After the officials' meeting held on Monday, the commission has come to the conclusion that there will be many challenges including security during the election in different stages.
The Election Commission has concluded that the House of Representatives elections to be held on February 21 should be held in one phase across the country, otherwise security challenges will increase.
After the officers' meeting held on Monday, Election Commission spokesman Narayan Prasad Bhattarai said that since there are many challenges including security during the election in different stages, the Election Commission has come to the conclusion that it should be held in one stage.
The Commission, which has studied internally about the preparation of the election and its challenges, has prepared a briefing note with the conclusion that the election should be held in one phase, stating that if the election is to be held in two phases, many complications will be added. According to the
commission, in the briefing note prepared in 13 Buda, it is mentioned that elections should be held in one phase as there will be many complications and problems when elections are held in two phases.
In the past, the elections of the House of Representatives and the Provincial Assembly were held in the same phase, and this time it is only the House of Representatives. According to the briefing prepared by the
commission, it is mentioned in the note that the two-stage discussion and debate should not be carried out as the election will be held at the scheduled time.
It is mentioned that there may be a risk of voters from other areas coming to the polling place and capturing the booths and increasing the security challenges during the election in two phases.
Spokesperson Bhattarai said that because of the different election schedules, the voters will be treated unequally, with a short period of campaigning in some places and a longer period in others.
