
Final result of HoR elections 2022, based on the
Election Commission website
Lack of social
inclusion in the newly elected House of
Representatives

This is in stark contrast to the
preamble of the 2015 Constitution, in which top politicians
promised: ... "protecting and promoting social and cultural
solidarity, tolerance and harmony, and unity in diversity by
recognizing the multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-religious,
multi-cultural and diverse regional characteristics, resolving to
build an egalitarian society founded on the proportional inclusive
and participatory principles in order to ensure economic equality,
prosperity and social justice, by eliminating discrimination based
on class, caste, region, language, religion and gender and all
forms of caste-based untouchability....."
Teachers
in politics : Most public school
teachers in Nepal work with poor pay and
perks, which makes them veer towards
politics (kp 24/05/2023) [In
no democratic country should citizens be
excluded from political activity because
of their profession. This is one of the
fundamental rights of human beings! And
why does the exclusion in Nepal, for
example, not apply to rich businessmen,
while an uprising is being rehearsed
against poor teachers?]
Could
the primary system work in Nepal? : After RSP, RPP is
considering primaries to pick candidates, by Nishan
Khatiwada (kp 21/05/2023) [Perhaps
such a procedure could finally help to make the
selection of candidates socially inclusive and end the
total dominance of male Khas Arya, if the latter allow
it at all. So far, they consider this country as theirs!],
Primary
concerns : It is doubtful whether just tweaking the
system to pick election candidates will improve politics
(kp 22/05/2023)
EC
seeks clarification from political parties, university
teachers (kh 21/05/2023) [It
should be the basic right of every Nepali citizen to be
politically active, regardless of their everyday
occupation. The Political Parties Act is discriminatory
in this respect, while on the other hand it grants
authoritarian powers to party leaders!], Poll
body seeks clarification on Tribhuvan University
teachers’ involvement in party politics : In 2021, the
Patan High Court had ruled those drawing a salary and
taking benefits from state coffers should not be
involved in party politics (kp 25/05/2023)
By-election
2023: Swing voting or polarisation? The use of informal
networks, rather than open policy debate, is still a key
to winning elections, by Sanjeev Humagain (kp
05/05/2023)
Key
Takeaways For Established Parties, by Narayan
Upadhyay (rn 02/05/2023)
Rising
poll expenses : Apart from laws, public awareness is a
must to ensure free, fair and impartial elections
(ht 28/04/2023)
JSP’s
Upendra Yadav elected from Bara-2 (kh 26/04/2023)
Swarnim
Wagle elected from Tanahun-1 : The renowned economist
and former vice-chair of National Planning Commission
had rebelled against Nepali Congress and joined
Rashtriya Swatantra Party to contest the by-election
from Tanahu-1. He won by a huge margin (nlt
25/04/2023), Rabi
Lamichhane secures landslide victory from Chitwan-2 :
The Rastriya Swatantra Party chairman got reelected from
the same constituency twice in five months with a much
larger number of votes than in the November 2022 polls
(nlt 25/04/2023), RSP’s
Rabi Lamichhane’s remarkable victory, receives 5,000
more votes than in previous election, by Basanta
Dhungana (rep 25/04/2023), For
whom the bell tolls, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae
25/04/2023)
Bypolls
close with average 60 percent voter turnout : Elections
were held in Bara-2, Tanahun-1 and Chitwan-2 with
results expected to be declared by April 25, by
Nishan Khatiwada (kp 24/04/2023), By-election
results indicate people’s declining interest in major
parties: Deuba (kh 24/04/2023) [In
a democratic state, the responsible leaders of these
parties would resign immediately!]
Vote
counting in Chitwan-2 only after all-party meeting
(kh 24/04/2023)
By-election
sees around 60 percent turnout (kh 23/04/2023)
Nepal
votes: By-election taking place today : Voters to
exercise franchise right in Bara-2, Chitwan-1 and
Tanahu-1 (kh 23/04/2023),
JSP leader attempting to cast double votes in Bara-2
arrested (kh 23/04/2023), Election
Commission seeks 24-hour clarification from Chief
Minister of Madhesh (nlt 23/04/2023), Voting
stalled following scuffle between cadres of RSP and
other parties in Chitwan’s Naya Kiran School polling
center (kh 23/04/2023), Voting
restarts in Chitwan’s polling center after RSP
apologizes (rep 23/04/2023), Voting
resumes at Naya Kiran Secondary School polling center in
Chitwan (kh 23/04/2023), JSP
cadres capture polling station in Bara (kh
23/04/2023)
Vehicular
movement along Prithvi Highway to be allowed tomorrow :
Local roads to remain closed tomorrow (April 23) (kh
22/04/2023) [What is this? Such
a measure prevents the elderly and disabled, for
example, from reaching the polling stations.]
Ensure
Voting Right For All Nepalis, by Lokdeep Thapa (rn
21/04/2023)
Nepal-India
border in Bara sealed for 72 hrs ahead of by-election
(nlt 21/04/2023)
Parties
show their strength ahead of Sunday’s elections :
Bypolls are being held in Tanahun-1, Chitwan-2 and
Bara-2. Election silence starts Friday (kp
21/04/2023)
EC
directs to release election expenses within a week
(kh 19/04/2023), EC
publishes names of 74 candidates not submitting election
expenses (kh 19/04/2023)
Public
Financing of Elections Could be a Game-changer for Nepal,
by Alok K Bohara (rep 18/04/2023)
Army
to be mobilized for April 23 by-election (kh
17/04/2023)
Prime
minister renews voting pledge to Nepali citizens
residing abroad : Experts say enabling Nepali citizens
working or studying abroad to exercise their franchise
is easier said than done, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
16/04/2023) [So far, these have
only been hollow promises by politicians, although the
Supreme Court has long obliged the government to apply
this right of Nepali citizens!], Difficult
but doable : The political parties should do more than
pay lip service to give voting rights to Nepalis living
abroad (kp 17/04/2023)
Parties
intensify by-election activities in Chitwan 2 (rn
16/04/2023)
Six
organizations permitted to observe by-elections (rep
12/04/2023)
Nepal
is holding bypolls in three constituencies, but election
fever has gripped the entire nation : Upendra Yadav,
Rabi Lamichhane and Swarnim Wagle are among the
prominent contestants in the bypolls taking place on
April 23, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 09/04/2023) [Another competition among the male
high-caste minority elite!]
April
23 by-polls: 29 polling stations highly sensitive in
Chitwan (rep 09/04/2023)
Ringing
in the new : The 23 April polls will be a referendum on
which among the RSP, NC, UML or JSP has more support,
by Shristi Karki (nt 07/04/2023)
A
keen fight : It is surprising why the Maoist Centre did
not field any candidates in the three constituencies
(ht 05/04/2023)
By-election
battle heats up, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae
05/03/2023)
Electoral
Office upholds Rabi Lamichhane’s candidacy, revokes
three complaints (kh 05/04/2023)
Country
caught up in by-polls fervour : Two party chiefs Upendra
Yadav and Rabi Lamichhane are contesting. Economist
Swarnim Wagle is also in the fray, by Tika R Pradhan
(kp 04/04/2023)
By-election:
NC to support Upendra Yadav in Bara-2 (kh
02/04/2023), Loktantrik
Samajbadi Party to support Janata Samajbadi Party’s
candidate in Bara-2 by-election : Loktantrik Samajbadi
Party’s Rajendra Mahato, an aspirant for the Bara-2
seat, says he won’t contest the by-election from the
constituency following party chairman’s decision (kp
02/04/2023)
Swatantra
Party announces bypoll candidates : Rabi Lamichhane will
contest from Chitwan-2, Swarnim Wagle from Tanahun-1 and
Ramesh Kharel from Bara-2 (kp 02/04/2023) [Exclusively
male Bahuns in this "alternative" party too! Besides, if
I don't get nominated as a candidate in one party, then
I'll just switch to a more willing party.]
UML
to field Sarvendra Khanal in Tanahu-1 and Ram Neupane in
Chitwan-2 (kh 01/04/2023) [Thank
God, both male Bahuns. That the political parties are
not ashamed of their personnel policy! All this talk of
social inclusion is a frace!]
26
parties registered in Tanahun and Bara for by-election
(rep 31/03/2023)
Winning
Bara-2 may not be easy for Yadav : Bent on barring Yadav
from Parliament, Janamat set to field Maoist defector
Shiv Chandra Kushwaha, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp (kp
30/03/2023), LSP
leader Mahato to contest by-election from Bara-2
(rep 30/03/2023), Bara-2
by-election further polarises Madhesh politics : The
‘working alliance’ formed during Vice President election
is disintegrating, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp
31/03/2023)
Nepal
concludes scheduled elections (kh 25/03/2023)
EC
to hold by-elections in Tanahun and Bara on April 23
(rep 20/03/2023), EC
asks parties to register for Tanahu-1, Bara-2
by-election by March 26 (kh 22/03/2023)
Chitwan-2
registers 631 new voters for upcoming by-election
(kh 16/03/2023)
Chitwan-2
by-election: EC grants election symbols to 18 parties
(kh 09/03/2023)
Polling
centers set up for presidential election (kh
08/03/2023)
Parties
preparing for April 23 by-election in Chitwan-2 : The
lower house seat became vacant after Rabi Lamichhane,
who was elected from the constituency in November, lost
lawmaker status after citizenship document controversy,
by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 06/03/2023)
Code
of conduct for presidential and vice-presidential
elections to come into effect from tomorrow (rep
28/02/2023), EC
issues election code of conduct for presidential,
vice-presidential election (kh 28/02/2023)
MP
Chaudhary demands his name be included in presidential
election voter list (rep 23/02/2023), MP
Chaudhary's name included in voters’ list (rep
24/02/2023)
EC
publicizes names of 881 voters for Presidential election
(kh 22/02/2023)
EC
calls for registering parties for by-election (kh
19/02/2023)
Prez
Bhandari waives fines slapped by EC to local level
candidates failing to submit election expenses on time
(rep 18/02/2023), Writ
filed at SC against decision of President’s Office to
waive fines for local level candidates (kh
22/02/2023), Cabinet
decision to waive fines of local poll candidates draws
flak : Government had decided to exempt fines imposed by
poll commission on candidates who failed to furnish
campaign spending details on time. The decision has been
challenged in court, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
23/02/2023) [Laws are there to
be broken for the cultivation of corruption by
government, parties and politicians!]
There
should be a law allowing people to vote from their place
of residence: CEC Thapaliya (rep 16/02/2023)
By-election
in Chitwan-2 to be held on April 23 (kh 12/02/2023),
EC
schedules date of registration of candidacy for
by-election in Chitwan-2 (rep 15/02/2023)
NC
leader Umesh Shrestha asking EC to declare him winner
from Chitwan-2 (kh 05/02/2023) [Only
a new election in this constituency would be a clean
solution!]
Political
Match-Fixing, by Narayan Manandhar (rep 04/02/2023)
EC
sending back Rs three billion out of election budget
(kh 03/02/2023), EC
is yet to pay Rs 2 billion to various private sector
service providers for election expenses (rep
10/02/2023) [???]
Landmark
bill to boost women candidacy in polls : Election
Commission is drafting a bill to increase women’s
candidacy in all three tiers of government by a third,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 02/0/2023), Hope
amid despair : The proposed bill to field more directly
elected women candidates is a silver lining (kp
03/02/2023)
Homework
underway to make 33 percent women candidates mandatory
in FPTP elections to HoR and PAs: CEC Thapaliya (rep
01/02/2023), Landmark
bill to boost women candidacy in polls : Election
Commission is drafting a bill to increase women’s
candidacy in all three tiers of government by a third,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 02/0/2023)
EC
publishes schedule for President, Vice-President
election (kh 30/01/2023)
Election
Commission should immediately declare the date for the
election of president : ‘It is beyond my imagination
that the Commission will not declare the dates on time
and fulfill its constitutional responsibility as there
is absolutely no hindrance to do so’, interview with
Ila Sharma, former
Election Commissioner (nlt
28/01/2023)
Presidential
election: When constitutional and legal terms clash :
President and Vice President Election Act 2017 requires
vote at least a month before the incumbent’s term ends,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 22/01/2023)
Nepal:
What the Election of 2022 Denotes, by Binoj Basnyat
(kh 17/01/2023)
Uphold
Spirit Of PR Election System, by Sangita Subedi (rep
16/01/2023)
Not
your time : The public wants the defeated candidates to
stay out of Parliament for the next five years (kp
09/01/2023)
EC
calls for party registration for National Assembly
by-election (rep 08/01/2023)
Power
sharing, inclusive politics in Nepal: Honour the
constitutional principle, by Yagya Bahadur Karki (ht
06/01/2023) [When will the
arrogant high-caste macho males at the top of the state
and political parties finally be punished for their
constant disregard of the constitution and laws? A
permanent ban from political office should be the
minimum punishment! This is not a trivial offence, but
malicious intent!]
CPN-UML
claims popularity in election race : Popularity of
Nepali Congress has declined by more than seven percent
and the popular votes of Maoist Centre have decreased by
2.5 percent, says UML’s election report (nlt
02/03/2023) [As is so often the
case, this is not true. Only the PR votes say something
about the popularity of a party. Here the result is: NC
-6.97%, UML -6.31%, MC -2.53%. So they are all losers!]
EC
suggests holding National Assembly by-election on
February 8 (rn 02/01/2023)
EC
preparing for election of President, Vice-President
(rn 27/12/2022)
Women
representation still remains bare minimum, by Arpana
Adhikari (rn 25/12/2022)
Electioneering
in South Asia : Economic difficulties are going
to play a role in the electoral political
narratives in the region, by Smruti P
Pattanaik (kp 22/12/2022)
Electoral
Mandate And Message, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn
21/12/2022)
Presidential,
Vice-presidential election to be held by
March 14: CEC Thapaliya (kh
19/12/2022)
5
parties have numbers to pick their President : Multiple
aspirants from various parties eye the top post, by
Nishan Khatiwada (kp 19/12/2022)
EC
will institutionalize electoral system achievements: CEC
Thapaliya (kh 19/12/2022) [Urgent
reforms would be more important than institutionalising
shortcomings!]
Bell
ringing for status-quo : The November elections were
more a loss for established parties than a win for
newbies, by Paban Raj Pandey (kp 18/12/2022)
40
political parties lost their bail (kh 16/12/2022)
Old
Games, New Faces : A mood-based analysis of
recent elections from abroad, by Uttam
Paudel (rep 16/12/2022
Disabled
people’s representation minimal in new Parliament
(kh 15/12/2022)
Dalit
community sees representation of 28 PR members in
province assemblies (kh 15/12/2022) [This
means 5 percent of the MPs from about 14 per cent of the
population! Just imagine, in the seven provinces there
would be a total of only 12 male MPs from the Bahun
community who make up six per cent of the population!]
15
Dalit leaders elected to HoR under proportional category
(kh 15/12/2022)
HoR,
Bagmati Province Assembly to have 52 members from
Kathmandu district (kh 15/12/2022)
FPTP
Election: A Road Less Traveled by Women : Providing
equal opportunity to women in elections is crucial to
believe in women’s capacity and change stereotypes in
politics, by Neelam Dhanuse (rep 15/12/2022) [Nepal's
macho politicians will do everything they can to prevent
this!]
EC
announces HoR poll results, by Pratik Ghimire (ae
15/12/2022)
EC
thanks governments for accomplishing elections (rn
14/12/2022) [And the government
thanks the EC for not criticizing the lack of inclusion
of women, Dalits, Janajatis and Muslims and the rigging
of elections by the electoral alliance!]
November
polls fail to ensure fair representation of Dalits : The
representation of Dalit community in the newly elected
legislature—5.81 percent— is the lowest since the 2008
Constituent Assembly, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp
13/12/2022)
Doctored
images and out-of-context videos spread misinformation
during Nepal elections (kh 13/12/2022)
Wives,
cronies and company : Old parties’ leaders have given
more ammunition to those who argue that PR is
irredeemably corrupt (kp 12/12/2022), Gross
Misuse of PR System (rep 12/12/2022)
Assessing
the election results : Experiments with coalition
governments have been marred by corruption scandals,
by Nishchal N Pandey (kp 12/12/2022)
More
invalid votes under PR (kh 12/12/2022)
Parties
can make corrections to PR list by 4 pm today: EC
(kh 12/12/2022)
Election
Commission lifts election code of conduct (kh
11/12/2022)
Parties
pick PR candidates amid cries of unfairness : The
proportional representation system, which was meant to
ensure representation of marginalised groups, has been
hijacked, say political analysts, by Tika R Pradhan
and Nishan Khatiwada (kp 11/12/2022), Parties
submit names of PR candidates (ht 11/12/2022)
EC
to announce final names of PR candidates on Monday
(kh 11/12/2022)
RSP
submits HoR members under PR category to EC (kh
11/12/2022)
Petition
demands removal of polygamous PR candidates : Lawyer
registers a writ petition at the Supreme Court after
appealing the Election Commission that candidates
practising polygamy be denied election (kp
10/12/2022)
NC
picks 32 PR lawmakers (rep 10/12/2022), NC
finalizes names of 32 PR candidates for HoR (with
list) (kh 10/12/2022) [Nepotism
without any scruples!], NC submits
name list of selected HoR members under PR (kh
11/12/2022)
Unified
Socialist submits PR candidate list to EC (kh
10/12/2022)
CPN-UML
Secretariat finalizes PR candidates (with list) (kh
10/12/2022)
Maoist
Center submits PR candidates’ list to EC (With list)
(kh 10/12/2022)
RPP
finalizes seven PR lawmakers (rep 10/12/2022)
Nepal’s
Elections Observation Has Transformed A Lot In The Last
Three Decades, interview with Krishna Man Pradhan
(sp 09/12/2022)
“Nepali
People Have Lost
Interest In The Existing
Major Parties”,
interview with SD Muni (sp
09/12/2022)
Election
Musings : That the
people should elect a
Head of State with
executive powers has
been voiced by many
young Nepalis contesting
the elections, by
Hemang Dixit (sp
09/12/2022)
Seats
of power : Nepal’s
political parties
negotiate power-sharing
deals to form a
government, by
Shristi Karki (nt
09/12/2022)
They
are back again in the House! : Oh, no, not again, by
Bishwo Gauchan (ht 09/12/2022)
Power
of red flag is fading in Nepal, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (ae 18/12/2022)
UML
to send 19 female members under PR system, NC 29 (kh
08/12/2022) [Adequate social
inclusion in parliament will never be achieved unless
the parties dominated by high-caste males are required
to apply the rules of social inclusion in the selection
of candidates for the FPTP system. Khas Arya, for
example, are already over-represented through the FPTP
system. It is not understandable that more members of
this social group have to be nominated through the PR
system! The striving for adequate inclusion of all
social groups, as declared after Jana Andolan II, is
implausible. The ruling high-caste male elite is only
interested in securing its privileges and posts!]
Here
is how proportional members are elected to provincial
assemblies (rep 08/12/2022), Election
of 110 PR candidates: Who are on the lists of national
parties?, by Sajira Shrestha (rep 09/12/2022)
With
89 seats, NC becomes largest party in HoR; UML second
(kh 07/12/2022), Ruling
alliance two seats shy of majority : At the end of
proportional representation vote counting, the
five-party alliance has 136 seats against the 138
required to prove a majority in the 275-strong House,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 07/12/2022), Full
results out: Mathematics of parliament is now clear :
Nepali Congress bags 89 seats, CPN-UML 78, CPN (Maoist
Center) 32 and the Rastriya Swatantra Party 20, among
others (nlt 08/12/2022)
RSP’s
Poudel reaches SC demanding re-election in Rupandehi-2
(kh 06/12/2022)
Rightist
tilt in Nepal : History shows that politics devoid of
philosophical underpinnings last only a season, by
Achyut Wagle (kp 06/12/2022)
Maoist-Center
hell bent on perpetuating power, election results be
damned : Here is a brief commentary on the fall and fall
of CPN (Maoist-Center), a political party that used to
claim itself as the most revolutionary force in Nepal
until a decade ago, by Kishor Dahal (nlt 06/12/2022)
Vote
counting of PR category to complete today (kh
06/12/2022), PR
category: UML leading followed by NC (kh 06/12/2022)
138
lose election deposits in Saptari (kh 06/12/2022)
Nepali
Congress, CPN-UML emerge as largest parties in
provincial assemblies (rep 05/12/2022) [The
overall result of all provinces is incidental. In a
federal state, each province must be considered on its
own and be independent of the politicians at the central
level!], PA
poll: NC wins 111 out of 330 seats, UML 91 (rn
05/12/2022)
UML
gets highest number of votes under PR category (kh
05/12/2022)
FPTP:
NC wins 57 seats; UML 44 (kh 05/12/2022), Results
of 165 HoR seats declared, NC wins highest 57 (rep
05/12/2022), List
of newly-elected HoR members (kh 05/12/2022), Results
for 165 seats in HoR declared, NC wins highest 57
(rn 05/12/2022), New
government expected in 2 weeks : Election
Commission plans to submit the election report
to President Bidya Devi Bhandari early next week,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 05/12/2022)
Maoist
Center’s Karki elected from Dolakha (kh 05/12/2022)
Maoist
and Madhesh-based parties see steep decline in electoral
politics : The parties that emerged as major political
forces from the 2006 people’s movement are now losing
their appeal, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
04/12/2022)
We
will be decisive for a majority in parliament: CK Raut
(kh 04/12/2022)
10
parties get less than 5,000 votes under PR system
(kh 04/12/2022)
UML
ahead in PR vote count; NC following (kh
04/12/2022
NC’s
Badri Pandey elected from Bajura (kh
04/12/2022)
NC’s
Shahi elected to PA from Bajura (2) (kh
04/12/2022), UML’s
KC clinches PA member from Dolakha (2) (kh
04/12/2022)
Changing
Electoral Landscape, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
03/12/2022)
What’s
the mandate of Nov 20 polls? The message from
voters is that the traditional parties should
reform or they will perish, by Purushottam
Poudel (kp 03/12/2022)
Patronizing
Sovereign Dignity of Nepal, by GP Acharya
(rep 03/12/2022)
New
parliament to have seven national parties,
including two new ones : Emergence of Rabi
Lamichhane-led Rastriya Swatantra Party and CK
Raut-led Janamat Party as two new national
parties (rep 03/12/2022)
Dhanraj
Gurung’s victory ensured as 5,000 votes remain
to be counted (kh 03/12/2022), NC’s
Dhanraj Gurung elected to HoR from Syangja-2
(kh 03/12/2022)
20
candidates secure 30 thousand plus votes yet
lost HoR seats (kh 03/12/2022)
Six
leaders defeated central ministers in
parliamentary polls, by Bal Krishna Sah (ht
03/12/2022)
Over
20 businessmen make it to parliament this
election (rep 03/12/2022)
Unpacking
CK Raut’s win over Upendra Yadav : Raut’s
personal touch with voters and Yadav’s
overreliance on caste votes are key factors. JSP
blames foreign hand, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp
03/12/2022)
The
past is foretold in Nepal poll results : Although the
arithmetic shows big parties dominate, Nepalis have sent
them a clear message of dissatisfaction, by Shristi
Karki (nt 02/12/2022)
Systematically
Disenfranchised!, by Nishant Pokharel (rep
02/12/2022)
Mixed
Outcomes Of Elections, by Shyam P Mainali (rn
02/12/2022)
Exclusionary
parliament : Major parties are running out of excuses to
deny election tickets to marginalised (kp
02/12/2022)
14
leaders of ‘above 70 category’ get elected in HoR
(kh 02/12/2022) [They have done everything to ensure this!]
Vote
counting stopped in Bajura (kh 02/11/2022)
A
dozen parties ensure representation in parliament
(kh 02/11/2022)
Bibeksheel
Sajha Party: 200 thousand votes in 2074 BS, 789 in 2079
BS (kh 02/12/2022)
The
shifting political tide in Madhes, by Manika Jha (ae
01/12/2022)
Dalit
and women leaders in Karnali feel cheated : Big parties
did not field any Dalit candidate for Parliament from
Karnali Province, by Krishna Prasad Gautam (kp
01/12/2022)
HoR
welcoming 31 indigenous members (rn 01/12/2022)
Low
Voter Turnout Hints Public Resentment, by Rajendra
Chataut (rn 01/12/2022)
Fix
Delivery Means To Fulfill Promises, by Mukti Rijal
(rn 01/12/2022)
CPN-MC,
a pale shadow of its 2008 avatar : The party has not
only lost its numerical strength in the HoR, but also
its vote-share, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
01/12/2022)
UML
becomes the largest party in Province 1 (kh
01/12/2022)
Congress
reaches out to Janamat Party chief Raut to discuss new
government : Raut held hour-long talks with Bimalendra
Nidhi in Kathmandu (kp 01/12/2022), Janamat
Party agrees to join ruling coalition with NC (kh
01/12/2022), Janmat
Party sets three conditions to join NC-led
coalition (kh 01/12/2022))
[??]
Nov
20 polls: Where Do We Go From Here?, by Sindhuj
Thapa and Anmol Purbey (rep 01/12/2022)
Amid
din of government formation, will the CPN-UML remain
silent? Party members say multiple options are open
including tying up with the Maoists or the Congress for
a ruling coalition, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp
01/12/2022), Act
two, scene one : The same old men will begin fighting
for the chair if the youth leaders don't intervene
(kp01/12/2022), Deuba’s
moment to shine : The debate on who should lead the next
government has become a matter of public interest,
by Siddhartha Thapa (kp 01/12/2022) [He was PM
five times and did not shine. So now presumably a sixth
time, although the voters have denied the ruling
coalition a majority?]
PR
vote count: UML gets 2.7 million votes, NC following
(kh 01/12/2022), Vote
count: NC continues to lead; UML following (kh
01/12/2022)
Gyanendra
Bahadur Karki wins from Sundari-4 : Karki defeated
Jagdish Prasad Kusiyat, a candidate of CPN-UML, by a
margin of 112 votes (nlt 01/12/2022)
Voting
underway in 10 polling centers of Dolakha (kh
01/12/2022)
Indecisive
election results: Now the battle for new government :
Nepal's federal parliament constitutes 275 members of
parliament. As many as 138 lawmakers are necessary to
establish a majority and claim the premiership. So who
will lead Nepal’s next government?, by Dhan Bahadur
Khadka (nlt 30/11/2022) [In
democratic states, now would be the moment for
politicians to admit defeat, retire from office and
ambitions for power, and make way for a younger
generation! But Nepal's failed politicians have already
started thinking about how to form a new government
without a parliamentary majority.]
New
House of Representatives to be less inclusive : As
proportional representation votes are scattered among
parties, women, Dalits, Janajatis will be
underrepresented, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 30/11/2022)
[This is the outspoken goal of the
political parties totally dominated by male Khas Arya!
The fact that another 30 per cent Khas Aryas are
nominated via the PR system contradicts all statements
on inclusion!]
Two
new forces enter federal parliament as national parties
: Rabi Lamichhane’s Rastriya Swatantra Party and CK
Raut’s Janamat Party make the cut after the election
results pour in, by Binod Ghimire (kp 30/11/2022)
All
bills in HoR inactive, bills in National Assembly remain
unchanged (rep 30/11/2022)
Election
deposits of nine candidates, including one from UML,
confiscated in Kailali-1, by Yogesh Rawal (rep
30/11/2022), 168
poll candidates' deposits forfeited in Rautahat (ht
30/11/2022)
Youth
As Leaders, by Dixya Poudel (rn 30/11/2022
Parties
fail to garner majority in Provincial Assemblies (kh
30/11/2022), Karnali:
The candidates who couldn’t get even 100 votes, by
Govinda KC (rep 30/11/2022)
Worth
the investment? Failure to maintain financial
transparency in political parties allows for the
criminalisation of politics, by Shristi Rai (kp
30/11/2022)
EC
decides to kick off vote count in Bajura and
Syangja-2 (kh 30/11/2022)
Polls
in Madhesh: JSP and LSP lose ground (kh 30/11/2022)
NC’s
Narayan Khadka elected from Udayapur-1 (kh
30/11/2022), FPTP
members elected to HoR so far (kh 30/11/2022)
Message
from Nepali voters : This time, there were thousands who
joined the fray with little resources or connections,
by Sujeev Shakya (kp 29/11/2022)
Crystal
gazing Nepal’s next five years : The independents
contested the election to clean up the country’s
politics and fight corruption, by Naresh Koirala (kp
29/11/2022)
Ruling
Coalition In Driving Seat, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
29/11/2022)
Parties
flouted laws, used children in elections, by Ruby
Rauniyar (rep 29/11/2022)
Sarlahi
sends no woman member into HoR, elects one under PA
(kh 29/11/2022)
Over
9.6 million votes counted under PR category: EC (kh
29/11/2022), UML
continues leading PR vote count with 2,607,472 votes
(kh 29/11/2022)
Parties
agree to resume vote counting in Communication Minister
Karki's constituency (rep 29/11/2022), Counting
of votes resumes in Udayapur-1, UML boycotts, by
Maheshwor Chamling Rai (rep 29/11/2022)
UML
stands first, NC second in Madhesh in Nov 20 elections
(kh 29/11/2022)
UML’s
Mahaseth elected from Dhanusha-4 (kh 29/11/2022)
UML’s
Mahato clinches PA seat from Dhanusha 4(2) (kh
29/11/2022), UML’s
Hari Narayan defeats Madhesh Province minister in
Dhanusha-4 (B), by Surendra Yadav (rep 29/11/2022)
FPTP
members elected to HoR so far (kh 29/11/2022)
Youth
voice: What youths expect from faces of hope in
parliament, by Sharana Sherpa and Anjali Shukla (nlt
28/11/2022),
Old
parties failed to understand the new generation : The
political template of Congress and Communists are
decades old. Closed camps and cadre training don't work
so well in the age of social media, interview with
Krishna Khanal (kp 28/11/2022), Over
60 former MPs face defeat in parliamentary election
(rep 28/11/2022)
Economic
promises and challenges : None of the manifestos
explains how to mobilise resources and enhance
administration, by Chandan Sapkota (kp 28/11/2022)
Is
communist alliance in the making? Poor performance of
CPN (Maoist Center) in federal parliament polls and
desperation of KP Oli and CPN-UML leaders to return to
power indicate the possibility. But observers are not so
sure (nlt 28/11/2022)
Nepal
: Fractured Mandate, by Ajit Kumar Singh (SAIR
28/11/2022)
Parties
Move To Form New Government, by Ballav Dahal (rn
28/11/2022)
Women
representation nil under FPTP in Karnali province :
Single candidate to represent Dalits (kh 28/11/2022)
On
their own merit : If talent is discouraged in political
parties, those committed to public service will seek
alternatives (kp 28/11/2022)
Exploitation
fears as more contractors become lawmakers :
Stakeholders say contractor-turned lawmakers could
misuse their influence to skew laws and policies in
their favour, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
28/11/2022)
[Teachers and other people in
the public service are not allowed to run, but people
who have a great economic advantage from their election
are!]
Candidates
begin submitting election spending (kh 28/11/2022),
EC
directs candidates and parties to submit election
expenses within15 days (kh 28/11/2022), EC
instructs candidates to submit their election expenses
within 35 days (rep 28/11/2022)
Dang
sees 5.92 percent votes invalid (kh 28/11/2022)
PR
votes: UML leading followed by Nepali Congress (kh
28/11/2022), 15
percent votes under PR yet to be counted (kh
28/11/2022)
FPTP
members elected to HoR so far (kh 28/11/2022)
Re-election
to be held in Dolakha on Dec 1 (kh 28/11/2022), Repolling
in 10 Dolakha booths on December 1 (ht 28/11/2022)
JSP’s
Ashok Rai elected from Sunsari-1 (kh 28/11/2022)
Contours
of post-election politics : Democracy seems to have
become stronger with the popular quest for alternatives,
by Lok Raj Baral (kp 27/11/2022), The
ambition of politicians and the will of voters : Attempt
of a first election analysis, by Karl-Heinz Krämer
(Nepal Observer 27/11/2022) [see also Khabarhub
29/11/2022]
Ruling
alliance fails to stop UML : Dissimilar ideologies of
the parties in the coalition seems to have not favoured
them, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 27/11/2022), Maoists
had difficulties winning elections even in their
bastions, by Dinesh Subedi (rep 27/11/2022),
Deuba,
Dahal commit to saving the alliance : KP Sharma Oli has
also been reaching out to other parties to build a
coalition he can lead, by Anil Giri (kp 27/11/2022)
[The message from the voters is
clear: Not these old failed politicians again! Without
the manipulations of the top politicians, this message
would have been much clearer!]
