The parties that opened bank accounts include the Congress, Rajma, CPN-UML, CPN-UML, Nepali Party for Nepal, JSP, Samyukta Nagarik Party, Miteri Party, Nepal Janata Sankaran Party and NEMKIPA.
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Despite repeated requests from the Election Commission to pay election expenses through bank accounts for the upcoming election of members of the House of Representatives on February 21, only 10 political parties have opened accounts so far.
According to the Commission's Information Officer Suman Ghimire, the political parties operating the accounts include the Congress, the National People's Front, the United Nepal Communist Party (UNC), the Nepali Party for Nepal, the Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP), the United Citizens Party, the Miteri Party, the Nepal People's Protection Party and the Nepal Workers and Peasants Party (NMP). According to the Commission, 10 political parties and 1,389 candidates have opened bank accounts so far.
The Commission has warned that parties or candidates who spend without opening a bank account or who do not conduct banking transactions even after opening an account will be taken action as per the prevailing provisions on the basis of violating the election code of conduct.
The Commission's Information Officer Ghimire informed that the Commission has instructed political parties to spend only through bank accounts. He said that if the provisions set by the Commission are violated, action will be taken as per the election code of conduct.
Even big political parties including the UML, the National Independent Party (RSWP), and the National Democratic Party (RPPP) have not opened bank accounts yet. The commission has urged to open a bank account and spend election expenses only through banking transactions.
The commission's information officer Ghimire informed that there is a provision that if you receive an amount exceeding 25 thousand rupees, it must be done through a bank account. According to Ghimire, Section 16 of the election code of conduct issued for the election of members of the House of Representatives, there is a clear provision regarding election expenses. According to that provision, candidates have to disclose their estimated election expenses and their sources during the candidacy registration process.
According to the code of conduct, candidates have to open a separate bank account to operate election expenses, appoint a separate official to operate the account, and keep all the money received in the account and the bills of expenses made safe. He said that the commission has made such a provision to make the election transparent and effective.
