Election Code Mandates Political Parties to Publish Manifestos Before Campaigning for February 21 Polls

Kathmandu. The Election Code of Conduct, 2082, mandates that political parties and candidates must publish their manifestos before commencing election campaigning for the House of Representatives elections scheduled for February 21.

Clause 37 of the Code of Conduct stipulates that political parties or candidates must publicize their election manifesto and base their campaigning on it. According to this provision, the election campaigning schedule begins on February 4. However, Deputy Spokesperson Kul Bahadur GC informed that no political party has submitted a manifesto to the Commission as of today.

The Code of Conduct requires political parties to submit their election manifestos to the Commission, and candidates to the respective election offices. Spokesperson GC also stated that the Code mandates political parties or elected candidates to publish an annual progress report based on the commitments mentioned in their election manifestos for public information.