The administration extended the deadline after the number of applicants to the Election Police was low during the application period from December 25 to January 1.
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The District Administration Office, Dadeldhura, has extended the recruitment deadline by two days after the Election Police did not receive the required number of applications.
The administration has extended the deadline after the number of applications for the election police during the application period from December 25 to January 1.
The election police recruitment was called with the aim of conducting the upcoming election of members of the House of Representatives on February 21 in a free, fair, fearless and peaceful environment. However, after the required number of applications was not received within the specified time, the District Administration Office has started accepting applications for two additional days.
According to the administration, a quota of 944 people has been set for the election police in Dadeldhura. The deadline has been extended after the number of applications from December 25 to January 1 was lower than expected. Earlier, 807 people applied until January 1, the deadline for applying. The two days have been extended after 137 applications fell short of the required number.
While the election police are receiving more applications than the demand in some districts of the Far West Province, the deadline has been extended in districts including Dadeldhura due to the quota not being met. The situation in Dadeldhura is different as the number of applications is high in Kailali, Kanchanpur and Bajura and Darchula districts of Sudurpaschim Province.
Former temporary police officers say that the enthusiasm of the youth for election police has decreased due to factors such as short tenure, risky responsibilities, and limited remuneration. Ramesh Khadayat of Amargadhi Municipality-2, who was a temporary police officer in the previous election, said that despite the short-term income, the attraction of the youth has been low. He said that despite the security of the polling station, long duty hours, and the risk of political pressure, many youth are not attracted to recruitment because they do not see the corresponding returns. Since many youth of the active age group are employed in India, the Gulf, and other countries, and many of the youth in the villages are involved in agriculture, labor, or small businesses, it is natural that temporary services like election police do not get priority in such a situation, says former temporary police officer Tek Khadka. He himself is currently working in India.
Bansi Damai of Amargadhi-5, who has been a temporary police officer in the past 7 elections, said that the recruitment rate for the election police has decreased this time due to the attraction of youth to go abroad. Deepak Budhaair of Navadurga Rural Municipality-1, who applied for temporary police in the last election but was not selected, has also come to apply for the election police.
He said that despite the experience of not getting an opportunity last time, this time the administration extended the deadline to fulfill the quota, so he tried again.
He said that the election police is a good opportunity for unemployed youth in the current situation where the deadline has been extended even before the quota is met because many youth have not applied.
According to Budhaair, although it is temporary due to the lack of permanent employment, the election police is important in terms of both income and responsibility. Despite the risks and challenges, he has taken this service as an opportunity to provide temporary relief to unemployed youth.
DSP Barun Bahadur Singh, Chief of the Dadeldhura District Police Office, said that 944 election police officers have been approved for Dadeldhura district. He said that candidates should be physically fit, able to read and write, and should be between 18 and 54 years of age, and that priority would be given to former police officers, Armed Police Force, Nepal Army, and former temporary police officers.
