KATHMANDU, July 1: The Election Commission (EC) has reviewed the May 13 local level election.

KATHMANDU.JUNE 17: The Election Commission (EC) has started registering new voters in the voters list in view of the federal and provincial elections. The distribution of National Identity Cards, too, has started in Kathmandu from June 15.

KATHMANDU, June 13: At a time when there is a serious dispute within the Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP), it has been revealed that some leaders of the party have reached the Election Commission to inquire about the legal process regarding the registration of a new party.

KATHMANDU, June 7: In view of upcoming elections to the Provincial Assembly and House of Representatives (HoR), the Election Commission (EC) is starting the collection and update of the voters’ name list from June 15.

KATHMANDU, May 27: The Election Commission (EC) has directed the election officer to scrap vote counting process, and immediately hold re-election by arranging time in Budhiganga Municipality of Bajura district.

KATHMANDU, May 26: The Social Media Sites Monitoring Committee of the Election Commission (EC) has reviewed the use of social sites and digital media during the local level elections held on May 13.

KATHMANDU, May 16: The CPN-UML has urged the Election Commission to take into serious account the complaint it registered before and during the May 13 local level election.

KATHMANDU, May 13: The Election Commission (EC) has demanded an explanation from the Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) Federal Council Chairman Dr Baburam Bhattarai as he posted a picture of his ballot paper on his social media handle.

KATHMANDU, May 13: The Election Commission (EC) is holding local level elections across the country on Friday.

KATHMANDU, May 5: The Election Commission (EC) has asked the government to make necessary arrangements to close all international border crossings 48 hours before the poll day.

KATHMANDU, May 1: Ballot papers for the May 13 local polls remain to be dispatched to only 17 districts so far.

KATHMANDU, April 30: The Election Commission (EC) is providing election symbols to the parties and individuals who have fielded their candidacy for the local level elections today.

KATHMANDU, April 22: The Election Commission has clarified that there would be no addition or changes in the voters' list which was already updated.

JANAKPUR, April 22: More than 50 per cent voting centers of Madhesh Province have been included in the ‘most sensitive’ list.

Women won 91 percent of deputy seats in municipalities, deputy mayors in municipalities, and vice-chairpersons in rural municipalities, whereas men won 98 percent of main roles such as mayors and chairpersons (Election Commission 2017). This was due to the fact that women were nominated for mayor/chairperson in only 190 of the 753 mayor/chairperson seats across the country, representing only 25% of the total positions.

KATHMANDU, April 5: The leaders of various political parties got engaged in a heated argument in a meeting called by the Election Commission (EC) to discuss local level elections.

KATHMANDU, March 22: The Supreme Court (SC) has stayed the decision of the Election Commission (EC) to make it mandatory for all elected people's representatives to tender resignation from their respective posts before filing nomination for the upcoming local level polls.

KATHMANDU, March 15: The Election Commission has approved the Local-Level Election Observation Guidelines and Financial Management Procedure-2078 for the local-level election scheduled for May 13.

KATHMANDU, Feb 17: Party registration is open from today for the local level election to be held on May 13.

KATHMANDU, Feb 11: Although the government has already allocated Rs 10 billion in the current budget for the election, the Election Commission has sought an additional Rs 40 billion to conduct the upcoming local level election. Information to this was shared by the Finance Minister during a program organized to unveil the bi-annual report of the current budget.

KATHMANDU, Dec 26: As the term of office of local level elected officials is approaching an end, the Election Commission (EC) has proposed to the government to fix the poll date on April 27 to elect new leadership.

KATHMANDU, Sept 7: The deadline served by the Election Commission (EC) to the elected people's representatives at the provincial and local levels to choose the party is expiring today.

KATHMANDU, August 29: The Election Commission (EC) has extended the deadline for the elected people’s representatives of the CPN-UML and the Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) that split recently to choose their party.

KATHMANDU, August 25: The Chairman of the proposed CPN (Unified Democratic), Madhav Kumar Nepal and the Chairman of Democratic Socialist Party, Mahantha Thakur are scheduled to visit the Election Commission later today for verification of their leaders and lawmakers.

