KATHMANDU, JANUARY 30
The Ministry of Home Affairs has unveiled a model aimed at making electoral management more effective through multi-stakeholder representation and engagement.
To ensure that the upcoming elections are conducted in a free, impartial, and peaceful environment, district-level subordinate bodies have been issued a framework for electoral management that involves political parties, civil society members, and intellectuals.
The model emphasizes strengthening coordination and collaboration down to the ward level to ensure a systematic and well-organized election process. The Ministry introduced the approach in recognition of the critical roles that political parties, civil society, the media, the private sector, and intellectuals can play in all phases of electoral management.
The Ministry has already issued directives to all District Administration Offices to implement the model. According to Ministry Spokesperson Anand Kafle, the framework aims to incorporate political representatives, officials, and intellectuals at the ward level, encouraging them to take ownership of the election process.
He expressed hope that this approach would foster an environment conducive to holding the upcoming House of Representatives (HoR) elections in a free and fair manner.
Chief District Officers and all office-bearers of the District Security Committees have been assigned responsibility for overseeing the implementation of the model.
