At 8:09 pm on 9th February, Rima Bishwakarma posted a photo on social media. The caption of the photo was ‘Day-long fatigue but courage is not yet tired’. Her photo and status were immediately filled with likes and comments. There were both positive and negative comments on this photo.

Binita Kathayat is the only female candidate to contest directly from Jumla. She is contesting from the Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSWP). Since she held a press conference on 21 Magh and released her 'election manifesto', she has been under constant attack on social media. She has been targeted with insults, insults and hateful expressions on social media. Personal and insulting comments like 'You have no business in politics, get married now,' 'Don't feel sad, sister, you have no business in life,' 'When will you give birth to a child without getting married,' have been made with the aim of discouraging her from politics. She says that instead of evaluating female candidates on the basis of their ideas, agenda and political views, social media is being criticized for their body, dress, marital status and personal life.

Gyanendra Shahi of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) is also a candidate in the Jumla constituency. She said that she was showered with abuse after RPP's Shahi made a comment at a press conference that he was trying to win the election by using the names of Balen Shah and Ravi Lamichhane. Kathayat, who has become an MP, is now facing obscene, insulting and threatening messages. She said, "I have had to face the consequences of saying that men have been wronged in a place like Jumla."

She said that she has directly felt the level to which women are being reduced. "But, such comments and abuse have made me stronger," she said. She said that she is receiving hateful messages not only on social media but also through mobile messages. She said, "I have received messages saying, 'I will send a boy to rape you.'" I have saved screenshots of all the comments and messages, I will take legal action after the election.' According to her, most of the abuses that have come so far have been made by people outside Jumla using 'fake IDs'. She said that since they are people outside Jumla, she is focused on the election.

At 8:09 pm on 9 February, Rima Bishwakarma posted a photo on social media. The caption of the photo was 'Day-long fatigue but courage is not yet tired'. This photo and her status were filled with likes and comments in no time. There were both positive and negative comments on this photo. Some of the comments were personally insulting. Comments like ‘Are you preparing to go to Dilli Bazaar or Nakkhu’ ‘The sin is about to burst’ ‘There are many jokes’ ‘You have no business in Parliament’ ‘What is your business, Paji’ and ‘Opportunist’ were showered . 

Pregnant Ranju Darshana is currently in the election fray . She is contesting from the National Independent Party Kathmandu Constituency No. 1 . There are many obscene comments on her video of her speaking to voters wearing a sari and a t-shirt . People are commenting on the clothes she is wearing . ‘Look at the speed of the sari, she has not been able to manage her clothes, she has brought it carelessly’, ‘She has to work, buy a rickshaw’. The comments are not limited to this . Comments have also been made on her stomach . ‘Speak slowly, wear a kurta and saree, sister, don't carry a bag, the country is a burden,’ are comments like.’

Nisha Adhikari is contesting from Kathmandu constituency number 5 from the Dynamic Democratic Party. She has been campaigning with a battery symbol and is facing not only obscene comments but also many hateful expressions. Social media users are expressing expressions like ‘You have no use for politics,’. The comments on her range from personal to political. One person wrote, ‘You shameless man, doing politics like this is like acting in a film and to do politics, knowledge and vision are needed. It is not like working in a flop film, it is nonsense.’ In a video of the election campaign, another commented, ‘There is a procession without anything.’ The comments are not limited to her body and attire, there have also been obscene comments on her expressions. He has also written about her relationship – What is the point of a person who cannot live with a husband?

In Section 4 (j) of Chapter 2 of the Election Code of Conduct-2082, it is mentioned that ‘false, misleading or hateful information should not be disseminated or caused to be disseminated on social media.’ In addition, in Section 4 (l) it is stated that ‘misleading comments such as denigration, misinformation, dissemination of misleading information, insults, hate speech, etc. should not be made or caused to be made on social media with the aim of influencing the election.’ But still, ‘hate speech’ against women has not stopped. Their personal political comments are spread in an obscene manner on social media.

Rights activist says – Rude jokes from those who don’t like women’s abilities and ideas

Women’s rights activist Sanjog Thakuri said that the patriarchal mindset that views women as objects of adornment and attraction still prevails in society. According to her, the trend of keeping women as objects of adornment at public programs, stages and receptions has persisted and the tendency of not accepting women outside has affected female candidates.

‘Society does not like women who have opinions, are active in policy making and organizational discussions. A thoughtful and questioning woman is not acceptable to a male-dominated group,’ he said, ‘Those who don’t like women’s abilities and ideas make rude and obscene comments, which is a direct result of gender violence and patriarchal thinking.’