EC enforces election code of conduct

Published On: September 28, 2022 01:55 PM NPT By: Republica  | @RepublicaNepal


KATHMANDU, Sept 28: The Election Commission (EC) has enforced the election code of conduct, 2022 beginning from today in view of the elections to the House of Representatives and the provincial assemblies. The voting for the twin elections will take place on November 20, Sunday in a single phase.  

The EC has directed the governments at all three levels to make necessary arrangements for the implementation of the code of conduct. 

The Nepal government, ministers, province governments and ministers, constitutional bodies and office-bearers, government bodies at all three levels and the officials there, local executive and its members, employees at the federal, provincial and local levels have been instructed to implement and abide by the code of conduct. 

The code of conduct is also for the security bodies, security officials and employees, government, semi-government and public offices and employees, political parties and their sister organizations, election candidates and people concerned, political parties and election representative of candidates, vote counting representatives and any person holding the public posts.  

The code of conduct which aims at ensuring free, impartial, peaceful and transparent elections was published in the Nepal Gazette on August 29.

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