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The official results can be found on the Election Commission website. See also winning FPTP candidates, persons elected through PR system (in Nepali) as well as overview over total results (PR and FPTP with comparison to 1999).

EC compiling voters’ registry (rn 20/05/2010)

CIAA, parties posing hurdles for EC: CEC (ht 14/05/2010)

Voters’ list ready, ID cards in final stage: EC (ht 13/05/2010) [Elections are not necessary as long as the new constitution is not finished!!]

Voter-list with photo, fingerprints in offing, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 22/04/2010)

UK aid for digital voter register (ht 30/03/2010)

Who voted for you: A nationwide opinion poll reveals a vivid picture of the support base of the Maoists, by Sudhindra Sharma and Bal Krishna Khadka (kp 15/03/2010)

EC bid to make out real MJF (kp 13/07/2009), EC decides in Yadav’s favour (kp 27/07/2009), EC shot in arm for Yadav, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ht 27/07/2009), Gachhadar registers new party (kp 30/07/2009), MJFN (Loktantrik) gets new election symbol (nn 01/08/2009)

Local body elections put on the backburner (ht 04/07/2009)

Maoists float new electoral system (kp 03/07/2009)

EC proposes multi-purpose ID cards (rep 17/06/2009)

CEC Pokharel resigns (nn 03/06/2009), CEC puts in papers (kp 04/06/2009)

The electoral system was too complicated, interview with Neel Kantha Uprety (kp 11/05/2009)

Vote rigging slur on Maoists (kp 21/04/2009)

Banke begins update of voters' lists (rn 18/04/2009)

CA bypolls: Maoists, underdogs shine (kp 12/04/2009), Maoists: 3; NC, UML, MJF: 1 (ht 12/04/2009), Maoists win three of six seats in Nepal by-elections (Reuters 12/04/2009), Nepal by-elections boosts Maoists (Peninsula 12/04/2009), CA by-election in Maoist favor, Prez’s son looses election, by Kosh Raj Koirala (Asian Tribune 12/04/2009), Result evinces mixed reaction (kp 12/04/2009), Lesson from mandate: There is no alternative to consensus, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ht 13/04/2009), No surprises (kp 13/04/2009), Now, the basic task (ht 13/04/2009), By-election Results Tell A Lot, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn 14/04/2009), Carter Centre lauds orderly by-election (ht 14/04/2009), Carter Centre hails peaceful by-elections (kp 15/04/2009)

Citizenship certificates keep bogus voters at bay, by Padam Raj Joshi/Shiv Raj Bhatta (ht 11/04/2009), By-polls held peacefully: Save some technical snags, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 11/04/2009), Voting for six CA seats held peacefully (ht 11/04/2009)

Candidate abducted on poll-eve (kp 10/04/2009), CPN (ML) candidatekidnapped in Dhanusha (rn 10/04/2009)

By-poll preparations in full swing, says EC (kp 09/04/2009), Election panel in full readiness (ht 09/04/2009), Morang all set to hold by-polls today (kp 10/04/2009), E-Day is here (kp 10/04/2009), By-polls for six seats today (ht 10/04/2009), Litmus test (ht 10/04/2009), By-elections for six vacant CA seats today; EC urges for free and fair elections (nn 10/04/2009), Voting resumes after some disturbances, no violence reported (nn 10/04/2009), Minor clash in Dhanusha, two injured (nn 10/04/2009), CA by-election conducted at six constituencies (nn 10/04/2009)

Three-cornered fight in Dhanusha, by Brij Kumar Yadav (ht 08/04/2009)

Morang by-election candidate assaulted; Biratnagar remains shut in protest (nn 07/04/2009), Chure Bhawar candidate thrashed (rn 08/04/2009)

By-election campaign heats up (kp 07/04/2009)

Candidates fined for violating poll code (rn 04/04/2009)

Mahato flouts code, van in dock (kp 02/04/2009)

By-poll fever grips Morang (kp 31/03/2009)

More people seeking citizenship for by-election (rn 31/03/2009)

PM, EC dwell on by-polls (kp 25/03/2009), Govt to arrange proper security to by-elections (rn 25/03/2009), By-election scramble (ht 26/03/2009)

EC readying for e-voting (kp 24/03/2009) [E-voting is extremely insecure!!], Electronic election: The by-election next month will be Nepal's first all-digital voting, by Dewan Rai (nt 27/03/2009), India gifts EVMs for by-polls (kp 03/04/2009), India hands over hundreds of EVMs to EC (ht 03/04/2009)

Electoral rolls update plan (kp 24/03/2009)

EC: Play by poll code (kp 23/03/2009), Abuse of power in by-polls riles TMDP (ht 24/03/2009)

Nominations for by-elections (kp 15/03/2009), Over 150 nominations filed for by-elections (nn 15/03/2009)

EC bares strategy to make polls fair (kp 13/03/2009), EC unveils its makeover plans (ht 13/03/2009), EC unveils five year strategic plan (nn 13/03/2009), Round two (kp 12/03/2009)

Direct election: System that works best, by Birendra P Mishra (ht 11/03/2009)

Orientation for election officials (kp 09/03/2009)

Call to remodel poll system in statute (kp 25/02/2009)

Maoist candidates for by-election to be named tomorrow (ht 20/02/2009)

EVMs for by-elections (ht 07/02/2009)

EC asks govt announce fix by-election date (nn 06/01/2009), By-elections on April 10 (nn 16/01/2009), By-election schedule published (nn 06/02/2009), EC publishes by-election schedule (kp 07/02/2009), Schedules out for April 10 by-polls (rn 07/02/2009), By-election schedule out (rn 12/02/2009), Updating of voters’ list completed in Kaski, Kanchanpur (rn 12/02/2009), Preparations in full swing, voters’ zeal high (rn 13/02/2009), MJF starts homework for by-elections (nn 14/02/2009)

Statute amended, more voters in by-elections (kp 12/12/2008)

5 parties face action over undisclosed poll spending (rn 11/12/2208), Five parties flout election code (kp 11/12/2008)

EC wakes up to free, fair poll challenges (ht 10/12/2008)

EC gears up for by-polls (kp 25/11/2008), By-elections in March (nn 27/11/2008) [Why does it take so long to hold by-elections for this important CA?? It should not be allowed that one persons contests in two constituencies!!]

Finance bill passed, minister presents statute amendment bill (nn 14/11/2008)

Voters bracing for Rolpa by-election (rn 07/11/2008)

EC charting out strategic plan (rn 23/10/2008)

Mohan Vaidya resigns as CA member (nn 22/10/2008), EC elects Oli CA member (kp 29/11/2008)

CA polls met not all international standards: EU (nn 16/10/2008), Electoral reforms needed: EU (kp 17/10/2008), EU poll report takes six months (ht 17/10/2008)

43,000 to be denied vote, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 05/10/2008)

By-election date on consensus: PM (ht 09/09/2008)

Election Commissioner Nepal retires (nn 02/09/2008)

EC to seek clarifications from erring candidates (nn 24/08/2008)

EC to use EVM during by-elections (nn 24/08/2008)

3.7m UNDP project for EC capacity building (kp 19/08/2008)

Dhanusha-5 seat vacated (ht 24/07/2008)

Presidential election Undermining EC’s role, by Birendra P Mishra (ht 23/07/2008)

CA Court upholds Bhandari's win (kp 16/07/2008)

41,000 voters barred from polling: DEAN (ht 16/07/2008)

Nepalese were looking for 'peace dividend': CEC Pokhrel (nn 09/07/2008)

Cabinet endorses supplementary bill; nominates 26 CA members (nn 05/07/2008), 19 CA members nominated by cabinet sworn-in (nn 07/07/2008), 23 CA members sworn in (kp 08/07/2008)

Former PM listed for legal action (kp 03/07/2008)

CA court upholds win by UML’s Adhikari (kp 02/07/2008)

EC consults with parties on by-election (nn 12/06/2008), By-elections after three months: EC (kp 13/06/2008)

26 parties furnish poll expenditure details at EC (kp 12/06/2008)

Deuba, Dahal, Gurung give up Kanchanpur-4, Rolpa-2 and Kaski-1 (kp 07/06/2008), Yadav, Gachchhadar resign from Morang-5 and 7 (kp 08/06/2008)

Yadav, Gachhedar to give up Morang seats (ht 02/06/2008)

Stay against Khobhari Raya ruled out (ht 02/06/2008)

No stay order in Baglung-2 election (kp 28/05/2008)

NEFIN to protest parties’ sharing 26 CA seats (kp 27/05/2008)

Parties agree to criteria for 26 members (kp 26/05/2008)

Door open to Giri and Dugad (kp 23/05/2008)

Tough to choose one constituency, by Chitranga Thapa (kp 19/05/2008), CA court moved against RPP-N PR nominees (ht 19/05/2008) [Long live royal nepotism!]

Twin seat winners in a dilemma, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 17/05/2008)

Stay on election declined (ht 16/05/2008)

EC gives one month to CA poll double winners (kp 15/05/2008), Twin seat holders to quit one by June 8 (ht 15/05/2008), CA court moved against NSP (A) PR nominees (ht 15/05/2008), Call to reserve 26 PR seats for Janajatis (ht 15/05/2008)

13/05/2008: PM summons CA meet on May 28 (kp), CA to meet on May 28 (ht), Eleven PR lawmakers from Parsa (kp)

12/05/2008: Rickshaw puller also CA member, by Lilaballav Ghimire (kp), ‘New govt must nominate 26 CA members’ (kp), Women demand half of nominated seats (kp), 26 CA seats belong to ‘left out’ groups, claims NEFIN (ht), CA election: Its implications and future challenges, by Birendra P Mishra (ht) 

10/05/2008: CA Court stays Sindhuli-1 election result (ht), Baban Singh seeks help (ht)

09/05/2008: New govt should nominate 26 members: CJ (kp), Dispute over nomination of 26 CA members (nn), Baban says he'll attend first CA meeting if authorities ensure his security (nn), EC puts stamp on final CA list (ht)

08/05/2008: EC recognizes Anandi Devi’s NSP-A list (kp), EC validates PR list by Anandi Devi (nn), Bangle seller, now CA member, by Santosh Pokharel (kp), Story of two women CA members (nn), EC announces final PR results (nn), Present cabinet cannot appoint 26 CA members: CJ (nn)

07/05/2008: EC annuls TMLP candidate's nomination for PR seat (nn), EC to announce names of winning PR candidates Thursday (nn), CA court summons EC, Baglung-2 winner (ht)

06/05/2008: CPN-ML, United told to correct PR lists (kp)

05/05/2008: Ordinance to swear-in CA members in offing (kp), Estranged wife makes her way into CA, by Rishi Baral (ht), 28 indigenous communities out of CA: NEFIN (ht)

04/05/2008: Baban wants repeal of all charges, by Shiva Puri (kp), Discontent in parties over PR list (nn), Cabinet meeting decides to introduce ordinance to swear in CA members (nn), NEFIN submits memo to EC demanding 'inclusive' representation under PR system (nn), EC directs four smaller parties to 'revise' their PR lists (nn), Close kin of top leaders in CA (ht)

03/05/2008: Parties submit PR lists, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp), Some bigwigs who did not make it to the PR list (nn), NEFIN president shuns his nomination for PR seat (nn), Major parties fall short on EC quotas, by Razen Manandhar (ht), Parties submit lists of nominees for PR seats (ht) [including the names of all nominees], CA court summons EC, Parsa-5 winner (ht)

02/05/2008: Parties submit final PR list (nn), Final Tally: The final tally shows Maoists as the largest party, MJF is a surprise winner staking fourth position, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp), Gay activist on CPN-U PR list (ht)

01/05/2008: CA polls not totally free, fair: Report (kp), Maoists giving final touch to PR list; NC, UML still working on their lists (nn), Panta to represent sexual minorities in CA (nn), Parties to submit PR list (nn)

30/04/2008: Parties submit 7 names under PR (kp), Court declines to stay Sadbhawana win (ht)

