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EC request to register the name in the electoral roll before the by-election

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KATHMANDU – The Election Commission has requested Nepali citizens who missed out on registering their names in the voter list due to various reasons to register their names before the date of the by-election is announced.

The commission has requested the eligible citizens who missed out on registering their names in the voter list for various reasons to register their names in the voter list under the relevant local level, state assembly constituencies and HoR constituencies before the date of the by-election.

The Election Commission has mentioned that the by-election will be held by the mid-may as there are currently 25 vacant positions including one in the House of Representatives, one in the Far West Provincial Assembly, two heads of the District Coordination Committee, one municipal deputy mayor, one rural municipality chairman, two rural village vice chairman and 17 ward chairman of various local levels. .

Election commission propose by-elections for 25 posts within mid-May

Election commission propose by-elections for 25 posts within mid-May

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KATHMANDU- Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya held discussions with Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Purna Bahadur Khadka over the issue of the by-election to be held for 25 various posts that have fallen vacant.

During the meeting held at the Ministry of Defence in Singha Durbar Thapaliya and Khadka discussed the recently conducted National Assembly election and the upcoming by-election, according to the DPM’s Secretariat.There is a constitutional provision under which the Election Commission can consult with the government regarding the election to the Member of the House of Representatives and the Province Assembly as well as the by-election for the vacant posts in the local levels.The EC has already suggested to the government to hold the by-election within mid-May this year. It is conducting the election to fill up the posts that have fallen vacant due to various reasons.

The by-election will be held in Ilam constituency-2 for one member of the House of Representatives and in Bajhang constituency-1 for a member of the Sudur Paschim Province Assembly. The Ilam constituency-2 seat had fallen vacant following the death of Subas Chandra Nembang . Nembang was elected to the House of Representatives from the CPN-UML . Meanwhile, the Sudur Paschim Provincial Assembly seat of Bajhang constituency-1 had fallen vacant after the death of Nepali Congress Province Assembly member Prithvi Bahadur Singh in a road accident.

The EC stated that currently 25 posts have fallen vacant, including one in the House of Representatives, one in the Sudur Paschim Province Assembly, two chiefs of the District Coordination Committee, one deputy-mayor of a municipality, one chair of a rural municipality, two vice-chairs of rural municipalities and 17 ward chairs of various local levels.

Vote counting continues in Tanahun: All-party meeting to be held for vote count in Chitwan and Bara

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April 24 – Out of the 3 constituencies, Chitwan 2, Bara 2, and Tanahun 1, where the by-elections have been completed, the counting of votes in Tanahun has been going on since midnight, while an all-party meeting is to be held to finalize the issue of the vote count in Bara and Chitwan.

The all-party meeting of Chitwan 2 is scheduled to be held today, which was postponed last night due to the stand of CPN UML and Nepali Congress candidates who were not agreed to count the votes without investigating the code of conduct violation against Ravi Lamichhane .

Similarly, an all-party meeting is to be held today in Bara 2. The parties had agreed to hold an all-party meeting in the morning as there was no condition to count the votes from the night due to the storm.

By-elections: Campaigning will be closed from 12 pm on Thursday

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April 20 -Kathmandu – The Election Commission has informed that for the by-elections to be held on the 10th of Baisakh 2079 BS, the period of prohibition of campaigning will continue from 12 midnight on Thursday.

In order to conduct the election in a clean, free, fair, reliable, transparent, and fear-free environment, the period of prohibition of the campaign will be applied from 48 hours before the polling day until the polling station is closed on the polling day as stipulated in the Election Code of Conduct, 2079 and the Election Commission has requested everyone to act accordingly.

On the 10th of Baisakh election will be held in Bara Constituency No. 2, Tanahun Constituency No. 1, and Chitwan constituency no. 2 for the House of Representatives by-election, 2080. The Commission has issued the Election Code of Conduct, 2079, using the authority given by Section 22 of the Election Commission Act, 2073, to be maintained from Chait 24th to Baisakh 10th 2079 BS.

Seven political parties got national party recognition

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Kathmandu – The Election Commission has announced that seven political parties have been recognized as national parties based on the votes counted so far.