60
former MPs defeated in election (kh 27/11/2022)
Voters
reject candidates favoured by top leaders : The trend
reflects people’s growing frustration with the top brass
and how the political parties are run, analysts say,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 27/11/2022)
Voters’
Expectations, by Parmeshwar Devkota (rn 27/11/2022),
Writing
Is On The Wall For Parties, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
27/11/2022)
EC
will decide on vote count resumption in Bajura, Syangja
and Dolakha soon: Spokesperson Paudel (kh
27/11/2022), EC
decides to hold re-election in 10 polling stations in
Dolakha (kh 27/11/2022)
What
caused lower voters turnout in this election?, by
Ranju Kafle (rn 27/11/2022)
80
percent votes under PR counted so far: EC (kh
27/141/2022)
Election
results of all districts but for three will come by
November 29: EC (kh 27/11/2022)
General
Election2022: Results of 157 seats under FPTP out
(kh 27/11/2022)
Results
of 156 constituencies out, Congress lead winning 51
seats : Nepali Congress has won 51 seats, followed by
CPN-UML with 41 seats. Likewise, CPN (Maoist) and CPN
(Unified Socialist) and Rastriya Swatantra Party have
won 17 seats, 10 seats, and seven seats, respectively
(nlt 27/11/2022), As
counting nears end, picture of new House emerges :
Congress leads in first-past-the-post tally, UML hopes
to catch up with proportional representation votes,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 27/11/2022)
UML’s
Subash Nemwang elected from Ilam-2 (kh 27/11/2022),
UML’s
Mahato elected from Mahottari-1 (kh 27/11/2022), NC’s
Dig Limbu wins HoR seat from Morang-1 (kh
27/11/2022), UML’s
Basnet elected from Ilam-1 defeating Jhalanath Khanal
(kh 27/11/2022)
RPP
wins 7 seats in Bagmati State Assembly (kh
27/11/2022), 14
CMs in five years: 7 won elections, two lost (rep
27/11/2022), Ruling
coalition clinches victory in majority seats in Karnali
PA (kh 27/11/2022)
Members
elected to HoR so far (kh 27/11/2022)
PR
votes: UML leading followed by Nepali Congress (kh
27/11/2022)
Counting
of votes uncertain in Bajura (kh 27/11/2022)
Vote
count in Sunsari-4 postponed since Saturday evening
(kh 27/11/2022)
Remarkable
Electoral Shifts, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn 26/11/2022)
Caste-based
voting on the wane in Madhesh, poll results suggest : As
society becomes more diverse, the province has started
to look more at candidates’ vision than their ethnicity,
by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 26/11/2022)
Established
Madhes parties lose vote share to new outfits, by
Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 26/11/2022)
Rabi
Lamichhane discloses his election expenditure (kh
26/11/2022)
All
candidates of ruling alliance win election in Karnali
Province (kh 26/11/2022)
Khanal
demands for reelection in Ilam (rep 26/11/2022)
Vote
count halts in Sunsari-4 (kh 26/11/2022), ‘Communication
minister demanded recounting of votes after he was
certain to lose’ (rep 27/11/2022)
UML
is losing ground in Gandaki Province. Congress making
gains : In 2017, UML alone won 13 lower house seats from
Gandaki, but this time its tally has reduced to just
five, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 26/11/2022), Beating
all odds, CPN–UML becomes leading force in Madhesh
Province : But split cost the party dearly in
Sudurpaschim and Karnali provinces, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 26/11/2022), NC’s
Acharya elected HoR member from Kapilvastu-2 (kh
26/11/2022), RPP
candidate Bohara defeats incumbent Home Minister Khand
in Rupandehi-3 (rep 26/11/2022), Maoist
Center’s Amanlal Modi wins from Morang-4 (kh
26/11/2022), NC’s
Tejulal Chaudhary elected from Saptari-4 (kh
26/11/2022), RPP’s
Bikram Pandey turns victorious in Chitwan-3 (kh
26/11/2022), NC’s
Shahi clinches victory in Mugu (kh 26/11/2022), NC’s
Mahendra Ray Yadav wins in Mahottari-4 (kp
26/11/2022), NC
and UML garner over 2 million votes under PR category
(kh 26/11/2022), Mahindra
Raya Yadav elected from Sarlahi-2 (kh 26/11/2022)
PR
vote count: UML leading followed by NC and RSP (kh
26/11/2022), PR
votes: UML still ahead followed by NC and Maoist Center
(kh 26/11/2022), PR
Votes: Maoist Center takes a lead against Rastriya
Swatantra Party, UML continues the lead as NC trails
behind it (rep 26/11/2022), NC
and UML garner over 2 million votes under PR category
(kh 26/11/2022), 7.6
million votes counted under PR category: EC (kh
26/11/2022), 7.6
million votes counted under proportional category
(rep 26/11/2022)
Re-poll
in Bajura's Budhinanda today (rn 26/11/2022)
Panel
formed to probe deaths following vote-related dispute
(ht 26/11/2022)
Update:
Members elected to HoR (kh 26/11/2022), JSP’s
Raj Kishor elected from Siraha-2 (kh 26/11/2022),
UML’s
Malla clinches PA seat in Mugu (1) (kh 26/11/2022),
NC
wins PA seat in Nuwakot 2(2) (kh 26/11/2022)
Vox
Populi : The people have spoken: they do not
want business as usual in politics (nt
25/11/2022), The
Nepali people have spoken :
Voters have made their
dissatisfaction with the
country’s serial politicians
clear: shape up or ship out,
by Sonia Awale (nt 25/11/2022)
The
underdogs have won. Now what? The next five years will
be crucial, not just for the newer parties, but also for
the older lot, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 25/11/2022)
Expat
push key to Swatantra Party’s electoral success
: Migrant workers and students studying abroad
had urged their family members back in Nepal to
cast their votes in favour of RSP this election,
by Purushottam Poudel (kp 25/11/2022), RSP,
new kid on the block, chimes with voters : Wins five
parliamentary seats in valley, placed 3rd in PR vote
count, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 25/11/2022)
Women
participation in HoR: Seven get directly elected, two
still leading (kh 25/11/2022) [Besides
158 males: this is what the patriarchal party leaders
call appropriate and "inclusive"!], Women
candidates in HoR and PA elections of 2079 BS, by
Smriti Dhungana (rep 25/11/2022)
Polls
largely fair : The govt and the EC have failed to ensure
the voting right of the Nepali migrant workers (ht
25/11/2022) [Elections that are dominated and manipulated by
the Tagadhari, especially Bahun patriarchy and
discriminate against women, Janajatis, Madheshis, Dalits
and Muslims can hardly be called fair!]
Lingden
lifts Rastriya Prajatantra Party’s status in the House :
On Thursday evening, the party’s share of proportional
representation votes was 7 percent, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 25/11/2022) [The improvement
of the RPP must also be attributed primarily to the bad
policies and largely failed manipulations of the
erstwhile major parties. The probably 6 or 7 per cent
share in the PR vote shows that people do not really
want a return to Hindu state and monarchy!]
Problem
persists in three districts as Election Commission fails
to resolve issues : The body is studying the disputes
and has announced re-polls at a centre in Bajura (kp
25/11/2022)
14,849
votes invalid in HoR, PA poll in Kailali-3 (rn
25/11/2022)
UML’s
Mainali elected HoR member from Bara-1 (kh
25/11/2022), NC’s
Yadav elected HoR member from Dhanusha-2 (kh
25/11/2022), UML’s
Mahato elected to HoR from Dhanusha-3 (kh
25/11/2022), NC’s
Dr. Shekhar Koirala elected from Morang-6 (kh
25/11/2022), NC
candidate wins HoR seat from Nawalparasi
(Bardaghat-Susta East)-2 (kh 25/11/2022), RPP’s
Dhruba Pradhan elected from Nawalparasi-2 (kh
25/11/2022), Panchthar:
UML’s candidate Nembang wins HoR seat (kh
25/11/2022), UML’s
Uprety wins HoR seat from Sarlahi-3 (kh 25/11/2022),
UML’s
Gokul Baskota ensures victory in Kavre-2 (kh
25/11/2022), NC’s
Dilli Raj Pant elected from Kailali-5 (kh
25/11/2022), UML’s
Pradip Gyawali concedes defeat : "I take responsibility
for adverse results" (kh 25/11/2022), UML’s
Gurung clinches HoR seat from Kaski-1 (kh
25/11/2022), Birendra
Mahato of JSP wins from Siraha-4 (rep 25/11/2022), UML’s
Gaire elected HoR member from Palpa-2 (kh
25/11/2022), NUP’s
Chaudhary wins from Kailali 2 (kh 25/11/2022), NC’s
Sunil Sharma gets elected from Morang-3 (kh
25/11/2022), UML’s
Acharya wins HoR seat from Palpa-1 (kh 25/11/2022),
Mahantha
Thakur clinches HoR seat from Mahottari-3 (kh), NC’s
Thapa wins from Syangja-1 (kh 25/11/2022), UML
leader Bishnu Poudel elected from Rupandehi-2 (kh
25/11/2022)
Pathak
elected PA member from Nawalparasi (Bardaghat-Susta
West)-1 (1) (kh 25/11/2022), UML’s
Maharjan elected PA member from Lalitpur 3(2) (kh
25/11/2022), UML’s
Basnet wins in Sunsari-1 (A), by Rohit Rai (rep
25/11/2022), NC’s
Karki wins in Morang-6 (B) (rep 25/11/2022), Minister
Shahi elected in Dolpa (B) (rep 25/11/2022), Maoist
Center’s Shrestha wins PA member from Ramechhap (kh
25/11/2022)
The
stark message of elections, by Shiva P Tiwari (ae
24/11/2022), What
are the new prime minister’s biggest challenges?, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 24/11/2022), Lessons
from election (ae 24/11/2022)
The
scrutiny of incoming Swatantra Party lawmakers has
already begun : While some find party’s lack of clear
ideology troubling, others reckon its ranks of field
experts will serve well, by Purushottam Poudel (kp
24/11/2022)
In
Madhesh, political ground is shifting : Fourteen years
after the Madhesh movement, voters have punished its
major faces in the recent polls, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 24/11/2022), CK
Raut’s Janamat Party emerges as a strong regional force
: His victory surprised many as his party’s performance
during the May local elections had been dismal,
Abdhesh Kumar Jha & Santosh Singh (kp 24/11/2022)
Times
they’re changing : The rise of the Rastriya Swatantra
Party reflects the passion for change among Nepali
voters (kp 24/11/2022)
Sobita
Gautam and Dr Toshima Karki: New faces kindling hope in
Kathmandu and outside : They did not resort to
blame-game, their election campaign was sober and
comparatively frugal. Rise of Sobita Gautam and Dr
Toshima Karki has now ignited a new hope among youths,
by Sharana Sherpa (nlt 24/11/2022)
Rise
of rebels, fall of ‘yes-men’ : General secretaries of
CPN-UML and CPN-Maoist lost the elections while the
general secretaries duo of Nepali Congress won the race,
by Dhan Bahadur Khadka (nlt 24/11/2022)
Polling
for Nepal's parliament 2022: Ballot box or cyber-voting?,
by Anand Aditya (ht 24/11/2022)
Defining
Contours Of Democracy, by Mukti Rijal (rn
24/11/2022)
Stability
For Sustainable Development, by Bishnu Prasad Khanal
(rn 24/11/2022)
Vote
count of 88 constituencies concludes; NC wins 33 seats,
UML 19 and Maoist Center nine seats (rep
24/11/2022), Members
elected to HoR so far (kh 24/11/2022)
Rabi
Lamichhane ensures victory from Chitwan-2 : Official
announcement yet to be made (kh 24/11/2022), Rabi
Lamichhane secures landslide victory in Chitwan-2 :
Lamichhane secured 49,261 votes, while Umesh Shrestha of
Nepali Congress bagged 15,091 votes (nlt
24/11/2022), NC’s
Rathaur wins HoR seat from Banke 3 (kh 24/11/2022),
Unified
Socialist’s Joshi elected HoR member from Bajhang
(kh 24/11/2022), UML’s
Ghimire elected HoR member from Rupandehi 5 (kh
24/11/2022), UML’s
Gurung elected HoR member from Lamjung (kh
24/11/2022), UML’s
Gurung wins from Lamjung, defeats Maoist’s heavyweight
Dev Gurung : Gurung bagged 31,789 votes, while Prithivi
Subba Gurung got 34,969 votes (nlt 24/11/2022), Deepak
Singh defeats Kamal Thapa in Makwanpur-1 (rep
24/11/2022), Kamal
Thapa concedes defeat (kh 24/11/2022), Unified
Socialist’s Ale wins HoR seat from Doti (kh
24/11/2022), RSP’s
Dr. Toshima Karki elected from Lalitpur-3 (kh
24/11/2022), UML’s
Thapa elected HoR member from Pyuthan (kh
24/11/2022), Maoist
Chairman Prachanda elected to HoR from Gorkha-2 (kh
24/11/2022), NC
leader Paudel elected HoR member from Tanahun 1 (kh
24/11/2022), Suwal
elected to HoR from Bhaktapur-1 (kh 24/11/2022), Maoist
Center’s Sharma wins HoR member from Dang-2 (kh
24/11/2022), Unified
Socialist Chair Madhav Nepal elected from Rautahat-1
(kh 24/11/2022), UML
makes clean sweep in Parbat (kh 24/11/2022), CPN-UML’s
LP Sanwa elected HoR member from Jhapa-4 (kh
24/11/2022), Dr.
Shashank clinches fourth win in a row (kh
24/11/2022), RPP’s
Deepak Singh wins in Makwanpur-1 (kh 24/11/2022), Maoist
Center’s Pasang defeats UML’s Bishal Bhattarai in
Khotang (kh 24/11/2022), Man
Bahadur Rai elected HoR member from Solukhumbu (rep
24/11/2022), NC
leader Paudel elected as HoR member from Tanahun-1
(rep 24/11/2022), Ruling
alliance candidate wins HoR seat in Sarlahi-1 (rep
24/11/2022), NC
wins election in Myagdi after 23 years (rn
24/11/2022), NC
comes winner in Sidhuli-1 (kh 24/11/2022), UML’s
Bidya Bhattarai wins HoR seat in Kaski-2 (kh
24/11/2022), Rajendra
Lingden wins from Jhapa-3 : Lingden defeated Nepali
Congress leader Krishna Prasad Sitaula by a margin of
3,276 votes (nlt 24/11/2022), RSP’s
Hari Dhakal wins in Chitwan-1 (kh 24/11/2022), UML
wins HoR, PA seats in Arghakhanchi (kh 24/11/2022),
Nagarik
Unmukti Party’s Ranjita Shrestha wins in Kailali-1
(kh 24/11/2022), NC’s
Yadav wins HoR seat in Saptari-3 (kh 24/11/2022), CPN
(Maoist Center) candidate Sapkota elected HoR member
from Sindhupalchowk-1 (rn 24/11/2022), RSP’s
Hari Dhakal wins in Chitwan-2 (rep 24/11/2022), Ramshankar
Yadav wins from Siraha-1 (rep 24/11/2022), NC
leader Khadka elected from Surkhet-1 (kh
24/11/2022), NC’s
Karki secures HoR post from Nawalparasi East-2 (kh
24/11/2022), NC
rebel candidate Amaresh Kumar Singh elected from
Sarlahi-4 (kh 24/11/2022), Rayamajhi
wins HoR seat from Arghakhanchi (kh 24/11/2022)
Maoist
Center secures PA seats from Sindhupalchok (kh
24/11/2022), CPN-UML
wins PA seats from Gulmi-2 (kh 24/11/2022), Results
of PA elections 2022 so far (kh 24/11/2022), Lakshman
Kishore Chaudhary wins PA seat from Kailali-1B (rep
24/11/2022), Anurag
Khadka wins in Dang-1 (rep 24/11/2022), UML's
Menyangwo elected province assembly member from
Taplejung A (rep 24/11/2022), Vindu
Kumar Thapa wins in Kaski-2B (rep 24/11/2022), Janmajaya
Timilsina elected provincial assembly member from Bardia
2 A (rep 24/11/2022), Sakil
Mia of Janamat Party wins Province Assembly seat from
Saptari-1(B) (rep 24/11/2022)
Shishir
Khanal wins from Kathmandu-6 (nlt 23/11/2022), Yogesh
Bhattarai elected from Taplejung (nlt 23/11/2022), Gokarna
Bista elected from Gulmi-2 for third consecutive time
(nlt 23/11/2022), CK
Raut elected from Saptari-2 with a wide margin (nlt
23/11/2022), Pradip
Poudel elected from Kathmandu-5 : Poudel defeated
CPN-UML leader Ishwar Pokharel by 5,065 votes (nlt
23/11/2022), Sobita
Gautam elected from Kathmandu-2 (nlt 23/11/2022), Sher
Bahadur Deuba elected for seventh consecutive time from
Dadeldhura (nlt 23/11/2022), RSP’s
Dr. Toshima Karki elected from Lalitpur-3 (kh
23/11/2022), Unified
Socialist candidate registers first win from Achham
(kh 23/11/2022), NC’s
Thani secures HoR seat from Surkhet-2 (kh
23/11/2022), RPP’s
Rana elected from Banke Constituency-2 (kh
23/11/2022), NC’s
Rajendra KC elected from Kathmandu Constituency-10
(kh 23/11/2022), Maoist
Center’s Ghartimar gets elected from Rukum East (kh
23/11/2022), Resham
Chaudhary’s father Lalveer Chaudhary wins in Bardiya-2
(kh 23/11/2022), Nagarik
Unmukti Party turns victorious in all seats in Kailali-3
(kh 23/11/2022), JSP’s
Pradeep Yadav wins from Parsa-1 (kh 23/11/2022), JSP’s
Pradeep Yadav wins from Parsa-1 (kh 23/11/2022), Maoist
Center’s Devendra Poudel elected from Baglung-2 (kh
23/11/2022), NC
candidate Ramhari Khatiwada wins from Okhaldhunga
(kh 23/11/2022), NC
candidate Ajay Chaurasiya wins in Parsa-2 (kh
23/11/2022), UML
Chair KP Oli wins by a huge margin in Jhapa-5 (kh
23/11/2022), Unified
Socialist’s Kisan Shrestha elected from Bara-4 (kh
23/11/2022), NC
leader Lekhak wins in Kanchanpur-3 (kh 23/11/2022),
KC
of Rastriya Janamorcha wins HoR seat from Baglung-1
(rep 23/11/2022)
NC’s
Ale gets victory in Province Assembly from Tanahun
(kh 23/11/2022), UML’s
Dhami becomes victorious in Darchula PA-1 (kh
23/11/2022), RPP
wins in both PA seats in Kathmandu-2 (kh
23/11/2022), NC
makes clean sweep in Kathmandu-1 (kh 23/11/2022), CPN-UML’s
Pachhai wins PA seat in Jumla (kh 23/11/2022)
Validation
of the existing order : Voters have validated the status
quo with their participation as well as abstention,
by CK Lal (kp 23/11/2022)
A
eulogy to unfact : During election campaigns, when truth
is reduced to pithy slogans, facts are far from simple
errors of details, by Dharma Adhikari (kp
23/11/2022)
Nepalis
Vote For A Change, by Namrata Sharma (rn 23/11/2022)
After
ballot paper mix-up, calls grow for shift to electronic
voting : Election observers blame polling officers for
the problem, by Bijnod Ghimire (kp 23/11/2022)
135
election employees awaiting rescue in Upper Dolpa
(kh 23/11/2022)
Shape
up or ship out : The major political forces must start
the long process of their renewal right now. They have
been adequately warned (kp 22/11/2022), The
mavericks are coming : The parties should get the
message that the Nepali people are getting tired of
their ways, by Achyut Wagle (kp 22/11/2022)
Newer
parties could make gains in Nepal's election, analysts
say (ht 22/11/2022)
Voters
Indifferent To Poll, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
22/11/2022)
UML’s
Shrestha wins HoR election from Kathmandu-9 (nlt
22/11/2022)
NC
candidate Patel elected PA member from Parsa-2 A (rn
22/11/2022)
NC
wins PA seat in Rasuwa-1 (kh 22/11/2022)
RPP
wins Province Assembly seat in Kathmandu- 2(1) (kh
22/11/2022)
Nagarik
Unmukti Party’s Chaudhary wins in Kailali-3 (kh
22/11/2022), What
is the Nagarik Unmukti Party about? Here is basic
information about the Nagarik Unmukti Party that is
emerging as a new force in west Terai of Nepal (nlt
22/11/2022)
Prakash
Man Singh re-elected from Kathmandu-1 : Nepali Congress
leader won for the fourth time beating Rastriya
Prajatantra Party leader Rabindra Mishra by just 125
votes (nlt 22/11/2022), Gagan
Thapa elected from Kathmandu-4
Thapa has garnered 21,302 votes, while his nearest rival
Bhattarai secured 13,855 (nlt 22/11/2022)
Congress
takes lead in preliminary vote counting : Rastriya
Swatantra Party makes an encouraging entry into national
politics (kp 22/11/2022)
When
Nepal stops : Government service delivery comes to a
halt during elections. The cost is evident all around
(kp 21/11/2022) [The way in
which elections are organised is irrational and in many
respects represents a serious restriction of basic civil
rights!], Heavy
security presence at polling centres perplexes tourists,
by Bal Krishna Sah (ht 21/11/2022)
Federal
parliament election 2022 result: Prem Bahadur Maharjan
wins from Lalitpur-2 : CPN-UML candidate Prem Bahadur
Maharjan has been elected to federal parliament from
Lalitpur Constituency-2 (nlt 21/11/2022)
Vote
counting halted in Gorkha district as dispute escalates
over election-rigging : The vote counting process has
not yet started in Gorkha where Maoist chairperson
Pushpa Kamal Dahal is one of the contenders (nlt
21/11/2022)
‘Back-to-back
elections also led to low voter turnout : ‘People say
why give the same old parties another chance when they
have failed to perform, repeatedly’, interview with
Sanjeev Humagain (kp 21/11/2022)
What
does the result of the initial vote count suggest?,
by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 21/11/2022)
NC’s
Sherchan elected to Mustang’s Provincial Assembly (B)
(kh 21/11/2022)
NC
candidate Gurung wins from Mustang in Gandaki Province
Assembly (kh 21/11/2022), NC's
Namdu Gurung wins Province Assembly seat from Mustang
(rn 21/11/2022)
Nepali
Congress wins HoR seat in Mustang (nlt 21/11/2022),
Yogesh
becomes centre of attraction in Mustang political scene
after winning election (rn 21/11/2022)
Vote
counting of FPTP, PR being conducted simultaneously
(kh 21/11/2022)
NA
defuses homemade bomb in Dhankuta (kh 21/11/2022)
Sunday’s
elections a test for old players, newcomers alike :
Except for the 1999 elections, independent candidates
have always won seats in Nepal’s parliament, by
Purushottam Poudel (kp 21/11/2022)
Nepal
votes 2022: Frustrated with mainstream parties, many
voters stay away from polling booths : Observers say a
variety of other reasons have contributed to the low
turnout of voters at federal parliament and provincial
assemblies elections (nlt 20/11/2022), Nepal
Elections: Voter turnout of 61 percent; counting to
start tonight : The voter turnout in the last elections
in 2017 was around 70 percent. It was 60 percent and 78
percent in 2008 and 2013 Constituent Assembly elections
(nlt 20/11/2022), Around
61 percent cast votes in largely peaceful polls :
Disputes and incidents of violence were reported in some
places, with one death and several injuries. Repolling
required in 15 centres across provinces, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 21/11/2022) ["Peaceful"
looks different!], Polling
marred by incidents of violence in some
districts : Police fire warning shots at some
stations to disperse crowds. One person died
from bullet wounds while 3, including a
policeman, got injured in Bajura, by Arjun
Shah (kp 21/11/2022),
Frustration
with old guard cited as main reason for relatively low
turnout : Without independent candidates and new
parties, the voter turnout would have been lower still,
observers say, by Nishan Khatiwada and Anup Ojha (kp
21/11/2022)
Unequal
votes: The undemocratic election system of Nepal :
Having population as the criterion for electoral
constituency delineation will not do any justice to the
actual constituents. The number of voters should be the
main basis for constituency delineation, by Sindhuj
Thapa (nlt 20/11/2022)
Rampant
use of minors in election campaigning reported :
Authorised monitoring teams have reported as many as 165
incidents of use of minors in poll-related activities,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 20/11/2022)
Thousands
of eligible citizens outside constituencies denied
voting rights : The election commission should have come
up with an arrangement to allow eligible voters based
anywhere within the country to vote, experts say (kp
20/11/2022)
Foreign
election observers make election supervision (rep
20/11/2022), 46
organizations, including two foreign ones, observe
Sunday’s election (kh 20/11/2022)
Elderly
voters return after security personnel tell them not to
take keys to polling station (rep 20/11/2022) [?????]
Controversy
in Dhanusha and Saptari after provincial assemblies’
ballot papers given instead of HoR ballot paper (rep
20/11/2022)
EC
directs not to postpone voting over minor disputes
(rep 20/11/2022)
What
sets this election apart : The country goes to polls
amid rising frustration, decline of ideology and advent
of some promising new forces, by Nishan Khatiwada
(kp 20/11/2022)
Winds
of change as country is geared to vote (kp
20/11/2022)
Day
of voters’ freedom : Voters know that lust for power and
position dominates the atmosphere of democratic politics,
by Abhi Subedi (kp 20/11/2022)
Rise
of Rastriya Swatantra Party due to frustration with
major parties Which parties will suffer due to rise of
Swatantra Party? How will ruling coalition and UML fare?,
by Ameet Dhakal (Setopati 20/11/2022)
A
story of working class couple for whom elections meant
literally nothing : "We have to work for a square meal a
day. If we don't work, we'll have nothing to eat. We get
sound sleep only when we have a decent meal" (nlt
20/11/2022)
Polls
Landmark For Federal Republic, by Ritu Raj Subedi
(rn 20/11/2022)
How
is Nepal voting? Know about Nepal’s federal and
provincial assembly elections (nlt 20/11/2022)
Voting
taking place enthusiastically in peaceful environment:
Observers (kh 20/11/2022) (related to Kathmandu)
Election:
Scheduled time for casting votes concludes (kh
20/11/2022), Voting
time for general election is over (rep 20/11/2022),
Voting
put off in 15 polling stations across the country:
Election Commission (rep 20/11/2022)
Police
fire in air as Biplav faction tries to disrupt election
in Chitwan (kh 20/11/2022), Election
obstruction attempt foiled in Chitwan, by Saligram
Nepal (rn 20/11/2022), Voting
affected as explosion takes place at Khairapur polling
station in Bardiya (kh 20/11/2022), Bomb
explodes in Khairapur polling station in Bardiaya
(kh 20/11/2022), Firing
in five districts, hoax bombs in 27 places, voting
postponed in 11 centers (kh 20/11/2022), Violent
activities during elections; police fire warning shots
in five districts : Police fire warning shots to quash
clashes in Siraha, Bajura, Chitwan, Dolkha and Rautahat
district (nlt 20/11/2022), Voting
underway despite bomb explosion outside Shirise polling
station in Ilam (rep 20/11/2022), NA
team disposes bomb found in Gorkha polling station,
by Narhari Sapkota (rep 20/11/2022), Voting
continues despite explosion at Sharada Secondary School
Polling Station in Kailali, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal
(rep 20/11/2022), Police
open blank fire in Doti, voting resumes, by Keshav
Chandra Mahara (rn 20/11/2022), People
injured in clash at Humla polling station (kh
20/11/2022), Firing
in Tamakoshi polling station in Dolakha, one policeman
injured (kh 20/11/2022), Ballot
box catches fire in Bajura (kh 2011/2022), Ballot
boxes set on fire in Bajura (rep 20/11/2022),
Ballot
box torched in Nawalparasi, by Basanta Dhungana
(rep), Voting
suspended in 15 centres (kh 20/11/2022), Police
opens 53 rounds of blank fire in five districts (kh
20/11/2022), Police
fire 38 rounds of aerial shots in 8 districts,
voting postponed at 63 places (rep 20/11/2022), One
dies in election clash between two sides (rep
20/11/2022), One
killed in Bajura as police opens fire (rep
20/11/2022), One
dead as police open fire during clash at polling station
in Bajura : Three injured have been medevaced to
Kathmandu for treatment, by Arjun Shah (kp
20/11/2022), Army
conducts air patrols in sensitive areas of Rolpa and
Rukum (rep 20/11/2022), Voting
suspended in Surkhet due to dispute (rep
20/11/2022), Three
arrested for allegedly disrupting voting process in
Rukum (West), Voting
affected in 44 election centres across 25 districts,
by Mahesh KC (kp 20/11/2022), Police
officer injured while firing warning shot : Security
personnel on duty were compelled to open fire to contain
the situation, said police, by Basanta Pratap Singh
(kp 20/11/2022)
Inmates
of the Central Jail cast votes (kh 20/11/2022), Central
jail inmates cast vote (kh 20/11/2022), 20
inmates in Kalikot jail cast their votes (rep
20/11/2022), 348
prisoners cast votes in Karnali (rep
20/11/2022)
Voting
underway in peaceful manner at all polling stations in
Banke (rep 20/11/2022)
General
Election 2022: Voting underway in Nepal (kh
20/11/2022), 32
percent voting across the country until 12.45pm (kh
20/11/2022), 52
percent votes cast in Lalitpur district till 3:00 pm
(kh 20/11/2022), More
than 50 percent votes cast in Mustang and Manang, by
Santosh Pokharel (rep 20/11/2022), 70.67
percent votes casts in Manang (rep 20/11/2022), 64
percent votes cast in Rasuwa by 3:30PM (rep
20/11/2022), 45
percent votes cast in Ilam as of 3:30PM (rep
20/11/2022), 60
percent of votes cast in Dang (rep 20/11/2022), 55
percent votes cast in 10 constituencies of Kathmandu
(kh 20/11/2022), Preliminary
report puts 60 percent voter turnout in today’s HoR and
PA elections (kh 20/11/2022)
A
look back at Nepal’s democratic elections, since 1959 :
Nepal has conducted seven elections to parliament,
including two to the Constituent Assembly. Today’s is
the eighth, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 20/11/2022)
Lack
of citizenship robs youths of voting rights : The state
has discriminated against the children of those who
acquired citizenship by birth, say civil society leaders,
by Bhusan Yadav and Laxmi Sah (kp 19/11/2022) [The highest responsibility lies with Ms Bhandari.
Whatever the president says, she had to sign the
amendment recently, according to the constitution. Was
it obeisance to KP Oli because he feared dissenting
votes from the youth in the Tarai for his conduct in the
2015/16 Tarai movement?]
Rise
of young, independent candidates a worrying sign for
ageing political leaders, by Santosh Sharma
Poudel (rep 19/11/2022)
Four
polling booths in Manang have less than 100 voters
(rep 19/11/2022)
Commitment
on road safety in the parties’ manifestos: Will they
be implemented? This is likely the first time in
Nepal's history that clear electoral promises have
been made regarding both public transport and road
safety, by Prakriti Aryal (nlt 19/11/2022)
Government
geared to address security threats during election :
Home Secretary Binod Prakash Singh said district
administration offices have seized 2,025 small arms to
minimise the security threat, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
19/11/2022)
The
right and responsibility to vote : Every vote matters
and those who are eligible to vote, experts advise,
should not squander the opportunity, by Purushottam
Poudel (kp 19/11/2022)
EC
cracks whip against poll code violators : Cancels seven
development projects that urban development ministry
okayed on Thursday (ht 19/11/2022)
International
poll observers arrive in Nepal : Observation mainly
involves field monitoring of election by one or more
independent parties (ht 19/11/2022)
30
media outlets violate code of conduct: PCN (kh
19/11/2022)
Security
beefed up in PM Deuba’s home district Dadeldhura (kh
19/11/2022)
Police
nab ‘anti-election’ demonstrators in Kathmandu (kh
19/11/2022)
Suspicious
object found at three places in Chitwan (rep
19/11/2022)
Suspicious
objects being planted to spread panic (kh
19/11/2022)
Myagdi
sees beatings, burning of motorbikes and vandalism
during the silent period (rep 19/11/2022)
UML
candidate Niraula under police custody on charges of
distributing money to influence votes (rep
19/11/2022)
Election
silence has largely been honoured, observers say :
Interpretations vary of the political parties and their
candidates paying for bus rides to voters’ home
districts across the country (kp 19/11/2022)
100,000
leave Valley on Friday for vote : Major boarding points
such as Koteshwar, Jadibuti, Lokanthali, Kalanki and
Balku remained packed with people catching buses to
destinations outside the Valley (kp 19/11/2022), People
leave Kathmandu Valley in droves to cast vote, most
voters want to elect youth candidates (rep
19/11/2022)
Three
prisons in Kathmandu Valley prepare for conducting
voting (rn 19/11/2022)
Nov
20: Govt mobilizes 34,838 armed police personnel (kh
19/11/2022)
NHRC
urges all parties to play a constructive role in
conducting elections in a free and fair environment
(rep 19/11/2022)
Caste
Vote : Even more than in previous elections political
parties are falling back on caste vote banks because of
the absence of party ideology, by Chandra Kishore
(nt 18/11/2022)
Depending
on independents : Urban voters are disenchanted with
traditional politics, but established parties still hold
sway in districts, by Shristi Karki (nt 18/11/2022)
Dejected
voters reject polls : Fed up with empty assurances and
wild promises, villagers decide to collectively boycott
Sunday's elections, by Anita Bhetwal (nt 18/11/2022)
Voters
cynical about electoral alliances : Party ties for the
20 November polls confuse and divide citizens across the
Inner Tarai and Madhes Province, by Namrata Sharma
(nt 18/11/2022)
“No
Not Again”: What Nepalis need to be aware of?,
by Diwakar Dhakal (rep 18/11/2022)
Upcoming
election: A test of Nepali voters, by Nir
Bahadur Karki (ht 18/11/2022)
Everything
you need to know about the controversial Constituency
Development Fund (nlt 18/18/2022) [A
fund exclusively for directly elected MPs who were
previously nominated in an extremely socially
non-inclusive way by the high-caste leadership of the
parties!]
