Selection Process Underway for Election Police Ahead of Upcoming Polls
Kathmandu. The selection process for the election police who will be deployed for security during the House of Representatives election scheduled for Falgun 21 is ongoing.
A total of 197,727 individuals have applied to be recruited as election police. The selection process for election police is currently underway in all districts.
The results for the election police recruitment will be published on Magh 12, stated Police Spokesperson (DIG) Abi Narayan Kafle to Ratopati.
For this election, the police force is recruiting 133,980 election police personnel. The Ministry of Finance has secured a budget source of 7 billion 13 crore rupees for this purpose.
The Armed Police Force (APF) is recruiting 15,110 election police personnel for the first time. The APF has advanced the recruitment process through the District Security Committee.
Out of those who applied for recruitment in both organizations, 181,000 competitors who passed the initial stage are currently taking the written and oral examinations.
The Police Headquarters has begun checking the CRS (Criminal Record System) of those who applied for recruitment as election police.
Checking the CRS reveals information about involvement in crime or if the applicant is a fugitive. The process of checking the CRS for all competitors is ongoing, a high-ranking official at the Police Headquarters told Ratopati.
The CRS check was initiated on suspicion that individuals involved in disruptive activities or criminal activities during the recent 'Gen Z' performance might have also applied for recruitment, while the written and oral exams for the election police are in progress.
A high-ranking official from the Home Ministry says, 'The decision to check the CRS was made because the recruitment of individuals with a criminal background would cause problems in maintaining discipline during the election.'
In many districts this time, fewer applications were received than the required number. It has been decided to deploy election police selected in neighboring districts to fulfill the district-wise quotas.
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