The Election Commission has stated that according to the results of proportional voting, CPN-UML, Nepali Congress, CPN-Maoist Center, National Independent Party, National Democratic Party, Janata Samajwadi Party and Janmat Party have achieved national party recognition by cutting the 3 percent threshold.

When 1 crore 3 lakh 82 thousand 85 votes were counted on the proportional side, UML got the most 27 lakh 73 thousand 999 votes while Congress got 26 lakh 44 thousand 241, Maoist 11 lakh 61 thousand 256, Rashtriya Swatantra Party 11 lakh 19 thousand 996, Rashtriya Prajatantra Party 585 thousand 921 votes, Janata Samajwadi Party got 420 thousand 931 votes and Janamat Party got 394 thousand 345 votes, the commission said.

India provided 80 vehicles to the Election Commission

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The Government of India has provided 80 vehicles to the Election Commission as a gift for the House of Representatives and State Assembly elections to be held on November 20.

Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava has handed over a vehicle to the Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya. Commissioner Thapaliya has said that the support provided by the Indian government will help the Election Commission during this election process.

At the request of Nepal, India has been providing vehicles for the use of the Commission in previous years as well, and India has so far provided 214 vehicles to the Election Commission.

EC removed 550 candidates from the closed list

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The Election Commission has removed the names of 550 candidates from the closed list of proportional candidates submitted by various political parties.

The Election Commission has said that the names of ineligible candidates for the proportional election system of the House of Representatives and State Assembly elections have been removed from the proportional list.

369 candidates who did not submit their expenses details as candidates in the local elections, 23 candidates who were underage in the House of Representatives and 29 people in the Provincial Assembly, 66 candidates who were listed as double candidates, 37 candidates whose gender details were different, 18 candidates whose names were not in the voter list and 6 candidates who did not submit the documents requested by the commission have been removed from the closed list of proportional candidates submitted by various political parties.

According to the commission, a total of 550 names have been removed, including people on the blacklist and in positions of benefit.

Dissolution of Rautahat District Committee of CPN-UML: Prabhu Shah been removed from the party

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Rautahat district committee of CPN-UML has been dissolved.

Rautahat district committee of CPN-UML has been dissolved after CPN-UML standing committee member and Madhesh province co-in-charge Prabhu Sah, UML Rautahat district president Tribhuwan Shah and other district committee members being involved in anti-party activities. UML state committee president Ram Autar Yadav sent a letter to district vice president Deepak Rai Yadav and informed that the district committee has been dissolved.

Prabhu Shah, who is considered to be an influential leader of UML in Madhesh, and the leaders close to him have also been removed from the party for being involved in anti-party activities. Prabhu Shah has been accused of holding the tickets for the upcoming elections till the last moment of nomination and filling an independent candidacy.

Meanwhile, the rulling aliance has agreed to support Prabhu Shah in Rautahat constituency 3, by cancelling the candidate of the coalition.

Election Commission instructions not to survey or publish opinions on polls

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The Election Commission has instructed not to survey or publish opinions on polls on any candidate and political party who have given their candidature in the upcoming elections.

The commission issued a press release today and stated that no survey or announcement of opinion on the results of any candidate or political party will be allowed.

“As the Election Code of Conduct, 2079 has been implemented, action will be taken against those who conduct a survey or publish opinions on polls, contrary to the Code of Conduct”, said the election commission.

In addition, the Commission has warned that action will be taken if it is found that opinions or propaganda are being spread in such a way as to adversely affect or obstruct the election.

Complaint against Deuba’s candidacy dismissed

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Election Commission has dismissed the complaint against the nomination of Prime Minister and Nepali Congress Chairman Sher Bahadur Deuba for the House of Representatives.

As the Election Commission dismissed the complaint against Deuba’s nomination, his candidacy in Dsadeldhura will continue. The election commission said that the date of birth on the voter’s ID card was misprinted and the complaint against Deuba’s nomination was not legal.

Karna Bahadur Malla, the senior vice-chairman of Nepali Congress BP, filed a complaint with the election officer’s office saying that Deuba’s date of birth in the citizenship and date of birth in the voter’s list is different and his candidature should be cancelled.

Ruling coalition instructs rebel candidate to withdraw candidacy

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Today’s meeting of the ruling coalition has issued instructions to the rebel candidates to withdraw their candidature.