29/04/2008: CA court stays Bhandari’s win (kp), Court stays assembly member’s election (ht), Youth and politics (kp), Ensure women’s representation: CEC (ht), Two parties submit names under PR (nn)

28/04/2008: Post-poll scenario okay, says ANFREL (ht), ANFREL says post election period was peaceful (nn)

26/04/2008: Parties asked to submit PR lists (kp), Maoists bag 100 PR seats, says EC (ht), Six cases filed in CA court (nn)

25/04/2008: 25 parties secure PR seats, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp), Final PR election results today: EC (ht), Nepal Vote Count Ends, and Maoists Form Largest Party (New York Times), Case against NC candidate (ht), NHRC seeks probe details of rights violation cases during polls (nn), EC declares PR results; Maoists bag 100 seats, NC 73 and UML 70 (nn)

24/04/2008: EC completes vote count, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp), Counting over; Maoists poll 29 pc votes (ht), PR counting over, Maoists to bag around 100 seats (nn), Nepal's former communist rebels win election, by Binaj Gurubacharya (Globe and Mail), Nepal’s Maoists Win Most Seats of Any Party in Elections (New York Times), Official: Nepal's Maoists have won the most seats in the country's new assembly (iht)

23/04/2008: PR vote counting complete in 228 constituencies (kp), Maoists hold on to their lead as PR counting nears end (nn), EC tells parties to better PR closed-lists (ht), 137 forfeit deposits in Rupandehi (ht), CA court summons EC, elected (ht), Electoral system: Not quite on the mark, by Birendra P Mishra (ht)

22/04/2008: 61pc turnout, 5pc invalid votes: EC (kp), Counting over, Maoists score 120 (ht), Janajati first-timers send bigwigs packing (ht), Baglung untouched by Maoist victory wave (kp), 80 pc contestants failed to get 10 pc votes: EC (nn)

21/04/2008: Final poll results possible by Tuesday: EC (kp), Counting to be over in two days: EC (ht), PR counting scoreboard: Maoists, NC and UML in top three positions (nn), DEAN points out numerous poll code violations (ht), Plea to bar elected candidate from CA (ht), Defeated candidates move SC calling for re-polling in Mahottari-6 (nn), TMDP chief Thakur loses, NPF’s KC wins (kp), MJF’s Yadav pips Thakur (ht), No malpractices in voting process: Australia (nn)

20/04/2008: Re-poll in Dhading, Surkhet concludes (kp), Polls end with voting in Surkhet, Dhading (ht), 62 cases of violation of press freedom during polls (ht), 'Security during election was inadequate' (nn)

19/04/2008: Mahottari-6 candidates challenge poll result (kp), NHRC points out lapses during polls (kp), Irregularities tarnished CA polls: NHRC (ht), Repolling in Dhading-1, Surkhet-1 today: EC (ht), No law yet for CA members to take oath (nn), EC says election costs are within limit (nn)

18/04/2008: Re-polls held in 5 more constituencies (kp), Maoist candidates too lose deposit (kp), 35 candidates forfeit deposits in Bhaktapur (ht), Maoists pocket one-third votes in PR (nn), Poll-related violence against women recorded (kp), Election post-mortem, by Hari Bansha Dulal (kp), Rise of the Red: Inexplicable Results, by Keshab Poudel (sp), Red Alert: The electoral outcome has left many key stakers in a flux, by Sushil Sharma (sp), Observer's Report: Clean Chit (sp), Outside Perspective: The international community welcomes the smooth conduct of election and anxiously watches its results unfurl (sp), Fall Of Titans: From east to west, many established leaders were made to bite the dust by political minnows, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp), Hardly surprising: The Maoists’ organisational skills paid off, by Deepak Thapa (nt), RPP-Nepal leader shot dead in Nawalparasi (nn), Politician who supported king killed in postelection violence in Nepal (iht), The long march in Nepal: The country's voters have elected for change, but the Maoists may have a battle to turn their historic victory into tangible benefits, by Sanjeev Sherchan (Guardian), Nepal votes in historic election intended to seal peace deal with insurgents, by Matthew Rosenberg (Canadian Press), Poll and Politics in Nepal, by Abdul Ruff (Global Politician), After election landslide, Nepalese Maoists reassure investors and major powers, by K. Ratnayake and Peter Symonds (World Socialist Web Site), A Maoist in Nepal's palace, by Dhruba Adhikary (Asia Times)

17/04/2008: Panel to probe poll irregularity in Dhading (kp), Repolling in 14 Siraha centres today (ht), Repolling concludes peacefully in 45 centres (nn), Mostly janajatis elected in western region, by Kulchandra Neupane (kp), Maoists consolidate lead (ht), Maoists unlikely to get absolute majority (kp), Maoists lead PR count in districts (kp), Maoists in lead in Dhading PR race (ht), Maoists top PR count in Sindhupalchowk (ht), Terai based parties bag votes in hills, mountains (nn), Re-polling held in 5 Nepal constituencies for special assembly (iht), Repolling put off after arson in Arghakhanchi (ht) [Instead of suppressing and arresting peaceful Tibetan demonstrators in Kathmandu you should better protect the few remaining repolling stations in the countryside!!], The sky has not fallen, by Prateek Pradhan (kp), Constituent Assembly Elections Result In A Great Surprise for Maoist Nepal, by Prakash Bom (Global Politician), NC accuses Maoists of terrorising people (ht) [The ballot was secret! How can the Maoists know who voted for them and who did not?]

16/04/2008: Female voters thumb print ballots (kp), Over 9,000 FPTP votes invalid in Kavre district (ht), 60 pc turnout in repolling in Sarlahi (ht), Maoists inch closer to clear majority (ht), How seats will be split under PR? (kp), Re-polling held in 32 centers (kp), Re-polling on in five constituencies (nn), NC to study poor poll performance, by Chitranga Thapa (kp), Old habits die hard (kp), Independent candidate wins in Saptari (ht), CA election winner has murder case against him (ht), Baban’s candidacy legitimate, says EC (ht), First CA meeting to convene at BICC (ht), Accepting new reality, by Abhi Subedi (kp), Rebels with a cause, by Prem Bahadur Phyak (kp), Will the kursi change Maoists?, by Namrata Sharma (kp), Experts differ on need to amend interim constitution, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht), No alternative (ht), Maoists international recognition? (tg), Maoists' electoral surge: What say Nepal’s noted scholars? (tg), Koirala’s crumbling house of cards!, by N.P. Upadhyaya (tg), Read message on the wall (tg), UML leaders confer with Prime Minister over poll results (nn), Nepal Maoists poised for major election victory; 2 parties may pull out of government (iht), Canada to continue its support after CA polls (nn), Himalayan revolution, by Manzur Ejaz (Daily Times), Kicking out a king (Guardian), Nepal king told: 'Go gracefully' (BBC News), Maoist Election Victory Stuns World: CPN-M heading to a majority under the 240-seat first-past-the-post system, by Prakash Luitel (on)

15/04/2008: Re-polls for 8 more booths (kp), Election cancelled in more polling centres (ht), Government spends about Rs 6b for CA polls, by Indra Gurung (ht), Re-polling begins in four districts (nn),  Maoists lead initial PR count, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp), Maoists in lead even in PR vote count (ht), Maoists continue to be on a roll (ht), Maoists widen victory margin (nn), Maoist ex-rebels continue to widen lead in Nepal count, by Gopal Sharma (Reuters), Nepal’s Maoists surge ahead in vote count (Peninsula), Nepal's ex-rebels close to winning half of directly elected seats in special assembly (iht), Maoists rout rivals in Sagarmatha zone (ht), Maoists’ victory is positive development, says Pranab (ht), Mahat injured in Maoist attack (kp), ‘Maoist cadres’ thrash Dr Mahat in Nuwakot (ht), Ktm blasts-accused Baban Singh wins poll, by Shiva Puri (kp), ‘Wanted man’ wins Rautahat seat (ht), Prachanda got most airtime in pre-election month (kp), Preliminary Report on Media Coverage of CA Election (Nepal Monitor), Madhav Nepal loses in Rautahat too (kp), Cadres urge UML leaders to shun town centered politics (kp), Looking inward (ht), CPN-UML ministers to tender their resignation by evening Tuesday (nn), RPP alleges foul play in vote-counting in Sunsari-2 (ht), Maoists won’t dump allies, says Mahara (ht), Shekhar roots for a national government (ht), MJF chief asks PM to quit (ht), NC mulling over whether to stay in the government or not (nn), Terrorised poll but positive step toward peace: RPP (kp), Thapa loses deposit (kp), Ethnonationalism & Maoist challenges, by Beerendra Pandey (kp), From rebels to rulers, by Monica Regmi (kp), Political transition: So far, so good, by Birendra P Mishra (ht), US urges patience and nonviolent observance of democratic process (nn), US, UK ambassadors call on PM (nn), Nepal Maoist win rings false alarm bells abroad, by Simon Denyer (Reuters), Analysts ponder Maoist upset in Nepal: Most had predicted that former rebels would place third, by Henry Chu (San Francisco Chronicle), Nepal's ex-rebels surprise observers, winning over half of directly elected seats in vote, by Binaj Gurubacharya (Santa Barbara News-Press), Ex-rebel chief looks headed for Nepal leadership, by Sudeshna Sarkar (Hindustan Times), Maoists' margin widens in Nepal parliament vote, by Jason Motlagh (Washington Times), Nepal Needs Social and Economic Revolution (Arab News), From Lotus Flower to the Fierce One: the story of the Maoist who took power in Nepal, by Andrew Buncombe (Independent, UK), Maoists’ chief looks headed for leadership (Gulf Times)

14/04/2008: EC for repolling in 98 centres (ht), EC to conduct repolling in 23 more centres (nn), Repolling in 23 more stations (kp), EC says repolling will be held in 106 centers (nn), Defeated by 504 votes, 800 votes invalid, by Lilaballav Ghimire (kp), Maoists continue winning streak (ht), Maoists hit century as they head for landslide victory (nn), Nepal's former rebels extend lead in early election results (iht), Maoists embrace democracy, by Randeep Ramesh (Gulf Times), Former Maoist guerrillas on brink of historic Nepal election victory, by Randeep Ramesh (Guardian), Nepal's Maoists head for election victory, by Andrew Buncombe (Independent, UK), Maoists likely to govern Nepal (Peninsula), Maoists on track for landslide in Nepal poll, by Thomas Bell (Peninsula), Maoists hold stunning lead in Nepal elections (Kuwait Times), Maoists, PM discuss govt formation (ht), Prachanda meets PM, urges collaboration (kp), We will lead next govt: Dr Bhattarai (kp), Stung by defeat, NC starts introspection, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), Nepali Congress secures two seats in Syangja (ht), NC, MJF fetch seats in Morang (ht), Deuba and Dr. Mahat win (nn), Ilam stands exception to other poll results (kp), Maoists sweep Rolpa, Dang (ht), Maoists win two seats in Banke district (ht), Top leaders who lost election (kp), CA poll winners in districts (kp), Many women among poll winners, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp), Not to join another, either: UML to withdraw from government, by Ghanashyam Ojha (kp), UML to withdraw from government (nn), 20 injured in firing (ht), 20 injured in clash among party cadres (kp), SMS greetings with political tones (ht), Election’s over: The parties should work together, by Lok Raj Baral (ht), Unfolding message (ht), EU delegation meets PM Koirala (nn), Mahara for cooperation among parties after polls (nn), The red wave (kp), Enter Nepal's Maoist establishment, by Kanak Mani Dixit (kp), Price of folly, by Shyam KC (kp), First vote (kp), ‘King should leave palace right after CA’s first sitting’, interview with Baburam Bhattarai (kp)