KATHMANDU, August 4: The Election Commission (EC) has scrapped registration of 41 political parties.

KATHMANDU, July 26:  Resham Chaudhary, a member of parliament and executive member of Janata Samajbadi Party, visited the Election Commission (EC) on Monday.

KATHMANDU, July 13: With the reinstatement of the House of Representatives by the Supreme Court, the entire process of the HoR election scheduled for November 12 and 19 has been postponed.

KATHMANDU, May 23: The Election Commission (EC) has suggested to the government to conduct the midterm elections announced for November 12 and November 19 in a single phase.

KATHMANDU, May 20: The main opposition party Nepali Congress (NC), on Thursday, registered a complaint against Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Education Minister Krishna Gopal Shrestha for violating the election code of conduct.

KATHMANDU, March 9: A couple of days after the Supreme Court (SC) issued a verdict scrapping the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) registered in the name of KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal, the Election Commission (SC) has decided to uphold the court’s verdict and revive the two parties --  Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist and Leninist) and Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center).

KATHMANDU, March 3: Four former Chief Election Commissioners have urged the Election Commission (EC) to take the decision on the authenticity row of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) at the earliest.

KATHMANDU, Feb 12:  Election Commission has submitted its Annual Report of fiscal year 2018/2019 to President Bidhya Devi Bhandari today.

KATHMANDU, Jan 29: Chief Election Commission (CEC) Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya has submitted election results of the National Assembly members to President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, Jan 17: The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday said all preparations for upper house members election scheduled for January 23 have been completed.

KATHMANDU, Dec 8: After holding the by-elections successful, the Election Commission (EC) is gearing up to hold election of the National Assembly (NA), the upper house of the bicameral federal parliament, which will soon be bidding farewell to one third of its members in accordance with the constitutional provision.

KATHMANDU, Nov 17 : The Election Commission (EC) has urged all to follow the election code of conduct in view of by-election. The by-election for various vacant posts in the federal, provincial and local level is slated for November 30.

KATHMANDU, Nov 11: The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday made public the final list of leaders contesting the parliamentary and provincial assembly by-polls slated for November 30.

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DAMAULI, July 13: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dr Ayodhee Prasad Yadav said that the Election Commission should be the final authority to announce election date.

KATHMANDU, June 8: A day after the board of the Election Commission decided to register the newly-formed Nepal Communist Party (NCP), the election body on Thursday formally registered the party.

KATHMANDU, June 7: The Election Commission (EC) has decided to give official status to the newly-formed Nepal Communist Party (NCP), ignoring a law which requires a party to ensure 33 percent seats to women in its ranks.

KATHMANDU, June 6: Softening its previous stance, the Election Commission (EC) has hinted at registering the newly formed Nepal Communist Party (NCP) without 33 percent women representation in the party's central organization as required by the law.

KATHMANDU, May 26: The Election Commission (EC) is likely to refuse to register the newly-formed Nepal Communist Party, if the party does not increase women’s participation in its central party structure.

KATMANDU, May 25: The Election Commission (EC) is likely to reject to register the newly-formed Nepal Communist Party, if the party does not increase women's participation in its central party structure.

KATHMANDU, April 13: An audit report prepared by the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) shows that the Election Commission (EC) spent millions of rupees from foreign donors without any audit and details of election logistics gifted by  neighboring countries were not  taken into account in its report submitted  to the OAG after holding three sets of elections last year.

KATHMANDU, March 28: The Election Commission (EC) has submitted its annual report of the fiscal year 2073/074 BS to President Bidya Devi Bhandari.

KATHMANDU, March 23: The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday said it  'totally rejects' the final poll observation report prepared by the European Union Election Observation Mission (EUEOM).

KATHMANDU, March 21: An international observation group has accused Nepal's Election Commission (EC) of not maintaining transparency while conducting three sets of crucial elections last year.

KATHMANDU, Mar 6: The Election Commission (EC) has directed the security bodies to ensure prompt security provision for the upcoming presidential election.