In today’s meeting between the top leaders of the alliance, the respective parties have also warned that the candidates of the alliance will be expelled if they do not withdraw their candidacy against candidates of the alliance.

In the statement jointly signed by Sher Bahadur Deuba, Madhav Kumar Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Chitra Bahadur KC on behalf of the alliance, it is mentioned that the candidates should withdraw their candidacy within 1 pm on Ashwin 26th 2079 BS.

Complaints against dozens of candidates including the PM

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Complaints have been lodged with the Election Commission against dozens of candidates, including the Prime Minister, who have filed their nomination papers for the upcoming elections. According to the election schedule of the commission, complaints were filed against dozens of candidates who had registered their nominations from all over the country by 3 pm yesterday.

According to the election schedule published earlier by the Election Commission, the final list of candidates will be published by 7 pm after investigating the complaints till 5 pm today.

Candidates who want to withdraw their candidature can withdraw their candidature from the concerned election office tomorrow till 1 pm, then at 3 pm the commission will publish the final list of candidates and provide the election symbols to the candidates by 7 pm.

2,452 candidates for the HoR and 3,336 for the State Assembly filed nomination

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According to the Election Commission, 2,452 candidates for the house of representatives and 3,326 candidates for the state assembly have registered for the election to be held on November 20.

According to the commission, there are 2,223 men and 229 women among the 2,452 people who filed nominations for the House of Representatives between 10:00 am and 5:00 pm today. Similarly, it has been reported that 30,39 men, 286 women and 1 other candidate have filed the nomination for the state assembly, a total of 3,326 candidates.

The Commission has said that in some constituencies, the number of candidates mentioned may change as the registration process of some candidates who are present at the election office is ongoing and communication has not been established in some districts and constituencies.

How much can candidates spend in the election?

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The Election Commission has determined the limit of expenses that candidates can incur for the upcoming House of Representatives and State Assembly elections.

The Commission has determined the limit of expenses of the candidates under Section 24 of the Election Commission Act, 2073.

According to the commission, in the case of the election of the House of Representatives, the limit of election expenses in 5 constituencies has been fixed at Rs. 25 lakh, while in 17 constituencies, the limit of election expenses has been fixed at Rs. 27 lakhs. Candidates in 65 constituencies are allowed to spend up to 29 lakh rupees. In 52 constituencies, the election expenditure limit has been fixed at 31 lakh rupees, while in 26 constituencies, the election expenditure limit has been fixed at 33 lakh rupees.

In the case of proportional candidates, the limit of 2 lakh rupees for the election of the House of Representatives candidate and 1 lakh 50 thousand rupees for the candidates of the Provincial Assembly has been fixed.

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Necessary qualifications, documents and procedures to register nomination for election

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According to the schedule of the election published by the Election Commission, it has been mentioned that candidates can register their nominations from the relevant election office on Ashwin 23rd 2079 BS. The commission has also determined the necessary qualifications, documents and procedures for registering nominations in the elections.

According to the commission, any Nepali citizens not disqualified by federal law, who have reached the age of 25 years can file the nomination from the relevant election office.

Similarly, during the registration of the candidacy, the copy of the candidate’s citizenship and voter ID card, amount deposit receipt for the nomination, property details, personal details and the form filled in according to the election guidelines 2079 should be submitted.

At the time of registration of nomination, two separate persons whose names are included in the voter list of the respective constituencies must support the candidate as proposer and supporter.

FNJ urges the Election Commission to respect press freedom

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The Federation of Nepalese Journalists has objected to the press office established by the Election Commission to monitor the media and social media content by mobilizing the army and the police, In view of the upcoming elections.

Mentioning that the press council of Nepal is the authorized and governing body in monitoring and regulating the content of the media, and the commission has no right to take away the rights guaranteed by the constitution FNJ demands the decision to be repealed immediately.

The Federation of Journalists has strongly criticized the Commission’s decision saying that the Election Commission is trying to control the freedom of expression of the citizens and the constitutional freedom of the press, contrary to what the Constitution envisaged.

Requesting the immediate correction of the Commission’s decision to curb freedom of the press, FNJ has annouced that the Nepali media sector will protest and disobey the decision of the Commission, which seeks to control the ‘full freedom of the press’ and ‘freedom of expression’ guaranteed by the constitution .

