On Tuesday, the Election Commission wrote to the government that it was committed to holding the election on November 22 and has started homework to prepare an election code of conduct for the political parties and the government.[break]
“The EC pledges to hold a free and fair election on the stipulated date of November 22 set by the government,” reads a confidential letter sent by EC Secretary Shankar Prasad Koirala to Chief Secretary Madhav Prasad Ghimire on Tuesday.
Talking to Republica, Election Commissioner Dolakh Bahadur Gurung said they have already responded to the government´s letter.
EC officials said they have begun work on drafting an election code of conduct. “The code of conduct for the government will be enforced very soon,” said Gurung, adding, “Once the acting chief commissioner arrives, we will take a decision in this regard.”
An EC delegation led by Acting Chief Commissioner Neelkantha Uprety is currently on India visit.
An official at EC said the election code of conduct will incorporate the dos and don´ts for the political parties and the government.
The electoral body has completed registration of about 10.5 million voters with their photographs and biometrics. Altogether 17.6 million voters were registered during the Constituent Assembly (CA) election in 2008.
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