali citizenship and two recent passport size photos.  The members are requested to wear the national uniform and their cultural attires during the ceremony. For any member wishing to take oath in mother tongue, the translated version of the oath details shall be presented to the Secretariat beforehand.