The Election Commission has inaugurated a press office in the commission today, saying that the monitoring of social media during elections will be done through the press office of the commission.

Election code of conduct implemented from today

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The commission has implemented the election code of conduct from today. Setting the limits on election campaigns commission has said that it would closely monitor the compliance of the code of conduct.

In the code of conduct, it is said that the prime minister, chief minister and the ministers can only campaign in their constituencies. However, after the disagreement of the political parties, preparations are being made to amend this provision so that they will be allowed to go for election campaigns with the permission of the commission, but the use of government resources will be prohibited, according to the commission sources. Campaigning will be allowed only from 7 am to 7 pm. Candidates are required to submit personal details and property details.

More than 25 people will not be allowed to participate in election campaigning. Even during the nomination, only 25 people including supporters and proposers will be allowed. It is mentioned in the code of conduct that no processions should be held during the registration of candidature and campaigning, and the use of bells and whistles should not be used. Parties and candidates will be allowed to use only ten party flags during processions, general meetings, corner meetings, door-to-door meetings or any kind of rally. The use of the national flag has been banned.

When a political party has to use a helicopter, it must be within the limit of the expenses that can be made based on the number of candidates on the closed list according to the proportional election system determined by the commission. It is proposed to limit the expenditure of political parties to a maximum of 3.3 million rupees.

After the implementation of the code of conduct, the program cannot be announced, approved and operated except as mentioned in the annual budget and program.

With the implementation of the code of conduct, foundation laying, inauguration, survey, feasibility study and grant programs can no longer be done. The Code of Conduct also prohibits political appointments, creation of new posts, filling up of posts, increase in allowances and other financial benefits and awards.

Regular post filling work done by Public Service Commission can be done by informing the Commission. Employees cannot be transferred except for election purposes.

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Petition in Supreme Court: Demands to vacate the post of Speaker and Deputy Speaker

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Advocate Kishore Paudel, Anupam Bhattarai, Jagannath Dulal and others have filed a writ in the Supreme Court, demanding to vacate the posts of Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives.

According to the provisions of Article 91 (6) (a) of the Constitution, the petitioner demands that the posts of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker should be vacated as their posts remain in place until the day before the filing of nominations for the next election to be held for the House of Representatives.

They claim that since the parties have submitted a closed list for proportional MPs, retaining the posts of Speaker and Deputy Speaker is against the constitution. It has been demanded that service facilities should also be stopped until the final decision of the petition is made, as it will be an extreme misuse of resources if they remain in the post .

In order to prevent the Speaker and Deputy Speaker from abusing the resources and services received by the State until the end of the petition, an interim order should be issued in the name of the opponent in accordance with Rule 49 of the Supreme Court Rules, 2074 to prevent them from using the services provided by the State while they are in that position. ‘, the petition demanded.

Provisional voter list to be collected from today

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The Election Commission has started the collection of provisional voter lists from today. Provisional voters can only vote in the proportional election.

The Election Commission has started the collection of temporary voter list for those who cannot reach the municipality where their voter list is located.

According to the Election Commission, government employees, Nepali Army in barracks, Nepal Police, Armed Police, inmates in prisons and security personnel engaged in election work, people living in old age homes approved by the government can vote in the proportional election as temporary voters from their place of residence.

The commission said that the list will be collected so that the temporary voters can vote from the workplace and for the name to be included in the temporary voter list, the name must be included in the final voter list approved by the commission.

Chief Electoral Officer and Electoral Officer appointed for the upcoming elections

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The Election Commission has appointed the Chief Electoral Officer and the Electoral Officer for the upcoming elections.

Today, issuing a press release, the commission has appointed the judges of 77 districts as the chief election officers of the same districts, while the gazetted officers of the second class of the judicial service have been appointed as election officers.

Earlier, the Judicial Council and the Judicial Service Commission had recommended the names of the Chief Electoral Officer and the Electoral Officer to the government, and on the same basis, the Election Commission has appointed them today.

Recommendation of the Election Officer for the upcoming elections

Recommendation of the Election Officer for the upcoming elections

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The Council of Justice and the Judicial Service Commission have recommended the name of the Chief Electoral Officer and Electoral Officer to the government for the upcoming elections.