13/04/2008:  Repolling in 15 more stations: EC (kp), 75 centres to have re-polling, says EC (ht), CA poll winners in districts (kp), Groundswell for Maoists: People vote for change, by Yuvraj Acharya (kp), Maoists poised for landslide win (ht), Prachanda pulls off big victory (ht), A huge win for Bhattarai (ht), Maoists bag three Makwanpur seats, sweep Dhankuta (ht), Maoists sweep UML base in Lalitpur (ht), NWPP wins in Bhaktapur (ht), Maoists continue winning streak; NC and UML trail behind (nn), MJF chief ousts PM's daughter from Sunsari-5; takes Morang-5 also (nn), Maoists widen victory margin; NC trailing in third place (nn), Prachanda wins from Rolpa-2 as well (nn), Maoists score strongly in Nepal polls (Peninsula), Poll met int’l standards: EU; US should recognise Maoists: Carter (kp), EU observers happy with poll procedures (ht), UK congratulates Nepal for peaceful polls (nn), Polls held peacefully: ANFREL (ht), Poll results reflect people’s ‘yearning for change’, by Lila Ballav Ghimire (kp), Surprise lead for Maoists spells end of the line for Nepal's King, by Ed Douglas (Observer)

12/04/2008: Maoists take early lead (kp), Maoists spring a surprise, take initial lead, by Arjun Bhandari (ht), Maoists expect clear majority: NC worried; unexpected for UML, by Thira L Bhusal (kp), Maoists appear set to sweep the polls, UML crushed in
initial results (nn), Maoists’ good show surprises many in Valley (ht), Prakash Man, Dev Gurung elected (kp), Mahara dons the victory cap in Dang-3 (nn), NC victory in Kathmandu 3, Maoists in Dang 2 (nn), Maoists take Dhankuta-2, Bardiya-1; NC's Suprabha Ghimire wins in Ktm-4 (nn), Nepal's Maoists gain first seats Nepal's Maoists gain first seats (BBC News), Pulse of the nation (ht), EC to reschedule polling at 60 booths (kp), NHRC takes up Surkhet, Dang poll violence (kp), Witness to a drama, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), Polling officer in custody (kp), 3 poll staffers freed, another missing (kp), SI finds Nepal polls free, fair, democratic (ht), UN, US, China congratulate Nepali people (kp), Japanese mission lauds poll procedure (kp), ANFREL says polls was successful and credible (nn), CA polls met international standard: EU (nn), FNJ worried about ‘bar’ on coverage of vote counting (ht), New Year, New Nepal (kp), Dhungana praises UML, Maoists’ role (ht), Election fever still gripping Valley folk (ht), UML gen secy loses to CPN-M candidate in Kathmandu-2; NWPP takes both constituencies in Bhaktapur (nn), Chairman Prachanda triumphs in Ktm-10 as his party takes initial lead (nn), Maoists bag 15 seats; NC and UML share four each; NWPP win two; Prachanda to hold victory rally (nn), Khum Bahadur Khadka loses; Ananta emerges victorious (nn), Number of centers needing re-polling reaches 75 (nn), Fall of giants taking its toll; Sushil Koirala announces resignation as NC acting prez (nn)

11/04/2008: Nepal stuns world, itself: Poll peaceful, turnout 60 pc (kp), Nepal shows the way: Polls peaceful, turnout huge (ht), Independent candidate among 3 killed in poll violence (kp), Party activists against fair poll, by Rameshchandra Adhikari (kp), Big three, other leaders cast votes (kp), Enthused elders add charm to polls (kp), Carter happy UNMIN, India laud poll (kp), India welcomes success of poll (kp), Parties now need to accept people's decision: UNMIN (nn), Arbour welcomes the CA polls (nn), Historic polls (kp), Zero point reached finally, by Khagendra N Sharma (kp), News analysis : Polls acid test of Maoist mass base (ht), A paradigm shift (ht), High profile observers descend on Ktm-10 (ht), Success at last (ht), Poll counting starts in many places; NC's Prakash Man: Singh victorious in Kathmandu-1 (nn), Top leaders say 'epoch-making' election will help Nepal enter a 'new era' (nn), NC candidates leading in most Kathmandu constituencies (nn), NC, CPN-M candidates leading in most constituencies in Kathmandu (nn), Maoists leading in Lalitpur-3; NWPP likely to win both seats in Bhaktapur (nn), Maoists take lead in Bardiya, Dang (nn), Maoists taking lead in Mid-West (nn), Maoists taking lead in most places (nn), CPN-M's Dev Gurung wins in Manang district (nn), Ballot boxes yet to arrive in Surkhet district headquarters (nn), Problems in vote counting in Ilam (nn), MJF doing well among terai-centric parties, leads in two constituencies in Banke (nn), Civil servants deprived of voting (kp 11/04/2008), Electronic voting machines wow many, confound some (ht 11/04/2008), Bhaktapur sees over 80 pc turnout (ht 11/04/2008), There will be repolling at 60 centers: EC (nn 11/04/2008)

Voting postponed in seven polling centres; one killed in Mahottari (nn 10/04/2008), Booths 'captured' in Lalitpur, Dolakha and Baglung; clashes in some districts (nn 10/04/2008), NC cadre dies in clash with MJF men in Sunsari-5; Sujata demands re-polling (nn 10/04/2008), Polling concludes; voter turnout around 60 pc; CEC describes polling as a success (nn 10/04/2008), Voting concludes peacefully in Mid-West (nn 10/04/2008), Independent candidate gunned down in Sarlahi (nn 10/04/2008)

Poll in Surkhet -1 on April 19 (kp 10/04/2008), Election in Surkhet-1 deferred till April 19 (ht 10/04/2008)

First result expected tomorrow: CEC (ht 10/04/2008)

Parties’ use of kids flayed (ht 10/04/2008)

UML for poll deferral in 9 Kavre VDCs (kp 10/04/2008)

Polls schedule: (see constitutional and legal rules relating to inclusion)

See also special election website of eKantipur

See data of former parliamentary elections

New schedule after Tarai deal

Returning officers reach poll centers (kp 09/04/2008)

Five districts vulnerable to poll violence, says NEMA (ht 09/04/2008)

CEC blames king for not being on voter list (ht 09/04/2008)

EC sees reason (ht 09/04/2008)

EC allows UNMIN, OHCHR, ICRC free movement, asks NHRC to have passes (kp 08/04/2008), EC denies NHRC poll passes (ht 08/04/2008), Election Commission admits it erred (ht 09/04/2008)

Poll observers urged to go to rural areas (kp 07/04/2008), Neutral monitors? (kp 07/04/2008), Party cadres, teacher as poll observers (kp 09/04/2008)

Parties fear scuttling of polls in Arghakhanchi, by Bishnu Subedi/Rajendra Pokhrel (ht 07/03/2008)

SC releases text of verdict on poll participation (ht 07/04/2008)

All women staff to man some poll booths (kp 06/04/2008)

Envoy’s take on election : Public transport must on polling day (ht 06/04/2008)

Rival candidates set example in poll campaign civility, by Labadev Dhungana (kp 06/04/2008)

Snowfall hits campaign (ht 06/04/2008)

Final results to be out 3 weeks after polls: EC (ht 05/04/2008)

5,701 candidates in fray for PR election (ht 05/04/2008)

Treat IDPs as temporary voters, NRC tells govt (ht 05/04/2008), Kalikot IDPs to miss election, by Indra Gurung and Rabindra Shahi (ht 08/04/2008)

No power cuts in vote counting centers (nn 05/04/2008)

NBA gears up to observe polls (kp 05/04/2008)

Corrupt Leaders As CA Candidates How Could This Happen? by Manoj Rijal (rn 05/04/2008)

Solukhumbu folks blank on poll procedures, by Juli Gurung (kp 05/02/2008)

Assume poll duty or face action: EC (ht 04/04/2008)

EC asks clarifications from four candidates (nn 04/04/2008)

NHRC to monitor EC, observers’ activities (ht 04/04/2008)

Poll preparation over in Kathmandu (ht 04/04/2008)

Bhutanese refugees restricted to travel out of camps (nn)

‘Binocular terror’ grips villagers, by Ghanashyam Ojha (kp 03/04/2008), Use of kids in campaigns slammed, by Shreejana Shrestha (kp 03/04/2008)

80 Asian observers arrive in Kathmandu; more EU observers to leave for districts (nn 03/04/2008)

Number of election observers less than expected (nn 02/04/2008), EC issues 60,000 cards for observers (kp 03/04/2008), EC clueless on reining in observers (ht 03/04/2008), Monitoring observers (ht 04/04/2008), Credibility of Monitors (rn 04/04/2008)

Mock poll at TUTH disqualifies 100 votes (kp 02/04/2008)

Media keep Gokarna’s women folk informed of CA election (ht 02/04/2008), Many Goldhunga VDC people ignorant of CA, by Tika R Pradhan (ht 02/04/2008)

Govt decision on poll holidays today (ht 02/04/2008), Two weeks long poll vacation for school students (nn 02/04/2008), Five-day govt holiday for poll (kp 03/04/2008), No vehicle movement from April 9 evening (kp 03/04/2008), Another Dasain: Avoiding work is Nepal’s national hallmark, by Artha Beed (nt 04/04/2008), Valley bans liquor sale, consumption at public places (kp 05/04/2008)

CA polls and human rights, by Navaraj Pudasaini (kp 01/04/2008)

Nepali prisoners’ right to vote, by Somsri Hananuntasuk (ht 01/04/2008)

Bhaktapur shows the way in poll tolerance, by Yuvraj Acharya and Ghanashyam Ojha (kp 01/04/2008), Rancour among parties missing in Sindhuli, by Sanjeev Ghimire (ht 01/04/2008), Voters in Kathmandu-1 lacking education on electronic voting system (nn 01/04/2008), Conducive poll environment in Pyuthan, by J Pandey and Numraj Khanal (kp 02/04/2008)

YCL, Terai rebels prime code violators: ANFREL (nn 01/04/2008)

Booze banned as Nepal goes dry, by Bacchus Pradhan (ht 01/04/2008)

Who Are Contesting in CA Elections of Nepal? (Nepal Monitor 31/03/2008) [including list of registered parties as well as the complete lists of the FPTP and PR candidates]

EC to reject 22 underage candidates (kp 31/03/2008), EC to debar 66 underage PR candidates (kp 02/04/2008), EC names 66 underage PR candidates (ht 02/04/2008), 251 PR candidatures to be scrapped (nn 02/04/2008), EC disqualifies 280 candidates; Rs 1.5m insurance cover for officials (kp 04/04/2008), EC rejects 299 PR candidates: RPP tops disqualifications (kp 05/04/2008), Gross ignorance (kp 05/04/2008)

EC doubts election observing bodies’ transparency (ht 31/03/2008), Some poll observers are biased: Report (ht 01/04/2008)

GEOC concerned over EC 'inaction' (nn 31/03/2008)

5 RJP candidates resign en bloc (kp 31/03/2008)

RPP's Bhojpur candidate dies (nn 31/03/2008), Bhojpur-2 polls on April 17 (nn 02/04/2008)

18,933 security personnel to be mobilized for poll security in Mid-West (nn 31/03/2008)

NC, Maoists competing in Gorkha constituencies, by Prakash Rimal (ht 30/03/2008)

Women’s Alliance urges votes for female candidates (kp 31/03/2008)

Mothers’ groups into election campaign, by Kul Chandra Neupane and Prem Kumari Ghale (kp 31/03/2008)

UNMIN Election Report No 2, 30 March 2008 (UNMIN 30/03/2008)

Logistics for election almost ready, says EC (nn 30/03/2008)

Many see CA poll as general elections, by Mohan Budaair (kp 30/03/2008)

Poll candidates finding it hard to reach all villages, by Pitamber Sigdel and Sita Niraula (ht 30/03/2008)

[ht 30/03/2008]

Complexity of poll observation, by Dipendra Jha (kp 29/03/2008), Japanese observers to begin work (ht 29/03/2008)

Key Parties' Manifestos to CA Polls in Nepal: Comparative Study of the Maoist, UML and NC, by Conflict Study Center, Kathmandu, 28/03/2008

We want to cast our vote: Displaced Nepalese, by Balram Baniya and Sankar Kharel (kp 28/03/2008), Taplejung campaigning confined to urban areas, by Pitambar Sigdel and Sita Niraula (ht 28/03/2008), Congress hopes to sweep all three seats in Syangja, by Prakash Rimal and Bhawani Adhikari (ht 28/03/2008), Pyuthan candidates not making big promises (ht 28/03/2008)

PM, other leaders figures in two lists: Some crucial votes will not be cast, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 27/03/2008) [This raises doubts on the correctness of the elections!]

