KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 18
The General Elections Observation Committee has said that Sunday's elections to the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies will be conducted in a free, fair, and impartial manner.
In a report prepared based on the observation of the pre-election period, The GEOC has said that the preparations and environment for the elections are better than before.
On the occasion, Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapalia said that the political parties and candidates followed the code of conduct and thus created a conducive environment.
However, action will taken against anyone violating the election code of conduct, he added Former chief justice Kalyan Shrestha said that since there were no agitations and disturbances, the elections this time would be conducted in a peaceful manner.
This time the campaigning for the elections was also not too expensive and flamboyant.
Another former chief justice Sushila Karki said discipline shown by the parties and candidates in election campaigning indicated that democracy was moving in the direction of consolidation in the country.
Former chief commissioner Bhojraj Pokharel said that the preparation and management of the election till now had ensured that the election would be completed peacefully.
Nepal Law Society President Tirthaman Shakya and Executive Director Krishnaman Pradhan shared that the GEOC had been conducting observation of election through 331 representatives in 261 municipalities of 36 districts of the country on party registration, candidate nomination and election campaigning, among others. The GEOC also said that 10 special observers, 24 national observers, 36 district observers and 261 local observers will be mobilised on the election day.
The report mentions that compared to the past experience there has been improvement in voter list, candidacy registration, implementation of code of conduct, security arrangement, ballot paper, polling station, voter education and staff management, etc.
A version of this article appears in the print on November 19, 2022 of The Himalayan Times.
