Ballot papers been delivered in all districts for local elections

The Election Commission has stated that ballot papers have been distributed in all 77 districts for the local level election.

The ballot papers have reached all the districts with security arrangements and the commission has directed all the subordinate bodies to expedite the preparations for the election. In places where roads are not easy, the commission has provided transportation by helicopter.

The Commission’s various Provincial Election Offices, District Election Offices and Chief Election Officers have been managing the election materials and ballot papers received from the Commission and preparing packing and distribution for the concerned municipalities in the district. The commission has also stated that all the election materials will be taken to the polling stations and centers by the subordinate bodies soon.

The Provincial Election Office is in charge of the election activities in the districts where the provincial headquarters is located, while the District Election Office has been given the responsibility of the district concerned. Necessary number of security personnel including Nepal Army, Nepal Police, Armed Police, National Investigation Department and Periodic Police have been mobilized in all the districts and municipalities.

People’s representative must resign before nomination

The local level people’s representatives will have to resign from their posts before registering their nominations in the local level elections.

An earlier short-term interim order from the Supreme Court has been overturned today.

A joint bench of Justices Tej Bahadur KC and Til Prasad Shrestha has decided to dismiss the writ petition filed by Nima Galgen Sherpa, chairperson of Helmu village in Sindhupalchowk.

Meeting of the Coalition’s ‘Local Election Preparation and Monitoring Committee’ to be held today

A meeting of the ‘Local Election Preparation and Monitoring Committee’ formed by the ruling coalition for mutual coordination in the upcoming local elections will be held today.

A meeting of the committee will be held to study and analyze the reports received from the states.The meeting will be held at 4 pm at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar.Meeting would also discuss the modalities of coordination in the local level elections.

Local Level Election Preparation and Monitoring Committee was formed under the coordination of senior Nepali Congress leader Ram Chandra Poudel.