Voting preferences: Changu women’s husbands to decide for them (ht 27/03/2008)

NBA to mobilize 995 lawyers as observers (kp 27/03/2008), Halt SC hearings till polls: NBA (ht 27/03/2008)

810 foreign observers to fan out across nation (ht 27/03/2008)

Rupandhehi poll: tough contest (kp 27/03/2008)

Nepali citizens yes, voters no, by Kiran Chapagain (kp 26/03/2008), 25,000 to miss polls in Myagdi: Working abroad, they won’t be in town for voting, by Prakash Rimal and Rishi Baral (ht 26/03/2008) [The right to postal vote would have been far more important than the introduction of manipulable voting machines!!], Parties educating voters about EVM use (ht 30/03/2008)

CA Polls Mother Of All Elections In Nepal, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn 26/03/2008)

Independent candidates in fray with own agendas (ht 26/03/2008)

EC moves to enforce poll code (kp 26/03/2008)

High expectation from the polls?, by Somsri Hananuntasuk (ANFREL) (kp 26/03/2008)

Polls are nostalgic for many elderly (ht 26/03/2008), Voters' Delight, by Ambar Mainali (rn 26/03/2008)

Squatters deprived of voting right (ht 25/03/2008)

Code of Conduct: EC must crack the whip immediately, by Birendra P Mishra (ht 25/03/2008)

Manifestos at a glance: Parties are one on most issues, by Lok Raj Baral (ht 24/03/2008)

Sense of proportion (ht 24/03/2008)

Parties rarely lodge complaints at EC, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 24/03/2008)

Funds for MPs against poll code: EC (ht 24/03/2008)

1,000 observers for five Kapilvastu seats (ht 23/03/2008)

UML, Maoists may tie up in Tanahun, by Madan Wagle (ht 23/03/2008), CA polls fail to charm Mulpani residents (ht 23/03/2008), Kapan residents seem immune to poll fever (ht 23/03/2008), No cakewalk for Ananta, by Ghanashyam Ojha (kp 24/03/2008), Leaders fail to wow Dodhara, Chandani folks, by Padam Raj Joshi (ht 25/03/2008)

EC does it, by Khagendra N Sharma (kp 22/03/2008)

Why voters are indifferent to PR system candidates, by Arjun Bhandari (ht 22/03/2008)

50,035 can bet their votes won’t go waste, by Razen Manandhar (ht 22/03/2008) [Voting machines are extremely insecure because they can easily be manipulated!!]

Political manifestos & anti-graft agenda, by Narayan Manandhar (kp 22/03/2008)

Election campaigns underway in districts (ht 22/03/2008), Election programmes obstructed; major parties violating code of conduct: Report (nn 22/03/2008)

Peace Party Nepal manifesto out (ht 22/03/2008)

Voting centers to be set up at barracks, cantonments (kp 21/03/2008)

Rights activist says political parties taking Dalits for a ride (ht 21/03/2008)

EC asks major political parties to behave (ht 21/03/2008), Serious Violations: Parties have flouted the code of conduct angering the Election Commission and rights bodies (sp 21/03/2008)

Poll materials to reach districts soon (kp 20/03/2008)

Parties get free time to air poll manifesto (kp 20/03/2008)

Poll activities intensify (kp 20/03/2008), Observers ask parties to stick to election code (ht 20/03/2008), EU Observation Mission condemns killing of polls candidate (nn 20/03/2008)

EC to issue travel passes for tourists (kp 20/03/2008)

Cops mobilised for poll security (ht 20/03/2008)

‘Deploy only eligible persons to observe polls’ (kp 19/03/2008)

Demand to keep volunteers off poll booths (ht 19/03/2008)

Intensification of harassment concerns the EEMT (nn 19/03/2008)

She is happy to be Prachanda’s rival, by J Pandey and Kashiram Dangi (kp 19/03/2008), Parties step up electioneering (kp 19/03/2008), Kathmandu-6 to see tough competition, by Tika R Pradhan (ht 19/03/2008)

Hotline to record political violence against women (kp 19/03/2008)

Many in Valley suburbs in dark about poll details (ht 19/03/2008)

But he sees a silver lining: Cloud hangs over Badal’s campaign, by Ameet Dhakal & Narayan Sharma (kp 18/03/2008), CA Poll snippets (kp 18/03/2008), Triangular contest in Tanahun (kp 18/03/2008)

EC urges SC not to intervene in NSP case (ht 18/03/2008)

14 int’l bodies ready for poll monitoring (ht 18/03/2008)

9,947 candidates contesting CA polls (kp 18/03/2008)

EC makes closed-list of PR candidates public (nn 17/03/2008), 6,000 in poll fray under PR system (ht 18/03/2008)

‘We need the help of Oxford, Harvard and Cambridge’, interview with Surya Prasad Shrestha, chairperson of the National Election Observation Committee (NEOC) (kp 17/03/2008)

Any govt document okay for voting: EC (ht 17/03/2008)

NC protests code breach by govt media (kp 16/03/2008)

21 who never lost parliament poll (kp 15/03/2008)

EC directs returning officers to erase graffiti (kp 15/03/2008)

EC has not received cash support, CEC tells SC (ht 15/03/2008)

EU to send 110 polls observers (nn 15/03/2008)

PR votes to be counted on MSLM, by Arjun Bhandari (ht 14/03/2008)

EC probing candidates’ eligibility (ht 14/03/2008)

Candidates busy calling on voters (kp 14/03/2008), Ktm CDO urges all out electioneering (kp 14/03/2008), Poll fever grips bardiya: NC, UML, Maoists working hard to ensure win, by Bishnu Subedi and Damodar Bhandari (ht 14/03/2008), Velvet hangover (ht 14/03/2008), CA fever: Commitments Galore, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 14/03/2008), Candidates in rush for poll campaign (kp 15/03/2008), Poll fever grips Mid-western region; violation of election code of conduct continues (nn 15/03/2008)

‘‘Don’t take donations from notorious businessmen’’ (kp 14/03/2008)

Election monitoring group concerned about violence ahead of polls (nn 13/03/2008), ANFREL condemns violence (kp 14/03/2008), Deteriorating Law and Order: Election Commission points out the need to improve the law and order situation before holding the election for CA (sp 14/03/2008)

Privilege misuse to attract EC wrath (ht 12/03/2008)

Villagers know little about CA polls (ht 12/03/2008)

Govt, EC to set up joint election operation centre (ht 12/03/2008)

Dummy candidacy: Not a good thing for election, by Birendra P Mishra (ht 11/03/2008)

Guessing game (ht 11/03/2008)

Madhesi parties flout constitution on gender balance: Tarai Dalits almost blanked out, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 11/03/2008), EC asks smaller parties to ensure inclusiveness (nn 11/03/2008)

Parties all out at the hustings (kp 11/03/2008), In fray, but no idea what poll is all about (ht 11/03/2008)

Govt secretaries for monitoring polls (kp 11/03/2008), UN poll monitor team starts work (kp 11/03/2008)

Many rebel candidates withdraw nominations (kp 10/03/2008), 310 in fray in Kathmandu (ht 10/03/2008), Dozens move out of polls fray across the country (nn 10/03/2008)

EC sending govt secys to 44 districts for poll monitoring (nn 10/03/2008)

Youth Representation In CA (rn 10/03/2008)

Follow code of conduct: EC (kp 10/03/2008), Election code of conduct for media comes into effect (nn 10/03/2008), Writing on the wall (ht 10/03/2008)

Validity and reliability of CA polls, by Prem Sharma (kp 10/03/2008)

Male-female voter ratio 1:1 in Rupandehi (ht 10/03/2008)

Voters Better Realise, by Ambar Mainali (rn 10/03/2008)

33m more to go: EC prints 7m ballot papers (kp 09/03/2008), EC to teach use of electronic voting machine (kp 09/03/2008)

UML candidate 'abducted' in Manang (nn 09/03/2008)

How inclusive is the election system?, by Reena Pathak (kp 08/03/2008)

Additional poll security in Siraha, Saptari, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 08/03/2008)

Poll fever grips nation (kp 08/03/2008), Election fever grips Kaski district (kp 08/03/2008), Election campaigns gathering momentum (kp 09/03/2008)

Will polls be fair? Doubt fringe parties (ht 08/03/2008), Smaller parties criticise big parties for ‘violation’ of code of conduct, misuse of media (nn 08/03/2008)

Schools to be closed for a week ahead of polls; border with India to be sealed from March 10 (nn 08/03/2008)

2023 more candidates file nominations (kp 07/03/2008), Over 2000 candidates file candidacies (nn 07/03/2008)

Accords Galvanise Poll Campaign, by Prem N. Kakkar (rn 07/03/2008)

Politics still a no-no for women (kp 07/03/2008), Women candidates fielded to lose?, by Yuvraj Acharya and Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 08/03/2008)

Poll fever up across country (kp 06/03/2008), West Seti becomes agenda against Deuba (kp 06/03/2008), Top leaders have field open for them in polls (ht 06/03/2008), Speeches flouting poll code of conduct: Experts ( ht 06/03/2008)

Parties filing nominations for first-past-the-post system (nn 06/08/2008)

Parties amend, resubmit closed lists at EC (kp 06/03/2008)

Why Prachanda chose Kathmandu-10?, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 05/03/2008)

Party cadres’ role in booths’ security stressed (ht 05/03/2008)

Parties crank up poll campaigns (kp 05/03/2008)

Poll fever grips nation (kp 04/03/2008)

16 more parties file nominations: PR candidates total 5,882 (kp 03/03/2008)

CA election will see a sea of observer, by Razen Manandhar (ht 03/03/2008)

Parties step up CA poll campaign (kp 02/03/2008), Leaders begin door-to-door campaign (kp 03/03/2008)

Street drama on election staged (ht 02/03/2008)

EC publicises new timetable for election process (ht 01/03/2008)

Maoists lead inclusion race: NC, UML improve on past, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 01/03/2008), Maoists have most young poll candidates, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 02/03/2008)

Major parties deny dalits candidacy (kp 29/02/2008)

Cabinet endorses Madhes deal: March 2nd set for PR list, 6th for FPTP nominations (kp 29/02/2008), ‘Latest deal ensures CA poll on April 10’ (kp 01/03/2008)

27,000 police for poll security in mid-west (kp 29/02/2008)

Election wisdom (ht 29/02/2008), Keep The Commitment To The Polls, by Prem N. Kakkar

Poll campaigns intensify in districts (kp 28/02/2008), Poll prospects in eastern tarai (kp 29/02/2008)

33 parties, 2,191 candidates to contest 240 seats, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 27/02/2008) [Non-inclusive politics to continue!!!]

2211 candidates in electoral fray: Nominations filed in all constituencies, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 26/02/2008), 221 file papers for 10 Kathmandu seats (ht 26/02/2008), Independents, rebels, nursing mom in fray (kp 26/02/2008), Poll pie: Women get a raw deal, numerically (ht 26/02/2008)) [All parties that do not fulfil the conditions of inclusiveness should be excluided from the elections!! Else, there will never be a new Nepal!]