Govt
decides to increase surveillance on Biplav-led NCP :
Nepal Army's bomb disposal team at 900 locations (kh
18/11/2022)
Vote
wisely : Those voting in the upcoming elections will
have a big responsibility on their shoulders (kp
18/11/2022)
Nepal
votes 2022: The country observes ‘Silence Period’, EC
urges all not to violate laws : “Violation of the
Silence Period that has been enforced since midnight in
view of the elections to the Member of the House of
Representatives and Province Assembly is punishable by
laws” (nlt 18/11/2022)
All
preparations for Nov 20 election complete: EC (kh
18/11/2022), Election
materials, security personnel arrive at all voting
stations (kh 18/11/2022), Election
materials, officials sent in helicopters to Upper Dolpa
(kh 18/11/2022)
EC
seeks clarifications from Rural Municipality Chief,
administrative officer (kh 18/11/2022)
Major
trading post in Birgunj closed for 72 hours (kh
18/11/2022)
Election
Commission fines Manange Rs 25,000 (kh 19/11/2022)
Contest
Of Old And New Faces, by Tirtha Bhattarai (rn
18/11/2022)
5,779
security personnel mobilized in Kathmandu for election
(rn 18/11/2022)
Everything
you need to know before Nov 20 polls, by Pratik
Ghimire (ae 17/11/2022)
Increasing
invalid votes cause for concern, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (ae 17/11/2022)
Women
struggle to find a solid footing in the parliament,
by Anushka Nepal (ae 17/11/2022)
How
will people with disabilities vote? The Election
Commission seems to have a ‘something is better than
nothing’ approach to inclusiveness. It’s preparations
are too little, too late, by Cilla Khatry (ae
17/11/2022)
Conflict
victims find no hope in election : There is a widespread
resentment and anger among conflict victims and
survivors against the political parties, by Yadab
Acharya (ae 17/11/2022)
Voter
frustration with major parties growing : Some observers
equate the current state of public dissatisfaction to
that which existed before the April 2006 movement,
by Tika R Pradhan and Purushottam Poudel (kp 17/11/2022)
Two
injured in IED explosion in Banke (rep), Treatment
of Chand-led party cadres injured in bomb blast under
police supervision (rep 17/11/2022), Nepal
Army defuses suspicious object found in Lalitpur
(rep 18/11/2022)
EC
plans to make public FPTP results within three days
(rn 17/11/2022), Parliament
Elections 2022: Election Commission Nepal plans to make
public FPTP results within three days : Nepal's election
management body was criticized for not expediting the
vote counting process during the local polls held on
earlier this year (nlt 17/11/2022), Poll
body aims to complete counting FPTP votes in 3 days :
Silence period began from Thursday midnight, by Tika
R Pradhan (kp 18/11/2022)
Women
leaders contesting polls against men ‘heavyweights’ in
Dang (kh 17/11/2022)
Nov
20 election: Silence period to begin tonight (kh
17/11/2022)
Bagmati
Province has three million 471,792 eligible voters
(kh 17/11/2022)
Unidentified
vandals try to set fire to an election candidate's car
in Madi (17/11/2022)
Indian
national held with large quantity of sample ballot
papers (rep 17/11/2022)
Complaints
against Hamro Nepali Party candidates for trying to cash
in on Balen Shah’s ‘image’ : Dinesh Thapaliya, the chief
election commissioner, says his office is studying the
complaints, by Binod Ghimire (kp 17/11/2022)
Minister
Chaudhary faces tough challenge in Dang-1 : Metmani
Chaudhary was elected from the constituency in the
previous House elections as a CPN-UML candidate, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 17/11/2022)
Five
battleground constituencies in Madhesh Province : In the
local elections held earlier this year, Nepali Congress
emerged as the largest party in the province, by
Nishan Khatiwada (kp 17/11/2022)
Election
2022: Some old lies, some new. Alliances have nothing to
do with long-held party policies, good governance,
economic delivery, foreign policy or national interests,
by Balmukunda Regmi (kp 16/11/2022)
‘Mero
Pratinidhi’ released to deliver election information to
public (rep 16/11/2022) [see corresponding
website]
15,000
fake ballot papers seized in Parsa (kh 16/11/2022)
Umesh
Shrestha’s vehicle vandalized in Bharatpur (rep
16/11/2022)
Bomb
blasts near Prachanda’s election event venue in Bhojpur
(kh 16/11/2022)
46
organizations, including two foreign ones, to observe
November 20 election (kh 16/11/2022), 46
organizations including two int’l ones being deployed
for election observation (rep 16/11/2022)
84
media outlets found violating code of conduct (kh
16/11/2022)
Non-essential
vehicles will be off road in the Valley on Nov 20
(rep 16/11/2022), Public
transport to remain off road on November 20 (kh
17/11/2022)
Election
not a priority for migrant workers from Jumla : A
majority of young men from Sinja are currently working
in various Indian cities and are not coming home for
next week’s elections, by DB Budha (kp 16/11/2022) [Both the Oli and Deuba governments
deliberately failed to provide postal voting to migrant
workers as mandated by the SC years ago!],
Leave
no one out : Unless Nepalis abroad renounce their
citizenship, they should get to take part in the
democratic exercise (kp 16/11/2022)
Rabi
Lamichhane alleges “elements” of trying to defame and
demoralize him (kh 16/11/2022), Complaint
demands annulment of Rabi Lamichhane’s candidacy : The
complaint filed at the district election office in
Chitwan states that Lamichhane did not relinquish his
Nepali citizenship even after taking the citizenship
certificate of another country (kp 16/11/2022), Issue
over Lamichhane’s citizenship gets complex : Election
Commission unlikely to decide on the matter before the
voting day, by Binod Ghimire (kp 17/11/2022), EC
seeks explanation from Ravi Lamichhane over citizenship
controversy (rep 17/11/2022), Police
investigating Rabi Lamichhane's citizenship and passport
(rep 02/12/2022)
Govt
says preparations for election-focused security
arrangements complete (rep 16/11/2022)
Vote
will not be counted if the confidentiality of the ballot
is breached: CEC Thapaliya (rep 16/11/2022)
Over
71 per cent polling stations deemed sensitive (rn
16/11/2022)
Complaint
demanding cancellation of candidature of Gandaki
Province Finance Minister Baral filed at EC (rep
16/11/2022)
Deprived
and repeatedly duped, Musahars are losing faith in state
: The residents of Musahari tole in Dhanusha say party
leaders come seeking their votes before every election,
but forget about them as soon as they get elected,
by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 15/11/2022)
Growing
acts of violence add to security challenges for next
week’s elections : Incidents of clashes, vandalism
and personal attacks have rapidly increased,
threatening free and fair polls, by Anup Ojha
(kp 15/11/2022)
Seven
persons arrested for campaigning against elections
(kh 15/11/2022) [????]
No
use of mobile phones, camera at polling stations: EC
(rn 15/11/2022)
Lahareni
in Myagdi untouched by election fever (kh
15/11/2022)
Security
arrangement in place for election (kh 15/11/2022)
Ruling
alliance faces a tall order for vote transfer in Rolpa :
For the federal polls, Barsha Man Pun, the deputy
general secretary of the Maoist Centre, is up against
Purna Bahadur Budha, his former comrade-in-arms, by
Kashiram Dangi (kp 15/11/2022)
Govt
allocates Rs 20.04 billion for Nov 20 Elections (rep
15/11/2022)
Holiday
from Nov 18 to 21 in schools being used as polling
stations (rep 15/11/2022)
Don’t
remove LGBTIQ+ persons from the PR closed list: SC
(kh 14/11/2022), Court
orders Election Commission not to remove names of
LGBTIQ+ from the PR list (nlt 15/11/2022)
No
takers as coalition promises political stability :
Maoist Centre chair Dahal, a key coalition partner,
publicly boasts of having played a key role in forming
and toppling governments, by Purushottam Poudel (kp
14/11/2022)
EC
provisions to ensure smooth vote counting (ht
14/11/2022)
General
election : Hope of transformation, by Ashok Kumar
Khand (ht 14/11/2022)
SC
retains Dr. Toshima Karki’s candidacy in Lalitpur-3
(kh 14/11/2022)
Coarsening
political debate : People expressed their anger in the
local elections last May by voting for independent
candidates (kp 14/11/2022)
Party
Manifestos : Tourism In Priority, by Ballav Dahal
(rn 14/11/2022)
District
Election Office recommends bringing remote ballot boxes
by helicopter (rep 14/11/2022) [related to
Taplejung]
Nov
20: Four days left for election campaigning (kh
14/11/2022)
EC
issues directives to curb activities harming election
environment (kh 14/11/2022)
‘No
local people in political leadership is misfortune for
Kathmandu rim country’ (kh 14/11/2022)
Kanchanpur-3
is battleground of close aides of Deuba, Oli : UML
candidate Niru Devi Pal and her rival from the Congress,
Ramesh Lekhak, are expected to have a neck-to-neck
competition, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 14/11/2022)
Election
materials being supplied to remote Bhotkhola (kh
14/11/2022)
UML
leader Kafle attacked in Gorkha (kh 14/11/2022), Campaign
team of UML candidate Abdus Miya attacked in Gorkha (rep
14/11/2022)
Women
officials leading eight poling centers in Myagdi (kh
14/11/2022)
Women’s
share in House likely to shrink : With few women FPTP
candidates, more of them may need to be elected to the
upper house to meet the requirement, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 13/11/2022) [The
continued and even increased non-inclusive policies of
high-caste male politicians must be criminalised and
punished as a matter of urgency!]
Election
agenda of independent candidates: Corruption
control, development and change, by Narayan
Adhikari (rn 13/11/2022)
Words,
words, mere words : Election manifestos of the major
political parties make promises impossible to keep,
targets impossible to meet and the goals impossible to
achieve (nlt 13/11/2022), Political
parties repeat ‘inflated promises’ in their election
manifestos to lure voters (rep 13/11/2022), Election
Manifestos and Reformation of Government and Electoral
System, by Rajendra Bahadur Singh (rep 13/11/2022)
Ravi
Lamichhane’s election campaign vehicle vandalized in
Chitwan (kh 13/11/2022)
Provincial
polls overshadowed by federal elections, by Aashish
Mishra (rn 13/11/2022)
Unnatural
electoral tie-ups : The ultimate price is paid by the
confused voter, who cannot put two and two together,
by Paban Raj Pandey (kp 13/11/2022)
Voters
with disabilities want to exercise right to vote
on their own (rn 13/11/2022)
No
permits required for essential service vehicles on
voting day (kh 13/11/2022) [But
it is strictly forbidden to transport voters with health
or age conditions to the voting centres?]
EC
directs two municipalities to conduct voters’ education
program (kh 13/11/2022)
Fighting
disinformation together : Election preparations enter a
crucial stage, when bad actors may resort to
disinformation and misinformation, by Dinesh Kumar
Thapaliya (kp 13/11/2022) [Self-justification
by the Chief
Election Commissioner, but not a word about the serious
fake news and fairy tales of the political parties!],
Dealing
With Disinformation, by Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya (rn
16/11/2022)
Youths
have hope on new candidates, want to see change : Most
first time voters want to see new faces in parliament
who can address the problems of the youths, by
Sharana Sherpa (nlt 12/11/2022)
Fair
Polls Enhance Freedom Of Choice, by Dev Raj Dahal
(rn 12/11/2022)
New
voters awaiting election day eagerly (kh 12/11/2022)
Integrated
election cell comes into operation in all three levels:
NA (kh 12/11/2022)
Elections
and People with Disabilities : The access of people with
disabilities to vote in elections is an extremely
critical human right issue!, by Pralhad Gairapipli
(rep 12/11/2022)
Call
to ensure voting rights of people with psychosocial
disabilities (kh 12/11/2022)
Geographical
challenges in Gandaki in Nov 20 election (kh
12/11/2022), No
time for elections in upper Mustang : With most villages
empty as the local population has migrated to warmer
climes, authorities should have rethought poll timing,
villagers say, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 12/11/2022)
Internal
poll projections offer hints of top three, dark horses :
Up to 20 of its leaders caught up in close fights,
projection by the ruling parties gives Nepali Congress
60 FPTP seats, by Anil Giri (kp 12/11/2022)
Parties’
pledge of voting rights for Nepalis abroad remains an
unfulfilled promise : Political parties feel Nepalis
living abroad hold a sway over their relatives here and
can help influence elections by being a swing factor,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 12/11/2022) [Just
like almost all the big-mouthed promises of the failed
top politicians!]
710
polling stations in Sudhurpaschim categorized as most
sensitive (kh 12/11/2022)
Uniform
gives confidence, say women temporary police : 84,296
men and 30,642 women have taken up jobs as temporary
police across the country, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp
12/11/2022)
Ballot
papers sent to all constituencies: Poll panel : 80.04
million ballot papers printed for HoR, PA polls (ht
12/11/2022)
Battle
of ballots : There is more enthusiasm among candidates
than voters for polls on 20 November, by Shristi
Karki (nt 11/11/2022)
Media
should ensure credibility in election news: CEC
Thapaliya (kh 11/11/2022) [Above
all, politicians and parties should convey credibility,
but they do exactly the opposite! Is thews really
covered by the code of conduct?]
Parties
can disseminate election publicity materials on online
media: EC (kh 11/11/2022)
EOC
says preparation for election observation over (kh
11/11/2022)
Heed
People’s Basic Needs, by Yug Bahadur (rn 11/11/2022)
Over
17,000 security personnel deployed for polls in
Sudurpaschim Province (rn 11/11/2022)
Nov
20 polls in numbers, by Pratik Ghimire (ae
15/11/2022)
Elections
will make politics more unstable, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (ae 15/11/2022)
Parties
see fault in constitution, by Surendra Kafle (ae
10/11/2022)
EC
must prove its impartiality (ae 10/11/2022)
Dissecting
media’s role in elections : The democratic state
apparatus should not show an authoritarian character to
suppress an independent and inclusive voice, by
Laxman Datt Pant (ae 10/11/2022)
Independent
candidates on provincial assembly elections, by
Pratik Ghimire (ae 10/11/2022)
Unnatural
coalition leads to political instability, interview
with Satis Devkota (ae 10/11/2022)
How
the big three powers view Nepal election, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (ae 10/11/2022)
Apex
Court issues interim order supporting ‘No Not Again’
campaign : In the second hearing of the case, a joint
bench of Justices Sapana Pradhan Malla and Susma Lata
Mathema issued an interlocutory interim order against
the poll body’s decision (nlt 10/11/2022), SC
asks EC not to take action on ‘No, Not Again Campaign’
(kh 10/11/2022), SC
gives continuity to interim order not to take action
against 'No, Not Again' campaign (rep
11/11/2022)
Pre-electoral
coalition in Nepal: Comedy of errors revisited, by
Pushpa R Joshi (ht 10/11/2022)
Parties’
manifestos offer little to Dalits, Janajatis : Rights
activists have demanded a ‘Dalit decade’ to end
deep-rooted caste-based discrimination through policies
and programmes, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 09/11/2022)
Political
parties in Kaski breach Election Code of Conduct (kh
09/11/2022)
November
20 elections: Will they emulate the local polls?, by
Mahendra P Joshi (ht 09/11/2022)
Former
Health Minister Khatiwada attacked (rep 09/11/2022)
Security
beefed up for elections (nlt 09/11/2022)
Political
parties in Kaski found violating election code of
conduct (rep 09/11/2022)
Candidates
of all stripes promise water supply as always, but never
deliver : The people of Surkhet in mid-western Nepal
continue to live a hard life for lack of clean drinking
water, Harihar Singh Rathore & Jyotee Katuwal
(kp 09/11/2022) [What else can
be expected? After all, the same old losers are standing
for election!]
Voters
in Parsa unenthused about provincial candidates : While
federal-level candidates are familiar faces, those
contesting provincial seats are mostly unknown, by
Nishan Khatiwada (kp 09/11/2022)
KP
Oli boosts UML’s digital campaigning : Other party
leaders admit to being behind the UML in the
digital-campaign race, by Anil Giri (kp 09/11/2022)
Poll
authority appears afraid to take action for code
violations : Despite rampant code violations including
unlawful use of vehicles, commission’s response is
little (kp 09/11/2022)
In
Chitwan-2, voters preferring Rabi Lamichhane over
established parties : Nepal Live Today’s one-day
observation in Chitwan-2 shows that most voters are
increasingly in favor of Rabi Lamichhane, by DB
Khadka and Narayan Adhikari (nlt 08/11/2022)
Election
Commission requests : Supreme Court to vacate interim
order on Dr Toshima Karki’s candidacy Karki is a
candidate for federal parliamentary seat from Lalitpur-3
(kp 08/11/2022) [Many of the
failed politicians who are now running again have much
more important "offices of benefit", e.g. the prime
minister and his council of ministers. Will they also be
disqualified?], EC
orders Toshima Karki not to campaign with her symbol
‘bell’ (kh 09/11/2022) [The
"impartial" EC ensures "free, fair and democratic"
elections! The "impartial" EC ensures "free, fair and
democratic" elections! This is pure bullying and one can
only hope that this candidate will be elected!]
Independent
candidates galore in Nov 20 race (kh 08/11/2022)
Unified
Socialist leader Khatiwada manhandled in Makawanpur
election gathering (kp 08/11/2022)
Mayor
Shah's reply to EC: I have no party affiliation with
'Hamro Nepali Party' (rep 08/11/2022)
How
effective is door-to-door campaign? Some candidates say
it gives them a chance to convince voters, most others
do it as a ritual, by Purushottam Poudel (kp
08/11/2022)
Free
medicine to self-reliant economy in fringe parties’
manifestos (kh 08/11/2022)
EC
seeks clarification from candidate Rayi (kh
08/11/2022)
IGP
Singh directs subordinates to face security challenges
in election (kh 08/11/2022)
Supreme
Court issues interim order in favour of ‘No Not Again’
campaign : Election Commission has threatened action
against campaign members involved in posting photos of
prominent politicians on social media (kp
07/11/2022) [The SC's decision
means a victory of freedom of expression over the
anti-democratic EC and and the failed politicians it
protects!],
Former
Election Commissioners request the EC to act with
restraint (rep 07/11/2022), Citizens
demand greater fairness and accountability from Election
Commission : Amid allegations that the poll body has not
been able to enforce code of conduct equally on all
candidates, citizenry have urged the Election Commission
to increase its vigil as the poll date is drawing close
(nlt 07/11/2022)
As
many as 10,000 observers are to be mobilized for poll
observation: Chief Election Commissioner (nlt
07/11/2022)
Achham
prisoners eager to cast ballot but only a few are
registered voters : There are a total of 82 inmates in
the Mangalsen-based district prison, but only seven are
in the voter roll, by Menuka Dhungana (kp
07/11/2022)
Big
parties may win fewer proportional seats this election :
The number of parties crossing the three percent vote
threshold is expected to rise in November 20 elections,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 07/11/2022)
Fringe
forces’ boycott puts focus back on election security :
Chand’s party says it will actively boycott the upcoming
elections and retaliate if the government uses force,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 06/11/2022)
Will
Majdoor Kisan Party hold bastion? Party’s narrow focus
is eroding its voter base. Yet, it is expected to win
Bhaktapur-1 seat, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp
06/11/2022)
Nov
20 elections: Ballot papers
arrive in Trishuli (kh
06/11/2022)
Preparations
for the election in full swing
(kh 06/11/2022), Nov
20 elections: Parties intensify
campaigning (kh 06/11/2022)
Home
Ministry identifies 23 groups
that may seek to disrupt
upcoming elections, by Binod
Subedi (rep 05/11/2022)
EC
fines KMC, Ward 16 chair
(rep 06/11/2022)
Rapti
folks to vote for those vowing
to solve inundation and soil
erosion problems (kh
05/11/2022) [Promises
abound in elections, but ....]
Voter
education program launched in
Baitadi (kh 05/11/2022)
EC
issues Election Security
(Management) Directive (ht
05/11/2022)
Mock
voting held at all local levels in Jajarkot (kh
05/11/2022)
Many
Nepalis say no, not again : Voters urge each other to
replace elderly established politicians with competent
new leadership, by Shristi Karki (nt 04/11/2022)
Manifestos
of political parties : They only show the dream of
trains, but don't build them, by Himal Lamsal (rep
04/11/2022), Parties
Must Deliver On Promises, by Yug Bahadur (rn
04/11/2022)
Majhi
settlement where candidates reach merely for votes
(kh 04/11/2022)
EC
issues seven-point directive to government (kh
04/11/2022)
Mock
voting for poll awareness begins (kh 04/11/2022)
Thapa-Bhattarai
rematch for Kathmandu-4 (ht 04/11/2022)
EC
completes printing of ballot papers (kh 04/11/202)
Nepal’s
election culture and its ills, by Ram Dayal
Rakesh (ae 03/11/2022)
The
tricky post-election power-sharing deal, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 03/11/2022)
The
tricky post-election power-sharing deal, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 03/11/2022)
Contest
of the young turks, by Pranab Kharel (ae
03/11/2022)
How
strong is the anti-incumbency wave?, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 03/11/2022)
Who
would be prime minister if alliance wins polls? The
CPN-UML central committee has picked KP Sharma Oli as
the party’s prime minister candidate. But the four-party
alliance has not figured out one, by Purushottam
Poudel (kp 03/11/2022)
Our
election, their election : Sunak was chosen not for his
longevity in politics, but because he was considered the
best, by Deepak Thapa (kp 03/11/2022)
Ballot
papers airlifted to Manang and Mustang (kh
03/11/2022)
Three
Communist parties to boycott elections (kh
03/11/2022) [Most likely, these
parties would not win a seat anyway!]
100
voting centres to be disabled-friendly (kh
03/11/2022) [Out of 22,226
voting centres!!!]
EC
allows parties, election candidates to hold rallies,
mass meetings from today (kh 03/11/2022), Election
campaigning begins today : Election Commission reminds
parties to comply with poll code; 71 show cause notices
issued (ht 03/11/2022)
Election
campaigning heating up in Manang (kh 03/11/2022)
Candidates
busy with door-to-door campaign while youths head to
India in search of work (kh 03/11/2022)
Don’t
be biased : Election Commission is letting the powerful
off the hook while raining sticks on the weak (kp
02/11/2022) [There are numerous
reasons to exclude the failed politicians from the
elections due to various misconduct. Oli's repeated
unconstitutional attempt to dissolve parliament in order
to maintain his own power was only the most blatant
case!]
Election
manifestos promise the moon as political parties jockey
for position : The declarations have become a mere
ritual with little relevance, economists say, by
Pawan Pandey (kp 02/11/2022) [The
politicians should be punished by the voters for this
bullshit. Should they nevertheless remain in power
thanks to their manipulations, they must be held
accountable for their deliberate lies!], Whole
bunch of lies : The manifestos of big parties are more a
reflection of their lust for power than of their
commitment to the people and the country (kp
03/11/2022)
Nepali
women packing a punch : Nepal occupies a respectable
16th position among the 133 countries regarding the
proportion of elected seats held by women, by Khim
Lal Devkota (kp 02/11/2022) [This
comparison is misleading! The high percentage of women
is based on legal regulations. Responsibility is still
withheld from women today. Moreover, the legal
regulations are increasingly undermined by the leading
male politicians!]
People
holding public position must obtain permission of the EC
to conduct election campaign (rep 02/11/2022)
EC
directs PM’s office to postpone PM Deuba’s Dadeldhura
trip (kh 02/11/2022) [An
excellent example of the high-handedness and
irresponsibility of Nepali politicians! Of course, even
a prime minister has to finance his election campaign
himself or through his party.], Use
of government vehicles by federal and provincial
ministers barred in election campaign (kh
02/11/2022)
Electoral
alliances add to the voters’ confusion : Voters
supporting alliance candidates will need to cast ballots
on different symbols for candidates and the political
parties, by Binod Ghimire (kp 02/11/2022) [The
electoral alliances are anti-democratic and only serve
to keep the failed politicians in power!]
359
people vying for 15 constituencies in valley : Of them,
159 are independents. Less than 15 per cent women
candidates in the electoral fray (ht 02/11/2022)
EC
seeks clarifications from Bhattarai, Magar (kh
02/11/2022)
Candidates
canvassing voters in Rupandehi (kh 02/11/2022)
EC
to conduct voters’ education at ward levels (kh
02/11/2022)
Supreme
Court orders Election Commission not to scrap Dr Toshima
Karki’s candidacy (nlt 01/11/2022)
Nepalis
abroad are well-informed, angry and frustrated with
politics back home : Rarely do the political actors in
Nepal talk about the welfare of Nepalis living and
working in foreign countries. Rarely does the subject of
migrant workers become the election agenda, by
Mahabir Paudyal (nlt 01/11/2022)
District
Election Office intensifies voter education program
(kh 01/11/2022) [related to Tanahun]
Over
3,000 employees being mobilized for election in Kavre
(kh 01/11/2022)
878
employees to be mobilized in Jumla for election (kh
01/11/2022)
Printing
of FPTP ballot papers remains for seven districts only
(kh 01/11/2022)
How
the already-marginalized Dalit community is marginalized
in Nepali politics : The representation of the Dalit
Community, which accounts for almost 15 percent of the
country’s population, in the parliament is expected to
fall as only a few Dalit candidates got tickets from
major political parties for the upcoming polls, by
Laxman Darnal (nlt 31/10/2022)
Voting
for the independents : Their election victory will send
a message to the political lifers and their servile
cadres, by Naresh Koirala (kp 31/10/2022)
Parties
Set To Advance Canvassing, by Ballav Dahal (rn
31/10/2022)
Toshima
Karki’s ouster from race raises questions over poll
authority’s intent : Law experts challenge Election
Commission’s expansive interpretation of the term
‘office of benefit’, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp
31/10/2022)
Dearth
of creativity: The voter awareness message of the
Election Commission is ditto copy of an Indian video :
When the Election Commission was asked for comment, the
officials said it is unfair to raise questions on every
single matter of the Commission (nlt 31/10/2022)
Candidates
to be allowed to conduct election campaigns from Nov 3
to 17 (rep 31/10/2022)
EC
completes printing 70 million ballot papers (kh
31/10/2022)
European
Union to skip monitoring upcoming polls : As many as
10,000 observers from 43 domestic and four international
organisations will watch the elections (kp
30/10/2022) [Possibly the reason
is that this time the elections are already anything but
fair and socially inclusive in the run-up! There are
serious violations of the law on the part of the top
politicians and their parties, but the Election
Commission only wants to punish civil society for
criticising this misconduct!]
Election
Commission’s unconstitutional act : The attempt by the
constitutional body to curb criticism of top leaders is
against the spirit of freedom of speech, by Jagadish
Prasad Bist (kp 30/10/2022)
EC
scraps Dr Toshima's candidacy (rep 30/10/2022), Toshima
to knock on SC doors against the rejection of her
candidature by EC (rep 30/10/2022), Dr
Karki doubts EC’s impartiality, intention : To move
Supreme Court (kh 30/10/2022)
EC
sends election materials to remote districts (kh
30/10/2022)
Outrage
as poll authority cracks down on negative campaigning :
Critics say Election Commission misunderstood citizens’
rights to free speech and vote, by Anup Ojha and
Anush Gurung (kp 29/10/2022) [It
is not the public that needs to be criticised for their
clear and correct words, but the power-hungry
politicians for their incessant false statements! The
Election Commission is once again relying on false
values and violating people's fundamental rights! The
politicians can claim whatever they want and the people
have to accept this without comment?], What
drives people to vote in Nepal? Many people vote for
party candidates in the hope of getting personal favours,
by Purushottam Poudel (kp 29/10/2022) [Therefore,
the politicians lie like hell, and whoever exposes these
lies will be punished!]
Media
should act “bridge” between EC and voters: Commissioner
Tuladhar (kh 29/10/2022)
Nov
20 polls: Province 1 becoming more competitive
(kh 29/10/2022)
Zero
tolerance to disinformation, misinformation and
hate speech in elections: EC (kh 29/10/2022)
Is
Upendra Yadav in red zone?, by Kusum
Bhattarai (kh 29/10/2022)
Election
Commission issues ‘Gender and Inclusive
Policy-2077 BS’ (kh 28/10/2022))
Election
candidates busy campaigning in voters’ farmland (kh
27/10/2022)
Election
Commission urges not to give offensive expression
(kp 26/10/2022) [???]
EC
disqualifies 550 candidates under PR category (kh
26/10/2022)
EC
determines specific criteria for election canvassing in
media (kh 26/10/2022)
Election
Commission determines four types of ballot papers for
HoR, PA elections (kh 25/10/2022)
Crude
politics of elections : The election campaign has
effectively turned into a mudslinging competition,
by Achyut Wagle (kp 25/10/2022)
Election
Commission mum as parties hold ‘informal’ rallies : Code
of conduct says parties and candidates cannot begin
electioneering until November 3, byTika R Pradhan
(kp 25/10/2022)
What
are new parties offering that traditional ones don’t?
Many have laid emphasis on effective implementation of
constitution and shoring up federalism, by Nishan
Khatiwada (kp 25/10/2022)
The
declared ideals of 2006 and today’s political impasse,
by Karl-Heinz Krämer (kh 24/10/2022)
Hundreds
of PR candidates snub Election Commission’s fines :
Candidates ranked low on lists, who have no hope of
being elected, wish to be delisted, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 24/10/2022) [This
puts the whole PR system and the idea of social
inclusion in question! What will happen to parties that
cannot name enough PR candidates?]
Poll
Literacy Boosts Voter Turnout, by Ballav Dahal (rn
24/10/2022)
Why
‘transfer’ votes? By voting a certain way people can
make their dislike for unnatural coalitions known
(kp 24/10/2022)
'Political,
ideological discrepancy still persists' : PSP MANIFESTO
Directly elected prez, primary election and right to
recall' among other agendas, included (ht
24/10/2022)
Int'l
election observers must respect Nepal's sovereignty
(ht 24/10/2022)
EC
completes printing 40 percent of ballot papers (kh
24/10/2022)
Women
contenders in direct race have it tough in upcoming
parliamentary elections : Major parties have been
reluctant to field women candidates. Even the few in the
fray have a battle in their hands, by Nishan
Khatiwada (kp 23/10/2022), Rebel
candidates continue to be a headache for Nepali Congress
: The party asks them to withdraw from the race.
Congress members have also been inactive in
constituencies where alliance partners have fielded
candidates, by Anil Giri (kp 23/10/2022)
Fighting
Fake News For Fair Polls, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
23/10/2022)
Election
education song removed from social media after criticism
(rep 23/10/2022)
Reliable
mobile network, Internet top election issues in Gunras,
Dailekh (rn 23/10/2022)
Different
colour for ballot papers (ht 23/10/2022)
Pregnant,
disabled, elderly to miss vote (ht 23/10/2022)
[related to Bajura]
‘Tourist’
candidates seen buying or renting houses in
constituencies they don’t originally belong : Although
this is not seen as a breach of election code of
conduct, such candidates’ motive is to manipulate
voters, says former election commissioner Uprety, by
Purushottam Poudel (kp 22/10/2022)
Ballot
papers for PR transported in 60 districts so far
(nlt 22/10/2022)
Gambling
with our future : Let us hope that on 20 November
Nepalis will have the good fortune of dealing from a
brand new deck of cards (nt 21/10/2022), House
of cards : Nepalis are preparing to vote next month in a
sterile election devoid of ideology and principles,
by Sonia Awale (nt 21/10/2022)
Supreme
Court upholds Election Commission’s decision to scrap
candidacy of Raju Gurung (nlt 21/10/2022)
Kathmandu
voters remain an enigma : Historically, the n/ational
capital’s voters have been known to give a chance to
/new (and often unexpected) candidates, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 21/10/2022)
A
month left to go for HoR and Provincial Assembly
elections (kh 21/10/2022)
Previously
companions, now competitors, by Balkrishna Adhikari
(rep 21/10/2022)
What
to expect from Nov 20 elections?, by Chandra Dev
Bhatta (ae 20/10/2022)
F)ool
Us Once, Fool Us Twice…, by Akhilesh Tripathi (rep
20/10/2022)
Contractors
with deep pockets are wading into electoral politics :
Among the parties, Nepali Congress has fielded most
contractors for first-past-the-post seats of lower house,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 20/10/2022)
EC
seeks clarification from Chairman Nepal (kh
20/10/2022), Election
authority recommends action against Madhav Nepal : In
his constituency, Nepal said people there would get jobs
abroad free of charge (kp 21/10/2022, Take
action against Nepal, EC tells police, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 21/10/2022)
Election
Commission urges media to abstain from disinformation
(kh 20/10/2022)
Whither
political debate? Public debates help make prospective
voters cast their ballots judiciously (kp
20/10/2022)
EC
instructs political parties and candidates to implement
code of conduct (nlt 19/10/2022)
300,000
security personnel to be mobilized during Nov 20
elections (kh 19/10/2022)
Are
MPs lawmakers or development workers? Politicians say
they are forced to make promises related to development
works to appeal to the masses during polls, by Tika
R Pradhan (kp 19/10/2022)
Expectations
from the Election Commission Nepal : It is up to the
commission to be the responsive, fair, judicious, and
autonomous body it is, by Ila Sharma (kp 18/10/2022)
Election
Commission and NHRC hold discussion to make election
fair and credible (rep 18/10/2022)
Candidature
to be canceled if mass rallies is carried out before
November 3: EC (rep 18/10/2022)
Intensifying
election activities put spotlight on expenditure (rn
18/10/2022)
EC
seeks clarification for using t-shirt with poll
candidate image in election campaign (rep
18/10/2022) [??]
Leader
Jhankri feels relieved at NC rebel’s candidacy
withdrawal (kh 18/10/2022)
Kinship
to be decisive in Sudurpaschim elections : Political
parties have picked candidates who appeal to voters from
their ancestral districts, by Tufan Neupane (kp
18/10/2022)
Alliance
mum on name of its PM candidate (ht 18/10/2022)
EC
allows voters to cast votes showing ID cards issued by
government bodies (kh 17/10/2022)
Poll
preparations : The EC must not hesitate in taking action
against those who breach the election code (ht
17/10/2022)
Govt
urged to contain possible incidences of women violence
during elections (kh 17/10/2022)
The
race for national party status : Results of the local
elections put CPN (Unified Socialist) and Loktantrik
Samajbadi Party, with 3.66 percent and 2.12 percent
popular votes respectively, on the brink, by Nishan
Khatiwada (kp 17/10/2022)
Ballot
papers towards proportional election transported to
three provinces (rn 17/10/2022)
EC
fixes number of 10, 892 polling stations and 22,227
voting centers (rn 17/10/2022)
The
electoral ‘money game’ started right from
candidate-selection day, interview with Pradip
Pokharel (kp 17/10/2022)
EC
to scrap PR candidacy of those candidates who vied in
local polls but did not submit expense details (kh
17/1/2022)
We
don’t expect much from Binod Chaudhary: Locals of
Nawalparasi West (rep 17/10/2022)
SC
hearing on Raju Gurung’s candidacy related writ today
(kh 16/10/2022), SC
order stays EC decision to scrap alliance candidate
Gurung’s candidacy in Rupandehi 2 (kh 17/10/2022)
EC
to take a month to print all ballot papers (ht
16/10/2022), 4,421,000
ballot papers printed (rn 16/10/2022)
For
workers, foreign jobs more crucial than voting : Young
Nepalis are leaving the country for foreign employment
in record numbers, statistics show, by Pawan Pandey
(kp 16/10/2022) [In any case,
none of the top politicians will work to create jobs in
the country!]
Senior
lives matter : This time, let us vote for what we want
rather than what everybody else expects us to want,
by Poonam Thapa (kp 16/10/2022)
Vote
transfer among alliance partners is a tricky business :
Realising the challenges of supporters switching votes,
ruling alliance decides to organise joint poll campaigns,
by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 16/10/2022) [This
is not a democratic election, but a rigged farce with
the sole aim of keeping the failed and outdated party
leaders in power!]
Khas
Arya candidates outnumber in inclusive category (kh
16/10/2022) [42% of the
candidates from the Khas Arya group, which accounts for
30% of the total population! This is what the ruling
elite calls "inclusive" under the PR system!]
