Election Commission Directs Hospitals to Keep Health Workers on Standby for Upcoming By-elections

Kathmandu. The Election Commission has directed hospitals and health institutions to keep health workers ready for the House of Representatives by-elections scheduled for this coming Falgun 21.

Stating that the management work for the election is continuously ongoing as per the schedule approved by the Commission, the Commission has directed to arrange for emergency health assistance services to be available at all polling stations for the staff deployed, security personnel, and voters coming to cast their votes in the House of Representatives by-election, informed Narayan Prasad Bhattarai, Joint Secretary and Spokesperson for the Commission.

He informed that the Commission has requested necessary support from all local levels through the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. Furthermore, the Commission has also stated that it has written to the Ministry of Health and Population and the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration to keep doctors, health workers, and medicines ready in hospitals and health institutions across the country to provide essential and emergency treatment services.

To conduct the election in a fair, free, and fearless environment, the Commission has been continuously collaborating with the Government of Nepal and other concerned bodies. The government has also made a decision based on the Commission's recommendation for a public holiday for three days before and after the voting day to ensure meaningful participation of voters in the election.

In the press release issued by the Commission, it is mentioned that in line with the concept of collaboration with the provincial government and stakeholders to systematically operate the voting process, the Commission has requested the government to arrange for the use of government structures such as educational institutions, health posts, ward offices, etc., where polling stations are located, and the physical assets within those government structures, for three days from Tuesday, Falgun 19, until Thursday, Falgun 21. The Ministry of Home Affairs has already corresponded with the concerned bodies based on the request made to the government for correspondence and coordination with the concerned ministries and local levels.

The Commission has also urged the federal government, provincial governments, local levels, and all concerned bodies to arrange the necessary support as per the decisions and correspondence made by the Commission.