Security woes grip one-third as polls draw close: Study (ht 26/02/2008)

Poll panel to accept faxed nominations (ht 25/02/2008), EC simplifies nomination process (kp 25/02/2008)

Chure Bhawar, Samata Party file closed lists of candidates (ht 25/02/2008)

EC asks parties to erase wall-paintings within a week (nn 24/02/2008)

Poll fever grips Baitadi, by Rajendra Nath (kp 24/02/2008)

UML, Maoists finalising candidate list for direct election (nn 24/02/2008)

RPP-Nepal to boycott the CA election (nn 24/02/2008)

Election Monitoring Need For Fair Observers, by Har Govinda Pandey (rn 23/02/2008)

Parties busy finalizing FPTP candidate lists (kp 23/02/2008)

37 parties submit closed list: Some 4,000 candidates in fray, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 21/02/2008), Process for CA election kicks off (ht 21/02/2008), Govt to ask EC to extend closed list submission deadline (nn 21/02/2008), EC sets new date for Madhesi parties (ht 22/02/2008), Madhesi parties again snub EC’s deadline to submit closed list of candidates (nn 25/02/2008)

EC's Media Code of Conduct For CA Elections (Nepal Monitor, 20/02/2008)

PR system closed list procedures ready, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 11/02/2008)

EC gives SPA 3 days to resolve problems (kp 11/02/2008)

EC demands Rs 2 billion for polls (nn 01/02/2008)

13 more parties recognized (kp 30/01/2008)

EC relaxes code of conduct (kp 30/01/2008)

Why Nepal's Election Comission is silent? (tg 30/101/2008)

Sharma to head CA court (kp 28/01/2008) [Forever live the total Bahun dominance in judiciary!!]

Election officers to be deployed from judicial service (nn 28/01/2008)

Poll expense estimate up Rs 530m (kp 27/01/2008)

EC to educate voters in their own language (nn 20/01/2008), EC to educate voters in 17 ethnic languages, by Razen Manandhar (ht 20/01/2008)

Code of conduct: Why is Election Commission passive?, by Birendra P Mishra (ht 15/01/2008), Election code of conduct comes into effect; parties request it to be deferred by two weeks (nn)

Thirteen more parties apply for registration (nn 14/01/2008)

EC unveils election programme (nn 13/01/2008), EC unveils CA polls schedule (kp 14/01/2008), CA poll, at last (kp 15/01/2008)

April 10: New date for CA poll, by Yuvraj Acharya (kp 12/01/2008), EC ready for April 10 election (nn 12/01/2008), New poll date evokes mixed reaction: Some parties remain sceptical whether polls will be held; EC welcomes it (ht 12/01/2008), EC, US laud new poll date (kp 12/01/2008), Election code of conduct to be effective from Jan 16 (nn 12/01/2008), EC to enforce code from Jan 16 (kp 13/01/2008)

EC sets registration deadline for new parties (nn 07/01/2008)

Enact laws, give us 90 days for polls: EC (kp 02/01/2008)

Bill to amend election-related acts tabled (kp 31/12/2007)

Poll possible by mid-April: CEC (kp 06/12/2007)

Rs 515 million spent in preparation for CA election: EC (nn 16/10/2007), EC unveils detailed report on election expenditure, Rs 515 million spent in preparation for polls (nn 17/10/2007), Over Rs 1.5 billion poll budget gone with the wind, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 17/10/2007), Govt's Rs 515m for CA polls wasted: CEC (samn 17/10/2007) [Make the unable and selfish politicians personally responsible!!], One billion spent for election: Mahat (kp 23/11/2007)

Millions spent in east for polls preparedness (nn 12/10/2007)

CEC hopes CA polls by mid-April (nn 10/10/2007)

CA poll: A mirage at last?, by Ghanashyam Ojha (kp 05/10/2007), Parties preparing to postpone polls (nn 05/10/2007), Nepal polls likely to be postponed (wi 05/10/2007), Poll process to be suspended (samn 05/10/2007), Experts worried over possible deferral of polls (nn), Parties do the unthinkable; November election suspended (nn 05/10/2007) [It's time for civil society to replace the unable, selfish and irresponsible party politicians in the national reconstruction provess!!], EC cancels election programmes (nn 05/10/2007), Nepal government defers crucial polls (wi 05/10/2007), Nepal poll vault comes crashing down (wi 05/10/2007), Nepal's dreams crash as elections deferred again (wi 05/10/2007), Nepal deadlock delays elections (BBC News 05/10/2007), US, EU disappointed at suspension of polls (nn 05/10/2007), Govt would lose legitimacy: experts (samn 05/10/2007), UML stages protest against polls suspension (nn 05/10/2007), Parties blame each other after polls suspension (kp 05/10/2007)

EC informs diplomatic corps about poll preparation (kp 05/10/2007)

EC extends nomination deadline (nn 30/09/2007)

RPP, RJP & NPF ready to file candidacies (kp 30/09/2007)

GEOC receives funding for election monitoring (nn 28/09/2007)

SC verdict on poll law today (kp 27/09/2007), SC says Rayamajhi Commission-accused can contest polls (nn 27/09/2007) [???]

EC hard pressed in Sadbhavana row, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 27/09/2007), EC recognises Anandidevi's party; Mahato asked to register separately by Saturday (nn 28/09/2007), EC recognizes NSP-Anandidevi faction (kp 29/09/2007), Mahato to resign, will unleash agitation against EC decision (nn 29/09/2007), Police arrest Rajendra Mahato, three dozen others; all released now (nn 29/09/2007), PM approves Mahato’s resignation; NSP faction to move SC against EC decision (nn 30/09/2007), Mahato appeals apex court for recognition (nn 02/10/2007), Apex Court says it cannot interfere in poll process (nn 05/10/2007)

Nomination deadline may be put off (samn 27/09/2007)

Polls expenditure monitoring: Over Rs 628m being spent for poll-related programs, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 26/09/2007)

Police unveil CA polls security plan (samn 26/09/2007)

EC hints fully proportional system is not possible; code of conduct comes into effect (nn 18/09/2007)

GEOC starts election observation campaign (nn 18/09/2007)

‘Incorporate economic agenda in manifesto’ (kp 16/09/2007)

EC enforces election code of ethics (nn 15/09/2007)

EC starts MTOT training for CA poll (kp 12/09/2007), EC to set up office for poll observers (samn 13/09/2007)

Rs 32 million for NEOC (nn 11/09/2007)

SC verdict on election law on Sept 24 (kp 11/09/2007)

EC appoint election officers (nn 06/09/2007)

EC permits 43 organisations to monitor the polls (nn 03/09/2007), EC allows 43 groups for CA election monitoring (kp 03/09/2007)

EC seeks review of ballot paper design, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 01/09/2007)

EC to open CRO, RO offices by Sept-end (samn 01/09/2007)

India to provide technical assistance for CA polls in Nepal (pd 30/08/2007)

Delineation body submits report: Major changes in 6 districts, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 28/08/2007)

Constituency delineation commission submits report to PM (nn 27/08/2007)

EC brings out election programme, Code of Conduct (nn 19/08/2007), EC releases CA election schedule (kp 29/08/2007)

House passes CA Election Court Act (nn 17/08/2007), House passes CA Court bill (kp 18/08/2007), CA court bill passes House test (samn 18/08/2007)

CA polls parties' main 'political agenda': CEC Pokhrel (nn 13/08/2007), NEMA demands revision in CA Membership Act (nn 13/08/2007)

CEC updates PM on polls preparations (nn 11/08/2007)

“We are ready”, interview with Chief Election Commissioner Bhojraj Pokharel (nt 10/08/2007)

America provides support for CA election (nn 10/08/2007), US to provide US$ 3m to print ballot papers (kp 11/08/2007)

EC starts imparting election training (nn 07/08/2007)

UN Electoral Monitoring Team starts second visit to Nepal (nn 30/07/2007), EEMT to visit Nepal again this week (kp 31/07/2007)

Poll environment (kp 27/07/2007)

CA elections: A Hobson’s Choice, by Keshab Poudel (sp 27/07/2007)

EC discusses polls preparations with ministers (nn 25/07/2007)

EC seeks manpower from judicial sector (nn 24/07/2007), EC seeks judiciary officials for returning officers (kp 25/07/2007)

Review code of conduct: Govt secys (kp 21/07/2007)

EC stages mock poll in Pharping, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 21/07/2007), EC conducts mock poll in Kathmandu suburb (nn 21/07/2007), 39 pc votes in CA mock poll, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 22/07/2007)

CEC says EC will proceed on even if govt lags behind in poll preparations (nn 20/07/2007), Government not helping US: EC (samn 21/07/2007)

Nepali Election Commission seeks fund to train poll staff (Xinhua 18/07/2007)

UML objects to Maoist election symbol (nn 18/07/2007), UML to write to EC over election symbol row (nn 19/07/2007), UML registers application seeking cancellation of Maoist symbol (nn 20/07/2007), EC withdraws Maoist symbol; gives it a modified version (nn 23/07/2007)

CA election to be held in single phase (nn 17/07/2007)

EC proposes new ceiling for CA elections (nn 16/07/2007)

‘Voter education and awareness is a big issue’, interview with Darren S Nance, Director of the Carter Center in Nepal (kp 16/07/2007)

EC starts registering political parties; 'hammer & sickle' is Maoist election symbol (nn 15/07/2007), EC recognizes 11 parties in parliament (kp), EC registers four more politcal parties (nn 16/07/2007), EC recognizes 8 more parties (kp 18/07/2007), EC registers 17 more political parties (nn 18/07/2007), Six more parties registered with EC (nn 19/07/2007), EC registers ten more political parties (nn 24/07/2007)

Extra security in the Nepal-India border during elections (nn 14/07/2007), Sitaula lays out election security plan (kp 14/07/2007)

EC proposes polls schedule (nn 13/07/2007), EC urged to shrink election schedule (kp 15/07/2007)

Issues and challenges of electoral reforms, by Dev Raj Dahal (tg 11/07/2007)

Financing election in Nepal, by Hari Bansh Jha (tg11/07/2007)

CA poll to be held at one go, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 10/07/2007)

90 percent people will participate in CA polls: Survey (nn 07/07/2007)

Constituent Assembly Elections: Fair or Foul?, by Keshab Poudel (sp 06/07/2007)

Come one, come all to vote your destiny: EC, by Dinesh Wagle (kp 03/07/2007)

ECDC starts reviewing report (nn 02/07/2007)

Election code-of-conduct in the offing (nn 30/06/2007), No agreement on poll expenditure limit (samn 30/06/2007)

EC seeks clarification on poll Act (kp 29/06/2007)

Pre-conditions for CA poll, by Dipendra Jha and Yagya Raj Thapa (kp 28/06/2007)

Electoral Expert Monitoring Team leaves Nepal (Relief Web 27/06/2007)

Dr. Mahat overwhelmed with huge budget demand for elections (nn 27/06/2007), Demands on budget threaten financial stability: Mahat (kp 28/06/2007)

Nepalis abroad demand voting rights (kp 26/06/2007)

Govt gets EPA consent to announce poll date, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 24/06/2007) Govt sets Nov 22 poll date (nn 24/06/2007), Serious mass movement if no CA, says Prachanda (nn 24/06/2007), Rural folk mostly ignorant about CA, by Pratap Bista (kp 24/06/2007)

33% candidacy of women sought in polls (samn 22/06/2007)

Poll chief urges all to head for CA (kp 22/06/2007)

Cabinet fails to finalise election date (nn 21/06/2007), Nepal government fails to fix election date (wi 21/06/2007)

EC to invite 47 parties for clarifications, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 19/06/2007)

Poll Points, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 15/06/2007), CEC wants date of CA fixed at the soonest (nn 15/06/2007), PM to propose November 26 poll date (nn 16/06/2007), EC urges PM to name poll date (kp 19/06/2007)

House approves CA bill (14/06/2007), Mixed Bag: The parliament passes the crucial Constituent Assembly Members election bill setting rules for mixed proportional elections, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 22/06/2007

154 APF units in place for CA polls (samn 14/06/2007)

Election juggernaut starts rolling (Gulf Times 14/06/2007)

EC, NEMA hold discussion (samn 14/06/2007)

EC drafting code of conduct for CA polls (samn 13/06/2007)

Time running out for election preparations, says Martin (nn 12/06/2007)

UN electoral monitors start work in Nepal (nn 12/06/2007)

'EC, not parties, will set poll date' (samn 06/06/2007)

Taskforce agrees to ask ECDC to review its report (nn 31/05/2007), Parties near consensus on ECDC report (kp 31/05/2007), Eight parties discuss the need to review ECDC report (nn 31/05/2007)

