Of the materials used, 37 will be purchased from the district level, while the remaining 14 will be purchased and provided by the commission itself.
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The Election Commission has prepared a list of 51 materials to be used for the purpose of electing members of the House of Representatives.
Out of which, 37 materials will be purchased from the district level, while the remaining 14 materials will be purchased and provided by the Commission. In the ongoing all-party discussion at Singha Durbar, Election Commission Joint Secretary and Spokesperson Narayan Prasad Bhattarai informed that the process of purchasing the materials to be provided by the Commission has begun.
According to him, the Commission has taken the process forward by purchasing only the materials that are not sufficient according to the requirement, including brass swastika stamps, stamp pads and stamp pad ink, paper, dot pens, threads, needles, pins, nails, staplers, gum, lacquer, candles, blades, carbon paper, scissors and other materials.
Spokesperson Bhattarai also informed that the final list of voter lists will be prepared on Poush 15. He said that 1 million 16 thousand 754 voters have been added, “There has been an increase in the number of voters by 5.65 percent.” Noting that the number of political parties participating in the elections has also increased, he informed that 114 parties have been registered so far, while 87 parties registered for election purposes in 2079 BS. He said that the competition in the elections is expected to increase due to the increase in the number of parties.
He also informed that the first phase of permission for election observation has been granted and that the Commission is continuously discussing and consulting with the security agencies and the government to create an environment for elections across the country.
Prime Minister Sushila Karki had called for a discussion with political parties and civil representatives regarding the preparations for the House of Representatives elections. Along with Prime Minister Karki, ministers of the interim government, grassroots leaders of major political parties, and officials of the Election Commission also participated in the discussion.