Nearly
half of ethnic groups unrepresented in Parliament in 15
years of PR exercise : The proportional representation
system seems to benefit only the communities that are
affluent and better linked, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
15/10/2022)
EC
instructs security agencies to bar ministers from
campaigning without its prior permission (rep
15/10/2022)
EC
asked to arrange for disabled-friendly voting centers
(kh 15/10/2022)
EC
to write to Press Council for regular monitoring of
media during election (kh 15/10/2022), Press
Council urges media to stay away from disinformation on
candidates (kh 15/10/2022), Election
Commission joins hands with social media giants to rein
in misinformation : Officials working with Facebook,
Twitter and TikTok on fake news, monitoring ad spending,
by Anup Ojha (kp 15/102022)
3-party
dictatorship : Nepal’s break-up and make-up electoral
politics undermines democracy (nt 14/10/2022)
Advocates
of independent politics fall into party line :
Campaigners aiming for a new way of doing politics
organise for proportional electoral seats, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 14/10/2022), Opportunity
For New Faces, by Yug Bahadur (rn 14/10/2022)
Constituencies
to keep an eye on in November elections : Shifting party
loyalties could result in some of the closest races in
Nepal’s poll history, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp
14/10/2022)
Violation
of election code of conduct is subject to action: EC
(kh 14/10/2022)
Eight
constitutional commissions to jointly monitor upcoming
polls (rn 14/10/2022)
SC
moved against nine contestants : Petitioner seeks apex
court order barring them from contesting polls (ht
14/10/2022)
Parties
disappoint voters again : It’s the same old
faces—those that have been elected and
reelected—from which we will have to choose from
once again, by Cilla Khatra (ae 13/10/2022)
Federal
and provincial elections: Test for the independent
candidates : Several challenges will confront the
independent candidates if they will win in the upcoming
federal and provincial elections. Yet also they will
have the greatest opportunity to re-shape the political
space in Nepal, by Simone Galimberti (nlt
13/10/2022)
Hundreds
of candidates withdraw from race : As many as 2,412
candidates are now in the race for seats in the lower
house and 3,224 in provincial assemblies (kp
13/10/2022), 2,412
in fray for 165 FPTP HoR seats : Less than 10
per cent of contestants are women (ht
13/10/2022)
Election
Commission prohibits pre-poll survey (kh 13/10/2022)
[??], EC
requests not to conduct opinion polls related to
political parties and candidates (rep 13/10/2022) [Such opinion polls would be an
import tool as in all democratic states of the world!]
Honour
the code : The idea of enforcing a code of conduct is to
ensure that each party in the polls takes ownership of
the electoral process (kp 13/10/2022)
EC
bars local-level representatives from campaigning
(kh 13/10/2022)
UML
supports Hridayesh Tripathi in Nawalparasi-1 (kh
13/10/2022)
Nine
candidates withdraw nominations in Banke: EC (kh
13/10/2022)
JSP-UML
electoral alliance shows politics makes strangest
bedfellows : Bonhomie between Janata Samajbadi, a party
advocating Madheshi rights, and CPN-UML, its ideological
nemesis, suggests a decline of agenda-based politics,
experts say, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 13/10/2022)
Candidates
start electioneering in blatant disregard of poll code :
As per the Election Commission’s code of conduct,
campaigning is allowed only from November 3, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 12/10/2022)
Division
in Madhesh forces darkens their electoral prospects :
Two major parties in Madhesh pitted against each other
will fare worse this time than in last elections,
analysts say, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 12/10/2022)
UML
withdraws candidacy in Chitwan-3, to support NC’s rebel
candidate (nlt 12/10/2022) [Power
strategies of undemocratic parties and politicians! Nepal's
oligarchs make a mockery of Nepal's elections!]
Nov
20 election: 265 candidates in the fray in Kathmandu
(kh 12/10/2022)
Dr
Bhattarai-led Nepal Samajbadi Party receives six seats
in Nov 20 elections (kh 12/10/2022)
Three
candidates’ nominations cancelled (kh 12/10/2022)
Deepak
Manange unanimously elected Gandaki Province Assembly
member (nlt 12/10/2022)
Nov
20 election: Candidates can withdraw their names today
(kh 12/10/2022)
Election
observers siding with parties, candidates not
acceptable: Chief EC Thapaliya (kh 12/10/2022
Subverting
political federalism : The coalition culture has
sidelined deserving candidates in favour of cronies and
sycophants, by Achyut Wagle (kp 11/10/2022)
Nepali
elections are becoming a battle of same old faces : Lack
of internal democracy in political parties is mainly to
be blamed, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 11/10/2022) [Maybe not yet a failing state, but definitely a
failing democracy!], Continuity
over change : The new roster of tried and tested
electoral candidates does not inspire much confidence
(kp 11/10/2022), Major
political parties fall short to ensure gender parity in
politics : Almost all political parties have an
extremely lower ratio of women to men candidates fielded
under the first-past-the-post category in the upcoming
elections (nlt
11/10/2022)
Multiple
organ failures of the nation: Can the new election lead
to its recovery?, by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht
11/10/2022)
The
centrality of elections in political process :
Historically, the parties that shied away from elections
have become irrelevant, by Thira L Bhusal (kp
11/10/2022)
57
parties file nomination towards FPTP for HoR election:
EC (kh 11/10/2022), 57
parties taking part in HoR, PA elections (rep
12/10/2022)
Ruling
coalition directs rebel candidates to withdraw
nominations (kh 11/10/2022)
25
UML leaders file nomination as independents (ht
11/10/2022)
UML
loses NA seat (ht 11/10/2022)
Time
for claim and protest against PR candidates till Oct 15
(rep 11/10/2022)
EC
to publish name list of FPTP candidates today (rep
11/10/2022)
14
independent candidates contesting elections with UML
Chair Oli (kh 11/10/2022)
Nov
20 elections: EC to publish candidates’ final list on
Oct 26 (kh 11/10/2022)
Candidates
required to submit expenses details of online
advertisement (kh 11/10/2022)
A
whiff of change in the air on candidate nomination day :
Independents challenge many party heavyweights as
Election Commission registers candidacy across country,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/10/2022), Parties
deny dissidents tickets, many hit back by filing rebel
candidacies : Many leaders have even allied with rival
forces against the candidates of the mother party or its
electoral alliance, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp
10/10/2022)
“Elections
will be held in free, fair and fear-free environment”
(kh 10/10/2022) [It takes a lot
of audacity to tell the people that the elections are
fair. Once again, the bulk of the candidates are male
Bahuns. Women hardly make an appearance, Dalits
certainly not. The sole purpose of the electoral
alliances is to secure the power of the failed,
power-addicted so-called top politicians once again. In
"fair elections", politicians do not contest once they
have failed; rather, they immediately resign from all
offices, allowing for continuous renewal and
rejuvenation of their parties. This is even more true
for politicians who have trampled on the constitution.
Nepal is not a democracy, but an oligarchy!]
Time
To End Political Anomalies, by Ballav Dahal (rn
10/10/2022)
Limited
number of women candidacies recorded under FPTP (kh
10/10/2022)
As
many as 1,600 candidates file nominations for 165 HoR
posts (kh 10/10/2022)
Film
artists trying their luck in November 20 polls (rep
10/10/2022)
Resham
Chaudhary's candidacy to be invalid, by Bhasa Sharma
(rep 10/10/2022)
Nov
20 elections: Candidacies filed in Bhaktapur (kh
10/10/2022)
122
candidacies for nine posts in Chitwan: EC (kh
10/10/2022), 26
candidates file candidacies in Rukum (East): EC
(kh 10/10/2022)
Let
Election Ensure Stability, by Bhupa P Dhamala (rn
09/10/2022) [This hope is
unlikely to be fulfilled, as all the failed politicians
continue to consider themselves indispensable. The
continuation of patriarchy, social non-inclusion,
Bahunbad and personal power struggles is guaranteed!]
EC
says registration of candidacy nomination completed in a
peaceful manner (kh 09/10/2022)
Social
Activist Lamichhane registers candidacy from Kathmandu 5
(2) (rep 09/10/2022)
Here
is where the ‘top leaders’ are fighting the Nov 20
elections from, by Sajira Shrestha (rep 09/10/2022)
EC
publishes list of proportional candidates (rep
09/10/2022)
Candidacy
nomination registration begins (nlt 09/10/2022), Nominations
for FPTP seats of federal, provincial assemblies taking
place today (kh 09/10/2022), Top
leaders pick constituencies, Dahal opts for Gorkha :
Race hots up as political parties field their
first-past-the-post candidates today for the November 20
elections, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 09/10/2022)
Exchange
of tickets between NC and Maoist Center in Myagdi
(rep 09/10/2022)
Congress
to field candidates in 90 federal seats : The Shekhar
Koirala-led dissident group has been arguing that the
party shouldn’t have settled for fewer than 100 seats,
by Purushottam Poudel (kp 09/10/2022)
Madhes
Pradesh has 2.9 million eligible voters (kh
09/10/2022)
Ruling
coalition to support Ghanashyam Bhusal to contest from
Rupandehi Constituency-1 (kh 09/10/2022)
EC
prints 40.05 million ballot papers for proportional
elections (kh 08/10/2022)
Speaker
Sapkota announces not to contest election (nlt
08/10/2022)
Ruling
coalition close to allocation of seats for Nov 20 polls
: NC to get 84, Maoist 47, and United Socialist 20
(kh 08/10/2022) [see list
of common candidates (ka 08/10/2022)], Congress-led
alliance reaches seat deal : Leaders of the
Nepali Congress-led alliance have reached an
agreement on sharing of seats for the federal
and provincial elections scheduled for November
20 (kp 08/10/2022), UML
offers Janata Samajbadi what ruling alliance has
refused : Leaders say deal is almost done and
negotiations are focussed on individual
constituencies, by Binod Ghimire (kp
08/10/2022), UML,
JSP agree to share 16 seats each in Madesh
Province (kh 08/10/2022), Janata
Samajbadi Party gets 17 seats as it seals an
electoral deal with UML : In return, Janata
Samajbadi will support UML in 35 constituencies
(kp 08/10/2022) [And I
thought seats are decided by the voters!?],
UML
gives Janata Samajbadi 17 seats as Congress
spares 7 for Thakur’s party : In provinces,
Yadav’s party gets 42 seats while Loktantrik
Samajbadi Party secures backing in 16
constituencies, by Purushottam Poudel (kp
09/10/2022)
UML-RPP
electoral alliance likely to be finalized today (kh
08/10/2022)
Nepal:
Five Observations with the Second National Election,
by Binoj Basnyat (kh 07/10/2022)
29
candidates withdraw candidacy from the closed list
(kh 06/10/2022)
EC
to publish name list of election candidates on October
11 (kh 05/10/2022)
About
20,000 observers to be deployed to monitor upcoming
elections (rep 03/10/2022)
Parties
submit amended PR lists to poll commission for November
election : Those who don’t want to be in race can
withdraw today, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 03/10/2022), Parties
given time till noon today to withdraw names from closed
list (rn 03/10/2022)
Personal
feuds, fake social media posts new security risks for
the elections : Unlike in the past, the primary threats
are not the parties that have boycotted the November 20
elections, by Anil Giri (kp 02/10/2022)
Election
Commission fixes ceiling for election spending : The
maximum limit of electoral spending was fixed based on
the existing law, the number of voters in the
constituency, the number of polling centers, and the
area (nlt 02/10/2022)
Discontent
Brewing Over PR Lists, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
02/10/2022)
12
parties to file amendment to closed list for
proportional system today (rep 02/10/2022)
Nov
20 elections: Deadline to amend PR closed list ending
today (kh 02/10/2022)
Independents
are widening their reach : Rising public frustration
stemming from the failure of traditional parties is
cited as the main fuel for independent candidates,
by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 30/09/2022), Young
voters, old leaders : Age is not the only problem of our
graying leaders. They also don’t have anything new to
offer (kp 30/09/2022)
Poll
body using army, police to monitor media : Observers
swiftly criticise the poll body’s decision, by Makar
Shrestha (kp 30/09/2022), Freedom
Forum concerned over EC’s move (kh 30/09/2022), Press
Office manned by security personnel starts monitoring
media : Ignoring widespread criticism of the move,
Election Commission inaugurated the office on Friday,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 01/10/2022)
LGBTIQA+
community in Nepal: Upset over electoral
underrepresentation, by Cilla Khatry (ae
29/09/2022)
Voters
favour women, party leaders don’t : Selection of
candidates is based on whims of male politicians as
women are under-represented in top party committees,
by Aakriti Ghimire (kp 29/09/2022) [The
party leaders are and remain the greatest propagandists
of patriarchy and the non-inclusive state!]
Civic
Engagement In Electoral Politics, by Mukti
Rijal (rn 29/09/2022)
Seat
allocation: NC likely to get 85 seats, Maoist Center 44
(kh 29/09/2022)
Ruling
parties still haggling for seats as nomination deadline
draws closer : Political leaders claim that they have
reached a deal on most of the 165 House of
Representatives seats, by Purushottam Poudel (kp
28/09/2022) [Democracy as
interpreted by the failed predominantly male high-caste
politicians to preserve their power!]
EC
issues 60-point directives to political parties (rep
28/09/2022), EC’s
code of conduct not practical: NC spokesperson (rn
28/09/2022), EC's
strict code : "If the local elections are any guide, the
parties would so well not to take the EC lightly"
(ht 29/09/2022)
EC
carrying out homework to fix election expenditure
ceiling (kh 27/09/2022)
Election
code of conduct coming into force from Wednesday (kh
27/09/2022), Election
code of conduct comes into effect from today (nlt
28/09/2022)
Time
to cooperate for countering misinformation in the face
of election, by Narayan Prasad Ghimire (rn
27/09/2022)
EC
secures commitments from govt, parties on election code
of conduct (kh 26/09/2022) [Commitments
by politicians mean nothing!]
Will
escalating tensions hit November elections? The
President is accused of foiling the citizenship bill to
muddy the waters, sensing UML’s poor poll prospects,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 23/09/2022)
Public
Expectations From Polls, by Yug Bahadur (rn
23/09/2022)
EC
asks finance ministry to furnish details of fund
transfer (rep 23/09/2022)
EC
appoints Chief Returning Officer and Returning Officers
(kh 22/09/2022)
Political
parties continue to abuse proportional representation
system : Many nominees in the closed lists submitted to
Election Commission have repeatedly occupied positions
of power, by Binod Ghimire (kp 21/09/2022),
Women
MPs, unite : A new women’s parliamentary caucus is
needed at a time when they are being brazenly
discriminated (kp 21/09/2022)
EC
to verify closed list of PR candidates today and
tomorrow : 48 parties submit PR closed-list (kh
20/09/2022), Closed
list submitted : The Election Commission must not be
influenced by the parties into amending its directives
(ht 21/09/2022)
Parties
submit PR lists to the Election Commission: Congress has
reportedly included senior leaders Bimalendra Nidhi, Ram
Sharan Mahat, Arzu Rana Deuba and Gopal Man Shrestha on
its list, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 20/09/2022)
EC
grants permission to 36 organizations so far to observe
Nov 20 elections (kh 20/09/2022)
Will
Hinduism be an agenda in the upcoming elections? While
events in India will have an impact, religion is as yet
not a big vote-puller in Nepal, by Purushottam
Poudel (kp 19/09/2022) [The
Hindu state is not so much a question of religion, but a
social and political concern. At stake is the question
of inclusion and rights in the multi-ethnic and
multi-religious state, the value of women, perceptions
of caste, respect for other cultures, etc.]
Political
parties to submit PR candidates’ list until Monday
(nlt 18/09/2022)
Nov
20 elections: EC designates 10,891 polling stations
(kh 17/09/2022)
PM
Deuba vows to hold Nov 20 elections in a fair manner as
term of parliament expires at midnight tonight (kh
17/09/2022) ["Fair" also means: no coercion of voters by the
high-caste male party leaders through electoral
alliances and adequate inclusion of all social groups,
e.g., 50% female direct candidates, maximum of 6% each
male Bahuns and Chhetris as candidates, proportion of
Dalits, Janajtis, Madheshis according to their share of
the population, etc.]
EC
demands mayors of various metropolis to pay Rs 700,000
each in fine for not submitting election expense details
on time : Those sought fine includes KMC Mayor Shah,
Dharan Mayor Sampang and Bharatpur Mayor Dahal (rep
17/09/2022)
EC
directs Land Commission not to distribute land ownership
certificates (kh 16/09/2022)
Media's
Role Vital For Fair Polls, by Yug Bahadur (rn
16/09/2022)
MP
Pant's appeal to political parties to increase candidacy
of women (rep 16/09/2022)
United
in dotage : Old age runs deep in Nepal’s mainstream
politics (nlt 16/09/2022) [These
failed politicians, who still believe they are
indispensable, are, besides authoritarian party
structures, the fundamental problem of Nepali politics!],
RPP
to field “popular” faces under PR category (kh
16/09/2022) [Quite mendacious!
What is sold as positive is in reality the only way to
ensure the return of old politicians from this party as
well, provided, of course, that the party gets over the
3-percent hurdle at all.]
Dalit
politicians being denied tickets : Political parties
didn’t field women Dalit candidates in 124 wards in the
local elections last May : The number of Dalit mayors
decreased by half in 2022 polls compared to 2017, by
Nishan Khatiwada (kp 15/09/2022)
NC
restricts previous PR-elected lawmakers from becoming PR
candidates again (kh 15/09/2022), Nov
20 polls: Maoist Center to not repeat PR lawmakers
(kh 15/09/2022) [NC, CPN (MC)
and all the other parties had better restrict the
previously directly elected politicians from running
again. After all, these predominantly male, high-caste
politicians are the ones responsible for the whole
misery of the state, not so much the MPs elected through
the PR system!]
EC
urges parties to be clear on documents required for
closed list under PR category (kh 12/09/2022)
Land
of gossip : The psyche of producing gossip would remain
the principal shaper of the election manifestos, by
Abhi Subedi (kp 11/09/2022)
Free
And Fair Prospects : Civil Society Leaders Call For Free
and Fair Elections Urging Elections Commission To Take
Necessary Steps (sp 09/09/2022)
Nov
20 elections: EC to publish candidates’ name list on Oct
11 (kh 09/09/2022)
Balen
and Sampang effect in federal elections : Rise of
independent candidates like Balendra Shah and Harka
Sampang at the local level has paved the path for
several independent candidates who will challenge the
old-established parties in federal polls, by Pratik
Ghimire (ae 08/09/2022)
Accident
insurance up to Rs 2 million for each person involved in
election work (kh 08/09/2022) [And
what about their fundamental right to vote?]
Election
Commission opposes plan to extend House term : Election
code of conduct says terms of members of lower house and
provincial assembly will lose their positions after
filing nominations for elections (kp 06/09/2022) [A moronic discussion: elected MPs
only become functional when parliament first convenes.
No democratic country can afford to be without a
legislature or executive for months! This once
again highlights one of the many shortcomings of the
2015 Constitution.]
Seat
Sharing Conundrum, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
06/09/2022)
Crime-accused
can contest polls but they may be barred from performing
duty : Experts say flawed laws can create a situation
where the electorate may not have their representative
in the House, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 05/09/2022)
10,888
polling stations determined across the country (kh
05/09/2022)
RPP
Chair Lingden announces resignation as lawmaker (kh
04/09/2022) [A strange view of
the electoral period of a parliament! This may only end
on the day on which the newly elected parliament
convenes for the first time. Otherwise, the country
would be without a legislature for weeks or even months.
There is no question of a tenure extension.]
Nov
20 Polls : Let’s Stop the Snollygosters!, by
Akhilesh Tripathi (rep 04/09/2022)
Fight
erupts over name recommendation for Nov 20 polls in
Dhanusha, by Suresh Yadav (rep 04/09/2022)
Theory
of dissent : ‘None of the above’ is a legitimate option
that allows the electorate to reject candidates, by
Samar SJB Rana & Vera Jasmine Shrestha (kp 02/09/2022)
Around
300 thousand security personnel to be mobilized for Nov
20 elections (kh 02/09/2022)
New
elections, same old faces, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(ae 01/09/2022) [It has never occurred to me in the 72 years of my
life to question democratic elections. But this time it
has, perhaps because this no longer has much in common
with democracy!]
CPN
(US) jumbo team joins CPN-UML in Sudurpaschim (ht
01/09/2022)
Nepal
Police to purchase vehicles as elections near (rep
01/09/2022)
Patan
High Court issues interim order not to buy ballot boxes
immediately (rep 014/09/2022)
Indirectly
elected representatives, most of whom are women, have
less powers : In the upcoming elections, women aspire to
contest first-past-the-post seats but political parties
don’t seem enthusiastic to give them tickets, by
Aakriti Ghimire (kp 31/08/2022) [According
to the patriarchal thinking of the ruling male elite,
Nepal belongs only to men, especially to those from the
Tagadhari castes, particularly the Bahuns. The
citizenship law and the current discussion on this
matter make this clear. Since because of the alliance
the direct candidacies are also divided among the
parties, the ruling men cannot "waste" any mandate on
women!]
People’s
issues ignored as parties are overly fixated on power :
One year since adopting their common minimum programme,
the ruling parties have never discussed the commitments,
by Purushottam Poudel (kp 31/08/2022)
Vote
counting arrangements being made in all 165
constituencies (rep 31/08/2022)
Canvassing
allowed from 17 days before vote. Leaders, experts call
it impractical : Given the practice of 48-hour election
silence, candidates will get just 15 days if the code of
conduct is followed, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
31/08/2022)
Nepal
Police receives Rs 8 billion budget for elections
security : A total of 71,693 regular police personnel
and 115,000 temporary police personnel will be mobilized
for the elections. In comparison to the May 13 local
level elections, 25,000 more Nepal Police personnel
including 15,000 temporary police personnel are being
recruited for the elections (nlt 31/08/2022)
Expecting
Electoral Innovation, by Atindra Dahal (rep
29/08/2022)
76
parties apply under PR system for November 20 elections
(kh 29/008/2022)
Parties
are fighting upcoming elections on usual planks :
Congress will harp on democracy, UML will continue with
ultranationalism, Maoists promise to shore up
constitution, and Madhesh parties will press for
constitution amendment, by Purushottam Poudel (kp
29/08/2022)
EC
to update voters’ list from today (kh 28/08/2022)
Nepal
Police plans to mobilize over 71,000 police personnel
for HoR, Provincial Assembly polls (rep 26/08/2022),
Nepal
Police demands required quantity of arms for Nov 20
elections (kh 27/08/2022)
Over
9,000 candidates of local-level poll in Karnali province
yet to submit expenditure details (kh 26/08/2022)
Madhesh
Province has highest number of parties for election
(rn 26/08/2022)
EC
decides to publish election symbols of parties
contesting Nov 20 polls in Nepal Gazette : UML's
election symbol to figure on top of ballot paper (kh
25/08/2022)
EC
calls application for election observation (kh
24/08/2022)
High
invalid votes and low turnout prompts poll commission to
run voter education : A total of 7,500 volunteers will
be sent door-to-door for over a month from the last week
of September to the election day on November 20, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 24/08/2022), Educating
voters : The Election Commission needs to ensure that
voters understand the hows and whys of voting (kp
25/08/2022)
EC
proposes cap on number of door-to-door election
campaigners : Those who are rich and powerful should not
unduly influence polls, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
23/08/2022)
‘The
upcoming elections will be fairer and impartial’ : Chief
Election Commissioner Thapaliya on poll preparations,
efforts to minimise invalid votes, and checking
overspending (interview) (kp 22/08/2022) [An
election that is manipulated in advance by the party
leaders in a non-inclusive way can hardly be called
fair!]
EC
directs governments not to implement new program (kh
21/08/2022)
Campaign
Financing (sp 19/08/2022)
Employees,
teachers to be deployed in November 20 elections (kh
19/08/2022) [This is only
legitimate if the right of these people to vote remains
guaranteed!]
EC
issues four-point directive to govt for effective
security management (kh 18/08/2022)
Ritualistic
conduct of elections : Unless street protests erupt once
again, Nepal is doomed to endure more of the same,
by CK Lal (kp 17/08/2022)
Announcement
of federal, provincial poll: Opening vistas of
possibilities, by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 17/08/2022)
Election
Commission says 84 parties applied to contest upcoming
general elections (nlt 17/08/2022), Eighty-four
parties apply to contest November elections : Twelve
parties have formed four groups to fight the elections
under four different poll symbols, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 17/08/2022) [Extremely
confusing for the voters and, according to section 49 of
the PPA, ultimately with loss of identity for those
parties that contest under the electoral symbol of
another party!]
Anxiety
of performance : Politicians form an electoral alliance
with an eye on power and position rather than
ideological integrity (kp 17/08/2022), Alliance
seat-sharing gets knottier as Maoist Centre has
Bhattarai, Gautam into its fold : Ruling coalition wants
Dahal to accommodate the new entrants in his party’s own
share, instead of asking to adjust them as well, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp 17/08/2022)
115,131
local election candidates yet to submit expenditure
statements (kh 17/08/2022)
EC
intensifies preparation for free, fair poll (nlt
16/08/2022) [Elections in which
top politicians decide which parties and candidates are
even up for election in the respective constituencies
are neither democratic nor fair!]
Maoist
Center and NSP jointly registered at EC (rep
16/08/2022)
Nov
20 polls: Deadline for party registration at EC ends
today (kh 16/08/2022)
Poll
body asks Dahal to clarify his remark that a candidate
in May polls spent Rs100 million : At a function last
month, the Maoist Centre chair had said that a rural
municipality chairman spent millions to secure victory
(kp 16/08/2022)
Bamdev
Gautam to contest under Maoist Centre's election symbol
(rn 16/08/2022), Gautam’s
risky political journey, by Tapendra Karki (rep
17/08/2022)
Dismantling
patriarchy : Fielding a woman candidate is considered
risky by the male-dominated parties in Nepal (kp
15/08/2022)
Election
Commission mulls reducing campaign duration to 15 days :
Submission of the lists of proportional representation
candidates by political parties on September 18-19 and
first-past-the-post candidacy registration on October
9-12 likely (kp 15/08/2022), EC
may shorten campaign duration : It will reduce election
expenditure, says CEC Thapaliya (ht 15/08/2022)
EC
seeks media role for November 20 polls (kh
14/08/2022)
Prachanda
and Dr. Bhattarai inching closer on single election
symbol and manifesto agenda (kh 14/08/2022) [Two
parties, one claiming to be communist, the other
socialist, but the same election symbol and
manifesto? The Political Party Act does not seem
to interest these politicians!], Poles
apart for around a decade, Prachanda and Baburam to
forge electoral alliance (nlt 14/08/2022)
40
parties registered with EC for November 20 elections so
far (kh 14/08/2022)
LSP
and NSP want to join ruling alliance as election nears
(rep 14/08/2022) [All parties should form an alliance and divide the
seats among themselves. Then there would be no need for
elections at all, the money saved could be distributed
among the politicians and the latter could claim that
Nepal has the best democracy in the world!]
Voices
grow for fair representation of women as major elections
near : Women leaders complain parties field fewer women
for direct election. Experts blame the patriarchal
mindset, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 13/08/2022)
More
than 40 percent local election candidates yet to
submit spending details : There were a total of
145,011 candidates. Poll law requires them to
furnish the details within 30 days of election.
The Election Commission mulls action, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp 13/08/2022)
Nepal
Police proposes 120 thousand temporary police for
elections (kh 12/08/2022)
EC
to conduct door-to-door voter education for Nov 20 polls,
by Smriti Dhungana (rep 11/08/2022)
EC
to update electoral roll from August 28 (kh
10/08/2022)
Provincial
poll declaration should be provinces’ prerogative,
observers say : Federalism yet to be embraced in a true
sense with the centralised mindset refusing to go,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/08/2022)
As
elections approach, some are calling for not repeating
old faces : Observes say just changing a small set of
leaders may not suffice amid degrading political culture,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 09/08/2022) [The
SC's 2014 directive is binding law for the executive and
the legislature. Prompt implementation would have meant
that probably none of the top politicians who consider
themselves indispensable would still be politically
active today, which would be incredibly good for Nepal!
Given the disenfranchisement of the electorate through
the alliance manipulations of the parties, the NOTA
option would be more important than ever!]
Coalition
Seat-sharing Onus On NC, Maoist Centre, by Narayan
Upadhyay (rn 09/08/2022) [Voters
should not vote for candidates of a party they do not
want to vote for. The party leaders' request is
completely undemocratic and leads the party system and
thus ultimately parliamentary democracy ad absurdum!]
Will
Nepal vote for change? Hopefully, we can eliminate some
of the faces that have spread negativity amongst Nepalis,
by Sujeev Shakya (kp 09/08/2022) [How
is that supposed to work? The failed politicians at the
top of the parties have already initiated
anti-democratic measures to prevent change!]
Nomination
filing for parliamentary, provincial polls on Oct 9
(nlt 09/08/2022)
Hridayesh
to contest elections with his own party symbol (kh
08/08/2022)
Party
registration for upcoming elections begins today (kh
07/08/2022)
Election
calculation : After vacillating, Nepal's coalition
finally agrees to 20 November for elections, by
Santa Gaha Magar (nt 05/08/2022)
CK
Raut to contest elections from Saptari-2 (kh
05/08/2022)
Temporary
police to be recruited for November 20 elections
(rep 04/08/2022) [It is the duty
of the government to ensure that all Nepalis can
exercise their right to vote, including deployed
security forces, polling agents, migrant workers, etc.]
Govt
decides to hold federal, provincial elections on Nov 20
(kh
04/08/2022) [The
right to set an election date in the
provinces lies with the respective
provincial government and not with the
central government! Nepal is a federal
state! By the way, this also applies to
local elections!],
EC
to start registration of political parties from
Sunday (kh 04/08/2022), EC
gears up preparations for November 20 elections
(kh 05/08/2022), Elections
announced for November 20 : Around 18.6 million voters
estimated to have been registered for the upcoming
elections, with around 1 million added since the May 13
local level polls. Election Commission says 107 days
enough for preparations, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
05/08/2022)
MPs
demand 50 per cent FPTP tickets for women, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 02/08/2022)
Government
plans to hold elections on November 20 : The
dillydallying in declaring the date has) prompted some
to speculate if the ruling coalition is planning to
delay the polls, by Binod Ghimire (kp 01/08/2022)
EC
directs govt to take action against employees who are
members of political parties, by Smriti Dhungana
(rep 01/08/2022), Public
post holder with political affiliation will face action:
EC (rn 01/08/2022)
SC
orders EC not to implement its decision on RPP election
symbol row (rep 26/07/2022)
CEC
Thapaliya hints at holding federal election on Nov 20
(kh 26/07/2022)
Election
Commission launches online voter registration in five
more districts (nlt 21/07/2022)
Govt
told to ensure voting rights of security personnel,
civil servants and prisoners (kh 17/07/2022), Ensure
security personnel, staff on poll day get to vote: SC,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 18/07/2022)
Fill
out online form to get registered as voter: EC (rn
12/07/2022), Election
Commission launches online registration for voters’ roll
in Kathmandu Valley (nlt 13/07/2022)
UML’s
Ram Bahadur elected Budhiganga Mayor (kh 10/07/2022)
Ph.D.
holder Basnet announces candidacy from Kathmandu-9
(kh 08/07/2022)
In
Nepal, to be able to vote is a tough nut to crack :
Forced to stand in long queues, coupled with delays,
service seekers express rage against the tedious voter
registration process, by Shrutika Raut ans Sakshi
Srivastav (nlt 07/07/2022) [Nepal
needs a mandatory population registration system using
modern IT. Then additional voter registration will be
unnecessary!]
Voting
in Bajura’s Budhiganga municipality being held today
(kh 07/07/2022), Police
open fire at polling center in Bajura (nlt
07/07/2022)
EC
officials to recommend Nov 18 or 21 to hold
parliamentary and provincial elections (kh
06/07/2022), Poll
commission suggests November 18 for federal and
provincial elections : Holding both elections in a
single phase is possible, it’s cost effective and easier
from the management point of view, the commission says
(kp 06/07/2022)
Groups
demand limited access to voter roll on poll body’s
website : They submitted a memo to the commission with
several demands, including amendment to relevant
electoral laws, by Aakriti Ghimire (kp 05/07/2022)
EC
returns local polls’ unspent fund of Rs 1.5 billion to
Ministry of Finance (kh 05/07/2022)
Ranju
Darshana to contest upcoming federal election from
Kathmandu-5 (nlt 03/07/2022)
Concept
paper of independent candidacy campaign unveiled
(rep 02/07/2022)
EC
urges govt to manage e-voting machines for upcoming
polls (nlt 30/06/2022) [Yawn,
says the Deuba government! This is just like voting
rights for the millions of excluded eligible voters!],
EC
keen to use EVM in general, provincial polls, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 01/07/2022)
EC
preparing to hold federal and provincial elections by
mid-December: CEC Thapaliya (nlt 30/06/2022)
Supreme
Court quashes petition seeking to halt re-polling in
Budhiganga Municipality (kh 28/06/2022)
Why
Local Elections in Nepal Should be Held on Nonpartisan
Basis, by Ambika P Adhikari and Keshav Bhattarai
(rep 23/06/2022)
Congress
leaders call for letting Nepalis away vote. Poll
body says not feasible : Despite Supreme Court
order in 2018, no initiatives taken for
out-of-country voting. Debate on the issue when
polls near seems to be more for public
consumption, by Binod Ghimire (kp
22/06/2022)
Engineer
Akarshan Pokharel announces candidature in Gagan Thapa’s
constituency (kh 21/06/2022)
Snowbalen
: Attacks by mainstream parties on independent
candidates proves how worried they are about federal
elections in November, by Shristi Karki (nt)
Call
for bill on out-of-country voting, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 10/06/2022)
‘NC
wins elections in 52% municipalities’ (rn
10/06/2022)
Battle
of narratives : Political parties, basking in their
complacency, didn't bother to check the rear-view
mirror, preferring to just look ahead, by Avasna
Pandey (kp 06/06/2022)
EC
to open voter registration from June 15 (kh
06/06/2022)
Buoyed
by success of local polls, Deuba for holding elections
by end of November : Encouraged from local polls, the
premier holds confidence in the coalition despite some
concerns shown by partners, by Anil Giri (kp
05/06/2022)
Lessons
From The Local Elections 2022, by Dipak Gyawali (sp
03/06/2022)
Man’s
journey from office assistant to ward chief : Netra
Bhattarai, 29, impressed many when he was employed at
the ward office of Chishankhugadhi-5 as an office
assistant. People’s encouragement led him to win the
local polls and return to the same office as ward
chairman, by Kumbha Raj Rai (kp 01/06/2022)
Parties
widely used children in campaigns as poll body remained
ineffective : Poll body failed to crack down on parties
and stood as a mere spectator, observers say, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 31/05/2022)
Congress
came first, followed by UML in second position in local
polls. Will it shape the outcome of the federal
elections? Here are some scenarios : How will Nepali
political parties fare in the upcoming elections then?
