Gandaki minister fined The Election Commission has imposed Rs 25,000 fine on Rajeev Gurung, a candidate for Gandaki Provincial Assembly from Manang (2) for criticising the poll expenditure ceiling that the EC had recently fixed. Gurung is also Gandaki minister for youths and sports. Nepal 19 Nov, 2022
Rice shortage hits Bajura amidst poll campaigning With Parliamentary and Provincial Assembly elections just around the corner, candidates and leaders of political parties have reached even the remotest part of Bajura, including Himali Rural Municipality for campaigning, but people here have not got relief from the problems caused food crisis. Nepal 13 Nov, 2022
Govt vehicles barred from poll campaigning The Election Commission has prohibited federal or provincial ministers and office-bearers of local units from using government vehicles in the election campaign. Nepal 03 Nov, 2022
Candidates wooing voters with booze, mutton The election code of the conduct clearly bars candidates from distributing alcohol or food to the public during poll campaigning. In a clear violation of the poll code, candidates, however, are providing voters mutton and liquor at Himali, Jagannath Rural Municipality and Budhinanda Municipality in Bajura. Nepal 08 May, 2022
Half the ballot papers for upcoming polls printed The Election Commission has printed 95,25,000 ballot papers, almost half the number required for the local polls slated for May 13. Nepal 19 Apr, 2022
THT 10 YEARS AGO: YCL cadres misbehave with former minister Surkhet, March 14, 2008 Members of a gang who claimed they are cadres of Maoist-affiliated Young Communist League misbehaved with former minister Shiva Raj Joshi, including NC leaders and cadres, when they were in Surkhet’s Ghatgaun VDC, a... 15 Mar, 2018
Phase I poll campaigning ends on Thursday night KATHMANDU: The Election Commission stated today that the silence period would start after 12:00am tomorrow in all the 37 constituencies of 32 districts, where the first phase of provincial and parliamentary elections are slated for November... Travel 22 Nov, 2017
Parties� preparations for election in final stage Ramechhap, November 21 Poll preparations of political forces contesting the forthcoming provincial and parliamentary elections in Ramechhap have reached the final stage. Nepali Congress, which began its campaigning almost a month ago, said its... Travel 22 Nov, 2017
Parties spending way above poll panel ceiling, says CEC Kathmandu, November 10 Chief Election Commissioner Ayodhi Prasad Yadav today said the Election Commission was worried about the money political parties and candidates were spending on election campaigns. He said that political parties and...