Govt. decides to hold Local Level Elections on May 13; Election schedule within days

Kathmandu / Feb. 7: The government has decided to hold the local level elections on May 13.

Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand informed the TRN Online that the decision was taken at Monday’s cabinet meeting.

Earlier, the Election Commission had suggested the government announce the date of the election for May 18.

Voters’ name collection to be stopped from tomorrow, election schedule within days

The Election Commission, Nepal, is ending the voters’ name collection from Tuesday.

Shaligram Sharma Paudel, spokesperson of the EC, informed that the EC will stop collecting voters’ names from tomorrow as the government has today announced to hold the local level election on May 13.

Spokesperson Paudel stated the EC will make public the election schedule within a couple of days and move ahead accordingly.

Meanwhile, the EC has initiated the process to arrange for necessary buildings, vehicles, furniture and other physical goods for the election. The EC has written to the local levels for sending details of necessary things through the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration so as to establish the office of the election officer at the local levels.