EC wants poll date fixed by mid-June (nn 30/05/2007), Pass CA bills by mid-June: EC urges govt (kp 31/05/2007), Eight parties agree to hold CA by November third week (nn 31/05/2007), November poll 'agreed in Nepal' (BBC News 31/05/2007), Nepal parties agree over November elections (wi 31/05/2007)

UML for proportional voting system; NC, NC (D) stick to mixed system (nn 28/05/2007)

‘Expedite statute changes’ (kp 23/05/2007)

Ballot boxes arrive in eastern districts (samn 12/05/2007)

"Mid-November appropriate time for polls" (nn 04/05/2007), EC starts party verification, commissioner says mid-Nov best date (nn 06/05/2007), Hold election in Nov 3rd week:EC (kp 06/05/2007)

Constituent Assembly, postponed (Himal Southasian, May 2007)

62 parties register at EC (nn 27/04/2007), 62 parties apply for registration, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 28/04/2007)

MJF is now a political party (nn 26/04/2007), MPRF, 7 other apply for party registration (kp 27/04/2007)

NSP(A) registered (samn 26/04/2007)

Seven parties registered with EC (nn 25/04/2007)

CA Elections: Polls In Doubt, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 20/04/2007), Carter Cwenter on Polls: Unaddressed Challenges (sp 20/04/2007)

Four pro-monarchy parties registered with EC (nn 20/04/2007)

Concentration of constituencies, by Narayan Prasad Wagle (kp 18/04/2007)

India-donated vehicles arrive at EC (nn 18/04/2007)

CEC questions security situation; EC to react on polls date soon (nn 12/04/2007), CEC: Polls possible on schedule, by Bedraj Poudel (kp 12/04/2007), Constituent assembly polls: Date Debate, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 13/04/2007)

Japan hands over ballot boxes to EC (nn 11/04/2007)

Security bases in all constituencies this week (kp 11/04/2007)

SAC faces problem finalizing CA bill (kp 11/04/2007) [It is the internal problem of the parties that they have done nothing to become inclusive even 17 years after the introduction of a democratic system!!], SAC still unable to finalize CA poll bill (kp 12/04/2007)

CPN (Maoist) registered at Election Commission (nn 10/04/2007)

Election observation committee formed (kp 09/04/2007)

Constituency Delimitation Commission gets four days more; 24 new constituencies likely (nn 08/04/2007), Panel for 241 members in CA (samn 09/04/2007), Panel advises fixing 240 constituencies (nn 12/04/2007), Nepal commission asks government to increase seats in upcoming election (International Herald Tribune 12/04/2007), Nepal to have 35 additional constituencies (pd 12/04/2007), PM vows to implement ECDC's counsel to increase constituencies (nn 12/04/2007), 240 constituencies proposed for CA pollsTerai to get 28 more, Hills 7 (kp 13/04/2007), MJF dismisses addition of constituencies (nn 13/04/2007), MJF dismisses addition of constituencies (samn 14/04/2007)

Nepali Congress registered at EC; Party unification before CA polls: Poudel (nn 08/04/2007), NC goes ahead solo to register itself at EC (ek 08/04/2007), NC, RJP register at EC (kp 09/04/2007)

Holding poll on June 20 will be tough: CEC, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 06/04/2007), Let CA polls not be a farce, by Saurav Dev Bhatta (kp 06/04/2007), Assembly likely to have 517 seats (samn 07/04/2007) [This will be too big for rational and effective working!!]

UML first party to register at EC (nn 05/04/2007)

NEOC reorganised for CA polls monitoring (nn 04/04/2007)

HURPES makes 10-pt recommendation for free and fair polls (nn 04/04/2007)

Election reform (kp 29/03/2007)

NC to send suggestions to ECDC (nn 29/03/2007), Constituencies based on 2001 census: NC (samn 30/03/2007) [How shall this work if you have just recognized the Nepali citizenship of almost another two million people?]

Party registration (samn 28/03/2007), EC formulates regulations for party registration (nn 29/03/2007), EC invites parties to register (nn 30/03/2007), Party registration begins today (kp 31/03/2007)

17.5 million voters eligible for CA polls (nn 27/03/2007)

EC preparing necessary directives for holding CA polls (nn 26/03/2007)

SAC finalises two election-related bills (nn 26/03/2007), House passes two election-related bills (nn 26/03/2007), House passes election bills (kp 27/03/2007)

Student’s drive to make people aware about CA polls (nn 22/03/2007), Students' drive for constituent assembly (samn 22/03/2007)

Parties split over closed list provision  (samn 20/03/2007)

EC to warn leaders over CA timetable (nn 19/03/2007), Govt, parties stress on CA polls within mid-June; EC demands laws (nn 19/03/2007) [Politicians who claim that elections can be held in time despite their idleness are either extremely stupid or extremely arrogant!!], CA poll: To be or not be, by Dhruva Joshy (kp 19/03/2007)

EC to start second phase of voters' registration (nn 19/03/2007)

Election bill tabled at the parliament (nn 17/03/2007) [Don't worry, the parties will still be fighting over nonsense issues in June!]

Voters’ list updated in Ramechhap (samn 16/03/2007)

Govt forms Constituency Delineation Commission (nn 15/03/2007), Maoists urge govt to revoke decisions (kp 17/03/2007), Singh proposed to head Constituency Delineation Commission (nn 21/03/2007), Electoral Constituency Delineation Commission starts work (nn 25/03/2007), ECDC begins work (kp 26/03/2007), Revoke the ECDC, says Sharma (nn 26/03/2007)

EC worried over delay in legislation formulation (nn 14/03/2007)

US provides technical support to EC (kp 11/03/2007)

EC may not be able to hold polls: CEC (nn 10/03/2007)

No to June: A flawed election is worse than a delayed election, by Sheetal Kumar (nt 09/03/2007)

EC submits draft of CA Election Bill to the government (nn 09/03/2007), EC urged to incorporate children’s issues in code of conduct (nn 09/03/2007), CZOP urges EC to incorporate children’s issue in code of conduct (nn 09/03/2007)

Carter Center deploys election observers (nn 09/03/2007), Carter Center deploys CA poll observers (kp 10/03/2007)

EC demands 30,000 more hands for CA polls (nn 06/03/2007), EC to recruit 13,000 hands for CA polls (samn 06/03/2007)

SAC agrees to finalise election related bills soon (nn 28/02/2007), SAC to fast-track election related bills (kp 28/02/2007)

Polls may be postponed, warns Martin (kp 28/02/2007), CA polls not possible in June: UN (samn)

Double ballot boxes, double ballots agreed, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 23/02/2007)

Over 80,000 new voters in Sunsari (kp 22/02/2007)

EC to forward poll laws with options on models (kp 22/02/2007)

CA polls unlikely on time if current political fluidity remain intact (tg 21/02/2007)

Eight parties ‘agree’ to give voting right to temporary residents (nn 20/02/2007)

Legal vacuum snags supply of human resources to EC, by Kiran Chapagain (kp 20/02/2007)

EC urges 8-party leadership to take urgent political decisions for CA polls (nn 11/02/2007), Parties’ support must for timely CA poll: Pokharel, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 12/02/2007)

‘Youths must educate people on CA poll’ (kp 11/02/2007)

EC asks government to arrange necessary manpower for CA poll (nn 10/02/2007), Fill 15,224 vacant posts: EC (kp 10/02/2007))

CEC appeals to Maoists not to disrupt the voters' registration process (nn 08/02/2007)

Electoral rolls update completed: EC (kp 08/02/2007)

Only 25 percent understand CA poll (kp 06/02/2007)

Gurung calls to formulate election laws soon (nn 05/02/2007)

Voters’ roll collection stalled in Lalitpur (kp 05/02/2007)

EC discusses draft of CA court (kp 03/02/2007)

Terai unrest may delay CA polls: CEC Pokhrel (nn 27/01/2007), Preparations for CA polls to begin afresh: CEC Pokhrel (nn 02/02/2007)

EC seeks approval to use new voting device (kp 27/01/2007)

Prachanda gets into voters’ list (samn 26/01/2007)

Parties differ on electoral system, ballot paper (nn 24/01/2007), Parties differ on electoral system, ballot paper (kp 24/01/2007) [The political parties once again make the reconstruction process a farce! Of course, the total number of elected persons must depend on the percentage of votes the party has got. No party should have more representatives in the CA than its share of votes is with the only exception that any party has more directly elected candidates than its share of votes would allow!!]

EC updating voters list from today (nn 23/02/2007) [How shall this work when the distribution of citizenship certificates for hundreds of thousands so far excluded persons has only just begun?], EC begins updating of voters' lists (samn 24/01/2007)

EC urges all not to hinder poll schedule (kp 23/01/2007)

Voters' registration to begin from January 23 (nn 20/01/2007)

EC may set up 17,000 polling stations (kp 20/01/2007), 16,000 ballot boxes in east by mid-April (samn 20/01/2007)

Government mobilising civil servants to collect voters name (nn 19/01/2007)

EC seeks political decision on process of CA polls (nn 17/01/2007)

Japan to provide 60,000 ballot boxes (nn 14/01/2007)

EC to collect voters' names from Jan 23 (samn 11/01/2007)

Act needed to set CA poll date: Nepal (kp 11/01/2007)

EC for poll announcement by mid-February (samn 11/01/2007)

Training for poll officers starts (nn 09/01/2007), EC begins training for poll officers (kp 09/012/2007)

EC ready to hold CA polls by mid-June (samn 06/01/2007), ‘EC planning for model CA polls’, by Kulchandra Neupane (kp 09/01/2007), CA polls will be held on time: EC (samn 09/01/2007)

EC issues rules of voters' list (nn 01/01/2007), Voter list update to begin Jan 23 (kp 06/01/2007)

Gurung and Yadav nominated for EC membership (nn 29/12/2006), Parliamentary committee okays nomination of Gurung, Yadav as election commissioners (nn 04/01/2007)

Govt. to mobilize local staffs for CA polls (nn 25/12/2006)

EC asks govt to enforce laws necessary for CA polls (nn 24/12/2006)

Indian officials suggest for using Electronic Voting Machine (nn 24/12/2006)

EC to use new ballot boxes for CA polls (samn 20/12/2006)

Bill to amend Voters’ List Act (samn 19/12/2006), Govt tables bill to update voter list (kp 20/12/2006)

War-footing, interview with Chief Election Commissioner Bhojraj Pokhrel (nt 15/12/2006, in Samaya, 14 December)

EC holds consultation with donors (kp 14/12/2006), EC asks donors to provide aid, observers (samn 14/12/2006)

EC working in full swing to hold CA polls (nn 26/11/2006), EC in full swing preparations for polls (samn 26/11/2006)

Nepali Election Commission urges early issuance of interim constitution (pd 24/11/2006)

EC consults with parties on CA polls (nn 2011/2006), EC seeks supports from political parties, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 21/11/2006)

‘I need legislative tools to hold CA polls’, interview with Bhojraj Pokharel, chief election commissioner (kp 20/11/2006)

Election Commission officials meet with donors (nn 18/11/2006)

Polls possible within deadline: Pokharel (kp 13/11/2006), Election Commission to prepare voters' list (nn), EC forms seven committees (kp 14/11/2006), EC forms panels to prepare for CA polls (samn 14/11/2006)

PSHC approves Pokhrel's name for the post of Chief Election Commissioner (nn 20/10/2006),  Pokharel cleared for EC chief, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 21/10/2006), PSHC starts hearing for the appointments of ECs (nn 27/10/2006), House committee fails to clear Uprety, Nepal (kp 28/10/2006), Pokhrel is new CEC (nn 30/10/2006), Nepal names new election commission chief (Reuters 30/10/2006), Pokharel is new CEC (kp 31/10/2006),  House nod to Nepal, Uprety as ECs (samn 02/11/2006), Government formally appoints two ECs (nn 10/11/2006)

Alliance working on electoral system (samn 16/08/2006)

Congress wants new electoral system (samn 02/08/2006)

SC nullifies EC decision to freeze Rana-led RPP’s election symbol (nn 25/07/2006), SC rules Rana-led RPP official Thapa ponders three options (kp 26/07/2006) [As a criminal, Kamal Thapa should not be allowed to contest elections!]