What will be their election strategies after the local
poll results?, by Nishan Khatiwada (nlt 31/05/2022)
Implications
Of Local Polls Outcome, by Bhupa P Dhamala (rn
31/05/2022)
The
Balen Shah magic: Its retrospect and prospect, by
Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 31/05/2022), How
Balen Shah, Harka Rai, and Gopi Hamal won their
elections, by Jagadish Paudel (rec 31/05/2022), Let The
Mayor Deliver On His Pledges, by Namrata Sharma (rn
01/06/2022)
Rekindling
hope : This election and the results have provided many
pointers that we need to take positively, by Sujeev
Shakya (kp 31/05/2022)
Electoral
Democracy and Clientelism in South Asia, by Matrika
Poudyal (kp 30/05/2022)
The
causes of invalid votes in Nepal, by Yatindra KC
(nlt 30/05/2022)
Independent
candidates rock Nepal’s local elections. What does it
show about opportunities, challenges and messages? Many
see the victory of independent candidates as the result
of people’s frustration with and lack of trust in
traditional political parties. Is that the only case?,
by Nishan Khatiwada (nlt 28/05/2022), Local
elections: 385 independent candidates secure victory
(rep 28/05/2022)
Electoral
Shifts In Local Governance, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
28/05/2022)
14,402
women elected in local level elections across country
(kh), Sunita’s
entry into politics not a coincidental one, by
Asmita Belabase (rep 28/05/2022)
Balen
Shah elected Kathmandu Mayor (nlt 27/05/2022), Independent
candidate Balen Shah elected KMC mayor, UML’s Sunita
Dangol deputy mayor (kh 27/05/2022), Balen
Shah vows to make Kathmandu world’s most beautiful city
(kh 27/05/2022) [Please be
careful. This now sounds similar to the failed party
politicians. The people in KTM will be happy if you make
things better.], Balen
registers historical win in KMC (ht 27/05/2022)
Local
election results: Marred by tortoise-paced counting,
by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 27/05/2022)
Local
levels elect 14,402 women representatives (kh
27/05/2022)
Message
Through The Ballot, by Kundan Aryal (rn 27/05/2022)
8
municipalities of Lamjung have only men as mayors
(kh 26/05/2022)
Inclusive
elections: Still a big challenge, by Dev Datta Joshi
(ht 26/05/2022)
‘Balen’
canes parties with the walking stick : Kathmandu voters
rap Congress, UML on the knuckles as they pick a rapper,
also a structural engineer, as their new mayor, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 26/05/2022)
Vote
counting underway in three local units : As per the
final results till Thursday morning, NC has secured wins
in 326 municipals as UML is placed second with wins in
205 local units (nlt 26/05/2022), Vote
count in 749 out of 753 local bodies over; results of 4
yet to come out (kh 26/05/2022), 34,890
people’s representatives elected across country (kh
26/05/2022), Balen
secures 38% votes as 3 wards remain to be counted in KMC
: Sirjana: 24.24%, Sthapit: 24.03% (kh 26/05/2022),
35,034
representatives elected across country (kh
26/05/2022)
Sudurpaschim
fails to elect women, Dalits in chief roles : Number of
women representatives elected in deputy mayor and
vice-chairperson positions has also decreased as
compared to previous local elections, by Arjun Shah
(kp 25/05/2022)
EC
publishes result of 744 local levels, nine still to come
(kh 25/05/2022), Independent
candidate Balen Shah certain to become KMC mayor. Balen:
55,747, Sirjana: 35,371, Sthapit: 34,626 (kh
25/05/2022)
34,741
out of 35,221 local representatives elected so far
(kh 24/05/2022)
Renu
Dahal elected Bharatpur Mayor for second term
(nlt 24/05/2022), JSP’s
Singh elected Birgunj mayor, NC’s Alam deputy mayor
(kh 24/05/2022)
NC
largest as vote count complete in 734 local levels : NC
wins in 321, UML: 200, Maoist Center: 120 (kh
24/05/2022), Out
of 753 local levels, EC declares result of 740 levels :
NC: wins in 322, UML: 203, Maoist Center: 121 (kh
24/05/2022)
Local
Poll Deflates Oli's Ego, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
24/05/2022)
UML
calls for recounting of votes in Pokhara Metropolis-18 :
As per the final results of the vote count at the ward
announced this morning, Nepali Congress candidate Shiva
Prasad Timilsina had won the Ward Chair post by a margin
of three votes (nlt 24/05/2022)
Local
polls are over. It’s time for voting reforms : Nepal had
five years to plan for better elections and a better
election process. But there have been no reforms,
similar patterns are being repeated, by Shreya
Subedi (nlt 23/05/2022)
Parties
have much to learn from independents' rise, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 23/05/2022)
Resham
Chaudhary won election from hiding. His 5-month-old
party claims Tikapur when he is in jail : Tharus who
feel they were shortchanged by the state have spoken
through the ballot, activists and analysts say, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 23/05/2022)
NC
largest as vote count complete in 726 local levels : NC
wins in 320, UML: 197, Maoist Center: 120 (kh
23/05/2022)
What’s
in store for the five-party alliance after local vote
results? With increased bargaining power, the Maoists
may want to continue partnership, but CPN (Unified
Socialist) and Janata Samajbadi Party look unhappy,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 23/05/2022)
Post
politics in Nepal : Disillusioned or not with the
parties, a large number of people turn out to cast their
votes, by Abhi Subedi (kp 22/05/2022), Local
Polls: Outcome And Message, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
22/05/2022)
Final
results announced for 706 levels (kh 22/05/2022)
Independent
candidate Hamal elected as mayor of Dhangadhi (rep
22/05/2022), Independent
candidate Rai leading in Dharan sub-metropolis as about
4,500 votes left to count (kh 22/05/2022)
EC
releases results of 6 out of 11 sub-metropolises so far
(kh 22/05/2022)
Vote
count in 684 out of 753 local bodies over : NC wins
mayor/chair in 303 local levels; UML in 185 and Maoist
Center in 116 (kh 21/05/2022)
Results
of around 90 % local levels out, by Arpana Adhikari
(rn 21/05/2022)
Over
150 local units set to be devoid of representatives,
creating a vacuum : Experts show problem with the
system, including the law that restricts poll body’s
powers, by Binod Ghimire (kp 20/05/2022)
Local
Polls And Development, by Udbodh Bhandari (rn
20/05/2022)
Local
elections dent deposit collection (ht 20/05/2022)
Vote
count in 628 of 753 local levels over : NC wins
mayor/chair in 280 local levels; UML in 173 and Maoist
Center in 112 (kh 20/05/2022), Ruling
coalition gets victory in more than two-thirds local
levels (kh 20/05/2022), Cut
down to size : Citizens have shown what they think of
CPN-UML's actions in recent past (kp
20/05/2022)
Newly
elected ward member found dead (kh 20/05/2022)
Ditch
the paper : There is still room to employ electronic
voting in provincial and federal elections (ae
19/05/2022)
Impressions
from the election past : The big takeaway is that
nothing mattered in the end except the promise of change,
by Deepak Thapa (kp 19/05/2022), Civic
Engagement At Local Level, by Mukti Rijal (rn
19/05/2022), Balen
Shah's popularity: Nepal seeks a new national party,
by Sumit Pathak (ht 19/05/2022)
NC
dominates results tally with wins in 252 local units,
UML victorious in 164 municipals (nlt 19/05/2022), Vote
count in 570 of 753 local levels over : NC wins
mayor/chairperson in 253 local levels; UML in 164 and
Maoist Center in 105 (kh 19/05/2022)
Geeta
Chaudhary becomes first female mayor in Saptari (rep
19/05/2022)
Controversy
erupts after more ballot papers were found in
Nepalgunj-18 (rep 19/05/2022), Vote
count postponed in Butwal : Who broke the ballot box
seal and why?, by Rekha Bhusal (rep 19/05/2022)
Election
taking place at additional 15 voting centres (kh
18/05/2022)
Balen
Shah maintains a steady lead in mayoral race of
Kathmandu (nlt 18/05/2022), NC
leads the tally with wins in 203 local units, UML
victorious in 127 municipals (nlt 18/05/2022), Independent
candidate Sampang takes lead in Dharan Sub metropolis
(kh 18/05/2022), Janamat
Party wins mayor in Saptari’s Hanumannagar (kh
18/05/2022), UML
demands to stop vote-counting in Pokhara (kh
18/05/2022)
Constantly
spurned, how Dalits united to create history in local
elections : A team of independent Dalit candidates wins
four out of five seats in Ward 8 of Kanakasundari Rural
Municipality in Jumla, including the post of chair,
by DB Budha (kp 17/05/2022)
Towards
voting reform : Election symbols were an alternative
when the literacy rate was 20 percent in 1960, by
Sujeev Shakya (kp 17/05/2022), Slow-paced
counting : The best way to reduce the time for counting
the votes is to switch to the Electronic Voting Machine
(ht 17/05/2022)
Final
results of 282 municipals out, NC wins Chief in
128 local units as UML wins in 78 (nlt
17/05/2022)
Why
aren’t more women selected as candidates?
Patriarchy alone is not a sufficient explanation
for the lack of women in candidate selection for
the recently held local elections, by Seira
Tamang (rec 16/05/2022)
Disillusioned
voters : The truth of the matter is that people are
fed up with the antics of politicians (kpVote
count disrupted in two places in Jhapa (kh 16/05/2022) [!!!]
Local
polls: Nepali Congress looks set to gain, and also to be
saviour of Maoists : UML reacts with charges of rigging
as alliance seems to have worked to give the odds in
favour of ruling parties, by Binod Ghimire (kp
16/05/2022), NC
leading in nationwide vote count tally (rep
16/05/2022)
Nepalis
in general love to vote. Why is turnout low then?
Disenchantment? In Kathmandu Metropolitan City, poll
officials say, just half of the registered voters showed
up to cast their ballot, by Binod Ghimire (kp
15/05/2022)
Festering
political feud resulted in violent election day,
observers say : Single-phase vote also stressed
security, making forces unable to contain the violence,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 15/05/2022)
Call
for action against those who made it difficult for
persons with disabilities to vote : Depriving persons
with disabilities of their voting right has legal
consequences, rights bodies say (kp 15/05/2022)
It
takes 32 hours to count 2,424 votes (kh 15/05/2022),
Slow
vote counting exposes poor skills of Election Commission
Nepal's local polls were held on Friday. The vote
counting is taking a long time but Nepal's election
management body looks blithely indifferent (nlt
16/05/2022), Sluggish
vote counting calls for switching to tech-friendly
elections : The pace at which ballot papers of municipal
elections are being counted is tiring and cumbersome and
is a source of controversy, observers say, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 16/05/2022)
People
vote with hope and fervour even as they resent
politicians, parties : There are some reports of
violence in different parts of the country, but the vote
was largely peaceful, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
14/05/2022)
Counting
votes within wire fences reflects degrading political
culture : Fears of shenanigans have grown, prompting
measures like CCTV and fencing, by Binod Ghimire (kp
14/05/2022)
On
killed in clash between NC and Maoist Center cadres in
Solukhumbu (kh 14/05/2022), Two
people die in election-related violence in Udayapur,
Solukhumbu : Violent clashes, mainly over disputes
regarding vote counting, have been reported
post-election at several places, by Dilliram
Khatiwada and Bhanubhakta Niraula (kp 15/05/2022)
UML
cadres accused of beating women in Myagdi (rep
14/05/2022), Police
open fire to contain the situation as Deumai polling
station Ilam goes tense, by Bhim Chapagain (rep
14/05/2022)
Collection
of ballot boxes begins (In pics) (kh 13/05/2022), Voting
completed with sporadic incidents (kh 13/05/2022), Vote
counting to start from today evening (rep
13/05/2022)
Raute
community deprived of voting right, again (rep
13/05/2022)
27%
votes cast as of 11:15 am: EC Spokesperson (kh
13/05/2022), 35
percent voter turnout till noon: Election Commission
(nlt 13/05/2022). 41%
votes cast till 2 PM (rep 13/05/2022), 55
percent votes cast till 4 pm: Election Commission
(kh 13/05/2022), EC
preliminary estimate puts local election voter turnout
at 64 percent (kh 13/05/2022), Voters'
turnout not as per expectation; election postponed in 44
polling centers (rep 14/05/2022)
Rights
body says elections were not peaceful as expected :
Voting stalled in different parts of the country and
clashes reported in some area (kp 13/05/2022), Major
political parties found violating election code: NHRC
(rep 13/05/2022)
Police
inspector’s wayward firing kills youth in Udaypur
(kh 13/05/2022)
Violent
activities reported in several places during local
elections : In some places, security personnel fired
warning shots to quell the clashes (kp 13/05/2022)
Chits
used to cast votes in Bharatpur (rep 13/05/2022)
Local
elections: Voting obstructed in 53 polling centers
(nlt 13/05/2022)
Registered
voters who showed driving licence as identity barred
from voting : Election Commission says voter identity
card or citizenship certificate or passport, or national
identity card were the only identification documents
recognised for voting, by Arjun Poudel (kp
13/05/2022)
Voting
suspended at two polling centers of Pacharauta (rep
13/05/2022), Voting
suspended at three polling centers in Dhankuta (kh
13/05/2022), Voting
postponed at four polling centers in Kavre (rep
13/05/2022)
NHRC
finds poor arrangements for voters' access to polling
centres (ht 13/05/2022)
EC
seeks clarification from Bhattarai (kh 13/05/2022)
Local
polls: Nepal votes to elect local representatives for
the next five years :This is the second time Nepal is
voting in the local polls after the country adopted a
federal democratic system in 2015 following the
promulgation of a new constitution, by Ashim Neupane
and Nishan Khatiwada (nlt 13/05/2022), Nepalis
head to the polls to shape the country’s future (kh
13/05/2022), Tell
your own story : Citizens can decide whether they want
to elect somebody who governs them or serves them
(kp 13/05/2022)
Enthusiastic
voters exercise their franchise (Photo Feature) (kh
13/05/2022)
Elderly
dies in course of exercising franchise in Baitadi
(kh 13/05/2022)
Clashes
reported in different places on election day : Clashes between
cadres of different political parties have occurred in Humla,
Dolakha, Bara and Okhaldhunga among other districts (nlt
13/05/2022), Tensions
in Sindhupalchowk’s Jyamire, Army moves forward to take the
situation under control (kh 13/05/2022), Polling
affected as firing goes in Ramechhap (kp 13/05/2022), Aerial
Firing at Kumbhakarna, Dhanusha (kh 13/05/2022), Ballot
boxes vandalized in Dakneshwari, Saptari, by Raghab Sharma
(kh 13/05/2022), 15
people injured in a clash at Gadhimai, Rautahat (rep
13/05/2022), Voting
postponed due to clash at Shailyashikhar, Darchula
(kh 13/05/2022), 10
injured in Kharpunath clash (kh 13/05/2022), Ballot
papers torn in Achham, polling postponed in two centers
(kh 13/05/2022), Voting
at Dakneshwori Municipality-2 to take place on Sunday
(kh 13/05/2022), Volunteer
injured in Gorkha firing (kh 13/05/2022), Locals
run away with ballot boxes in Rautahat (kh
13/05/2022), Clashes
broke out in 16 places, warning shots fired in eight
places on election day : Two injured in Khukuri
altercation in Kohalpur (kh 13/05/2022), Byas
Municipality mayoral candidate Joshi injured in assault
(kh 13/05/2022), Widespread
tension in Sarlahi: Aerial shots fired at three places,
polling officials beaten, by Madan Thakur (rep
13/05/2022)
Major
political parties found violating election code: NHRC (kh
13/05/2022)
Pollution
a passing reference in Capital’s mayoral race, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (ae 12/05/2022)
Why
aren’t political parties talking about earthquakes?, by
Cilla Khatry (ae 12/05/2022)
Implications
of low women representation in local polls, by
Neelam Dhanuse (rep 12/05/2022)
Confusing
ballot design may lead to a large number of invalid
votes, experts fear : Democracy activists, intellectuals
and political parties are worried that the number of
invalid votes might be high due to a jumbo ballot paper
and confusion over alliance's candidates, by Abiral
Gautam (nlt 12/05/2022)
The
more teeth to poll commission, the stronger democracy
will be, observers say : There are laws but the election
body lacks resources—human and financial—to crack down
on wrongdoers, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 12/05/2022)
Everything
you need to know before you go vote, by Sanjeet M
Rajbhandari (rec 12/05/2022)
People
are leaving Valley in droves to cast votes in the local
polls : Many wait for hours to get seats with most
vehicles exiting Kathmandu jam-packed, by Shuvam
Dhungana and Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 12/05/2022), BP
Highway sees heavy traffic in days before elections :
Thousands of people are leaving for their home districts
to exercise their franchise, by Raj Kumar Karki (kp
12/05/2022)
Transgender
people’s qualms continue as Nepal votes in local polls
tomorrow : While the Election Commission has taken some
steps to try and create a safe voting environment for
transgender people, activists say that there is still a
lack of nuanced understanding of transgender issues,
by Shranup Tandukar (kp 12/05/2022)
260
thousand security persons mobilized for local election
(kh 12/05/2022)
Local
Polls : Parties Put Heavy Stakes, by Mukti Rijal
(rn)
Local
election: Are candidates aware of climate issues?,
by Ghanashyam Khanal and Yatish Acharya (ht 12/05/2022)
Despite
pre-election clashes, polls may pass relatively
peacefully, observers say : Police say as many as 62
cases of clashes have been reported between April 24 and
Tuesday, May 10, but expect violence to subside with the
silent period in force, by Binod Ghimire (kp
12/05/2022)
Will
local elections shape Nepal’s future? (kh
12/05/2022)
EC
enhances mechanism to monitor implementation of code of
conduct (kh 12/05/2022)
NWC
urges to prevent violence against women during election
(kh 12/05/2022)
27
media outlets face music; 25 journos warned off on first
day of silence period (kh 12/05/2022)
77
% of votes cast in mock polls invalid (kh
12/05/2022)
Nine
candidates die as May 13 local poll inches closer
(kh 12/05/2022)
20
injured as NC and Maoist Center cadres clash with each
other (kh 12/05/2022) [Nice
alliance!]
The
oligarchy celebrates local polls : The fundamental
appeal of municipal polls lies in their ideological
vacuity, by CK Lal (kp 11/05/2022)
Local
election manifesto: More ritualistic, less realistic,
by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 11/05/2022)
Expenditure
limit for candidates contesting Nepal’s local polls
2022: Here’s how much they can spend (nlt
11/05/2022)
Lack
of voter education in Achham villages may lead to
invalid votes : Both parties and their candidates have
failed to give due importance to the voter education
campaign. As a result, many eligible voters are unaware
of the voting process creating high chances of invalid
votes, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 11/05/2022)
Election
Commission seeks clarification from Dahal, Rana : The
poll body has written to them, asking if their recent
remarks at campaigns amounted to threatening voters
(kp 11/05/2022)
Gradual
improvement in election process: Report (ht
11/05/2022) [???]
UML
and NC cadres clash in Surkhet, six including four
police injured (kh 11/05/2022)
Election
silence period: What cannot be done? (nlt
11/05/2022)
2,946
polling centers highly sensitive; 260,000 security
personnel deployed (kh 11/05/2022)
Over
1,500 teachers resign on the eve of local polls (rep
11/05/2022) [????]
In
case you lose your voter ID, you can still vote by
showing your citizenship card, by Hari Krishna
Gautam (rep 11/05/2022)
Citizens
leaving Kathmandu Valley to cast their votes (kh
11/05/2022) [Nepal must make it
mandatory that its citizens are registered where they
live, not where they were born. Then they won't have to
travel for elections either!]
Schools
to remain closed for six days starting today (kh
11/05/2022) [????]
Returning
Officers reach all voting centres (kh 11/05/2022)
Remove
poll campaign content from social media, CEC tells
contestants (ht 11/05/2022)
Nomination
set for today after candidate’s demise (kh
11/05/2022)
New
voters being provided with voter ID cards today and
tomorrow (kh 11/05/2022)
Imports
via Rasuwagadhi checkpoint halted (kh 11/05/2022)
Kishore
Thapa: ‘The goal is to establish a new political
narrative and develop a new political culture’
(interview) (rec 10/05/2022)
About
half of Nepal’s voters will not be able to cast their
votes in local polls (rep 10/05/2022)
Despite
law, Nepal fails to achieve Dalit women representation
in wards : Parties say they failed to find candidates,
an argument Dalit activists do not agree with, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp 10/05/2022)
For
people with disabilities, there are barriers galore to
right to voting: Secrecy, lack of ballot papers with
tactile relief, and tall tables are key infrastructural
issues, by Aakash Chaudhary (kp 10/05/2022), Family
can assist visually impaired in voting (ht
10/05/2022), Voting
rights for all : Persons with disabilities in Nepal
continue to be excluded from the electoral process
(kp 11/05/2022)
Regulating
social media during election silence period to be
challenge (kh 10/05/2022)
UML
and JSP strike deal to maintain electoral coordination
in Palungtar Municipality, Gorkha (kh 10/05/2022)
Deputy
mayoral candidate of Maharajgunj municipality Kurmi dies
(kh 10/05/2022)
Former
Chief Election Commissioner Yadav denied “special
observer” role (kh 10/05/2022)
All
results of local polls will be published by May 19: CEC
Thapaliya (interview) (rep 10/05/2022)
Border
checkpoints to be closed from today (kh 10/05/2022),
Silence
period for May 13 local polls to begin from today
midnight : Election campaign and publicity forbidden
(kh 10/05/2022), ‘Publicity
materials around polling booth to be removed before
silence period commences” (kh 10/05/2022)
Who
is Kathmandu Metropolis Mayor?, by Sarin Ghimire (kh
10/05/2022)
What
to know: Nepal’s local elections 2022 : The local
elections are taking place on May 13 across Nepal. Here
are some important data and insights you need to know
about the elections, by Pragya Lamsal (nlt
09/05/2022)
‘Vote
for those with commitment to address women’s issues’
(kh 09/05/2022)
Balen
Shah: A youth icon, and a ray of hope amid politics of
despair. Balen Shah has emerged as a symbol of hope for
change, an icon for those who are deeply dissatisfied
with established political parties to look up to in
Kathmandu, by Nishan Khatiwada (nlt 09/05/2022)
All
roar, no bite: Poll body says will monitor spending.
Experts doubt : The Election Commission has announced it
will deploy officials to monitor campaign expenditures,
but analysts say they see little chance of action
against overspending, a key source of corruption, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 09/05/2022)
In
Madhesh Province, the political landscape is changing :
Analysts say the CPN-UML will likely gain from the deep
divisions in the Madhesi parties and the alliance
politics of five ruling forces, by Anil Giri (kp
09/05/2022) [KP Oli has also
pursued a sometimes brutal anti-Madhesh policy since
2015 and has shown no understanding for the concerns of
the Tarai people. It is hard to imagine that the people
have already forgotten this!]
Poll
staff, election materials airlifted to remote Chhangru
and Tinkar areas (rn 09/05/2022)
Border
checkpoints to remain closed for three days (kh
09/05/2022), Borders
to be sealed for 72 hours before elections : The
government has decided to close all international border
points from May 10 midnight to May 13 midnight, by
Matrika Dahal (kp 09/05/2022)
Ballot
papers reach all 77 districts; 78,000 ballot boxes
readied (kh 09/05/2022)
EC
issues directives for installing CC cameras at all vote
counting stations (nlt 09/05/2022)
4
temporary police personnel die; 48 terminated (kh
09/05/2022)
One-third
votes cast in Surkhet invalid (kh 08/05/2022) [in mock polling; the alienating
nature of the alliance politics of the party leaders
makes the already complicated local elections even more
complicated!]
Local
Level Election: Number of adult candidates much higher
as compared to other age groups (kh 08/05/2022) [All candidates are adults!!!]
Candidates
wooing voters with booze, mutton (ht 08/05/2022)
EC
urges not to use flags of other parties (rep
08/05/2022), EC
warns against use of other party flags, election symbols
(ht 08/05/2022)
Majority
of local levels see old faces (ht 08/05/2022)
Local
Polls: A Democratic Milestone, by Ritu Raj Subedi
(rn 08/05/2022)
EC
deploys monitoring teams in different districts that are
deemed ‘security sensitive’ (rep 08/05/2022)
EC
can address doubts; remain pivotal to electoral security,
by Abhaya R Joshi (kh 08/05/2022)
EC
seeks clarification from 37 individuals for violating
code of conduct (kh 08/05/2022)
Unidentified
person attacks election candidate with khukuri (kh
08/05/2022)
EC
tightens screw against code of conduct breach (kh
07/05/2022)
Not
just UML, Congress and Maoist Centre, many unheard of
parties are also contesting local polls : Some of the
political parties registered for the May 13 elections
have quirky and peculiar names (kp 07/05/2022)
Vehicles
to be barred from Nepal's roads on May 13 (ht
07/05/2022)
Election
hits school enrolment campaign : School enrolment
campaign has not been able to make much headway since
most people are either out participating in political
rallies or listening to the political campaigners, say
educators, by Samjhana Rasaili (kp 07/05/2022)
Arzu
under fire for her remarks to stop grants where Congress
loses : Analysts say her remarks reflect a lack of
understanding of how the state functions, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 07/05/2022) [This is
not only offensive, it is criminal and corrupt!]
Local
polls more complicated now to predict with alliance
politics and splits : Despite Deuba’s wish and
Dahal-Nepal’s compulsion, their poll partnership did not
take off well, and UML hopes gains, by Anil Giri (kp
07/05/2022)
PM
Deuba flies to Damauli from Butwal on Nepali Army
chopper (kh 07/05/2022) [????]
Transportation
of ballot papers completed: Election Commission (nlt
07/05/2022)
4,000
employees being deployed for election (kh
07/05/2022) [And they will be
deprived of voting themselves!], Army
takes over security in critical areas (kh
07/05/2022) [They will not be
allowed to vote either!]
Call
to facilitate participation of persons with disabilities
(kh 07/05/2022)
UML
cadres attack Maoist Center election candidates in
Sindhupalchowk (kh 07/05/2022)
Sale
and distribution of alcohol prohibited in Baitadi
(kh 07/05/2022)
Baby
on her back, Dalit mother on campaign trail : Mina
Biswakarma is standing for municipality chair in Myagdi
to uplift her community, by Anita Bhetwal (nt
06/05/2022)
Elections
in the age of social media : Candidates for the local
level elections are advertising more and more on social
media, especially Facebook, presenting the Election
Commission with new problems it must account for, by
Samik Kharel (rec 06/05/2022)
Exploring
the barriers to the right to inclusive election in Nepal
: Despite elaborate provisions on including persons with
disabilities in political and public life in Nepal,
political participation by persons with disabilities
remains minimal, by Dev Datta Joshi (rec 06/05/2022)
Local
Polls Deepen Democracy, by Bhupa P Dhamala (rn
06/05/2022) [But not if they are
appropriated and controlled by the national level!]
Domestic
flights to remain closed on election day (May 13)
(rep 06/05/2022)
Only
vehicles with permission to be allowed to ply on voting
day (rn 06/05/2022)
Candidates
ask yarsa pickers to stay back for polls but few are
interested : Many people are in a hurry to go to the
uplands this harvesting season since they haven’t been
able to make the journey in the last two years because
of the Covid-19 pandemic, by DB Budha (kp
06/05/2022)
170
seats for Dalit women representatives go unclaimed,
by Rajkarabn Mahato (ae 05/05/2022)
Electoral
syndicate against women : From the first election, one
thing that hasn't changed is the politics of hegemonic
masculinity, by Chandra Bhadra and Sucheta Pyakuryal
(kp 05/05/2022)
EC’s
Push For Electoral Reform, by Mukti Rijal (rn
05/05/2022)
Cause
of rebel candidature: Party indiscipline or
wrong modus operandi?, by Jibaraj Pokharel
(ht 05/05/2022)
Political
parties flouting poll code in Bhaktapur (ht
05/05/2022)
NC
and Maoist Center cadres clash with each other in Rukum
West (kh 05/05/2022)
EC
writes to Home Ministry urging to call back SP Shahi
deployed at joint election cell (kh 05/05/2022)
EC
directs candidates, political parties to spend through
banking system (kp 04/05/2022)
Complaint
filed at Election Office against PM Deuba over his
proposed Chitwan visit (rep 04/05/2022)
Parties
violating election code of conduct in Bajura (ht
04/05/2022)
Valley’s
female candidates outline their women-related
commitments : The candidates, vying for two top
executive posts at local units in the Kathmandu Valley,
promised they’d ensure a violence-free, safe and
empowering environment for women (kp 03/05/2022)
CEC
Thapaliya calls on mass media to aware people on voting
rights (kh) [Also on the voting rights of election workers,
security personnel and the millions of migrant workers
that have been denied by politicians for years, despite
clear directives from the Supreme Court?]
Election
Commission has stricter code of conduct but lacks
mechanism to monitor it : Observers find many clauses
impractical as neither parties can follow them nor
officials can check compliance, by Tika R Pradhan
(kp 02/05/2022)
Final
list for polls : The EC should leave no stone unturned
to take legal action against those who violate the code
of conduct (ht 02/05/2022)
20,000
observers of 68 organisations to observe local poll
(rn 02/05/2022)
Local
election: No candidacy in 149 Dalit woman members
(rn 02/05/2022)
10
candidates elected unopposed in Taplejung local polls
(kh 02/05/2022)
Election
Commission seeks clarification from Ktm mayoral
candidate Sthapit (kh 02/05/2022)
Voters
in Birgunj are perplexed as to who to vote for because
of alliance politics : Since the Madhes Movement, the
parties that championed it have splintered and
ultimately joined hands with the forces they once
rebelled against, puzzling voters, Tufan Neupane and
Bhusan Yadav (kp 01/05/2022)
EC
warns of action against anyone publishing poll-related
fake info on social media (kh 01/05/2022)
Listen
to the locals, by Parmeshwar Devkota (rn 01/05/2022)
Row
Of Rebel Candidates, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
01/05/2022)
Ballot
papers remain to be sent to 17 districts only (kh
01/05/2022)
Poll
candidate dies (kh 01/05/2022)
EC
receives 300 queries on local polls a day (ht
01/05/2022)
Women
leaders from across the political spectrum say they feel
constrained : Their representation in local elections
has been trimmed but they cannot speak up. Female
politicians say the fight will continue though, by
Aakriti Ghimire (kp 30/04/2022)
As
alliance parties threaten rebel candidates, Election
Commission says that’s criminal act : The election body
states that the threats violate citizens’ legal and
constitutional right to take part in elections, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp 30/04/2022) [When
will the so-called top politicians finally be punished
appropriately for their constant high-handed behaviour?
Non-election of such persons and their protégés would be
an appropriate response!], Ruling
alliance to take action against cadres violating
directives (kh 01/05/2022)
12,789
independent candidates getting election symbols today
(kh 30/04/2022), EC
provides election symbols to candidates (kh
30/04/2022), Local
level poll candidates receive election symbols (rep
30/04/2022)
Over
4,000 withdraw candidacies, by
Ranju Kafle(rn
30/04/2022), More
than 8,000 withdraw candidacies (ht 01/05/2022)
Bajura
Dalits in fix following CPN-UML's bifurcation (ht
30/04/2022)
RPP
expresses concern over death threat issued against the
party’s candidate (rep 30/04/2022)
EC
to provide election symbols to candidates today (kh
30/04/2022)
Border
checkpoints to be closed for three days before local
polls (rep 30/04/2022)
All
people’s representatives elected unopposed in Gurja
(kh 30/04/2022)
Whose
election is it anyway? Kin and clan networks will once
again play a formidable role in determining victory
margins, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 29/04/2022)
Don’t
force anyone to withdraw candidacy: Election Commission
(rep 29/04/2022)
Poll
panel's new directive unfair to fairer sex : Can affect
women's representation in civic bodies as parties prefer
to oblige alliance partners, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
29/04/2022)
Election
Commission tells local govts to compulsorily install
CCTV cameras 7at vote counting venues (rep
29/04/2022)
Candidacy
withdrawal open till 5 pm today : EC to publish final
list of candidates (kh 29/04/2022)
Rebel
candidates refuse to heed party orders to withdraw from
race : Election Commission officials say it is against
the code of conduct to pressure the candidates to pull
out, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 29/04/2022) [Just
to remind you: In November 1994, "rebel candidates"
caused Girija's defeat after he refused to meet Ganesh
Man Singh's legitimate demands!]
17.7
mln ballot papers of required 19.4 mln printed so far
(kh 29/04/2022)
EC
asks govt to declare public holiday on May 13, seeks
permission to use physical infrastructures of local
govts (rep 29/04/2022)
5,251
queries registered in EC call center in past 30 days
(kh 29/04/2022)
Curbing
Monetary Muscle In Polls, by Mukti Rijal (rn
28/04/2022)
Alliance
politics impacts female candidacy in local level
elections : Close to 41 percent women had won in 2017,
but fewer will be elected this time, with nomination
number itself down, by Binod Ghimire (kp
28/04/2022), Fewer
women this time : Underrepresentation of women in
politics has long-term drawbacks (kp 29/04/2022)
As
many as 152,465 candidates register nominations for
35,221 posts for local election (kh 28/04/2022), EC
to publish name-list of candidates today (kh
28/04/2022)
Action
taken against media violating election code of conduct
(kh 28/04/2022)
Experts
suggest measures to make election process fair and
transparent : Experts said while there are a number of
laws and policies in place to regulate and monitor the
political parties and their acts, weak implementation
has led to rising cases of anomalies and violations of
election code of conduct (nlt 27/04/2022)
Voting:
A Voice Of The Voiceless, by Balmukunda Regmi (rn
27/04/2022) [But only if
candidates are also nominated who represent their
interests and not those imposed by the central party
leadership!]
Low
Women Candidacy Breaches Statute, by Namrata Sharma
(rn 27/04/2022)
Coalition
partners seek electoral alliance within camp (rn
27/04/2022) [These so-called top
politicians simply do not want to understand that in the
federal system they have no right to prescribe such
things to the local level!]
EC
to look into nomination papers and complaints today and
tomorrow (kh 27/04/2022)
Pindalbari
folk pledge votes to those who will build bridge over
Biring River : The remote village in Jhapa is cut off
from the rest of the district for most of the year due
to rise in water level, by Arjun Rajbanshi (kp
27/04/2022)
Believing
in democracy, once-extremist forces of Chand and Raut
are joining the poll fray : The hardliners joining the
elections is a good move and it does not matter whether
they win or lose, experts say, by Binod Ghimire (kp
27/04/2022)
Hard
to retain last election’s achievements with less women
candidates this time (kh 26/04/2022)
Nomination
for Dalit women member nil in seven wards of Humla
(kh 26/04/2022)
20,000
observers from 68 organizations to be deployed for local
polls (kh 26/04/2022)
Election
paraphernalia dispatched to all 77 districts (ht
26/04/2022)
Keshav
Sthapit’s candidacy for Kathmandu mayor sparks furore :
Sthapit has been accused of sexual harassment by at
least two women, by Aakriti Ghimire (kp 26/04/2022) [He should
not run for any political office until a court has
certified his innocence!]
Chheten
becomes ward no 7 chair of Phaktanglung Rural
Municipality unopposed (kh 26/04/2022)
Local
Election 2022 : Expectation vs reality, by Ayushma
Maharjan (nlt 25/04/2022)
Ensuring
that local polls are truly free and fair, by Alok
Pokharel (rec 25/04/2022)
Local
elections: Today is final day for nomination filing
(kh 25/04/2022), 48,197
candidates file nominations for May 13 local election
Number likely to increase: EC (kh 25/04/2022), Over
100,000 nominations filed for local polls : Ruling
coalition sees discord and discontent in some districts
with some challenging the alliance politics, by Anil
Giri and Tika R Pradhan (kp), Local
elections 2022: 137,043 candidates file nominations
across country (kh 26/04/2022), Number
of candidates filing nomination for local polls crosses
141,000 (kh 26/04/2022)
Everything
you need to know about May 13 local polls : As many as
79 parties are registered to contest elections at the
local level (kp 24/04/2022)
Poll
Alliances And Discontents, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
24/04/2022)
Time
for Election Commission to set example by enforcing code
of conduct : Observers say candidates easily spend
beyond limit as there were no actions in such cases in
the past, by Binod Ghimire (kp 24/04/2022)
Candidates
filing nominations for local polls today and tomorrow
(nlt 24/04/2022), Candidacy
registration for May 13 local election begins today
(kh 24/04/2022)
Election
publicity materials removed (kh 24/04/2022)
Alliance
for local polls raises spectre of the notorious
‘all-party mechanisms’ : The so-called all-party
committees were a tool for the parties to share the
spoils, and experts fear a repeat of the practice that
will degenerate into kleptocracy, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 23/04/2022)
Local
elections 2022: 168,000 security personnel to be
mobilized (kh 23/04/2022) [And
they will all not be given the opportunity to exercise
their own right to vote!]
AWC
appeals voters not to vote human rights violators
(kh 23/04/2022)
EC
asks leaders in closed list of PR system to remove names
if they want to contest local polls (kh 23/04/2022)
Govt
to use private helicopters in local level election
(rep 23/04/2022)
EC
categorizes over 50 percent voting centers in Madhes
province as ‘most sensitive’ (kh 22/04/2022)
Election
alliance : The outcome of the local polls will be
largely decided by the 3.6 million new generation voters
(ht 22/04/2022)
“Voters
should exercise their sovereign rights while voting”,
interview with Laxman Phuyal (kh 21/04/2022)
EC
develops tough provisions for election monitoring
(ht 21/04/2022)
Ruling
coalition ‘decides’ to field candidacy of Srijana Singh
as KMC mayor (rep 20/04/2022)
Ruling
coalition to finalize distribution of metropolises and
sub metropolises today (kh 19/04/2022) [Nepal
is a federal state. Nominating candidates for local
elections is not the responsibility of national party
leaders!]
Half
the ballot papers for upcoming polls printed (ht
19/04/2022)
Elected
representatives need to resign if they wish to
contest again : Supreme Court quashes petition
against poll commission’s mandatory requirement
of resignation (kp 19/04/2022) [This
is now binding law, but still not rationally
comprehensible. The then Chief Justice Khil Raj
Regmi did not even resign from his position as
CJ in 2013 when he took over as head of the
executive.]
Dalits
demand respectable, proportional representation in
upcoming elections (ht 18/04/2022)
Joint
Election Operation Center to be established for May 13
local polls : The JEOC has the main responsibility to
make necessary coordination to establish election
offices and facilitate to submit progress reports
related to election programs run by district election
offices (nlt 18/04/2022)
Correct
Information Key To Fair Polls, by Ballav Dahal (rn
18/04/2022)
As
political parties focus on winning seats, electorate
takes a back seat : Polling day is only 26 days away,
but none of the parties except for Rastriya Janamorcha
has unveiled their manifesto for the local level
election, by Binod Ghimire (kp 18/04/2022)
Election
alliances of Nepali parties: sense or nonsense in local
elections?, by Karl-Heinz Krämer (kh 17/04/2022), Alliance
politics may help parties but for first-time voters, it
comes with confusion : During local level elections, an
adult votes for seven candidates. Remembering all the
symbols and cross-party candidates will be difficult,
observers say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 17/04/2022), In
desperate bid, UML collaborates with two fringe parties
on polls : As the five parties take forward their
electoral alliance plan, the opposition party makes
boastful claims even while pursuing any potential tie-up,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 17/04/2022)
EC
determines election symbols for parties (rep
17/04/2022)
Nation
engrossed in election (kh 17/04/2022)
NC’s
Joshi faction to forge electoral alliance with UML in
Tanahun (kh 17/04/2022)
EC
deploys 77 chiefs, 676 returning officers for local
election (kh 17/04/2022)
‘If
problems appear in some local units, alliance members
will have friendly competition’ : Maoist Centre leader
Barsha Man Pun speaks on the electoral alliance of
ruling parties for local elections, and the economy
(interview) (kp 15/04/2022)
Security
Plans For Local Elections, by Purushottam Khatri (rn
14/04/2022)
EC
for vacating stay on code provision, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 14/04/2022)
Elections
law defines circumstances of ballot counting
centre capture (ht 14/04/2022), EC's
adamancy : The only way to discourage booth
capture is for the EC to act tough and not be
intimidated by anyone (ht 15/04/2022)
Dr.
Deuba calls for electoral quotas for women based on
proportional inclusion (kh 13/04/2022)
President
Bhandari approves army mobilization for local
polls (nlt 13/04/2022)
Women’s
Participation in Elections in Nepal, by
Shreeju Niroula (rep 12/04/2022), Let
Women Lead Local Levels, by Namrata Sharma (rn
13/04/2022), Women
in politics : One can have all the rules and yet find a
million ways to sidestep them (kp 14/04/2022)
Rising
campaign spending : Failure to ensure financial
transparency will facilitate corruption and
cronyism (kp 12/04/2022)
Election
year is here. Poll expenses major cause for concern :
Questions asked: Who funds politicians and why do they
do that? Observers say costly polls are a source of
corruption, by Binod Ghimire (kp 11/04/2022)
Congress
leader Shashank Koirala asked to furnish clarification
over his Rs60 million remark : The amount spent is much
higher than the ceiling of Rs2.5 million set for an
individual candidate (kp 11/04/2022), Shashank
gets EC show cause notice (ht 12/04/2022)
Date
set but why some are doubting timely polls : Several
factors at play including difficulty in forming
alliances and petitions at court, by Tika R Pradhan
(kp 10/04/2022)
Election
Commission tweaks provision for level representatives to
contest polls : People's representatives registering
candidacy in the local-level elections should sign a
document mentioning not availing government facilities
(nlt 09/04/2022)
Financially
hard for women to contest elections (kh 09/04/2022),
Keep
up our local level representation, women leaders urge
Deuba, poll body : Parties fighting elections in an
alliance are likely not to field women candidates for
both top local government positions, taking advantage of
a flaw in the law, by Binod Ghimire (kp 09/04/2022),
Election
Commission revokes provision to compulsorily field woman
candidate : The commission rescinded the decision after
the political parties protested against the provision
stating that it is against existing laws (nlt
12/04/2022), Election
Commission backtracks on its decision related to women’s
representation at local level : Now political parties
fielding just one candidate for one of the two top local
government positions are not compelled to nominate women,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 13/04/2022) [Since
Nepal's macho politicians consider the land to be the
exclusive property of men, especially those from Bahun
castes, men are likely to be the overwhelming majority
of candidates in such cases.]
Election
code of conduct 2022: dos and dont’s (kh 09/04/2022)
Election
expenditure : Questions Of Accountability, by Keshab
Poudel (sp 08/04/2022)
Time
to cleanse local governments : If the parties field
incompetent and corrupt candidates, voters should reject
them, by Dinesh Pant (kp 08/04/2022)
EC
ready to make clear code of conduct (kh 08/04/2022),
Election
code of conduct to come into force from today midnight
(kh 08/04/2022)
Election
code of conduct to come into force from Friday (kh
07/04/2022), UML
objects to provisions in election code of conduct
(nlt 07/04/2022)
Voting
process is going to be complex as parties go for
electoral alliance : Voters of parties in the alliance
will have a tough time finding the poll symbols and
remembering which party has fielded candidates for which
positions, by Binod Ghimire (kp 07/04/2022)
Voting
rights for Nepalis abroad: Full of promises, lack of
action : Political parties have promised suffrage to
Nepali citizens living abroad time and again but have
not taken definite measures to actually allow them to
vote, by Nishan Khatiwada (nlt 06/04/2022)
Election
security: Concerns arise from parties fighting polls :
Not much threat from so called armed outfits and those
boycotting the vote. Observers and experts say it would
be better if parties fix their rifts and conflict,
by Anil Giri (kp 06/04/2022)
Poll
preparation, monitoring panel formed (ht 06/04/2022)
[There must be poll monitoring
independent from government and political parties!]
Election
Commission issues directives to compulsorily field woman
candidate (nlt 05/04/2022)
EC
holding meeting with leaders of political parties today
: To seek written commitment on election code of conduct
(kh 05/4/2022), Leaders
engage in heated argument in meeting called by EC to
discuss local polls (rep 05/04/2022) [The
party leaders prove once again that they are unwilling
to abide by democratic principles and prefer unlawful
behaviour!], Election
code of conduct in question after the UML refuses to
sign it : Experts fault Election Commission for failing
to win the confidence of all parties registered to
contest the polls, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 06/04/2022)
UN,
development partners and AIN concerned over possible
coercion, force or intimidation directed at their staff
or partners in upcoming polls : "We are particularly
concerned when our staff and projects face challenges,
such as pressure from any stakeholder to provide
donations or in-kind assistance," reads the joint
statement (nlt 05/04/2022)
Ballot
papers for 747 local levels to be printed by May first
week (kp 04/04/2022)
Campaign
launched to field independent candidates in local level
election (kh 01/04/2022)
Youths
head for India in droves indifferent to elections : Say
earning livelihoods and feeding their families are more
important to them, by Thakur Singh Tharu and Bhawani
Bhatta (kp 01/04/2022) [It is
the criminal failure of the previous Oli government, but
of course also of the present Deuba government, to have
simply and purposefully disregarded the SC's directive
on the participation of migrant workers in the
elections! It has already been established for five
years that 2022 is an election year!]
Printing
of ballot papers for local polls begins (kh
01/04/2022)
Kathmandu
is most populous district. But it comes third in voter
numbers : Officials, experts see national Capital
hosting more migrants than permanent dwellers and lack
of interest among youths in politics as possible reasons
for lower voter count, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
31/03/2022)
EC
to impose election code of conduct from April 8 (kh
31/03/2022), Tackling
Electoral Offences, by Mukti Rijal (rn
31/03/2022)
Election
staff must arrive at polling stations three days
in advance (rep 31/03/2022) [And
what about the opportunity for these staff
members to vote themselves? This is a
fundamental right of all Nepalese, and the
government must ensure that this right can be
exercised.]
‘Out
of compulsion’: Ruling coalition’s electoral alliance
easier said than done : Nepali Congress needs it, but
the Maoists need it more. Leaders and analysts say there
are complications galore, by Anil Giri (kp
31/03/2022), Ruling
coalition agrees to forge electoral alliance in local
polls (kh 31/03/2022)
EC
tightens noose on contractors aspiring to become local
level poll candidates (kh 30/03/2022), Candidate
In Local Polls Should Make 19-Point Self-Declaration: EC
(rn 30/03/2022)
JEMC
to print ballot papers under cover of 150 security
personnel (kh 29/03/2022), Army
To Safeguard Ballot Paper Printing Station, by
Purushottam Khatri (rn 29/03/2022)
17.73
million plus voters to take part in local level polls
(kh 28/03/2022)
EC
decides to provide 73 small parties their own election
symbols (kh 28/03/2022), EC
allows fringe parties to contest polls with respective
election symbols (rep 29/03/2022)
EC
calls for registration for election observation (rep
27/03/2022)
Poll
commission plans video tracking of ballot counting :
Election officials says local governments should
purchase and install the system, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 24/03/2022), High-tech
surveillance : Political leaders cannot be trusted to
allow the elections to happen freely and fairly (kp
25/03/2022)
EC
To Print 20 Million Ballot Papers For Local Level
Election (rn 24/03/2022)
Local
Polls Bolster Democracy, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn
23/03/2022)
Political
parties reiterate commitment to give voting rights to
Nepalis abroad (rep 21/03/2022) [This
statement by the political parties is simply a lie. The
SC's prescription has been there for years. Neither the
Oli nor the Deuba government, nor the parties involved
in them, have done anything to implement it. The right
to vote belongs to all Nepali citizens, including the
helpers and security personnel deployed on election day,
including the many people who are denied citizenship
papers by the state for gender-discriminatory reasons!],
No
voting rights for Nepalis abroad, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 21/03/2022), Disenfranchised
– millions of Nepalis have no voting rights : Despite
the outsized impact that migrant workers have on Nepal,
they are still unable to vote in elections as Nepal has
no provisions for absentee voting, by Marissa Taylor
(rec 21/03/2022), Voting
rights : If 115 countries can realise out-of-country
voting, there is no reason why Nepal cannot do so
(ht 22/03/2022)
EC
to not allow int’l organizations to observe local level
elections (kh 20/03/2022), PM
Deuba says govt committed to holding free, fair
elections (kh 20/03/2022) [This
must be confirmed by independent observers. The advance
exclusion of international observers is questionable!]
UML
Chair Oli slams EC for giving two days to register
candidates in local level election (kh 20/03/2022)
Election
Code of Conduct: Resignation mandatory prior to
becoming candidate (kh 18/03/2022) [This
rule is nonsense, anti-democratic and a violation of
Article 215 of the Constitution, which guarantees a term
of five years and does not declare that this term must
be shortened if incumbent representatives wish to run
again!], EC's
'unjust' election code kicks up a row : Provision
requiring local reps to quit to contest polls condemned,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 20/03/2022), Writ
filed at SC against provision of level representatives
to resign for contesting polls (nlt 21/03/2022), Election
Commission defends rule requiring local officials to
resign before seeking re-election : Officials say rule
ensures level playing field for all candidates by
preventing possible misuse of state resources, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 22/03/2022) [But
that does not justify a constitutional violation. The
harshest possible punishment of the incumbents running
again in case of misconduct without ifs and buts could
be an option.], Supreme
Court stays rule requiring resignation by local
officials seeking re-election : Clause 36 of the
Election Code of Conduct says elected officials seeking
re-election must resign before filing their nomination
for the upcoming local elections (kp22/03/2022)
EC
to register candidates for local level election on April
24 and 25 (kh 18/03/2022)
Residents
Of Limi Village, Humla, Select Their Ward Chair, Members
Before Election, by Rajan Raut (rn 18/03/2022)
Local
elections 2022 likely to beat spending records : Finance
Ministry allocates more than 14.5 billion for May 13
election excluding army expenses, by Raghab Sharma
(kh 16/03/2022), Poll
expenditure cap 'unrealistic', by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 16/03/2022), Finance
Ministry approves Rs 14.45 billion for local polls
(nlt 16/03/2022)
As
Election Nears, Trend Of Switching Parties Rises In
Madhes, by Shiva Shankar Mishra (rn 16/03/2022)
EC
approves guidelines and procedures for local polls
(nlt 15/03/2022)
Fringe
parties threaten to boycott polls (ht 15/03/2022), Just
demand : Inability of the fringe parties to solicit
votes under one election symbol will only add to the
campaign cost (ht 16/03/2022), Election
Commission working to resolve election symbol issue: CEC
Thapaliya (kh 16/03/2022)
Local
level elections: 4,000 polling centers being added
(kh 15/03/2022)
Local
Level Election : Issues of Political Representation,
by Rajendra Bahadur Singh (rep 14/03/2022)
Women
serving as deputies at local units aspire to take up
executive roles : As local elections near, women
representatives, however, doubt the male-dominated
parties where patriarchy is deep-rooted will make way
for them, by Binod Ghimire (kp 13/03/2022)
Fringe
parties demand level playing field : As local elections
draw close, candidates not getting uniform symbols puts
them at a disadvantage, politicians say, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 13/03/2022)
EC
sets ceiling of expenditures for candidates during polls
: Mayor of Metropolis can spend up to Rs 750,000 (kh
12/03/2022), EC
puts cap on poll expenditure (ht 12/03/2022)
Strengthening
female representation : Women’s underrepresentation in
leadership positions reflects a combination of the
design of the quota system and party nomination
behaviour, by Rohini Pande, Michael Callen, Binod
Paudel and Satish Wasti (kp 11/03/2022)
Not
much has been done to address problem of invalid votes :
Local level polls are just two months away, but the
Election Commission has yet to start voter education,
which can hugely reduce the number of votes that go void,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 11/03/2022)
EC
registers 79 political parties for local election :
Refuses to register Rishi Kattel’s party citing
documents (kh 11/03/2022)
Finance
Ministry nods to hiring 100,000 temporary police
personnel for local election (kh 11/03/2022)
EC
holding meeting with representatives of 17 parties today
: To apprise them of election preparations (kh
11/03/2022)
Voters
unlikely to get right to reject candidates in local
level elections ; Court’s eight-year-old ruling to give
people right to cast negative votes yet to be
implemented for the lack of a law, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 10/03/2022) [To this day,
the autocratic politicians do not want to understand
that decisions of the Supreme Court are binding law that
the executive and the legislature have to abide by.],
Voters
Must Reject The Corrupt, by Mukti Rijal (rn
10/03/2022), None
of the above : Citizens should get to show they prefer a
non-existent entity to a politician that betrays them
(kp 11/03/2022)
Ballot
papers made green to facilitate vote counting: EC
(rep 10/03/2022), Opposition
red over plans to print poll symbols in green
Observers say parties should focus on manifestos rather
than squabble over ballot colour, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 11/03/2022)
Electoral
alliance and Prachanda’s election mathematics, by
Ishwar Dev Khanal (kh 06/03/2022)
What
lies behind the upward trend of resignation among public
school teachers in Nepal : Nepal is expected to vote for
local level representatives in May this year, and
teachers, who hold significant social and political
clout in local levels, aspire for various posts. A
government job, however, disallows them from contesting
the elections (nlt 05/03/2022)
Heating
Up : Three New Political Parties Register For Local
Elections (sp 04/03/2022)
EC
calls for complaints on voter-list from today (kh
04/03/2022)
EC
secures Rs 8.11 billion from govt to manage local level
election (kh 03/03/2022)
Reining
In Poll Expenses, by Mukti Rijal (rn 03/03/2022)
Around
20 million ballot papers to be printed for local polls:
EC (nlt 01/03/2022)
80
political parties apply for registrations in EC (kh
28/02/2022), 80
political parties to contest local polls (kh
01/03/2022)
109
Political Parties Registered At EC (rn 22/02/2022)
Political
parties focused on local elections (ht 22/02/2022)
Election
Commission asks parties to register for local level
elections : In 85 days from now, the elections will be
held in a single phase to choose new representatives for
753 local units (kp 18/02/2022)
What
if… voters got to reject candidates?, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (ae 17/02/2022) [What
do the high-handed politicians care about a ruling of
the Supreme Court?], Right
to reject : What we need is a mechanism for the public
to express its disappointment with politicians (ae
17/02/2022) [There are probably
not many countries where this is as urgently needed as
in Nepal!]
Govt
preparing to add 13 local units ahead of polls (nlt
17/02/2022)
SC
issues order to register writ petition against local
elections (nlt 17/02/2022)
Federal
spirit in local elections : The parties should let their
subnational organisational entities distribute election
tickets, by Achyut Wagle (kp 15/02/2022)
Implement
SC order to enable Nepalis abroad to vote' (ht
15/02/2022)
Teenagers
turning 18 a-day before local level election date to be
eligible for casting vote (kh 14/02/2022)
EC
to register parties for local polls from Thursday
(kh 14/02/2022), Registration
of parties for local polls kicks off from today (kh
17/02/2022)
Election
Commission to begin daily press briefing from today
(kh 13/02/2022)
EC
seeks an additional Rs 40 billion to conduct local level
election: Minister Sharma (rep 11/02/2022)
Will
people from Kalapani region get to exercise their
franchise? There’s no voter list update. Nor does the
poll body know which local units it is supposed to
conduct elections in, by Prithvi man Shrestha and
Anil Giri (kp 10/02/2022) [Sorry,
but given the current circumstances, this question
sounds ridiculous!]
Janamat
Party Chair Raut warns of obstructing elections if
farmers’ demands not addressed (kh 09/02/2022)
EC
urges Ministry of Federal Affairs for making
arrangements of necessary materials for local election
(kh 08/02/2022), Home
Minister and Finance Minister discuss election budget
(kh 09/02/2022)
Govt
decides to hold local polls on May 13 (rep
07/02/2022), Government
decides to hold local level polls on May 13 : Those
elected from second and third phases of polls in 2017
say they would challenge the move in the court, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp 08/02/2022) [This
doesn't have to be a problem. The elections can be held
nationwide on one day. But those elected in 2017 will
not be replaced by the newly elected until their
five-year terms expire.], Some
1.6 Million New Voters Enlisted In A Year (rn
08/02/2022), Supreme
Court moved against govt’s decision to hold local polls
in May : Representatives elected in the second and third
phases of the earlier local-level polls will not be able
to serve for full five years if the polls are held in
May, the petitioner has argued (nlt 09/02/2022), Supreme
Court rejects petition challenging the date of local
election : The petitioner, who approached the court
arguing May 13 polls will deprive thousands of elected
representatives of their right to five-year term, says
he will appeal against the court’s refusal (kp
09/02/2022)
EC
calls for application to design ballot papers (kh
05/02/2022)
Holding
local level elections on May 18 may not end legal
complications : Representatives elected in the second
and third phases of the local level polls conducted in
2017 can move court asserting their right to serve for
full five years, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 05/02/2022)
Election
Commission estimates local-level elections to cost Rs 12
billion (nlt 03/02/2022)
Government,
Election Commission agree to hold local polls on May 18
at one go : As Election Commission officials and the
prime minister agreed on the date it will be formally
announced through a cabinet decision soon (kp
01/02/2022), Government,
poll authority agree to conduct local level elections on
May 18 : Date yet to be officially announced, but it
goes in line with the opposition demand and not to the
liking of Prime Minister Deuba’s coalition partners,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 02/02/2022)
Election
Commission Estimates Local Elections To Cost Rs. 12 Bln
(rn 01/02/2022)
Local
level elections: Law revision must or not? Depends who
you ask : Ruling alliance says it will amend Acts to
make them compatible with the constitution. First
declare dates; if it’s by May 19, there is no need, the
main opposition says, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
31/01/2022)
What
constitution and election laws say about local level
polls : Politicians and experts are divided over
constitutional provisions and poll-related laws.
Interpretations are different, by Tika R Pradhan and
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 30/01/2022)
Coalition
makes a turnabout, agrees to hold local level polls by
mid-June : Plans are afoot to align election laws with
constitutional provisions. Confusion, however, persists,
by Anil Giri (kp 30/01/2022)
Lawyers
demand local elections be held on time (rep
30/01/2022)
All
politics is local : Local governments elected in 2017
show what the country can look like when people are put
first, by Sahina Shrestha (nt 28/01/2022), Think
nationally, vote locally : Local government elections
cannot be held hostage just because two national parties
are afraid they will lose (nt 28/01/2022)
EC
invites Law Ministry for discussion on election laws
(kh 28/01/2022) [As long as the constitution is not changed, the
elections have to take place as mentioned in the
constitution, irrespective of what subordinate laws may
say!]
Why
Local Polls Draw Growing Interest, by Mukti Rijal
(rn 27/01/2022)
Unified
Socialist candidate Garima Shah gets elected from
Sudurpaschim Province (kh 26/01/2022), All
Candidates Of Ruling Coalition Elected To NA From
Sudurpaschim, Lumbini Provinces (rn 26/01/2022), Ruling
alliance secures victory in 18 of 19 seats in National
Assembly poll (With list of elected candidates) (rep
27/01/2022), Ruling
parties win 18 out of 19 seats in National Assembly
elections (nlt 27/01/2022), UML
the main sufferer yet a winner in National Assembly
elections : The main opposition continues to be the
largest party in the upper house despite losing seven
seats. The ruling alliance wins in all provinces except
Province 1, by Binod Ghimire (kp 27/01/2022)
National
Assembly Election: Counting underway : Results to be out
today itself (kh 26/01/2022)
Local
level elections will be held by mid-April 2023: Madhav
Nepal (kh 25/01/2022)) [According
to Article 225 of the Constitution, local elections must
be held five years after the last elections, and at the
latest six months later. This is binding. What is
written in subordinate laws may not be constitutional
and then as irrelevant as the arguments of a handful of
male Tagadharis at the head of the government and
political parties. Nepal is not their property!],
Plan
to amend law to delay local polls faces criticism :
Parties should not create instability by misinterpreting
constitutional provisions, leaders and experts say,
by Anil Giri (kp 25/01/2022), EC
urges government to fix local election date at the
earliest (kh)
EC
all set to hold NA polls; voting from 9 am Wednesday
(kh 25/01/2022)
Silent
period for National Assembly election begins (kh
24/01/2022)
EC
directs RPP to remove ‘monarchy’ and ‘Hindu state’ from
its statute (kh 23/01/2022), RPP
calls office bearers’ meeting as EC asks to remove Hindu
state, monarchy from party statute (kh 23/01/2022),
RPP
to seek political and legal redressal against EC’s call
to remove Hindu state, monarchy from party statute
(kh 23/01/2022), EC
warns of action if RPP does not amend statute, party
logo (rep 23/01/2022)
It
is govt’s responsibility to shape local level by holding
polls: EC (rep 23/01/2022)
'Simultaneous
elections not feasible', by Ram Kumar kamat (ht)
What
if the local elections are not held on time? As the
government is dithering over when to hold the local
elections, experts warn that deferring local polls can
have consequences on federalism and can also invite
constitutional crisis, by Nishan Khatiwada (nlt
23/01/2022)
Postponing
local elections would be unconstitutional and
undemocratic: Thapa (kh 20/01/2022) [The
constitution allows for a slight postponement of local
elections. Whether such a postponement makes sense is
another question. Moreover, the constitution overrules
the Local Election Act. The latter does not seem to
conform to the rules of the Constitution!], Have
No Dilemma On Local Polls, by Mukti Rijal (rn
20/01/2022)
Ruling
alliance agrees to hold local polls in April (nlt
18/01/2022)
NC
Election Committee dismisses complaint against Binod
Chaudhary (kh 18/01/2022)
Division
over local level poll dates as two ruling parties press
for delays : CPN-UML for Election Commission-proposed
dates while the Congress wants fresh discussion with
political forces, by Binod Ghimire (kp 15/1/2022), Deuba
in poll dilemma— whether to listen to his party or
alliance partners : At least two parties in his
coalition want three tiers of elections in one go.
Congress thinks otherwise, by Anil Giri (kp
17/01/2022)
Political
Parties Urge To Hold Local Elections On Time (rn
14/01/2022)
Time
to tweak our electoral system, by Birendra Prasad
Mishra (ae 13/01/2022)
Election
Commission convenes all-party meeting Friday kh
12/01/2022)
National
Assembly election code of conduct effective from today
(kh 10/01/2022)
EC
provides election symbols to parties vying in NA
elections : Final list of candidates published (kh
09/01/2022)
The
History Of Polls In Nepal, by Aashish Mishra (rn
08/01/2022)
Clean
up elections to clean up politics : In a democracy,
elections force accountability but the voting process
itself needs to be overhauled, by Shristi Karki (nt
07/01/2022)
Volatile
Mix of Politics and Religion : Local elections this year
will be a kind of referendum on federalism and
secularism (nt 07/01/2022)
Election
Commission registers Good Governance Party, provides
certificate of registration (kh 06/01/2022)
Registration
of voters’ name list at Election Commission (rep
05/01/2022)
43
candidates from 12 parties register candidacies for NA
election (with list) (kh 04/01/2022), NA
election: Candidates allowed to spend up to Rs 350,000
(kh 05/01/2022), All
you need to know about National Assembly elections : 19
members will be elected on January 26 to replace those
who are retiring on March 4 (kp 05/01/2022)
EC
dismisses Milan Pandey's complaint (rep 04/01/2022)
Electoral
Integrity: A Crucial Aspect of Sustaining Democracy,
by Rajaram Bartaula (rep 03/01/2022)
Preparations
for local polls begin amid concerns from some ruling
parties : CPN (Maoist Centre) and CPN (Unified
Socialist) want all three elections to be held in a
single phase in November, by Binod Ghimire (kp
01/01/2022) [Article 225 of the Constitution reads simply: "The
term of office of a village assembly and a municipal
assembly shall be five years from the date of election.
A new village and municipal assembly shall be elected
not later than six months after the expiry of such
term." Where does it say that an additional law is
needed? It would definitely be more cost effective to
hold all elections on a single day. But it would be much
more important to create the conditions for all eligible
Nepali citizens to vote, including migrant workers, as
the Supreme Court ruled long ago!]
Election
process for National Assembly polls begins from today
(kh 01/01/2022), EC
to give election symbol to parties for NA elections on
Jan 4 (kh 02/01/2022)
Election
body’s removal of ‘unconstitutional’ terms from Maoist
statute triggers debate : Election Commission says some
phrases including ‘communism’ in the party charter
contradict the constitution, by Binod Ghimire (kp
30/12/2021) [And what about
parties that oppose the fundamentals of the constitution
like RPP and Bibeksheel Sajha Party when they reject the
achievements of the past decades and want to return to
authoritarian Hindu monarchy? This is clearly against
the interests of the multi-ethnic and multi-religious
society of Nepal! The secular Republic of Nepal is
ailing only because of the incompetent, corrupt,
disinterested political elite that remains deeply rooted
in Hindu thinking!]
12
parties to take part in National Assembly elections
(kh 26/12/2021), Discussion
Held On Election Security Strategy (rn 27/12/2021)
EC
proposes to hold local levels election on April 27
(kh 24/12/2021)
Election
Commission holding local level election on May 3 (kh
22/12/2021), When
should the local elections be held? Election Commission
says by May next year. Political parties don’t seem to
be prepared, by Binod Ghimire (kp 23/12/2021), Govt
preparing to hold local level polls on May 3: CEC
Thapaliya (rep 23/12/2021)
Forgotten
commitment by political parties : The law says that
there should be at least one-third women at party
committees at all levels, by Ila Sharma (kp
17/12/2021) [The
machos at the top of the parties will never change
without drastic punishments. Exclusion of the parties
concerned at the next elections would be a guaranteed
effective remedy! CPN-UML and NC would definitely be
candidates!]
NA
elections: EC calls on political parties for
registration (kh 16/12/2021)
Deceased
not to be included in electoral roll (kh 11/12/2021
NA
Election: Candidacy Nomination On Jan 4, Election On Jan
25 (rn 07/12/2021)
Govt
not ready for out-of-country voting : EC says existing
laws need to be amended to enable Nepalis living abroad
to vote, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 05/12/2021) [The government has had more than
four years to fulfil the SC's order in this regard!]
Voter-list
being collected at 637 local level centers from today
(kh 03/12/2021)
Voter
IDs to be registered in all 77 districts (rep
01/12/2021)
Upcoming
upper house polls could leave a weakened UML even weaker
: A loss may be solely the UML’s but holds the potential
for affecting national understanding by deepening the
divide, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 25/11/2021)
EC
warns NC, UML against using govt staff (ht
24/11/2021), EC's
warning : Any tendency to rebuff the EC's warning by the
two parties will only have other political forces
ritually following their footsteps (ht 25/11/2021)
Voters
name list to be collected at local level centers (kp
22/11/2021)
Govt
to hold National Assembly elections by Jan 22 (kh
10/11/2021), National
Assembly member election to be held on January 26
(rep 20/11/2021)
Election
Commission legitimizes Chair Mishra-led Bibeksheel Sajha
Party : The election body approves the party's recent
amendment to statute (kh 04/11/2021)
Possibility
of early elections diminishing : The constitution has no
provision for vote before schedule and most parties in
the ruling alliance are still unprepared, by Anil
Giri (kp 31/10/2021)
How
and when will the three-tier elections be held?, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 28/10/2021)
20
Seats of 20 National Assembly lawmakers falling vacant
(rep 26/10/2021), PM,
EC Officials Discuss NA, Local Elections (rn
26/10/2021)
Election
Commission gears up for local elections (kh
26/10/2021) [One should not
expect too much. None of Nepal's parties and political
leaders feel bound by the constitution and laws!]
Early
elections are in talks, but there are complications
galore : Besides legal hurdles, coalition partners also
have some issues, while Deuba may face a hard time
justifying it, by Anil Giri (kp 20/10/2021)
Ruling
coalition mulls holding three-tire elections
simultaneously (kh 18/10/2021)
Poll
prospects of new parties depend on how alliances evolve
: Formation of CPN (Unified Socialist) and Loktantrik
Samajbadi could lead to vote splitting, and for
them to gain, they will have to rely on others,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 30/08/2021)
Right
to reject: To vote or not to vote?, by Anoushka Pant
(ht 30/08/2021)
EC
asks people’s representatives to decide their party by
September 7 (kh 29/08/2021)
EC
summons leaders of CPN-Unified (Socialist) and DSP for
identification today (kh 25/08/2021), CPN-Unified
(Socialist) leaders at EC for verification (kh
25/08/2021), DSP
leaders reach Election Commission for verification
(kh 25/08/2021)
EC
allocates time for Madhav Nepal’s party verification :
Calls leaders to show before Commission from 11.30 am to
2 pm on Wednesday (kh 24/08/2021)
EC
to ignore Oli faction's claim, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 23/08/2021)
EC
calls Madhav Nepal and Mahanta Thakur’s parties for
verification (kh 20/08/2021)
Election
Commission updates central executive committee of
Samajbadi Party : In the new body, party chair Mahantha
Thakur and his 15 supporters have not been included,
pushing the party towards a split, by Tika R Pradhan
(kp 10/08/2021)
EC
cancels registration of 41 political parties (kh
03/08/2021)
EC
cancels election schedule for HoR (kh 15/07/2021)
EC
endorses mid-term polls date; unveiling 67-pt election
schedule today (kh 05/07/2021), Election
Commission unveils calendar of events for November
‘mid-term polls’ (rep 05/07/2021) [Even
before the SC decides on the unconstitutionality of the
HoR dissolution?]
Election
body preparing for polls despite uncertainty : The
Election Commission plans to issue a tender notice next
week for the procurement of election materials, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 03/07/2021) [Oli
is now to blame for this situation for the second time.
He should be held personally responsible for the
completely unnecessary expenses if the SC declares his
actions unconstitutional this time as well, which is to
be assumed! It would have been much more important to
use the time to finally prepare a postal voting option
so that migrant workers and other expatriate Nepalis,
election workers and security personnel could also vote.
Denying them the right to vote is unconstitutional!
Not
the right time to conduct polls : Faulty comparisons,
by Mahendra P Joshi (ht 02/07/2021)
Abide
by the code : The office-bearers must live up to the
people's expectations and take impartial and fair
actions as per the legal provisions (ht 01/07/2021)
Maoist
Center reaches EC demanding dismissal of its 18 leaders
defecting to UML (kh 18/06/2021)
JSP
Yadav faction re-approaches EC to claim legitimacy
within party (kh 18/06/2021)
Elections
will be held during COVID-19 pandemic, claims PM Oli
(kh 17/06/2021) [???]
EC’s
decision partial and prejudiced, says JSP Chair Yadav
(kh 15/06/2021), Maoist
Spokesperson Shrestha accuses EC of being govt’s hand
puppet (kh 15/06/2021)
Election
Commission refuses validating actions taken by JSP rival
factions (kh 13/06/2021)
Election
Commission’s selective way of decisions comes into
question : Poll body, which was reluctant to act
promptly on the now defunct Nepal Communist Party
dispute and on UML, is quick to decide on the issues of
Janata Samajbadi Party, by Binod Ghimire and Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 04/06/2021)
With
4,178 new cases, Nepal's Covid-19 tally reaches 561,302
: The Health Ministry reports 114 new deaths including
figures from the past few days based on statistics from
the Nepal Army (kp 31/05/2021)
Vote
casting in NA by-polls of Lumbini Pradesh kicks off :
Election results to be published today itself (kh
31/05/2021), Lumbini
NA by-election: 276 voters cast votes as of 12
noon (kh 31/05/2021), Drigha
Narayan Pandey elected to NA from Lumbini Province
(kh 31/05/2021)
Nepal
Public Health Association demands to annul mid-term
elections (kh 26/05/2021)
EC
advices PM to conduct election in a single phase (kh
23/05/2021)
CPN
(Unified) Party registered at EC : Party’s leader Jiwan
Rai is close to Madhav Nepal; election symbol pen
(kh 23/05/2021) [This indicates
a formal split of the CPN-UML in the making!]
Khim
Lal Devkota defeats Ram Bahadur Thapa in National
Assembly election : Devkota, an independent candidate
backed by Nepal-Khanal faction of the UML, had the
support of Congress and Maoist Centre. Thapa was fielded
by the UML (kp 20/05/2021) [Both Oli and Thapa really deserve
this!]
EC
holding by-elections in Bagmati tomorrow, in Lumbini on
May 31 (kh 19/05/2021)
RPP
issues whip to vote for Home Minister Thapa (kh
19/05/2021) [The monarchists and
supporters of the Hindu state support the election of a
former Maoist! Someone must have radically changed his
mind, and it is not the RPP!], PM
Oli violates election code of conduct, EC warns of
action (rep 19/05/2021), PM
Oli urges to cast votes for Thapa in NA by-elections
(kh 19/05/2021)
Badal
and Devkota file candidacies for NA by-election (kh
07/05/2021)
EC
prepares financial procedure for NA seat by-election
(kh 27/04/2021)
Election
Commission earns disrepute over communist party
legitimacy indecision : The commission has time and
again failed to resist influence despite being a
constitutional body, observers say, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 17/04/2021)
Purse
Plays Havoc In The Polls, by Mukti Rijal (rn
15/04/2021)
Election
in crisis : Why we need to talk about, by Apurva
Singh (ht 08/04/2021)
Nepal’s
Updated Voters Stand At 16,243,110 (rn 18/03/2021)
Poll
commission to resume voter registration this week :
Following the Covid-19 lockdown and the government
announcement to conduct snap elections, enrolment
had been halted for a long time, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 17/03/2021)
Upholding
SC verdict, Election Commission scraps Oli-Dahal’s NCP,
revives erstwhile CPN (UML) and NCP (Maoist Center)
(rep 09/03/2021), EC
asks UML and Maoist Center to come up with new name and
election symbol if they opt for fresh merger
(rep 09/03/2021), EC
scraps Oli-Dahal led NCP (kh 09/03/2021), Poll
body’s rush to enforce court decision raises questions
about its credibility : That the commission had shown no
urgency to resolve the NCP dispute leaves room for
suspicion, former officials argue, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 10/03/2021)
Supreme
Court awards Nepal Communist Party to Rishiram Kattel :
The decision makes the Nepal Communist Party (NCP)
registered under Oli and Dahal in May 2018 illegitimate
(kp 07/03/2021), SC
recognizes Rishi Kattel’s party authentic NCP : Annuls
Prachanda-Oli’s NCP (kh 07/03/2021) [This
means that the two divided factions of the ruling party
must immediately look for a new names. Both use of the
name NCP is illegitimate! The question remains why the
SC took so long to make this important decision. The EC
should never have recognised Oli and Dahal's party as
NCP under existing law!]
Poll
commission to discuss legitimacy claims of Dahal-Nepal
faction next week : The Election Commission’s indecision
has drawn widespread criticism, including from former
commissioners, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
06/03/2021), Supreme
Court final verdict on NCP’s name row on Sunday (kh
06/03/2021), EC
holding meeting to sort out NCP’s authenticy row today
(kh 07/03/2021)
House
restored but poll body still has to settle ruling party
dispute : Experts say the Supreme Court verdict may have
taken some pressure off Election Commission but it
cannot sit on the case forever, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 26/02/2021)
EC
undecided which NCP faction legitimate (ht
23/02/2021)
Election
commission to set up 21,000 polling booths :
Preparations for elections moving forward smoothly,
officials say even as settlement of the Nepal
Communist Party dispute appears far off (kp
21/02/2021)
Wisdom
of the crowds : The only definite way of gauging the
will of the people is through an election, by
Sambridh Ghimire (kp 21/02/2021) [There
may have to be early elections in the near future, but
not now. At the moment, the only question is whether Oli
was allowed to dissolve parliament in order to prolong
his personal power or whether he had to abide by the
internationally customary democratic rules of the game:
resignation or a vote of confidence in parliament. Only
then, if no new government can be formed, may there be
new elections!]
Poll
body continues election preparations while ignoring the
dispute in Nepal Communist Party : After it said 30-day
deadline for claiming legitimacy had passed, Dahal-Nepal
faction submitted another set of papers which the poll
body is studying, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
20/02/2021)
Government
seeks logistical support from India, China even as poll
uncertainty continues : Poll body has yet to resolve
dispute in Nepal Communist Party, a must for holding
elections, but it has expedited other works, by Anil
Giri (kp 17/02/2021)
Poll
body steps up preparations, but indecision on Nepal
Communist Party legitimacy continues : Amid concerns
over spring elections, Dahal-Nepal faction says
preparations lack meaning without resolving party row,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 15/02/2021)
Oli’s
large-scale secretary transfers in lead-up to elections
come into question : More transfers of bureaucrats as
well as of police officers are on the cards, officials
say. Past experience shows that officials have a
role in influencing elections, by Anil Giri (kp
14/02/2021)
Oli
asking poll body not to get into any party disputes
raises concerns : As polls are not possible until the
Nepal Communist Party issue is resolved, analysts wonder
if the prime minister has a different game plan to drive
his opponents into a corner, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
10/02/2021)
Govt
decides to hold midterm elections in 40 districts in
first phase and in 37 districts in second phase (rep
09/02/2021)
PM
Oli reaches Election Commission to take stock of
preparations for elections and seek his faction's
official recognition as legitimate NCP (rep
09/02/2021)
Dahal-Nepal
faction reaches Election Commission seeking official
recognition as legitimate NCP (rep 02/02/2021), Dahal-Nepal
faction stakes claim to Nepal Communist Party at poll
body : Experts say it is up to the Election Commission
to decide how to take the issue forward, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 03/02/2021)
Oli,
despite leading caretaker Cabinet, on spree to
inaugurate and award projects : Inaugurating them is an
attempt to influence elections which the poll body
should look into and awarding them risks future
governments not owning them, observers say, by Anil
Giri (kp 31/01/2021) [The
minimum punishment for a coup plotter should be that he
should never again be allowed to participate in
elections or hold public office!]
Litmus
Test Of Constitutional Bodies, by Ritu Raj Subedi
(rn 31/01/2021)
900,000
names added to voters’ list ahead of polls (kp
31/01/2021)
It’s
time for parties to register for polls but Oli-Dahal’s
legitimacy row remains : Election Commission this week
decided not to give legitimacy to either faction of
Nepal Communist Party. But with elections nearing, it
will have to make a choice, experts say, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 30/01/2021) [Wouldn't it be time for an interim order by the
Supreme Court to halt election preparations pending a
final decision on the constitutionality of the
dissolution of parliament? Nepal is facing irreparable
damage!]
Poll
body refuses to give legitimacy to either faction of
Nepal Communist Party : Factions led by Oli, and Dahal
and Nepal have failed to follow procedures, officials
say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 25/01/2021), Election
Commission invites both Oli and Dahal factions to
discuss upcoming midterm polls (rep 28/01/2021)
Election
Commission to notify donors about potential areas
of cooperation to hold elections : Officials to allocate
budget for elections from internal resources while
keeping door open for assistance in kind, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 25/01/2021) [Regular elections should be supported by donor
countries in the interest of preserving democratic
processes, but not completely superfluous early
elections that serve only the power interests of a PM
who has failed on all fronts!]
More
than 50 different items are needed for polls, Election
Commission says as preparations begin Even if Supreme
Court decides Oli’s dissolution was constitutional,
dispute in Nepal Communist Party has to be settled
before polls are possible, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 17/01/2021) [And
what about the voting rights of expatriate Nepalis,
especially the millions of migrant workers? The Supreme
Court's ruling in this regard is binding law, but the
incompetent Oli government has done nothing so far!!]
CEC
Thapaliya stresses need to update voters’ list before
polls (ht 14/01/2021)
Nepal
Communist Party has been cleaved in two, but a
formal—legal—split seems to be heading to stalemate :
The Election Commission says neither the Oli faction nor
the Dahal-Nepal camp has presented the necessary
paperwork for it to be recognised as the legitimate
party. And neither seems to want to take the blame for
split, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 13/01/2021)
EC
amends rules to recognise NCP split : Will decide which
faction of the party should use original party’s name,
flag, and election symbol during polls (ht
06/01/2021)
EC
writes to PM Oli, Dahal factions on legitimacy claims
(ht 04/01/2021)
Large
number of people could be disenfranchised if polls are
held as planned : The government has announced midterm
elections on April 30 and May 10 but experts say there
isn’t enough time for new voters to get registered,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 02/01/2020)
Voters
Name List Being Updated From January 28 (rn
01/01/2020)
EC
starts updating voters’ list (ht 28/12/2020), Election
Commission starts preparing for polls : The
constitutional body is assessing the budget, human
resources and materials required and taking stock of its
logistics, officials say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 29/12/2020), Poll
Preparations : As per the apex court order, the govt
must enact a law allowing voting right of the migrant
workers from their host countries (ht 29/12/2020) [!!!!]
Election
Commission to settle dispute over legitimacy of Nepal
Communisty Party : After the Dahal-Nepal faction
submitted the necessary documents claiming legitimacy,
the commission will now ask the Oli faction for its
response to the claim, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
26/12/2020)
Nepalis
abroad will get to vote: Minister Bhusal (rep
06/09/2020)
Review
Election System For Stability, by Mukti Rijal (rn
07/05/2020)
Riddles
of electoral democracy: Is there any rational to
participate in voting? Why are we voting? For whom are
we voting? Isn’t it time to look for an improved system
of securing representation even when that happens
through voting?, by Pranab Kharel and Gaurab KC (rep
05/05/2020)
NC
ward chair’s post declared void after party change
(kh 04/05/2020)
EC
submits NA election results to president (ht
30/01/2020)
NCP
bags 16 out of 18 NA seats up for grabs (ht
24/01/2020) [Once again
extremely inclusive: 50 % are Bahuns, 5 of them male; not a single Janajati besides one
Shrestha; only one Madheshi; no Dalit woman!], NCP
sweeps upper house elections: Nepali Congress loses
seven seats (rep 24/01/2020)
Preparations
for NA polls in full swing (ht 19/01/2020)
EC
completes preparations for upper house election (rep
17/01/2020)
Nominations
filed for NA elections slated for Jan 23 (ht
06/01/2020)
NC,
RJP-N finalise candidates for National Assembly
elections (ht 05/011/2020)
NCP
leadership takes unilateral decision as it picks
National Assembly candidates: The party leadership
failed to live up to its recent commitment to following
due process, accuse leaders, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
04/01/2019) [Long live the
authoritarian male political leaders and their
anti-democratic behaviour!], NCP
finalises NA election candidates (ht 04/01/2020) [Wow, really inclusive: Far more than
half of them are Bahuns!]
Election
Commission publishes NA elections schedule (ht
19/12/2019)
NCP,
RJP-N to support each other in NA polls (ht
19/12/2019)
EC
to consult political parties for NA election (ht
07/12/2019), EC
starts preparation for NA elections (rep
08/12/2019), EC
preparing for NA elections (ht 10/12/2019), Party
registration for upper house member election begins (rep
14/12/2019)
Electoral
reforms: To ensure free, fair polls, by Krishna Man
Pradhan (ht 06/12/2019)
By-elections’
Messages To Political Parties, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar
(km 05/12/2019)
Lessons
from Sri Lanka: Provision of postal vote is something
Nepal can immediately learn from Sri Lanka. In Nepal,
thousands of security personnel and election staff
cannot vote during the elections, by Krishna M.
Pradhan (rep 04/12/2019)
NC
registers historic victory in Dharan (ht
03/12/2019), Dharan
election, a cause for concern for ruling NCP (ht
03/12/2019), Congress
candidate wins in Dharan after decades, by Rohit Rai
(rep 03/2/2019)
Curbing
corruption: Faulty election system of First Past the
Post is one of the main reasons responsible for
motivating political corruption, by Kul Ratna
Bhurtel (rep 02/12/2019)
NC
candidate Bhandel wins SA by-poll from Bhaktapur (ht
02/12/2019), Late
minister Adhikari’s wife wins landslide victory (ht
02/12/2019), Back
in politics with a landslide:
Bidya Bhattarai’s election as member of parliamente,
by Sandesh Shrestha (rep 03/12/2019)
19
candidates fail to garner even a single vote (ht
02/12/2019)
New
parties face drubbing in by-elections as Nepalis
continue to vote along party lines: “They failed to
convince the voters as to what they would bring to the
table if they were given a chance”, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 02/12/2019), In
by-election results, ruling party's popularity declines
but opposition is unable to capitalise: Contesting polls
for the first time as a unified party, the Nepal
Communist Party should’ve won even more seats, but it
failed to perform as expected, analysts say, by Anil
Giri (kp 02/12/2019), Election
results show no major change in political equation
(rep 02/12/2019)
65.43
per cent votes cast in by-elections (ht 01/12/2019)
Voters’
turnout low compared to last elections (ht
01/12/2019), 16.4pc
ballots cast at Thawang of Rolpa district (ht
01/12/2019)
Explosions
mar by-polls in places (ht 01/12/2019)
337
candidates contesting for 52 seats (ht 30/11/2019)
By-elections
unlikely to affect national politics, analysts say:
Given the organisational structure of the traditional
parties, observers say there is little chance for
newcomers to enter the system, by Tika R. Pradhan
(kp 29/11/2019)
IED
detonated outside ruling party candidate’s office in
Mahottari: The explosion has caused minor damages to the
building while there were no human casualties, by
Santosh Singh (kp 29/11/2019)
Candidates
of major parties are canvassing in swing areas for
Dharan by-poll: The Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and the
Nepali Congress (NC) have intensified their poll
activities targeting the swing voters of the landless
squatters, by Pradeep Menyangbo (kp 27/11/2019)
There
is a blatant disregard for the Election Code of Conduct:
Candidates running for office—be it at the local,
provincial or federal level—have the responsibility to
be true to their words and lead by example (kp
27/11/2019)
Election
fervor grips Kaski-2, by Santosh Pokharel (rep
27/11/2019)
Strike
nationalism out of election agenda: Dahal, by
Tilakram Rimal (ht 26/11/2019)
Nine
persons calling for poll boycott arrested: The arrested
are cadres of the CP Gajurel-led Deshbhakta Ganatantrik
Morcha (ht 26/11/2019)
Candidates
in final phase of campaign (ht 26/11/2019)
Kaski-2
by-election: Criteria for building near river changed
for votes, by Bharat Koirala (ht 22/11/2019), Tough
fight expected between NCP and Congress (ht
23/11/2019)
Election
code of conduct violation complaints filed (ht
21/11/2019)
Political
parties found violating election code of conduct in
Sankhuwasabha: Government vehicles are being used in
election publicity campaigns, by Dipendra Shakya (kp
18/11/2019)
Nominations
filed for by-election (ht 14/11/2019), 13
candidates register for post of chairman (ht
14/11/2019)
Govt
told to take custody of licensed arms: All weapons to be
deposited at the nearest police station (ht
13/11/2019)
Parties
often prioritise women candidates to cash in on sympathy
votes: The fielding of a number of candidates in the
upcoming by-elections fits a tendency to award election
tickets to women after the demise of their husbands,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 12/11/2019), A
ticket for her: The old practice of fielding wives in
their husbands’ former seats continues (kp
13/11/2019)
EC
publishes final list of 64 candidates (ht
11/11/2019), EC
publishes final list of by-poll candidates (rep
11/11/2019), Sherman
withdraws by-election candidacy (ht 11/11/2019), NCP
rebel candidate fails to withdraw candidacy for
by-polls, by Sangam Gharti Magar (rep 11/11/2019)
All
polling stations marked sensitive in Makalu for the
upcoming by-election: The by-election is going to be
held for the position of chairperson in Makalu Rural
Municipality, by Dipendra Shakya (kp 09/11/2019)
Election
fever grips Dharan (ht 09/11/2019)
Rastriya
Janata Party and Samajbadi Party eye electoral alliance
for November 30 polls: The Janata Party will support the
Samajbadi Party for three provincial assembly and a
federal parliament seat, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
09/11/2019)
With
nominations filed, election fever grips Kaski
Constituency-2: NCP, Sajha and Bibeksheel have fielded
woman candidates, while Nepali Congress has chosen a
long-time party member, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
08/11/2019), 65
in fray for one HoR, three PA seats (ht 08/11/2019),
70
contesting 4 legislative seats (rep 08/11/2019)
Govt
to mobilise army for by-election security (ht
08/11/2019)
Eyes
on by-elections (rep 07/11/2019)
Parties
scramble to finalise candidates: It appears that none of
the major political parties have been able to finalise
the list of their candidates (ht 03/11/2019), Choose
able persons: Political parties should field candidates
who are honest, competent and have maintained a clean
image in society in the by-elections (ht
04/11/2019), Battle
of narratives as parties settle for by-polls in test of
Oli’s popularity (rep 05/11/2019), NC
struggles to finalise candidates (ht 06/11/2019), 17
booths, 31 election centres in Panchthar (ht
06/11/2019)
Parties
busy discussing whom to field for by-polls (rep
02/11/2019)
Government
prepares security plan for by-polls (ht 02/11/2019)
Candidates
yet to submit election expenses (ht 31/10/2019) [after 2 years!!]
By-election
code: EC must thoroughly check for any criminal
background of a person after he/she files nomination for
a public post to be elected by the voters (ht
31/10/2019)
NCP
Kaski committee picks Bidhya Bhattarai as by-election
candidate: Bhattarai is the widow of Rabindra Adhikari,
the minister for culture, tourism and civil aviation who
died in a helicopter crash in Taplejung on February 27,
by Deepak Pariyar (kp 26/10/2019)
With
two weeks for nomination deadline, parties just start
discussions on candidates for the by-election: One
federal seat and three provincial assembly seats will be
up for grabs during the November 30 polls, by Tika
R. Pradhan (kp 25/10/2019)
Sajha
Party announces its candidate for Kaski by-election:
Nepal Communist Party and Nepali Congress struggling to
pick party candidate, by Deepak Pariyar (kp
24/10/2019)
52 poll officers appointed (rep 22/10/2019)
EC
publishes by-elections schedule (ht 19/10/2019)
Over
20,000 new voters eligible to cast vote in by-elections
(ht 17/10/2019)
Ruling
Nepal Communist Party stares at tough by-election:
Government’s poor show and controversies surrounding
some leaders could affect performance during polls,
analysts say, by Thika R. Pradhan (kp 14/10/2019)
By-elections
And Expenditure, by Mukti Rijal (rn 05/09/2019)
EC
urges political parties to register for upcoming
by-elections (rep 03/09/2019)
NCP,
NC intensify search for candidate for Kaski-2
by-elections: PM Oli urges Bamdev Gautam, a party
veteran, to contest by-elections from Kaski-2 (rep
04/08/2019) [There can
never be enough male Bahuns in parliament to represent
their meagre 6 per cent castemates! Long live
non-inclusive Bahunvad!]
Nov
30 fixed for all by-polls (rep 03/08/2019)
Debate
on external voting rages on, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
23/07/2019), Ensure
absentee vote: As ordered by the apex court, Parliament
has to pass law allowing Nepali expats to vote in the
three tiers of elections (ht 24/07/2019)
Students
risking their lives for higher education, by Yogesh
Rawal (rep 05/07/2019)
EC
begins work on by-elections (rep 05/07/2019)
Chitwan
court finds Maoist activists guilty of tearing ballot
papersat local poll: Next hearing to hand down
punishment, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 14/06/2019),
Court
convicts 2 Maoists for tearing up ballots in Chitwan,
by Sabita Shrestha (rep 15/06/2019), Court
yet to pronounce sentence for Bharatpur vote vandals,
by Sabita Shrestha (rep 21/06/2019), Maoist
activists-duo fined with Rs 100,000 each for tearing up
ballot paper (rep 02/07/2019)
PHC
confirms Thapaliya as CEC (ht 18/04/2019)
CEC
nomination draws flak from civil society (ht
07/04/2019)
Voting
for
change: An integrated electoral system will not only
limit electioneering costs but also make the
representatives responsible to their voters, by
Birendra P Mishra (kp 07/04/2019)
Elections
in Nepal: Mixed system needed, by Birendra P Mishra
(ht 05/04/2019)
Review
electoral system for good governance, says CIAA chief
(ht 03/04/2019)
Hearing
of CEC candidate deferred at NC’s request (kp
01/04/2019)
Empower
EC:
The EC should be given the powers to set the dates for
the elections so as to make the body both autonomous and
powerful (ht 27/03/2019)
Election
Commission without chief as CEC Yadav retires (rep
25/03/2019), Thapaliya
recommended for the position of chief election
commissioner, by Binod Ghimire (kp 26/03/2019)
SAC
tells govt to conduct by-elections by mid-May (rep
20/12/2018)
Party
name dispute: Apex court serves show cause to NCP, poll
body, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 11/12/2018)
A
check for change: Why do we need reform in election
laws?, by Krishna Man Pradhan (kp 02/12/2018)
Elections
and disability: Disabled communities in Nepal are
disenfranchised before, during, and after elections,
by Gianna Francesca M Catolico (rep 18/11/2018)
By-polls
uncertain due to govt delay in clearing legal hurdles:
28 seats in local and provincial constituencies are
vacant (rep 17/11/2018)
General
elections 2017: Parties flagrantly violated code of
conduct: Report (ht 17/11/2018)
Candidates
yet to submit details of poll expenses (ht
02/11/2018)
EC
seeks funds to study external voting, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 28/10/2018)
Poll
body
to make a call on parties’ name dispute: The Election
Commission is likely to make a call on the matter in its
meeting on Thursday, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 25/10/2018)
[The ruling party does not have the right on its
side just because it is the stronger party! Its
recognition under the name NCP by the Election
Commission in May 2018 was not understandable!],
EC
fails to resolve party name row: Members of both parties
failed to arrive at a mutual understanding on the issue
(kp 26/10/2018), Ruling
communist
party gets its contested name: Poll body quashes
Kattel’s petition claiming the Nepal Communist Party
name along with the acronyms (kp 27/10/2018) [??]
96
parties fail to furnish property details: EC (kp
24/10/2018)
Nepalis
abroad set to exercise voting right: Court orders
facilities for citizens to vote from foreign
destinations, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 03/09/2018), Ensure
voting rights for Nepalis living abroad, SC tells
government, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 03/09/2018), Right
to vote for Nepalis living abroad (rep 04/09/2018),
Enabling
Nepalis abroad to vote: ‘Government should start
preparations immediately’, by Roshan S Nepal (ht
26/09/2018)
Election
a costly affair: Report says most candidates spent
beyond EC limit, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
17/07/2018), Big
money: An estimated bill of Rs131 billion shows that
electoral spending has increased sharply (kp
18/07/2018)
EC
chief asks govt to fix dates for next elections well in
advance (ht 28/06/2018)
SC
tells poll body to clarify over NCP (kp 18/06/2018)
16
parties yet to submit poll expense details: Expenditure
details are required to make parties accountable, by
Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 10/06/2018), Poll
expenses:
The Election Commission Act and rules have given power
to poll body to take legal actions against those who
don’t abide by the law (ht 11/06/2018)
Parties
to be told to ensure 33pc women representation (ht
09/06/2018) [This is ridiculous
after the NCP has been officially recognised with only
16pc women!]
NCP
violates Party Registration Act with low representation
of women (rep 03/06/2018), EC
decides to register NCP, ignoring law (rep
07/06/2018) [Leading parties can
do what they want! Obviously, they are above law and
constitution!], Move
afoot to challenge poll panel’s decision to register NCP
(NCP): Proportional representation of women in all
organs of the state is crucial to empower women, but
more worrisome is the fact that the prime minister and
ruling party co-chairpersons are openly defying the
legal provisions (ht 08/06/2018), The
ruling Nepal Communist Party, among others, break the
law to exclude women: They have three months to comply,
by Shuchashree Basnyat (The Record 10/06/2018)
EC
asks govt to ensure safety of commissioners (kp
24/04/2018)
Quest for
identity: Nepal has only one decade of reservation
policy but voices of resistance has started to be heard,
mainly from dominant community, by Nishnu Think (rep
22/04/2018)
EC
to start voter registration from Sunday (ht
13/04/2018)
EC spent
millions in donor funds with no audit: OAG report
(rep 13/04/2018), OAG
report shows rampant financial irregularities in EC
(ht 15/04/2018)
EC
to release 44 surplus cars (kp 28/03/2018)
EC
to review elections (ht 28/03/2018)
SC
orders govt to ensure migrants’ right to vote, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 23/03/2018)
EU
mission urges EC to maintain transparency (kp
21/03/2018), [see
official eu
report], Mission
against Khas-Aryas’ proportional representation (kp
21/03/2018), EU-EOM
report undermines successful holding of election:
Government (rep 21/03/2018), Govt
rejects
EU report on elections: Foreign Ministry says the report
not only undermines the recent polls, but also goes
against the scope and norms of international election
observation (kp 22/03/2018), Stop
comments challenging constitution: Govt tells EU
(rep 22/03/2018), Uncalled-for
report:
The Eu election observation mission has gone beyond its
mandate to comment on political issues that have already
been settled (ht 23/03/2018), EU
report totally unacceptable: EC (rep 23/03/2018), Hail
to the chiefs, by Om Astha Rai (nt 23/03/2018), Baburam’s
U-turn, by Om Astha Rai (nt 23/03/2018), EU
mission sticks to advice for EC (kp 24/03/2018), EUEOM
claims it fully abided by ToR, MoU (ht 24/03/2018),
European
Union’s Divisive Mission, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
25/03/2018) [Criticising the EU
and favouring the non-inclusive politics of Nepal's male
Tagadhari politicians!
