Election Security

The Election Commission (EC), in close coordination with different government bodies, has nearly completed preparations for the upcoming elections to the federal and provincial parliaments. This has been possible because of the hard work done by election commissioners as well as all the employees working under the election authority. They even did not enjoy the Dashain, Tihar and Chhath holidays in the way expected as they had to remain quite busy preparing for the elections slated for coming Sunday (November 20). The upcoming election will be the second of this kind following the promulgation of the Constitution of Nepal, 2015. The first three-tier elections were held in 2017. With those polls, the new national charter started to be implemented. It needs no reiteration that free and fair periodic elections are the cornerstone of democracy. A democratic decorum and culture fosters only when elections are held in a credible and fearless environment. Citizens cannot vote for the candidates of their choice if elections are not conducted in a free and impartial manner.