Time To Choose: Experts discuss the viability of different electoral systems, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 14/07/2006)

Diaspora democracy: How to make sure Nepalis living away from their homes also get a chance to vote in future elections (nt 14/07/2006)

CEC Rajbhandari resigns (nn 09/07/2006), Nepal's controversial chief election commissioner quits (wi 09/07/2006), Three Election Commissioners resign (nn 11/07/2006)

Experts urge change to poll system (kp 23/05/2006)

DEO starts updating voters' list (nn 14/04/2006)

Nepal king to announce election dates: report (wi 05/04/2006)

Legal complexities mar EC plan (kp 07/03/2006)

Any ID Card Eligible for Voting (nln 06/02/2006), EC allows to vote without voters card (nn 06/02/2006), Lawyers criticises EC decision, EC defends it (nn 06/02/2006)

EC not to remove polling booths from schools (nn 05/02/2006), EC Adamant to Keep Poll Booths in Schools (nln 06/02/2006), EC orders schools to vacate for polls (nn 06/02/2006), 144 Valley schools directed to vacate for polls (ko 06/02/2006), PABSON urges withdrawal of EC directive to locate polling booths at schools (ko 06/02/2006)

Canvassing comes to an end, holiday in municipalities on Feb. 8 (nn 05/01/2006)

25-year-old student elected mayor of the devastated town (nn 05/02/2006)

Candidacy withdrawals unabated (kp 05/02/2006)

38 candidates elected unopposed in Birendranagar municipality (nn 05/02/2006) [This cannot be called "election"!]

All candidates elected unopposed in Bhaktapur (nn 04/02/2006)

17 withdraw from poll fray (kp 04/02/2006)

Candidates on India ‘pilgrimage’, by Rajendra Nath (kp 04/02/2006)

A mayoral candidate launches website calling for votes (nn 04/02/2006)

Sweeping polls: Pokhara’s street cleaner wants to do a Lula, by Peter Dalglish (nt 03/02/2006)

Election or a farce? by Mohan Nepali (kp 03/02/2006), Offensive order (kp 03/02/2006)

Elections for only 618 positions (nn 02/02/2006)

Only one organisation to 'observe' municipal polls (nn 02/02/2006)

Opinion poll predicts 43pc voting (samn 01/02/2006)

Certificates issued to elected candidates (nn 31/01/2006)

Municipal polls 2062: 22 mayors and deputies elected unopposed (nn 30/01/2006)

EC distributes election symbols for municipal polls (nn 29/01/2006)

EC working under pressure: Ex CEC (nn 28/01/2006), ‘EC took initiative under pressure’ (kp 28/01/2006)

Poor Turn Out for Candidacy in Nepal, as Deadline Ends Thursday (nln 26/01/2006), 48 Candidates to Vie for Various Posts in Lalitpur (nln 26/01/2006)

EC to provide life insurance to municipal pool candidates (nn 26/01/2006)

EC publishes election schedule (nn 24/01/2006), Election schedule published (samn 25/01/2006)

None ready to join poll conducting committee, by Janak Nepal (kp 19/01/2006)

EC code violated (kp 19/01/2006)

RNA refutes reports related to election expenses (nn 18/01/2006)

Rights groups, NGOs reject EC's call to observe municipal polls (nn 18/01/2006)

EC invites observers for municipal polls (nn 17/01/2006)

Aspiring poll candidates sheltering in barracks (kp 10/01/2006) [How will they represent the people after the election? From inside the barracks?]

Poll office bombed (samn 10/01/2006)

Mixed Reaction of Nepalese Silver Screeners on Polls (nln 09/01/2006)

RJP not to participate in municipal polls (nn 08/01/2006)

About voting rights: Conflict & Rights, by Bipin Adhikari  (kp 05/01/2006) [If elections can be held now, why have they not been hold in 2002? The situation has not improved but deteriorated a lot since then?]

EC to provide insurance cover to civil servants (nn 02/01/2006)

Polls Provoked: Provocations and counter-provocations have further soiled the environment for fair elections, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 30/12/2005)

Nepal to insure officers for February polls (wi 29/12/2005), After Threats from Rebels, Nepal Govt Mulls Insurance for Polling Staff (nln 29/12/2005)

EC sets up election offices (nn 29/12/2005), Despite Challenges, Nepal EC Sets Up Polling Offices (nln 29/12/2005)

Present security level not sufficient for polls: CDOs (nn 23/12/2005), Environment not good for polls: CDOs, by J Pandey (kp 23/12/2005)

No candidacy at cost of life (kp 22/12/2005)

Parties' recognition may be revoked: EC (samn 21/12/2005) [This recognition is guaranteed by the constitution and it is not depending on the participation in municipal elections, Mr EC!!]

NC-D’s Poll Emblem Given Away to Others (nln 20/12/2005), NC(D) objects to EC decision on symbol (kp 21/12/2005), Election symbols of only nationally recognized parties secure: EC (nn 21/12/2005)

Government transfers CDO against election Code of Conduct (nn 14/12/2005), CDO transfer against election code, by Upendra Pokhrel (kp 16/12/2005)

SC moved against municipal polls (samn 12/12/2005), Case filed against poll announcement (nn 12/12/2005), Successful completion of election EC’s responsibility: CEC (nn 13/12/2005), Govt Free to Hold Municipal Elections: SC (nln 13/12/2005), Court rejects PIL against municipal polls (nn 13/12/2005), SC gives go-ahead for local polls (samn 14/12/2005)

NC-D, PFN flay EC (kp 10/12/2005)

EC to appoint election officers soon (samn 10/12/2005)

‘Parties defying polls will be rejected’, by Kul Chandra Neupane (kp 09/12/2005), Nepal's chief election commissioner warns political parties (Asian Tribune 09/12/2005), EC should not comment on political decision: former CEC (nn 09/12/2005)

72 pc parties in poll fray for first time Burden of polls on fringe parties, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 07/12/2005), 'Himalayan Tiger' in Nepal poll fray (wi 07/12/2005), 72 parties registered at Election Commission (nn 07/12/2005)

Govt may invite UN to monitor polls (samn 07/12/2005), Government ready to invite Intl. observers for polls: Gauchan (nn 07/12/2005)

EC announces list of election symbols (samn 06/12/2005)

56 parties registered at Election Commission (nn 29/11/2005)

EC approves election programme for municipal polls (nn 24/11/2005), Body formed to monitor polls (samn 24/11/2005)

Learning from others By ANIL PANT (kp 23/11/2005)

‘Polls possible without 7 parties’ (kp 22/11/2005) [possible but meaningless!]

Elections Will Be Held Peacefully: Chief Election Commissioner, by Ujjwal Khatiwada (nln 19/11/2005) [which election and how does he know this?], Major parties can still register: EC (samn 20/11/2005), Major parties can register later: EC; We can't register: Leaders (nn 20/11/2005)

Municipal poll (kp 18/11/2005)

55 parties register at EC as deadline nears (nn 17/11/2005) [What does it mean after all? Non of these parties can claim to represent the Nepali people!], 72 parties apply for municipal polls:EC (nn 18/11/2005), 72 parties apply Major ones shun EC (kp 19/11/2005), Few old parties game for Nepal civic polls (wi 19/11/2005)

RJP to boycott polls (nn 16/11/2005) [but it registers at the EC; what a nonsence!]

Keshab Sthapit to file candidacy for KMC mayor (nn 14/11/2005)

Parties’ symbols not to be redistributed (samn 11/11/2005)

10 parties register for civic polls (samn 09/11/2005)

Election symbols will be safe: EC (kp 24/10/2005)

Jhapa people poles apart on polls (samn 23/10/2005)

Participation or no participation, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (kp 20/10/2005)

EC invites parties to register for municipal polls within 30 days (nn 20/10/2005)

EC working to hold polls: EC (nn 19/10/2005) [step by step towards another partyless system]

Nepal promises 2005 local polls (BBC News 09/10/2005), Municipal polls on Feb 8: Parties to boycott ‘illegitimate’ polls (kp 10/10/2005), Civic polls fixed on Feb eight (samn 10/10/2005)

No int’l observers for municipal polls (nn 08/10/2005) [Of course, independent international observers would be a hindrance for free royal elections without participation of political parties!]

Polls with or without parties: CEC (kp 26/09/2005)

EC committed to polls (kp 13/09/2005), Nepal invites UN team to monitor polls (samn 13/09/2005) [Who will take part, royal nominees?]

Municipal election, by Khagendra N Sharma (kp 09/09/2005)

SC orders EC to work on electoral reform (nn 01/09/2005), SC rules for reforms in electoral system (samn 01/09/2005)

Ordinance in offing for municipal polls, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 18/08/2005)

Planning The Polls: Despite the rising rhetorics and growing disputes among the political parties, holding elections seem inevitable (sp 28/02/2005)

Consultations for polls begin, says Dahal: New parliament to address Maoists' agenda (rn 22/01/2005)

PM defers poll decision by a week (kp 21/01/2005)

Govt, RNA chief discuss security, elections (kp 18/01/2005), No Alternatives (rn 18/01/2005), Polls would cost dearly: Prachanda (kp 19/01/2005)

‘Going to polls means bloodbath, massacre’ (kp 16/01/2005)

Coalition undecided on election (kp 14/01/2005)

No polls before Oct: EC, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 11/01/2005)

Election ferment (kp 04/01/2005)

Fig-leaf elections: Insisting on polls at any cost may cost us democracy and stability, by CK Lal (nt 03/12/2004)

‘Govt preparing for elections’ (rn 24/11/2004), RPP hints poll dates will be announced soon (rn 24/11/2004)

Elections not possible: Former EC chief (kp 21/11/2004), Polls not possible: Nemwang (ht 21/11/2004), Polls impossible for now: Nepal (kp 26/11/2004)

Minister Nidhi hints at polls by mid-April (ht 17/11/2004)

Ballots, not bullets (nt 12/11/2004)

Polls only way out, says Deuba (ht 08/11/2004), PM mum on date for general elections (ht 09/11/2004)

Elections soon if Maoists don’t play ball (ht 25/10/2004), No waiting game (ht 26/10/2004), Fair elections: Bureaucracy should remain apolitical, by Birendra Prasad Mishra (ht 26/10/2004), ‘Army ready to provide security for polls’ (kp 27/10/2004), ‘Elections without peace meaningless’ (kp 28/10/2004), Poll process to begin mid-April if Maoists refuse talks (rn 29/10/2004), Govt preparing for polls: Mandal (ht 02/11/2004)

Polls at any price? Peace first would be best. But peace or not, elections will happen, says the prime minister, by John Narayan Parajuli (na 11/10/2004)

CEC briefs Camp on poll preparations (ht 08/10/2004)

Analyst suggests proportional representation (ht 28/09/2004), Electoral system comes under fire (kp 28/09/2004), ‘Reform electoral procedures’ (rn 28/09/2004), Why, why not? (ht 29/09/2004)

Fringe parties rule out polls (ht 17/08/2004)

BE students develop rigging-proof EVM (ht 06/08/2004)

Polls not possible in current scenario, parties tell CEC (ht 06/08/2004), EC says it is ready for polls (kp 06/08/2004), EC ready to hold polls, parties not so sure (rn 06/08/2004), Are Maoists open to polls ? by Yadav Khanal (kp 10/08/2004)

Impossibility of holding free elections, by Hari Charan Shrestha (ht 07/07/2004)

Polls under all-party government, by Yadav Khanal (kp 23/04/2004)

Elections cannot be held now, by Suresh C. Chalise (ht 16/04/2004)

Elections Without Accommodating Maoists?, by Bipin Adhikari (sp 16/04/2004)

National crisis Election is a good solution, by Shailendra Kumar Upadhyaya (ht 15/04/2004), Polls Apart: The King wants to hand over power to elected representatives, the leaders want activation of constitution. Why can’t the elections bridge their differences? by Sanajaya Dhakal (sp 16/04/2004)

Free polls? No way: UN man, by Kosmos Biswokarma (ht 10/04/2004)

