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The Election Commission – Reporters Nepal https://nepalireporter.com Impart Educate Propel Sat, 16 Sep 2017 13:18:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.6 https://nepalireporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cropped-RN_Logo-32x32.png The Election Commission – Reporters Nepal https://nepalireporter.com 32 32 EC urges Ministers not to visit Province-2 https://nepalireporter.com/2017/09/40525 https://nepalireporter.com/2017/09/40525#respond Sat, 16 Sep 2017 06:24:46 +0000 http://nepalireporter.com/?p=40525 Supreme Court, Election Commission, Election of House of Representatives and Province Assembly

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The Election Commission (EC) has urged the ministers (who are not casting votes in Province-2) not to visit the Province No 2.]]> Supreme Court, Election Commission, Election of House of Representatives and Province Assembly

KATHMANDU, Sept 15: The Election Commission (EC) has urged the ministers (who are not casting votes in Province-2) not to visit the Province No 2.

The EC has stated that the presence of ministers not casting votes in province-2 may affect the free and fair elections.

According to EC Spokesperson Navraj Dhakal, presence of ministers who were casting votes in the province was natural while it was unnatural to others.

The silent period began from Friday midnight. RSS

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Chief Election Commissioner Dr Ayodhee Prasad Yadav- Photo: Mukunda Kalikote, Reporters' Club Nepal

BIRATNAGAR, May 23: Chief Election Commissioner Dr Ayodhee Prasad Yadav has said that the government’s decision to increase the number of local units has added more responsibility to the Election Commission. Speaking during a press conference in Biratnagar on Tuesday, Yadav said,” The government’s decision to increase the number of local units has added more […]]]>

Speaking during a press conference in Biratnagar on Tuesday, Yadav said,” The government’s decision to increase the number of local units has added more responsibility to the EC and created technical and managerial problems related to voters’ list, identity and other logistics management.”

“But the EC will solve all the problems within a week after holding a needful discussion,” added.

Yadav however said that despite the government’s decision of increase the number of local units in Terai region, the date of second phase local polls which is scheduled on June 14 will not be deferred.

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