The Judicial Council has recommended the District Judge as the Chief Election Officer and the Gazetted Second Class Officer of the Judicial Service as the Election Officer.

The Judicial Council and Judicial Service Commission has recommended 94 District Judges including backup as Chief Electoral Officer, 88 Gazetted Second Class Officers of Judicial Service as Election Officers and 20 as Backup Election Officers.

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Closed-list of proportional candidates should be submitted by tomorrow

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The Election Commission has fixed two days today and tomorrow to submit the closed list of proportional candidates for the upcoming House of Representatives and State Assembly elections to be held on November 20.

According to the press release issued by the commission, the closed list of proportional candidates should be submitted on Ashwin 2 and 3, 2079 BS. In addition, the Commission has requested to submit the closed list of candidates by completing the process according to the mentioned Acts, Rules and Regulations and the guidelines and maintaining representation according to the principle of proportional inclusion.

The Election Commission will scrutinize the closed list submitted from Ashwin 4th to 9th and inform the parties to correct the closed list if deemed necessary. Similarly, the commission also said that the closed list can be revised from the 10th to the 16th of Ashwin while being limited to the issues mentioned in the closed list.

Closed list of proportional candidates should be submitted on Ashwin 2 and 3, 2079 BS.

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The Election Commission has fixed two days to submit the closed list of proportional candidates for the upcoming House of Representatives and State Assembly elections.

According to the press release issued by the commission, the closed list of proportional candidates should be submitted on Ashwin 2 and 3, 2079 BS. In addition, the Commission has requested to submit the closed list of candidates by completing the process according to the mentioned Acts, Rules and Regulations and the guidelines and maintaining representation according to the principle of proportional inclusion.

The Election Commission will scrutinize the closed list submitted from Ashwin 4th to 9th and inform the parties to correct the closed list if deemed necessary. Similarly, the commission also said that the closed list can be revised from the 10th to the 16th of Ashwin while being limited to the issues mentioned in the closed list.

The election schedule has been made public

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The Election Commission has announced the election schedule for the House of Representatives and State Assembly elections to be held on Mangsir 4, 2079 BS.

The Commission has said that the nomination papers of the candidates will be registered on Ashwin 23 2079 BS., and the list of candidates whose nomination papers have been registered will be published.

Similarly, it is said that complaints could be filed against the candidates on Ashwin 24,2079 BS., nomination papers and complaints will be examined and decided on the 24th and 25th of Ashwin, and the list of candidates will be published on Ashwin 25,2079 BS.

According to the commission. It has been said that the candidates can withdraw their names on Ashwin 26, 2079 BS., and the final list of candidates will be published on the same day and they will be given the election symbols.

Petition in the Supreme Court demanding to spend the funds of MP Development Fund

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The parliamentarians of Province 1 have registered a writ in the Supreme Court against the directive the Election Commission gave to prohibit the spending of the MP Development Fund. On Bhadra 20 2079 BS., MPs of Province 1, Sarita Thapa, Mohan Kumar Khadka, Savitri Regmi, Padamkumari Gurung, with the help of Advocate Pesal Kumar Neupane, the legal advisor of the Province 1 government, filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the instructions of the Election Commission, demanding an order to spend the MP Development Fund.

Election Commission had instructed the provincial government not to implement the budget saying that spending the amount would be against the code of conduct as the date of the election had been announced.

The parliamentarians of Province 1 have insisted that the government allocated the money prior to the announcement of the election and that the people’s right to development will be curtailed if the money is not spent. The petitioner MPs has demanded that the money allocated by the government should be spent by the parliamentarians to ensure the right to development according to the principle of economic equality, social justice and inclusiveness.

The Supreme Court has ordered to call the Election Commission to discuss on the issue on Bhadra 27 2079BS.

Election Commission’s directive to stop the employee transfers and political appointments

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The Election Commission has instructed the government to stop all the decisions on employee transfers and political appointments from today.

In order not to affect the upcoming election, the deadline set by the Commission for employee transfers and political appointments has expired.

Shaligram Sharma, the spokesperson of the Election Commission, informed that the government had been instructed earlier to decide on the transfer and appointment of employees within September 5.
According to the commission, there will be no ban on regular promotions and postings.