Elections must be held: elections can’t be held (tg 07/04/2004)

Polls not possible now: Shah (kp 22/03/2004), see also text of the interview with Bishnu Pratap Shah, the first chief election commissioner after the restoration of democracy (kp 22/03/2004)

EC offices in 75 dists soon (rn 19/03/2004)

Poll budget diverted to beef up security: Rs 910m goes to RNA; Royal Palace gets Rs 142m (kp 17/03/2004), Poll money (kp 18/03/2004)

The election talk, by Ram S Mahat (kp 01/03/2004), Election message (kp 02/03/2004), Poll enthusiasts shy of date, by Beena Kharel (kp 03/03/2004), Better late than never, by Arjun Bhandari (kp 04/03/2004), Concentration on polls (pr 04/03/2004), Who's afraid of elections? NC, that's who!, by MR Josse (pr 04/03/2004), Legal debate ensues on fixing of election date, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 06/03/2004), Poll talk: Ploy or pledge?, by Beena Kharel (kp 17/03/2004), Get ready for election, by Arjun Bhandari (kp 18/03/2004), EC ready for polls (kp 19/03/2004), Poll Is The Goal, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 19/03/2004)

Local polls in June: Parliamentary polls in Nov: PM (kp 28/01/2004)

Municipal elections likely in summer (ht 08/12/2003)

Rajbhandari is new CEC: Unconstitutional act: NBA (kp 04/12/2003), Keshav Rajbhandari appointed Election Commission chief (ht 04/12/2003)

Elections For Lower House (Rising Nepal, 12/11/2003)

Govt plans local polls in six months, by Sagun S Lawoti (Himalayan Times, 13/10/2003), NC, UML see no chances of elections (Himalayan Times, 14/10/2003)

Who will hold elections to constituent assembly, by Prakash A Raj (Kathmandu Post, 29/09/2003)

All registered political parties to get poll funds (Himalayan Times, 18/07/2003)

UML smells rat in ‘Govt bid’ to hold polls (Kathmandu Post, 17/07/2003)

Who’s afraid of polls? by Beena Kharek (Kathmandu Post, 02/07/2003)

EC flayed for ‘sidelining’ parties while preparing voters’ list (Kathmandu Post, 08/05/2003)

EC plans to update KMC voters’ list by August (Himalayan Times, 12/04/2003)

EC on track to list voters in Kathmandu municipality (Himalayan Times, 09/04/2003)

’EC preparations almost complete before scheduled polls postponed’ (Kathmandu Post, 02/01/2003)

EC deletes over 6,000 names from voters’ list, by Rudra Khadka (Kathmandu Post, 20/12/2002)

Nepali electoral system, by Ganga Thapa (Himalayan Times, 02/12/2002)

Recent Election Commission judgement and some Indian jokes, by Kumar Bahadur Bhatta (People's Review, 10/10/2002)

EC stops poll preparations, by Ishwar Khanal (Himalayan Times, 06/10/2002)

EC in limbo with snail pace preparations (Space Time Today, 02/10/2002)

After EC’s ‘interim’ verdict: Parties hang between trust and distrust, by Chiranjibi Kafle (Space Time Today, 01/10/2002)

HMG doubles election budget (Rising Nepal, 30/09/2002)

Polls postponed in replay of much ado over nothing drama, by Meena Kaini (Himalayan Times, 30/09/2002), see also PM advised to postpone polls over security reason, by Bishnu Budhathoki (Rising Nepal, 30/09/2002)

EC finally decides to hold polls in six phases: Polls to begin on Nov 13 and end on Jan 10 (Kathmandu Post, 29/09/2002), see also EC announces election schedules Polls to be held in six phases (Rising Nepal, 29/09/2002), Political jockeying? (Kathmandu Post, 30/09/2002)

EC Decision: Positive Sign For Polls, by Shirish B. Pradhan (Rising Nepal, 28/09/2002)

Show us the money: Another election, another column on campaign finance, by Artha Beed (Nepali Times, 27/09/2002)

Unopposed, unbeaten, by Puskar Bhusal (Nepali Times, 27/09/2002)

Crisis over the elections: Constitutional Or Political?, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 27/09/2002), see also 'Elections Have Been Held Amid Challenges Of Violence', interview with prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba (Spotlight, 27/09/2002)

Elections 2002: Ballot Versus Bullet, by Bhagirath Yogi (Spotlight, 27/09/2002)

Khadka spurns rumours on polls: Posibility of reinstating House ruled out (Rising Nepal, 26/09/2002), see also Focus shifts from polls to "interim government" by M.R. Josse (People's Review, 26/09/2002)

EC to double life insurance for civil employees (Kathmandu Post, 26/09/2002)

Voters fail to get ID cards (Kathmandu Post, 26/09/2002)

‘Appointment of 7 polling officers illegal’ (Kathmandu Post, 26/09/2002)

Dishonest politics (Kathmandu Post, 23/09/2002)

10,800 polling booths for elections (Kathmandu Post, 23/09/2002)

General Elections 2002: Fantasy vs. Reality, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 13/09/2002)

Security agencies propose polls in 8 phases (Kathmandu Post, 13/09/2002)

The polls and political parties, by Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay (Himalayan Times, 12/09/2002)

EC gears up for Nov 13 election (Rising Nepal, 11/09/2002)

Poll vault, by Puskar Bhusal (Nepali Times, 06/09/2002)

November 13 Elections: Everyone's Participation Essential, by Prem N. Kakkar (Rising Nepal, 06/09/2002)

Polling centres record 59 per cent rise (Kathmandu Post, 05/09/2002)

Unjustified delay (Kathmandu Post, 03/09/2002)

Elections to be phased to provide better security (Himalayan Times, 30/08/2002)

Wrong message (Kathmandu Post, 30/08/2002)

Conflict-wrecked eastern hills not keen about polls, by Ghanashyam Ojha (Kathmandu Post, 27/08/2002)

Approaching Mid-Term Polls: Ground Realities, by Prem N. Kakkar (Rising Nepal, 23/08/2002)

EC holds talks with police officials (Kathmandu Post, 08/08/2002)

EC asks state media not to project Deuba as NC chief (Kathmandu Post, 03/08/2002), see also Bravo, EC (Himalayan Times, 05/08/2002)

VAN formed (Kathmandu Post, 29/07/2002)

NSP flays CDC report again (Kathmandu Post, 29/07/2002)

Koirala assails EC for delaying decision (Kathmandu Post, 26/07/2002)

Parties lament lack of poll environment, by Yuvraj Acharya (Kathmandu Post, 23/07/2002)

EC’s delay on election symbol decision flayed (Kathmandu Post, 23/07/2002)

Many miss voters’ ID cards (Kathmandu Post, 21/07/2002)

Four more political parties registered at EC (Rising Nepal, 04/07/2002)

NSP’s plea to CDC (Kathmandu Post, 29/06/2002)

EC decision to be based on poll acts (Rising Nepal, 25/06/2002)

EC holds all-party meeting on election preparation (Kathmandu Post, 20/06/2002)

Constituency delineation body set up (Rising Nepal, 15/06/2002)

Smooth elections (Kathmandu Post, 07/06/2002)

What if the elections are not held on time! (Telegraph, 05/06/2002)

EC issues notice for party registration (Rising Nepal, 05/06/2002)

Voters ID in some constituencies could be scrapped (Kathmandu Post, 01/06/2002)

VDC Federation demands local election (Kathmandu Post, 27/05/2002), see also MuAN asks for election date (Kathmandu Post, 07/06/2002)

Election Anatomy, a book review (Spotlight, 03/05/2002)

Security woes delays ambitious voters’ ID project, by Tilak Pokharel (Kathmandu Post, 09/03/2002)

This is how capital-based Gorkha bigwigs manage to get voters’ ID, by Tilak Pokharel (Kathmandu Post, 06/03/2002)

Local election likely to be postponed for a year, by Yuvraj Acharya (Kathmandu Post, 22/01/2002), see also editorial Local elections (Kathmandu Post, 23/01/2002)

Who should be the next Chief Election Commissioner? by Naresh Sampati Shakya (People's Review, 03/01/2002

83 polling centres added in Parsa (Kathmandu Post, 10/08/2001)

SC reinstates UML’s Lohani in House, by Rudra Prasad Sharma (Kathmandu Post, 09/08/2001), see also A Great Injustice Has Been Corrected, interview with Rajendra Lohani, reinstated MP of CPN-UML

Chief Election Commissioner Shah retires (Kathmandu Post, 03/08/2001)

Two-thirds of voters’ ID cards found with errors (Kathmandu Post, 16/06/2001)

Ensuring Free, Fair Polls (Rising Nepal, 05/05/2001)

EC directives for fixing polling stations (Kathmandu Post, 24/04/2001)

EC to prepare ‘clean’ voters’ list (Kathmandu Post, 20/04/2001), see also EC's new household record to case voter's updating (Rising Nepal, 20/04/2001)

Voters’ name list being updated for 2001 (Kathmandu Post, 19/04/2001)

Rukum dist updating voters’ list (Rising Nepal, 18/04/2001)

EC starts updating voters’ list (Rising Nepal, 05/04/2001), see also editorial For Fairer Election (Rising Nepal, 06/04/2001) and EC to update voters’ list (Rising Nepal, 14/04/2001)

Election tribunals (Kathmandu Post, 29/03/2001)

EC livid by govt indifference, by Nitya Nanda Timsina (Kathmandu Post, 29/03/2001)

Voters need education (Kathmandu Post, 13/03/2001)

Errors found in voters’ ID cards (Rising Nepal, 24/02/2001), see also Serious errors detected in voters’ ID cards (Kathmandu Post, 28/02/2001)

Distribution of Voter Identity Cards delayed (Kathmandu Post, 23/01/2001)

Workshop on electoral system (Rising Nepal, 23/12/2000)

EC sidelined by electoral reform bodies (Kathmandu Post,22/12/2000)

Court hearings deferred again (Kathmandu Post, 28/10/2000)

Support election code by law (Kathmandu Post, 25/08/2000)

Has the electoral system failed?, by Birendra Prasad Mishra (Kathmandu Post, 19/07/2000)

Election not fair: CEC, by Binod Bhandari (Kathmandu Post, 13/07/2000)

Free elections will ensure stability of democracy: PM (Rising Nepal, 12/07/2000)

Unqualified people photographed for voter’s identity card (Kathmandu Post, 11/07/2000)

Laws Alone Are Not Adequate To Ensure Free/Fair Elections (Spotlght, 30/06/2000), interview with Bishnu Pratap Shah, Chief Election Commissioner

Lohani verdict irks UML Accuses court of irregularities (Kathmandu Post, 29/06/2000)

RPP’s Lohani declared elected, by Surendra Phuyal (Kathmandu Post, 28/06/2000)

PM: HMG firm to consolidate EC's machinery for free polls (Rising Nepal, 10/06/2000)

Govt serious about poll reforms (Kathmandu Post, 26/05/2000)

Voters ID card, to be introduced in 41 constituencies (Rising Nepal, 19/04/2000)

By elections 99: advantage Congress, by Bhagirath Yogi (Spotlight, 17 December 1999)

Who should conduct elections? (The Telegraph, 15 December 1999)

UML rejects polls results (The Kathmandu Post, 14 December 1999)

NC wins in Rautahat (The Kathmandu Post, 13 December 1999)

NC bags Morang and Jhapa seats (The Kathmandu Post, 11 December 1999)

By-elections today (The People's Review, 9 December 1999)

Background

Election Commission

General Elections 1999

General Elections 1994

General Elections 1991: Complete list of Constituencies and Candidates (pdf, 13.5 MB, in Nepali) [see also incomplete list of results (pdf, 130 KB, in English, compiled by K.-H. Krämer)]

Parliamentary Elections 1991-1999, comparative figures

DEAN (Democracy and Election Alliance Nepal)

Nepal Election Portal

National Election Observation Committee (NEOC)

National Election Monitoring Alliance (NEMA)

UNDP: Support to Constitution Building

UNMIN

Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL)