KATHMANDU, April 5: The Election Commission (EC) has said that the election code of conduct will come into force from April 6 for the by-election of members of the House of Representatives to be held on April 23.
On Tuesday, EC Spokesperson Shaligram Sharma Paudel said that the election code of conduct will be implemented from April 6 as per the by-election schedule.
Code of conduct for by-elections comes into effect from today
The commission has a schedule for publishing the final list of candidates who are running for the by-election on April 5 and providing them election symbols. According to the election code of conduct, the political parties participating in the by-elections must conduct election campaigns in a civilized and disciplined manner.
It is mentioned in the code of conduct that the permission of the local administration should be obtained before election campaigning, while the people involved in election campaigning are not allowed to make and use various campaign materials including stickers, t-shirts and caps.
Different political parties will have to manage two people as chief propagandists for nationwide campaigning and for that they will have to submit an application to the Commission and after the permission of the Commission they will be allowed to use helicopters.
