Kathmandu, Sept 28 : The Election Commission has enforced the election code of conduct, 2079 BS(2022) beginning from today in view of the elections of the House of Representatives and the Province Assembly. The voting for the twin elections will be taking place on November 20, Sunday in a single phase.
The EC has
directed the government at all three levels to make necessary arrangements for
the implementation of the code of conduct.
The Nepal
government, ministers, Province government and ministers, constitutional bodies
and office-bearers, the Government bodies at all three levels and officials
there, local executive and its members, employees at the federal, province and
local levels have been instructed to implement and abide by the code of
conduct.
The code of conduct is also for the security
bodies, security officials and employees, government, semi-government and
public offices and employees, political parties and their sister organisations,
election candidates and people concerned, political parties and election
representative of candidates, vote counting representatives and any person
holding the public posts.
The code of conduct aims to ensure the
election is a free, impartial, transparent and held in peaceful atmosphere was
published in the Nepal Gazette on August 29. ( RSS)