The EU critics is necessary and justified as long as
these politicians continue their non-inclusive practice
of selecting candidates for the FPTP system!], PM
Oli urges EU to correct its report on election
observation (ht) [What
kind of election observation shall this be? The EU shall
claim that the election has been inclusive and that
there have to be additional Tagadhari representatives
elected though the PR system even though you and the
other parties have predominantly nominated male
Tagadhari candidates for the FPTP system?], PM
criticises EU poll mission for its report (kp
26/03/2018), EU
report smacks of rancour, says Prime Minister Oli
(ht 26/03/2018), EUEOM
report is an insult to Nepal's sovereignty: PM (rep
26/03/2018), Long-term
returns: Govt is rightly keen to maintain state’s
autonomy but must guard against majoritarian overreach
(kp 16/03/2018) [Hopefully, the
PM and others of the over-represented male Tagadhari
leaders have time and are able to read this excellent
editorial!], PCN
asks EU to retract poll report (kp 26/03/2018) [??????], Lest we
ignore: Provisions of positive discrimination are meant
to benefit under-represented groups and its very purpose
is defeated if an already dominant ethnicity is brought
under its ambit, by CK Lal (rep 26/03/2018), UML,
Maoists,
NC slam EU mission’s poll report: Congress MPs avoid
issue in House n RJP-N members say report rightly seeks
changes (kp 27/03/2018), What EU
wants: Nepal is a home to more than 100 ethnic
communities, multiple castes and languages. Why should
EU always target Khas Arya?, by Prem Singh Basnyat
(rep 28/03/2018) [The basic
misunderstanding is that the EU did not "direct" Nepal,
as the author claims, to exclude Tagadhari castes from
the PR system but simply "advised" the state to think
about better inclusion of still disadvantaged sections
of society in the election system! This has been part of
the EU's election observation task because it has to do
with the fairness of recent elections. An intervention
into the internal affairs of Nepal would have been if
the EU had "directed" the parties to stop their
outstanding preference of male Tagadharis when
nominating FPTP candidates! If the FPTP system becomes
inclusive for all sections of society, there would be no
reason to exclude any social group from the PR system!],
Touching
a
raw nerve: If we want to brag about being a democracy,
we should have the courage to go through this process of
review by the EU EOM, by Pramod Mishra (kp
29/03/2018)
Bidari,
Khatiwada, Paudyal can’t vote in prez election (ht
11/03/2018)
Nominations
for prez race today; Congress CWC meet to pick
presidential candidate (kp 07/03/2018)
Two
parties submit PA elections expenses: NC spends Rs28.08m
and Maoist Centre Rs4.90m, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 04/03/2018)
Parliament
Secretariat told to fix schedule for election of
speaker, NA chair (ht 01/03/2018), Prez
polls process starts on Monday: EC appoints Senior Judge
Til Prasad Shrestha as Election Officer (kp
02/03/2018), Election
panel puts Rs400k limit for presidency runners: Election
Commission to fine candidates exceeding spending limit,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 03/03/2018)
Tikapur
carnage suspect surrenders: Kailali District Court
remands MP-elect Chaudhary in judicial custody, by
Arjun Shah (kp 27/02/2018)
Maoist
leader moves SC for not getting MP spot (kp
19/02/2018)
EC starts
work on presidential election (rep 16/02/2018), Ambiguity
over presidential poll date: EC to announce schedule
after consulting the government (kp 17/02/2018)
EC
submits poll results to Prez (kp 15/02/2018)
EC
to hand over election results to President today, by
Prithvi Man Shestha (kp 14/02/2018)
EC
submits NA election results to president (kp
12/02/2018)
UML
finalises PR list: Motilal Dugar becomes MP again
(kp 12/02/2018), UML
sends 37 women, 4 men to parliament under PR system
(rep 12/02/2018), Poll
body instructs three parties to correct PR list (kp
13/02/2018)
Basnet,
Paudel, Joshi named for 3 National Assembly seats
(kp 11/02/2018), Prez
to consult legal experts on National Assembly nominees
(ht 12/02/2018), Prez
okays Khatiwada, Bidari, Poudel for NA (kp
21/02/2018), Fresh
NA appointments ‘unconstitutional’: Congress (kp
21/02/2018), Dignity
of
office: The President chose to sit on the recommendation
of Deuba government until a new government under Oli
took office (ht 22/02/2018), Deuba
govt’s NA nominees move SC (ht 24/02/2018), Apex
court stays oath ceremony of 3 NA members (kp
26/02/2018), SC
halts oath-taking of 3 upper house members, by
Ananta Raj Luitel (rep 26/02/2018)
EC to
present poll results to Prez within Wednesday (rep
11/02/2018)
EC:
Presidential election in 3rd week of March, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 05/02/2018)
SC
refuses to halt NA election process (kp 03/02/2018)
10,000
ballot papers printed for NA election (ht
02/02/2018)
CMs
through
vote if consensus fails: UML; Party leaders stand
against the Standing Committee picking CMs, ministers
and Speakers from the centre (kp 31/01/2018)
Voting
duplex: Single transferable voting system remains
unpopular because of large constituencies, complex
counting and parochial politics, by Bikal Shrestha
(rep 30/01/2018)
Bhusal
pulls out of race in favour of Thapa, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 30/01/2018)
All
Province 2 candidates elected to NA (ht 29/01/2018)
Election
symbols to be allocated to NA candidates on Monday
(rep 28/01/2018), NA
candidates get election symbols (kp 30/01/2018)
Make
NA voters aware of voting technique, EC staffers told
(ht 27/01/2018)
Complaint
against UML NA candidate (ht 27/01/2018)
Poll
expenditure of losing candidates in Gulmi more than that
of winners, by Shiva Lal Subedi (rep 27/01/2018)
Parties
ready names, mostly, for National Assembly vote (kp
24/01/2018), EC
set to receive nominations for NA election (ht
24/01/2018), 83
file nominations for Upper House polls: With 17
candidates elected unopposed, 66 to contest for 43 seats,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 25/01/2018), 83
file papers for 56 Upper House seats: Seventeen,
including 12 women, to be elected unopposed on January
29, by Arjun Poudel (ht 25/01/2018), Nominations
filed for NA polls in all seven provinces: Each province
will elect eight members to the National Assembly
(ht 25/01/2018), Discontent
rife in parties over NA lists, by Roshan S. Nepal
(kp 25/01/2018), Naya
Shakti, Bibeksheel to back NC pick (kp 25/01/2018),
Maoist
victim files candidacy for NA, by Prakash Adhikari
(kp 25/01/2017), Parties’
Upper House picks dismay watchers, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 27/01/2018)
EC
publishes voters’ list for NA election (kp
22/01/2018)
National
Assembly election: ay to vote: Marking, not stamping
(kp 21/01/2018)
EC
to mobilise technical teams to facilitate NA vote
counting (ht 19/01/2018)
EC
declares PR winners for provincial assemblies (kp
18/01/2018), EC
names winners of provincial PR seats (rep
18/01/2018), EC
makes public name list of PR winners for provincial
assemblies (kp 19/01/2018) [list of all elected PR
MPs], Wait
over as EC gives winners certificates: 172 of the 220
provincial assembly members elected under the PR
category are women (kp 20/01/2018)
Trickle-down
democracy:
EC needs to improve voting procedures so all citizens
can vote and electoral outcomes better represent them,
by Sanjay Sharma (kp 17/01/2018)
EC
proposes four types of ballot papers for NA poll (ht
17/01/2018), Uncertainty
clouds counting method (ht 18/01/2018)
EC
to discuss NA election with parties today (ht
16/01/2018)
Left
alliance expects 43 seats in NA: CPN-UML likely to field
29 candidates, Maoist Centre 14, by Rewati Sapkota
(ht 15/01/2018)
Office
of election officer for NA polls set up in Province 6
(ht 14/01/2018)
Promotional
materials used by parties during elections becoming
eyesore (rep 12/01/2018)
EC
makes public election calendar for NA polls (kp
11/01/2018)
10
parties register with poll body for Upper House polls
(kp 10/01/2018), 21
parties registered for National Assembly vote (kp
13/01/2018)
EC
staffers learning about single transferable voting
system (ht 09/01/2018)
EC
issues election cost details amid questions (kp
08/01/2018), CIAA
probing graft charges against poll panel (ht
08/01/2018), EC
confirms meeting among constitutional heads (rep
08/01/2018)
Revised
list of RJP-N, RPP provincial PR poll winners incorrect:
EC (ht 08/01/2018), Provincial
Assembly elections: PR candidates of RJP-N to
becategorised under one group, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 11/01/2018)
Election
Commission Under Scrutiny?, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
07/01/2018)
State
representation
row: EC writes to RJP-N again for revising candidate
list; EC official warns party of accepting only
the candidates that meet the representation
criteria, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 07/01/2018)
Upper
house
vote on Feb 7: Displeased at the delayed date, the UML
says it will take part in the National Assembly
elections nonetheless (kp 06/01/2018)
EC
could
seek deal on declaring poll results: Election
commissioners say they are under pressure from political
parties and their unions to announce poll results
(kp 05/01/2018), 1st
Provincial Assembly meet A month away (kp
05/01/2018)
105
parties
submitted audit details early: EC; EC says the recent
elections caused the parties to submit their income and
expenditure details in time, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 04/01/2018)
Representation
from Karnali zone dismal (ht 04/01/2018)
Upper
House
poll slated for Feb 8: Chief Election Commissioner
Ayodhee Prasad Yadav suggests the date in a meeting with
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba in Baluwatar on
Tuesday evening, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
03/01/2018), Left
alliance’s pressure on EC irks Congress (kp
03/01/2018), Cumbersome
Constitutional Provisions, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
03/01/2018), PR
results can’t be announced before Upper House polls: EC
(kp 04/01/2018)
An
ex-Kamlari, a Dalit widow become state parliamentarians,
by Kamal Panthi and Bharat Jarghamagar (kp 03/01/2018)
3
out of 6 parties err on women’s representation (kp
03/01/2018) [including the NC!],
Six
parties submit corrected list of winning PR candidates
(ht 05/01/2018)
Left
presses EC to publish poll results soon (kp
02/01/2018), Left
alliance pressures EC to announce PR results
(ht02/01/2018), 6
parties to resend proportional lists (kp 02/01/2018)
Poll
costs faked as spending goes through EC roof: To cloud
expenditures past limit, candidates resort to fake
reports, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 01/01/2018), Poll
expense details sought from parties (ht 01/01/2018)
Discontent
in parties over provincial PR (rep 01/01/2018)
Date
for National Assembly election to be announced by
January 12: DPM Shrestha, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 31/12/2017) [???]
Dissecting
election results: FPTP votes are basically driven by
personality of the candidates, PR votes by party
ideology, by Narayan Manandhar (rep 31/12/2017)
Making
milestones:
The Election Commision must be praised for holding a
series of elections at short notice, despite a few
controversial decisions, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
31/12/2017)
SC
asks EC to furnish ballot papers of Sunsari-3 (ht
30/12/2017)
CEC
Yadav's daughter-in-law elected to Province 2 assembly
(rep 30/12/2017)
EC
opens listing for upper house (kp 29/12/2017), CEC
asks prime minister to announce NA poll date (ht
30/12/2017)
UML
allots 71 PR seats to female candidates (kp
29/12/2017) [for Provincial Assemblies], NC
CWEC meet to finalise provincial PR list today (ht
29/12/2017), Maoist
Centre elects four male PR members for state assemblies
(kp 30/12/2017), RJP-N
decides PR picks for provinces (kp 30/12/2017), Parties
submit lists of provincial PR candidates: Only 13
parties have made the cut for provincial PR seats
(ht 30/12/2017)
UML draws
EC's attention over PR seat allocation delay (rep
29/12/2017), EC
in fix over PR seats for lower house (rep
29/12/2017)
NC’s
Electoral Debacle, by Mukti Rijal (rn 28/12/2017)
EC
finalises allocation of HoR PR seats (ht 28/12/2017)
‘Faulty’
PR candidate lists: Madhesi dalits to move court (kp
26/12/2017), Writ
on Madhesi Dalits’ PR seats (kp 27/12/2017)
‘Bamdev’s
own modus operandi behind poll loss’, by Kamal
Panthi (kp 26/12/2017)
Parliamentary
PR poll results in two days (ht 26/12/2017)
SC rejects
Chaudhary’s plea to get MP certificate via power of
attorney (kp 25/12/2017), SC
tells MP Resham Chaudhary to face trial, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 25/12/2017)
EC
accepts ‘faulty’ RJP-N PR candidate list,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
25/12/2017)
20pc
proportional votes go to waste, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 24/12/2017)
EC
allots
proportional seats of provincial vote: CPN-UML has
topped the PR chart by securing a total of 75 seats,
followed by the NC’s 72 and 35 of the CPN
(Maoist Centre), by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
23/12/2017), Provincial
PR seat allocation to parties complete (ht
23/12/2017)
Call
for
‘sufficient’ access to election observers: Carter Center
says provisions should always be in place to allow poll
observers adequate access to ensure transparency
and integrity of elections (kp 23/12/2017), Vote
counting generally consistent with international
standards: Carter Centre (ht 23/12/2017)
Reduced
poll expenses furnished (ht 22/12/2017)
Leftist
poll win has little to do with India, China: Experts,
by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 21/12/2017), Strategy
for survival: Nepal’s latest election results do not
mean dismay for New Delhi or joy for Beijing, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 22/12/2017)
EC
ready to hold NA poll under STV polling system, by
Arjun Poudel (ht 20/12/2017), Left to
sweep upper house under majority system, a few seats for
NC under STV, by Ashok Dahal and Mani Dahal (rep
20/12/2017)
Evaluating
NC’s ‘loss’: Judging by the popular votes this time for
Nepali Congress, communist victory appears nothing more
than an outcome of political match-fixing, by
Narayan Manandhar (rep 20/12/2017)
The
missing millions: A comparison of census and Election
Commission data shows hordes of lost voters, by
Sanjay Sharma (kp 19/12/2017)
EC
working
on PR quota allocation in lower house: Poll authority
busy verifying data after receiving related documents
from most of the electoral constituencies, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 19/12/2017)
Post-poll
prospects: Hill voters accused Congress of not speaking
strongly against the blockade while Madhesis were
disenchanted with its inadequate support for statute
amendment, by Pramod Jaiswal (rep 19/12/2017)
Election
2017: Surfacing Hopes, by Prem Khatry (rn
19/12/2017)
PR
vote count to be completed today: EC (ht
17/12/2017), PR
vote count concludes, UML largest party in parliament
(ht 17/12/2017), Preliminary results of Nepal’s parliamentary
elections of 2017 (with some comparisons to the CA
elections of November 2013, by K.-H. Krämer (Nepal Observer 44,
17/12/2017)
EC:
Allocation of PR vote seats could take time. by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 17/12/2017)
6,000-odd
votes under proportional representation missing in
Morang, by Hari Afhikari (ht 17/12/2017)
More
than one lakh votes invalid in Saptari (ht
17/12/2017), CPN-MC
swept away (ht 17/12/2017) (related to Saptari), RJP-N
bags highest number of PR votes (ht 17/12/2017
(related to Saptari)
Proportional
representation:
A likely scenario: At 8pm on Friday, the UML appeared to
get 41 PR seats in the House while the NC could secure
40 seats. Maoists might get 17 seats, the SSF-N and the
RJP-N 6 each, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
16/12/2017)
Investing
in inclusion: Constitutionally guaranteed
proportional representation won’t guarantee
qualitative change (kp 15/12/2017) [The
parties' women discriminating way of nominating
candidates for elections is a fundamental crime and a
grave violation of the constitution!!], Pro-women
(nt 15/12/2017)
Cop-turned-politician
Silwal
in the dock? Apex court orders action against those
involved in forging appraisal documents related to
former DIG; After resigning from police force, Silwal
joined the CPN-UML and went on to win a seat in
the House of Representatives (kp 15/12/2017) [The connections between politics and
crime can never be close enough! This cannot be called
rule of law!]
78 % UML,
58 % Maoist candidates won polls, by Ashok Dahal
(rep 15/12/2017)
Elections
and everyday democracy: Vignettes from election day in
Sindhupalchok, by Sangita Thebe-Limbu (nt
15/12/2017)
Temporary
police hit the streets (ht 15/12/2017), 12
temporary cops injured in Dolakha clash (ht
19/12/2017) [Working agreements
have also to be respected by the state!], Temporary
police
personnel return home three days earlier: DPO charged
with discrepancy in temporary cops’ ration
allowance (ht 20/12/2017)
The
Promised Land (nt 15/12/2017), Electoral
reform, by Bhojraj Pokharel (nt 15/12/2017)
UML
on top as FPTP vote count concludes: Claims 80 House of
Representatives and 167 provincial constituencies
(kp 14/12/2017), In
winner-take-all game, some lost by a whisker, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 14/12/2017), Gachhadar
wins in Sunsari-3 (kp 14/12/2017), No.
of
directly elected female candidates slumps further: Only
six secure seats in House of Representatives under FPTP
category in these elections (kp 14/12/2017), Shashank
NC’s only rep in House from Province 4, by Lal
Prasad Sharma(kp 14/12/2017), 46
candidates lose deposit in Kavre district (ht
14/12/2017), Four
cops hurt in election victory rally clash between NC,
FSF-N (ht 14/12/2017)
Invalid
votes under FPTP system averaged at 5.18 pc: CEC Yadav
(kp 14/12/2017), Invalid
votes high in Khotang, Palpa and Baglung (rep
14/12/2017), 26,000
votes invalid in Kapilvastu, says EC, by Manoj
Poudel (kp 15/12/2017), More
than 10pc invalid votes in Parsa (ht 15/12/2017)
Man
on
the run set to walk into Parliament: Resham Chaudhary
wins election from Kailali-1; He is on our wanted list;
we will arrest him: Police (kp 13/12/2017) [Question
to EC and RJPN: What about article 87 of the
constitution??], EC
to submit Resham Chaudhary’s certificate to Parliament
Secretariat (ht 14/12/2017), SC
refuses Chaudhary’s writ petition (kp 16/12/2017)
Observers
suggest poll reforms (kp 13/12/2017)
Vote
counting resumes in Sunsari Constituency 3 (kp
13/12/2017), Gorkha
folk elect Bhattarai ‘for his past works’ (kp
13/12/2017)
Counting
of FPTP votes over in 4 days, says EC: Counting of votes
in Syangja began on Sunday midnight (kp
12/12/2017), Vote
count halted in Sunsari-3 (kp 12/12/2017), Madhesi
alliance dominates Parsa poll results (ht
12/12/2017), RJP-N,
FSF-N win eight seats in Saptari (ht 12/12/2017), UML
may have to elect allwomen candidates under PR (ht
12/12/2017), Morang
records less number of invalid votes in recent polls
(ht 12/12/2017), Resolve
the
row: Considering the urgency, the Election Commission
has urged the government to draft a law for the Upper
House election (ht 12/12/2017), Results
Of Federal And Provincial Elections Of 2017, by
Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km 12/12/2017)
Sainte-Laguë
formula to decide PR seats (ht 12/12/2017), How
PR seats are allocated (kp 13/12/2017)
Old
faces dominate tally, by Chandan Kmuar Mandal (kp
12/12/2017)
Elections
2017: Hoping Changes For Better, by Prem Khatry (rn
12/12/2017)
EC
presses govt to frame laws for National Assembly
elections, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 11/12/2017)
UML
leads in popular vote too, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 11/12/2017), Madhesi
parties
hold little sway outside Province 2: Most of the seats
the SSF-N and the RJP-N are winning are from the eight
Tarai districts west of Koshi, by Tika R. Pradhan
(kp 11/12/2017), Top
NC leaders fail to rescue party, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 11/12/2017) [They are the main reason for the NC defeat!!],
Key
architects
of left alliance: Bamdev, Shrestha suffer loss: UML top
leaders, including party Chairman Oli, Khanal, Nembang
register convincing wins (kp 11/12/2017) [Shrestha
got punished for the Maoists' wicked and arrogant
attitude towards BRB!!], Left
alliance consolidates its lead (ht 11/12/2017)
New faces
cement their place in provincial assembly of
Sindhupalchowk, by Dhruba Dangal (rep 11/12/2017)
RPP
Chairman Thapa loses in Makawanpur-1 (ht 11/12/2017)
[Wonderful! Nepal has finally
got rid of him!], Only
a few businessmen fare well in elections (ht
11/12/2017)
Forum,
Congress
trade blows at victory rallies: Clashes break out during
victory rallies taken out by the Sanghiya Samajbadi
Forum Nepal and the Nepali Congress in Rautahat on
Sunday (kp 11/12/2017)
Left
Alliance Heads For Resounding Victory, by Ritu Raj
Subedi (rn 10/12/2017), Left
alliance heading for comfortable majority (ht)
10/12/2017, Country
on
the cusp of taking Left turn: UML-Maoist Centre alliance
set for election sweep; The two forces also leading in
districts along plains, except Province 2, by Tika
R. Pradhan (kp 10/12/2017), Some
saving grace for NC as it faces biggest electoral
setback (kp 10/12/2017), Left
alliance claims all Baglung seats, by Prakash Baral
(kp 10/12/2017), Dalit
elected to provincial assembly (kp 10/12/2017) [At least 10 per cent of the
candidates should have been Dalits!!!], 44
ballot papers sans official signatures (kp
10/12/2017), With
Mishra’s
defeat, Bibeksheel Sajha loses hope for direct win: BSP
has fielded candidates in all the kathmandu
constituencies but the party seems unlikely to win any
FPTP federal house seat, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
10/12/2017), Rijal
secures hard-fought win for Nepali Congress (ht
10/12/2017), NC
routed in Dolakha, Sindhupalchowk (ht 10/12/2017), Left
alliance emerges dominant force in hilly districts of
Province 1 (ht 10/12/2017), CPN-MC
wins all seats in Rukum East (ht 10/12/2017)
NC,
UML neck to neck in PR vote: NC gets 39,353 PR votes for
federal parliament compared to UML’s 39,260
(kp 10/12/2017)
UML-MC
leading in provincial polls also (ht 10/12/2017)
Observation
by carter center, EU: ‘Polls were generally
well-conducted’ (kp 10/12/2017), Political
freedom prevailed over violence, says EU (ht
10/12/2017)
Parties
urged to remove poll publicity materials (kp
10/12/2017)
Left
on
track as alliance move proves right: Analysts say UML,
Maoist Centre’s rallying cry for ‘prosperity through
stability’ worked well while NC failed to win voters’
trust, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 09/12/2017), Left
alliance ahead in most constituencies (ht
09/12/2017), Left
alliance takes early lead in Valley, by Chandan
Kumaer Mandal (kp 09/12/2017), Chhakka
Bahadur pulls off surprise win in Humla: First
independent candidate to make it to federal
parliament (kp 09/12/2017), An
apple farmer’s sweet success in politics: UML’s Polden
Gurung makes it to federal parliament from Manang,
by Aash Gurung (kp 09/12/2017), Maoist
Centre’s Roka wins in Rukum East, by Hari Gautam (kp
09/12/2017)
An
agitated
NC mulling over quiet introspection: Senior NC leader
Ram Chandra Poudel says the party will discuss the
possible reasons behind poor performance, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp 09/12/2017)
Dispute
over
ferrying of ballots in jeep used by candidate: Rival say
ballot boxes were changed in collusion with the local
administration and security personnel on way to counting
venue (kp 09/12/2017)
Turnout
revised up to 69.58pc (kp 09/12/2017)
Found
in
transition: With polls yesterday, Nepal is on its way to
completing political transition that started in 2006 but
a lot still remains to be done (kp 08/12/2017), Into
a state of uncertain stability: Whoever wins, Nepal will
likely be ruled by the same old leaders, by Om Astha
Rai (nt 08/12/2017), Challenges
ahead:
Those in newly elected Parliament must ensure that
welfare of people takes precedence over petty party
interests, by Shyam KC (kp) [This
would mean a total revolution campared to what has
happened so far!!], Historic
polls conclude with 67pc turnout, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 08/12/2017), First
phase vote count starts: Early results put CPN-UML ahead
(kp 08/12/2017),
A
watershed moment: Successful completion of elections
ends long-drawn transition infusing hope of stability,
but challenges remain, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
08/12/2017), Election
largely peaceful, says government (kp 08/12/2017), Polling
by and large peaceful in Valley, by Rupesh Acharya
(ht 08/12/2017), CK
Raut’s hometown boycotts elections (kp 08/12/2017),
Voters
share they had no confusion how to cast ballot, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 08/12/2017), Most
voters cast their votes within five minutes, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 08/12/2017), Confusion
reigns in PR voting as voters lack education, by
Roshan S. Nepal (ht 08/12/2017), Voters
not taught to cast ballot properly, says NRHC (ht
08/12/2017), Enthusiastic
participation of youths in elections, by Sabitri
Dhakal (ht 08/12/2017), Hassle-free
voting for elderly, differently abled (ht
08/12/2017), Three
don’t get own vote, by Arjun Rajbanshi (kp
08/12/2017), Election
grounds over 350 domestic flights (kp 08/12/2017), Pvt
sector upbeat as phase II elections conclude peacefully
(ht 08/12/2017), Bullet
to
ballot: After 21 years of war and wilderness Nepal
finally looks to future stability by holding three
elections in one year, by Santa Gaha Magar (nt
08/12/2017)
6
injured in Nawalparasi IED explosions (kp
08/12/2018), Election
postponed
in Arghakhanchi station: Voters vandalise Madhure Basic
School polling station after they found ballot papers
without election officer’s signature (kp
08/12/2017), Bomb
goes off in Purano Naikap (ht 08/12/2017), Blast
at NEA facility disrupts power supply (ht
08/12/2017)
So
close yet so far: As important as today’s polls are,
very little has been done on post-poll federal project
(kp 07/12/2017) [!!!]
45
districts go to polls today, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 07/12/2017), 45
districts go to polls today: 12,235,993 voters to elect
128 parliamentary FPTP candidates, by Arjun Poudel
(ht), Over
200,000 security forces for today’s polls, by Manish
Gautam (kp 07/12/2017), Vote
count set to start this evening: Security stepped up
around counting centres (kp 07/12/2017), Official
Ids valid for voting: EC (kp 07/12/2017), Three
injured as left alliance, SSF-N supporters clash (kp
07/12/2017)
EC
to fast-track vote counting: Hopes to announce results
within eight days (kp 06/12/2017), FPTP
poll results by December 11, claims poll panel Results
of PR elections by Dec 15 (ht 06/12/2017), FPTP
results within four days: EC (rep 06/12/2017)
Dialectics
of dictatorship: Peoples’ real agenda for elections are
overshadowed by the exchange of high-voltage allegations,
by Achyut Wagle (kp 06/12/2017)
40,000
deployed for vote security, by Thakur Singh Tharu
and Manoj Paudel (kp 06/12/2017), Focus
on
safety of people, poll materials: Security tightened
around polling booths and stations in 45 districts where
the second phase of elections takes place on Thursday
(kp 06/12/2017), Police
struggle to identify source of explosives, by Manish
Gautam (kp 06/12/2017), Incidents
of blast continue (kp 06/12/2017), Where
is the security? NC leader Gagan Thapa escaped a deadly
attack but Deuba govt needs to do more (kp
06/12/2017), Security
stepped up ahead of phase II polls (ht 06/12/2017) [??], AI
concerned about increasing violence (ht 06/12/2017)
NC’s
Thapa among 11 injured in blast: First explosion in
Capital targeting campaign three days ahead of polls,
by Manish Gautam (kp 05/12/2017), Blasts
targeting candidates continue unabated: IED goes off
near a hotel in Dhangadi where PM Deuba was staying
(kp 05/12/2017), Bomb
blasts continue: MoHA reiterates commitment to holding
peaceful elections, by Roshan S. Nepal (ht
05/12/2017), ‘Lack
of designated home minister affecting security’, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 05/12/2017), Security
tops agenda for poll observers, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 05/12/2017), Frequent
blasts have challenged poll security, says NHRC (ht
05/12/2017), Cowardly
act: The government must tell the public why the
security agencies have not been able to control such
violence (ht 05/12/2017), Security
heightened for Thursday’s vote. by Aman Koirala (kp
05/12/2017), Extra
funds sought for ferrying ballot boxes (kp
05/12/2017), Daily
wagers being paid to trigger blasts, claim Nepal Police,
by Rewati Sapkota and Tilak Rimal (kp 05/12/2017)
Bajura
women not free to exercise voting rights, by Prakash
Singh (ht 05/12/2017)
Silence
period on (ht 05/12/2017), No
voter education in rural areas of Saptari (ht
05/12/2017), Dom
voters want candidates to improve their living condition,
by Ram Kumar Kamat and Hari Adhikari (ht 05/12/2017), Empty
stomachs matter more than elections for Majhis, by
Chhabi Lal Tiwari (rep 05/12/2017)
602
contesting elections for 63 seats in Province 1 (ht
05/12/2017)
‘80pc
vehicles
booked for taking voters home’: According to transport
entrepreneurs, there are only 20 percent vehicles
for passengers to choose a ride on until today, by
Anup Ojha (kp 05/12/2017), Growing
chill troubles poll officials, by Biplav Bhattarai
and Chandra Karki (kp 05/12/2017), Poll
deployments hit essential services, by Kamal Panthi
(kp 05/12/2017)
17
votes cast in the name of deceased (kp 05/12/2017)
Security
agencies intensify patrol: Detain 284 people with guns,
explosive devices (kp 04/12/2017), Peaceful
election: Govt should do all it can to stop security
threats so that people can vote without fear (kp
04/12/2017)
Poll
body: ‘Election quiz’ also has questions on CPN-UML
(kp 04/12/2017), EC
confident of secure elections: Says preparations for
Thursday’s voting complete (kp 04/12/2017), Yadav
confident about poll security: Chief election
commissioner asks voters to cast votes without any fear
(ht 04/12/2017), Poll
candidates face an uphill struggle to win over
disillusioned voters in Kathmandu-2 (ht 04/12/2017),
Poll
candidates
yet to reach Dalit settlement in Siraha district: Party
cadres will reach the settlement with alcohol and meat a
day before polls (ht 04/12/2017) [???],
Female
voters to decide fate of candidates: On Friday alone,
around 55 men of Mangalsain left for India for
employment (ht 04/12/2017), Election
code violated in Saptari (ht 04/12/2017), Top
leaders in tough poll battles (rep 04/12/2017), Tired of
tall promises, voters avoid campaigners, by Tekendra
Basyal (rep 04/12/2017), Young
candidate to give tough fight to seasoned ones in
Lalitpur, by Pooja Chauhan (rep 04/12/2017)
EC’s
poll
code limited to papers only? No action taken against
anyone except a few warnings here and there: Election
observers say the poll authority on almost all occasions
has turned a blind eye to poll code
violation (kp 03/12/2017) [Only
foreign election observers are punished severely for
doing their job!!]
EC
working
to publish results within week; Official: Election
Commission preparing to relay vote counting updates more
frequently (kp 03/12/2017) [It
would be better for many reasons if only preliminary
final results are published for each constituency! The
continued publishing of intermediate results is
confusing and provokes militant actions!]
Caste
equationslikely to playcrucial role in Dhanusha, by
Ram Kumar Kamat and Brij Kumar Yadav (ht 03/12/2017)
Case
filed demanding re-poll, by Keshav Adhikari (ht
03/12/2017)
Appearance
and Reality: During election campaigns, candidates
display ostensible acts of kindness and desire to serve,
by Prawash Gautam (kp 03/12/2017), Triangular
contest in Mahottari-3, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
03/12/2017), Nidhi,
Mahato brace for close contest in Dhanusha-3 (ht
03/12/2017), Amendment
dominates three-way poll race in Province 2 (rep
03/12/2017), Will
Karki be able to protect the legacy of Koirala's?,
by Amar Khadka (rep 03/12/2017), Rebel
candidates pose challenge to left alliance in Salyan,
by Devendra Basnet (rep 03/12/2017)
Rain
likely to play spoilsport with phase II polls (ht
03/12/2017)
‘Decisive’
Gurkhas don’t count much, by Lila Ballav Ghimire and
Pradeep Menyangbo (kp 03/12/2017)
Blasts
continue in various districts (kp 03/12/2017), Army
enhances
presence to curb anti-poll actions: NA officials say
resurgence of violent activities has prompted them to
‘play a more active role’ in maintaining law
and order during the elections (kp 03/12/2017), APF,
Indian SSB start joint border patrol (kp
03/12/2017), Security
situation ‘normal’ in Tarai districts, by Rewati
Sapkota (ht 03/12/2017)
Home
but not dry: The two-phase elections will conclude this
week, but the federal journey has just begun, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 02/12/2017)
Parties
giving voters free ride home, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
02/12/2017), ‘Madhesi
parties will best serve our interest, so we’ll vote for
them’, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 02/12/2017), ‘Parties
flouting poll code of conduct’ (ht 02/12/2017), Congress,
left alliance candidates in close contest in Tanahun
(ht 02/12/2017), Election
code violation rampant in Chitwan, by Rewati Sapkota
and Tilak Rimal (ht 02/12/2017), Triangular
contest in Saptari district (ht 02/12/2017)
Re-election
sees lower voter turnout: At one centre, voter turnout
was 42.46 pc on Friday, down from 65.34 pc earlier,
by Hari Gautam (kp 02/12/2017)
EC
instructs agencies to step up security (kp
01/12/2017), Four
injured in Itahari blast, by Bedraj Poudel (kp
01/12/2017), ‘Chand-led
CPN grave threat to security’ (ht 01/12/2017), Blast
in Capital hours after security meet, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 02/12/2017), One
killed, five dozen hurt in violence over two weeks
(kp 02/12/2017), EC
urges parties to aid security (kp 02/12/2017)
Oli
denies
‘match fixing’ with Sitaula: UML chair reiterates that
his party was committed to supporting Rastriya
Prajatantra Party’s Rajendra Lingden in the constituency
as announced earlier (kp 01/12/2017) [???],
Aggressive
campaigning by parties leaves voters in a fix, by
Ujjwal Satyal (ht 01/12/2017), EC
Commissioner Shah inspects poll campaign (ht
01/12/2017), Contestants
wooing indigenous Tharu community voters (ht
01/12/2017), Jha
calls on voters to elect Madhesi alliance candidates
(ht 01/12/2017), Statute
amendment top agenda for FSF-N, RJP-N (ht
01/12/2017), Last
lavish lap: As Election Day draws closer, candidates are
trying to outdo each other in wooing swing voters, and
win power (nt 01/12/2017), Voters'
vow: Neither bullets nor cynicism will deter people from
delivering their political verdict, by Om Astha Rai
(nt 01/12/2017), Political
theories
versus reality: Ongoing elections mark the dawn of
federalism but candidates believe power will rest in
Kathmandu, by Shreejana Shrestha (nt 01/12/2017), Performance
vs promises (nt 01/12/2017), Mahantha
Thakur's prospects uncertain in Mahottari, by Mahesh
Kumar Das (rep 01/12/2017), Our
election circus, by Gunjan Upadhyay (rep
01/12/2017), Putting
NC Marginal Candidates At Risk, by Siddhi B
Ranjitkar (km 01/12/2017)
Voter
turnout decreases in Nuwakot, by Bhagawati Lama (rep
01/12/2017)
CEC's
daughter-in-law in Maoist PR list (rep 01/12/2017)
Temporary
cop injured in Dang explosion dies: 1st casualty of
anti-poll activities, by Durga Lal KC (kp
30/11/2017), NC
candidate among seven hurt in Udaypur IED blast, by
Dilliram Khatiwada (kp 30/11/2017), NHRC
condemns rising incidents of bomb attack (kp
30/11/2017), EC
seeks security stratagy for second phase polls (kp
30/11/2017), How
to save the election: Premier Deuba has failed to
demonstrate strong commitment to security for
historic elections (kp 30/11/2017)
Horsing
around: Insincerity and false promises has become a
staple of Nepali politics now, rendering vote swings
highly probable, by Deepak Thapa (kp 30/11/2017), First-Phase
Federal And Provincial Elections, by Siddhi B
Ranjitkar (km 30/11/2017)
Re-polling
at two centres in Rukum (West) tomorrow, by Hari
Gautam (kp 30/11/2017), All
ballot boxes secured at district headquarters (kp
30/11/2017)
NC
sends central reps to 45 districts (kp 29/11/2017),
Left
alliance reverts focus to door-to-door campaign (kp
29/11/2017), Party’s
poll
drive in line with EC rules, says UML: The EC had
directed the UML to come clean within 24 hours over the
publica-tion of ads in broadsheet dailies appealing for
votes (kp 30/11/2017), RPP’s
Bohara accused of poll code violation (kp
30/11/2017)
Proxy
voting blamed for highest turnout, by Arjun Shah (kp
29/11/2017), Low
participation in Dhading (kp 29/11/2017)
Water,
land titles among voters’ concern (kp 29/11/2017), Work
comes first for labourers, not election, by Shiva
Puri (kp 29/11/2017)
Kanda
ballots reach Bajhang HQ, finally (kp 29/11/2017)
Govt
plans to deploy 60,000 security forces in 8 districts,
by Manish Gautam (kp 29/11/2017)
IED
blast in Tulsipur leaves nine injured, by Durga Lal
KC (kp 29/11/2017)
After
polls, ballot box safety major concern: Political
parties in Sindhupalchok install close-circuit
television cameras (kp 28/11/2017), Ballots
from 40 polling stations to be airlifted, by Rewati
Sapkota (ht 28/11/2017), EC
warns against opinion polls, survey (kp 28/11/2017)
[??], Party
representatives dispute over boarding chopper:
Helicopter returns without carrying ballot boxes (kp
28/11/2017), Chopper
returns without ballot boxes from Kanda: Row over who
will board copter (ht 28/11/2017), Migration,
terror blamed for low voter turnout, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 28/11/2017), IEDs
detonated targetting ballot boxes (kp 28/11/2017)
No
violence
please: Use of guns and explosives to dirupt electoral
environment can have long-term implications on national
security, by Binoj Basnyat (kp 28/11/2017)
Shivpujan
Ray Yadav’s nomination annulled (ht 28/11/2017), Yadav
to move court against EC for revoking his candidacy:
Left bloc candidate ousted from race for corruption
(kp 28/11/2017), SC
seeks cause of Yadav’s ouster from race (kp
06/12/2017), SC
upholds EC move of revoking Shiva Pujan Yadav’s
candidacy (kp 07/12/2017)
Congress
courts
Madhesi, fringe forces to contain left: There is a
‘tentative agreement’ that the two sides should
forge alliance in the constituencies where the
prospects of the left alliance winning are high (kp
28/11/2017), Old
foes back in race after 23 years, by Pratap Bista
(kp 28/11/2017), Unfounded
fears: Portrayal of the left alliance as a potential
threat to democracy is nothing more than political
propaganda, by Lalbabu Yadav (kp 28/11/2017)
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