The Election Commission has published the election schedule with the registration of political parties between 1 and 10 December to participate in the House of Representatives elections to be held on February 21.

According to Commission spokesperson Narayan Prasad Bhattarai, the meeting of officials held on Monday passed the agenda.

There is a legal provision that only political parties registered with the Commission are allowed to register their parties for election purposes. According to Article 271 of the Constitution and Article 48 of the Political Parties Act 2073, the parties registered with the Commission will have to re-register the party for the purpose of participating in the relevant elections. There are currently 122 political parties registered in the commission.

The group that wants to form a new party and take part in the upcoming elections must obtain a certificate of party registration from the Commission before registering the party for the election, i.e. before 30 October. Similarly, for the proportional election system, there is a schedule for political parties to submit their closed list on 18th and 19th December.

According to the commission, the election officer's office will be established from January 2 for the election system. Election campaigning programs will be allowed from 3 to 18 February, after which campaigning is prohibited. It is mentioned in the schedule of the commission that voting will be held on February 21 from 7 am to 5 pm. The ballots will be counted after they have been collected.

In Clause (j) of Section 2 of the Election Commission Act, 2073, the period from 120 days before the date of the election until the final result of the election is announced is called the election period. According to spokesperson Bhattarai, the election program has already started.

He said that the commission has started the necessary internal preparations and has brought out the schedule of public concerns. According to the demands of the Gen-G movement held on 23 and 24 August, the House of Representatives was dissolved on the night of 27 August and new elections were announced. After the formation of the new government, the Election Commission called on the citizens who have reached the age of 16 to be listed in the voter list by October 30. After the government brought the ordinance, the commission opened the way for the youth to vote. Among those who have reached the age of 18 before the election, they will be allowed to participate in the voting.

According to the approved election agenda for coordination and cooperation with political parties and stakeholders in the election, the Commission will consult and discuss with them from time to time, said Bhattarai, the spokesperson of the Commission. According to the

commission, elections will be held in one phase across the country. Spokesperson Bhattarai said that after the officials' meeting held on Monday, the Commission concluded that there will be many challenges including security during the election in different stages. 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 points, 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 at the same stage, and this time, since it is only the House of Representatives, there is a consensus among the officials that the elections should be held at the same stage. It is mentioned in the note that the two-stage discussion and debate should not be carried forward as doubts may increase as soon as the election is held at the scheduled time.