Election Commission Clarifies No Vehicle Pass Required for Certain Vehicles on Election Day

Kathmandu. The Election Commission has clarified that various vehicles will not require any type of pass on the day of the House of Representatives election. The House of Representatives election is scheduled for this coming Falgun 21.

The Commission stated that in order to make the management related to vehicle operation effective, systematic, and friendly to essential services, no pass is required as per the Vehicle Operation Management Procedure, 2082. The Commission mentioned that it has been recommended to the Government of Nepal to arrange that passes are not required for vehicles used only by the concerned users as listed below and not carrying unrelated passengers.

The Commission specified that vehicles carrying fire engines, ambulances, hearses, drinking water, milk, fruits, vegetables, fish, meat, and petroleum products will not require any type of pass. Passes will also not be required for vehicles used for telecommunication services, drinking water, electricity, and sewer maintenance, as well as hospital service vehicles (for doctors and health workers to commute from home to the hospital and from the hospital to home), the Commission stated.

It was also clarified that vehicles carrying passengers for international and domestic air services (from the airport to home or hotel and from home or hotel to the airport) will not need any pass. Similarly, vehicles carrying pregnant women, new mothers, women with their own infants, those observing mourning rites (Kriyaputri), physically disabled persons, elderly voters unable to move, and one accompanying helper will be allowed to operate without hindrance.

Diplomatic mission vehicles with 'CD' mentioned on the number plate, vehicles used by observers carrying observer identity cards issued by the Commission (only to the locations mentioned on the ID card), vehicles used by the National Human Rights Commission for monitoring and observation, and vehicles of journalists with press passes will be able to operate smoothly.

Furthermore, it was clarified that an integrated vehicle movement desk, comprising representatives from the Election Commission, the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the District Administration Office, Kathmandu, has been established on the premises of the Election Commission, and vehicle passes that should be issued by the District Administration Offices of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, and Lalitpur are also being issued from the same desk.