NA election preparations complete

Kathmandu: All preparations along with necessary security arrangements for the National Assembly election have been completed. The NA election is taking place on January 25.

The voting is scheduled from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm where Province Assembly members, the chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of rural municipalities, and the mayors and deputy-mayors of urban municipalities are the voters. The Election Commission has determined a silence period from Monday midnight till the end of voting to maintain impartiality, transparency, and a fear-free environment in the election as per the legal provision.

According to EC Spokesperson  Shaligram Sharma Poudel, During the silence period, political party office-bearers, candidates, sister organizations of the party, other persons, institutions, and bodies must follow the election code of conduct that does not allow to conduct any kind of discussion, interaction, meeting, and workshop related to election publicity.

Similarly, arrangements have been made for white ballot paper having election symbols in green ink for Province Assembly members, and for white ballot paper with election symbols in red ink for chairperson, vice-chairpersons of the rural municipalities, and mayors and deputy-mayors of municipalities in the election.