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The Commission released the Election Code of Conduct

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Election Commission has issued a code of conduct for the upcoming elections.

The Commission has issued the Code of Conduct for Election today, including the rules to be followed by political parties, leaders-activists, candidates, media organizations, security personnel, various professionals and voters.

It has been mentioned by the Election Commission that Prime Ministers and Ministers, officials of the local executive and local people’s representatives are not allowed to participate in the campaigning of political parties. They will not be allowed to use government resources when going to campaign.

In the code of conduct, it is stated that direct candidates for the House of Representatives and State Assembly elections must also submit their property details and personal details.

In the code of conduct, it is mentioned that political parties or candidates should not carry logos, stickers or any other type of things with the candidate’s election symbols or flags during rallies or public meetings. .

It has been mentioned in the code of conduct that campaigning should be done only from 7 am to 7 pm and more than one political party or candidate should not hold a program or meeting at same place at the same time on the same day.

Full text of the Code of Conduct:

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Discussion with political parties on Election code of conduct

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According to the Election Commission, only the two main campaigners of each political party will be allowed to use helicopters for the House of Representatives and State Assembly elections. The commission has made such a provision in the election code of conduct. The commission also discussed the code of conduct with representatives of political parties on Monday.

In the Election Code of Conduct, 2079, the Commission has mentioned who can use helicopters and who cannot, under the conduct to be adopted while using vehicles.

It is said in the code of conduct, ‘The political party must submit the names of two main campaigners to the commission for campaigning and only the main campaigner allowed by the commission can use the helicopter service.’ It is said that officials in the federal government, state government and local executive cannot be part of such campaigners. ‘However, no minister or official of the local executive will be allowed as the main preacher.’

During the election campaign, candidates can use a maximum of two two-wheeled or three-wheeled or four-wheeled electric and mechanical powered light riding vehicles in the respective constituencies or places where they are candidates, with the permission of the election officer, and a maximum of four horses in places where such vehicles are not operated. During the election campaign, it has been said that ‘vehicles with foreign number plates will not be given such permission’.

Similarly, it is said that the vehicles that have been licensed in the name of one party or candidate should not be used by other parties or candidates or used by other candidates. Transportation of voters in vehicles taken by candidates is also prohibited.

The Election Commission has also put forward a proposal that more than 25 people will not be allowed to participate in election campaigning.

Candidates should submit their property details while registering their nomination

Similarly, the estimated election expenses and sources should be informed at the time of filing the nomination papers. The commission is also going to arrange for the candidates to submit their property details and personal details while registering their nomination papers.

Only the election symbol of the party and the candidate will be placed on the ballot paper

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The Election Commission has informed that only the party and the candidate’s election symbol will be printed on the ballot paper for the upcoming House of Representatives and State Assembly elections.

The Commission has said that the ballot papers will be printed with only the symbol of the candidates who will be nominated in the upcoming elections, as many votes were invalidated when the ballot papers were printed with election symbols even for the registered parties and independent candidates in the local level elections.

The commission has informed that four separate ballot papers, ballot marking places and ballot boxes will be arranged for the upcoming elections.

Election Commission instructs to stop allocating budgets before the elections

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The Election Commission has instructed Gandaki Province and Province 1 not to distribute money to MPs under the Constituency Infrastructure Special Program.

In a press release, it has been said that Gandaki province and province 1 have drawn the attention of the commission for their acts of providing budgets through the constituency infrastructure special program when the term is about to end.

When the election process has already started, it cannot be considered normal to conduct any program that would affect the fairness of the election, and the more distribution-oriented program may raise questions about the integrity of the election, the Commission has given instructions to the above-mentioned state governments to refrain from taking the mentioned actions.

Elections will be made fair, fearless and credible: Election Commission

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The Election Commission has expressed its commitment to carry out the general elections in a fair, reliable, frugal and fearless manner with the participation of more people by adopting the good practices adopted earlier.

While reviewing the progress of the local level election, 2079 election campaign and voter education program held by the commission on Tuesday, the commission expressed its determination to make the election successful by including the suggestions, feedback and good practices received during the election. The Commission has expressed its concern that the voting of the educated people of the urban areas was less than that of the uneducated people of the remote villages in the last local level elections.

Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapalia made it clear that due to the short period of time, it was not possible to do as much work as expected in the last local level elections, and he expressed his determination to complete the elections of the House of Representatives and the Provincial Assembly to be held on November in a simple, easy and frugal manner by including the good aspects of the previous election.

Chief Election Commissioner Thapalia clarified that the commission is in favor of holding the upcoming general elections in partnership and cooperation with all the responsible agencies of the state including media. Mentioning that the state-run mass media will play an important role during the election campaign, he requested everyone to participate in the election process by making maximum use of their resources.

Election Commission to stop the voter list registration

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The Election Commission has decided to stop the voter list registration process.

Election Commission has decided to stop the voter registration after the meeting of the Council of Ministers announced the election of the House of Representatives and the Provincial Assembly on November 20. The Election Commission has decided to postpone the voter list registration for the time being in view of the upcoming elections.

The Election Commission has said that the voter list registration by the district election office and other related offices will be suspended from the 5th of August, but arrangements will be made to take fingerprints by the 6th of August for those who have already applied online and submitted the form.

Government announcement to hold elections on November 20

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The Council of Ministers meeting held today has announced that elections for the House of Representatives and the Provincial Assembly will be held on November 20.

Gyanendra Bahadur Karki, Government Spokesperson and Minister of Communication and Information Technology, while announcing the decision of the Council of Ministers meeting held at Singh Darbar, informed that the election of the House of Representatives and the Provincial Assembly will be held on the 20th of November.

According to the suggestions given by the Election Commission to the government, the government announced the decision to hold the elections on November 20th after reaching an agreement between the parties to hold the federal and provincial elections at one stage.

Election Commission estimates the budget of Rs 10 billion for the election

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The Election Commission has estimated that it will cost Rs 10 billion to hold the state and House of Representatives elections this year.

The commission estimates that the expenditure has been hiked due to the increase in salaries, allowances, daily allowances and travel expenses and other facilities. Increase in number of voters, increase in polling stations and polling booths, increase in use of information technology, cost of preparation of polling materials and voter education materials, current market price and transportation cost has made an election expensive compared to the previous election.

State and federal parliamentary elections by November 25

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Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Thapaliya has informed that the Election Commission is preparing for the state and federal parliamentary elections by November 25.

Addressing a meeting of the Women and Social Affairs Committee, Thapaliya said that the participation of women in the local level elections was low and urged the parliamentarians to play a role in registering at least 33 percent women candidates in the state and federal parliamentary elections.

He also said that some legal and practical issues need to be settled in accordance with the spirit of the constitution.

Voter list compilation starts from today

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The Election Commission (EC) is starting the work of compiling the voter list across the country from today targeting the upcoming election of the House of Representatives and the State Assembly.

The Election Commission has stated that voter list compilation will be done from all 77 Election Offices, District Administration Offices and Area Administration Offices.

The commission also said that if there is any error in the voter list it can be corrected during this period and the voter list can be transferred to a suitable place. The commission has stated that those who have temporarily resided outside their permanent address for work or any other reason can register their names in the voter’s list from the place of residence.

Eight thousand candidates withdrew their candidacies

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About 8,000 candidates withdrew their candidacies for the local elections.
According to the data made public by the Election Commission, out of 153,000 candidates for the local elections, 8,000 have withdrawn their candidacies.

According to the total number of candidates and the number of withdrawn candidates, it is seen that there will be around 145,000 candidates now.
The commission has also given election symbols to the existing candidates today.

20,000 observers will be deployed to monitor the election

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Election Observation Committee Nepal (EOC Nepal) is going to observe the local level election . The committee has stated that all preparations have been completed .

Organizing a press conference on Saturday, the committee said that it has already deployed observers for the local level elections in 40 districts

Chairman of EOC Nepal Pradip Pokhrel said that the organization was established in 2070 BS and the organization has played an observer role in the Constituent Assembly elections and subsequent elections. He said long-term observers had been sent to 40 of the 77 districts. He said that it is estimated that 20,000 observers will be deployed in the election by all the observer organizations.

During the election, EOC Nepal has stated that it will focus on various areas and themes. EOC Nepal has stated that it will monitor the process and activities from the selection of candidates to the announcement of results during the election.