Election code of conduct to be implemented from March 1st

KATHMANDU, Feb. 28: The election code of conduct will be implemented for the presidential and vice presidential elections since March 1. Using the authority given by Section 22 of the Election Commission Act, 2073, the Commission has decided to issue the Election Code of Conduct, 2079, which will be valid from March 1st to March 19th. The code of conduct has already been published in the Nepal Gazette on August 29.

According to the decision of last January 30, the Commission will hold the election of the President on March 9 and the Vice President on March 17. 

For the constitutional arrangement of the election of President and Vice-President, there will be a total of 882 voters consisting of 332 in the Federal Parliament and 550 in the Provincial Assembly. 

According to the approved program, the election officer's office for the presidential election has been established and the nomination papers of the candidates have already been registered on February 25th. Candidates can withdraw their nomination papers till 4 pm today and after that, the final list of candidates will be published. 

The commission has urged all parties to maintain the cleanliness and credibility of the election by following the code of conduct.