KATHMANDU, Aug 22: The Supreme Court (SC) has directed the amendment of the law governing the proportional representation electoral system, asserting that it fails to adequately address the needs of targeted groups. The SC has called for a review of the House of Representatives Members Electoral Act, 2017, as well as other relevant electoral laws, ahead of the upcoming periodic elections.

KATHMANDU, Aug 13: The Election Commission (EC) is preparing to conduct by-elections for 34 vacant local posts in December.

KATHMANDU: Dr Mukul Dhakal, the suspended general secretary of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), has appealed to the Election Commission (EC) to halt processing any correspondence related to his suspension.

ILAM, April 27: Voting for the by-election to elect a representative to the House of Representatives in Ilam constituency-2 and provincial assembly member in Bajhang-1(a) is underway.

KATHMANDU, April 26: The Election Commission (EC) has decided to permit public vehicles to operate freely in Ilam constituency-2 and Bajhang Provincial Assembly Constituency- 1 (a), where the by-elections will be held.

KATHMANDU, April 25: The silent period for the by-elections for the members of House of Representatives in Ilam Constituency-2 and for Provincial Assembly in Bajhang Provincial Assembly Constituency- 1 has begun from today, which will be held on April 27.

KATHMANDU, April 19: The Election Commission (EC) has sought cooperation from government and other stakeholders to hold by-election in a free, fair and credible manner. The by-election is scheduled for April 27.

KATHMANDU, April 10: The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday provided election symbols to candidates of the by-election of the House of Representatives.

KATHMANDU, April 10: The Election Commission (EC) has announced the enforcement of the electoral code of conduct in Ilam district provincial assembly constituency-2 and Bajhang district provincial assembly constituency-1 (1) for the upcoming by-election scheduled for April 27.

KATHMANDU, April 7: The Election Commission (EC) has invited complaints against candidates of the by-elections to be held in Ilam Constituency-2 for a member of the House of Representatives and Bajhang Constituency 1 (1) for a member of the Provincial Assembly.

KATHMANDU, March 7: The Election Commission (EC) has declined to recognize Resham Chaudhary as the Chairman of the Nagarik Unmukti Party (NUP). Chaudhary was elected as the chairman during the recently concluded convention of the NUP.

KATHMANDU, March 6: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya and the UN Women Country Representative Patricia Fernandez-Pacheco held a meeting at the Office of the Election Commission Nepal on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, Feb 9: The Election Commission (EC) has initiated discussions on the prospect of granting voting rights to Nepalis residing abroad for the upcoming elections. The EC convened an all-party meeting on Friday to discuss the registration and procedures for collecting the voters’ list of Nepali citizens residing overseas.

KATHMANDU, Jan 28: The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday submitted a report of the recently held National Assembly (NA) election to President Ram Chandra Paudel. The NA election was held in all seven provinces on January 25 to elect 19 National Assembly members.

KATHMANDU, Jan 19: The Election Commission has transported ballot papers to the related election officers' offices in all seven provinces for the upcoming National Assembly (NA) election.

KATHMANDU, Jan 16: The Election Commission (EC) has directed the government to ensure security arrangements necessary for holding the National Assembly (NA) elections on coming January 25 in a cordial atmosphere.

KATHMANDU, Jan 14: The Election Commission (EC) has decided to enforce election code of conduct from January 16 for the forthcoming National Assembly election.

KATHMANDU, Jan 14: The Election Commission (EC) has announced a cap of Rs 350,000 as the maximum allowable expenditure for candidates participating in the upcoming National Assembly election.

KATHMANDU, Jan 13: The Election Commission (EC) has allocated election symbols to the candidates for the National Assembly member election to be held on Thursday.v

KATHMANDU, Jan 12: The Election Commission (EC) has said that there is a schedule for withdrawing names in the National Assembly elections today.

KATHMANDU, Jan 8: The Election Commission (EC) has released a final list of voters for the upcoming National Assembly election.

KATHMANDU, Dec 30: The Election Commission is preparing to establish the Office of the Election Officer in all provinces from January 1 for the National Assembly elections scheduled for January 25.

KATHMANDU, Dec 28: The Election Commission (EC) has announced the appointment of Election Officers for the upcoming National Assembly Member Election scheduled for January 25.

KATHMANDU, Dec 20: The Election Commission (EC) has said that the voter list has been approved for the National Assembly election to be held on January 25. According to the EC, the list comprises 2,047 voters.

KATHMANDU, Dec 17: The Election Commission (EC) is providing election symbols to the parties for the National Assembly elections today.

KATHMANDU, Dec 12: The Election Commission (EC) has said that five political parties have submitted applications for party registration so far for the National Assembly elections to be held on January 25, 2024. Assistant Spokesperson for the EC, Surya Prasad Aryal, informed Republica that five parties have applied for party registration for the National Assembly elections.

