Election Officials Receive Training Ahead of February 21 House of Representatives Polls Across Nepal

Tanahun. Training for Polling Officers and Assistant Polling Officers for the House of Representatives election scheduled for this coming Falgun 21 has begun on Monday. The Office of the Chief Election Officer has started training the Polling and Assistant Polling Officers who will be deployed at polling stations in Tanahun Constituency No. 1 and 2.

District Election Officer Bikash Lamsal informed that on the first day of training today, officers for 153 polling centers across 69 polling stations under Constituency No. 1 were trained. On the second day, Tuesday, staff for 156 polling centers across 75 polling stations under Constituency No. 2 will receive training.

Chief Election Officer Bishnu Prasad Upadhyay stated that the election will be conducted in a fear-free, clean, and impartial environment, instructing the staff to work honestly in the election. He assured that security arrangements would be strengthened for the election and urged the staff to be deployed confidently and voters to cast their ballots without fear.

Election-Focused Orientation Training for Staff in Mustang

Preparations for the election are being intensified, targeting the House of Representatives election scheduled for this Falgun 21. The District Election Office, the Chief Election Office, and the District Security Committee of Mustang have prioritized the election in their preparations.

The District Election Office organized a one-day orientation training on Monday for the Polling Officers and Assistant Polling Officers deployed at all 40 polling centers and temporary polling centers here. District Election Office Chief Lokendra Gyawali informed that the training was provided with the objective of making the election systematic, impartial, independent, and transparent.

Chief District Officer Ajita Sharma emphasized that civil servants must diligently fulfill the responsibilities entrusted to them by the state for the election. CDO Sharma stressed that since elections are indispensable for the institutional development of democracy, everyone must cooperate and coordinate to manage and complete the election peacefully.

Chief Election Officer Bidyaraj Poudel and Chief of the National Investigation Office in the district, Bishnu Pandit, facilitated the training for the Polling Officers and Assistant Polling Officers deployed at 39 polling centers and one temporary polling center across Mustang's five municipalities.

Training for 1,082 Employees in Rautahat

Election preparations have been intensified in Rautahat for the upcoming House of Representatives election. With four constituencies in Rautahat, after completing the deployment of staff targeting the House of Representatives election, training is now being provided to the Polling Officers and Assistant Polling Officers.

District Election Office Chief Chhotelal Das informed that on Monday, Polling Officers and Assistant Polling Officers for 137 polling centers in Constituency No. 3 and 132 polling centers in Constituency No. 1 received training on election operation. According to him, two Polling Officers and two Assistant Polling Officers from two temporary polling centers were also trained.

Office Chief Das informed that on Tuesday, officers for 134 polling centers in Constituency No. 4, and on Wednesday, officers for 138 polling centers in Constituency No. 2 will receive training. He stated that the training would cover aspects such as the polling process, legal, practical, and theoretical elements.