EC seeks complete enforcement of election code of conduct; Do not vote for candidate violating election code: Paudel

Kathmandu / Sept 4:The Election Commission has urged all the bodies concerned to fully abide by the election code of conduct that has come into effect since August 30.

The government, all political parties, organisations and office bearers have been urged to implement the election code of conduct.

Refuting the rumour that the Commission has withdrawn election code of conduct, Spokesperson Nawaraj Dhakal said the Commission is committed to its full enforcement.

EC announced the election code of ethics in view of the upcoming elections to the State Assembly and the House of Representatives scheduled to be held in two rounds on November 26 and December 7, respectively.

Do not vote for candidate violating election code: Paudel
Meanwhile, the election Commissioner Ishwori Prasad Paudel has said that a senior leader of the CPN-UML has confessed to violating the election code of conduct by him.

Paudel said that the leader acknowledged his mistake in a letter he sent to the Election Commission in response to the clarifications the commission sought from him.

The Commission had sought clarification from the leader saying that he had violated the election code of conduct while publicising his party in Birgunj.

Speaking at a news conference organised by the District Election Office in Parsa today, Commissioner Poudel appealed all voters not to vote for the candidate of the parties that violate the election code of conduct.

Special representatives have been assigned in eight districts of Province 2 from the centre to monitor whether or not the election code of conduct was violated in third phase of local level elections. RSS