KATHMANDU, Dec 3: The Election Commission (EC) has started making preparations for the National Assembly elections scheduled for January 25, 2024. As part of the election schedule, the EC will publish the voter list on December 16 and appoint election officers on January 1, 2024. Similarly, the office of election officer will be established in all seven provinces on January 1, 2024 and the date for registering candidacy is January 8.

KATHMANDU, Dec 1: The Election Commission (EC) has released the schedule for the upcoming National Assembly elections. The EC issued a notice on Friday and announced the schedule of the National Assembly election to be held on January 25.

KATHMANDU, Nov 30: The office-bearers of the Election Commission (EC) will donate the amounts equal to their seven days’ salaries to the people affected by an earthquake on November 3.

KATHMANDU, Oct 17: The Election Commission (EC) has prepared to facilitate registering and updating the voter list through the local level. For that, the EC has prepared a draft of the procedure and requested to submit feedback and suggestions within mid-November.

KATHMANDU, Oct 13: The Election Commission has prepared a draft of procedure to register voter name-lists of Nepali citizens residing abroad and update it, 2080. And the EC has solicited suggestions on it.

KATHMANDU, Sept 9: The Election Commission has proposed comprehensive amendments and revisions to the prevailing election-related laws to address the concerns raised in the society to make elections clean, free, fair, safe and economical.

KATHMANDU, Aug 5: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued an interim order asking the Election Commission (EC) to not implement its decision to fine election candidates who as it said failed to present the election expenditures details to it.

KATHMANDU, July 30: Four members of Parliament (MPs) from the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) have filed a writ petition at the Patan High Court against the decision of the Election Commission (EC) to fine them Rs 15,000 each for not disclosing the details of their election expenses on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, July 4: In line with the Supreme Court's verdict, the Election Commission (EC) of Nepal has prepared the Integrated Election Law with the provision to update voters' name list by keeping details of Nepali citizens living abroad.

KATHMANDU, July 3: The Election Commission has proposed to make a legal arrangement to bar a person who is defeated in one level of election from contesting in another level for five years.

KATHMANDU, July 3: The Election Commission (EC) has proposed to make a legal arrangement to bar a person who is defeated in one level of election from contesting in another level for five years.

KATHMANDU, June 12: The Election Commission (EC) is in the process of compiling a list of eligible Nepali voters abroad.

KATHMANDU, June 8: The Election Commission (EC) has called for an all-party meeting on Friday to discuss the government’s decision to dissolve the District Election Office.

KATHMANDU, April 22: The Election Commission (EC) has directed the bodies concerned to make management of by-election to the House of Representatives (HoR) member efficient. The by-election is taking place in Chitwan-2, Bara-1 and Tanahu-1 on April 23.

KATHMANDU, April 12: The Election Commission has issued permission to six organizations for the election observation of the by-election going to be held on coming April 23 for the member of House of Representatives (HoR).

KATHMANDU, April 10: The Election Commission (EC) has launched a voter education training session for volunteers in all three constituencies for the HoR by-election scheduled for coming April 23.

KATHMANDU, April 7: The code of conduct for the by-election of members of the House of Representatives has come into effect from today.

KATHMANDU, April 5: The Election Commission (EC) has determined the maximum limit of expenditure that candidates can make for the by-election to members of the House of Representatives slated for Sunday April 23.

KATHMANDU, March 24: The Loktantrik Samajwadi Party (LSP), Nepal has decided to register the party in the Election Commission (EC) to participate in the by-election taking place on April 23.

KATHMANDU, March 16: The Supreme Court (SC) has sought reasons from the Election Commission regarding the case of Gandaki Provincial Assembly Member Rajib Gurung, also known as Deepak Manange. The Constitutional Bench of Acting Chief Justice Hari Krishna Karki, Justices Ishwar Prasad Khatiwada, Anand Mohan Bhattarai, Anil Kumar Sinha and Tank Bahadur Moktan has ordered the dismissal of the case against Manange.

KATHMANDU, March 16:  The Election Commission has completed all the preparations for the vice-presidential election taking place on Friday.

KATHMANDU, March 15: The Election Commission (EC) has released the sample ballot paper for the Vice President election. The EC on Tuesday released the sample ballot paper with a candidate's photo for the vice presidential election scheduled to be held on March 17.

KATHMANDU, March 10: The Election Commission (EC) is to submit a report along with the result of the presidential election held on Thursday to President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Friday.

KATHMANDU, March 9: The voting process for the presidential election has concluded, and now arrangements are underway for the tallying of votes. The Election Commission (EC) has announced that the vote counting will commence at 4 pm.