Acting Chief Election Commissioner Thanks Civil Servants for Conducting Elections Amidst Difficulties

Kathmandu. Acting Chief Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari expressed gratitude to the civil servants deployed for conducting the elections even under adverse conditions.

Addressing the farewell ceremony for employees deputed to the Commission from various agencies to conduct the election on Tuesday, he stated that although there was a general question of whether elections would be held when the President announced the House of Representatives election on Fagun 21, following the events of Bhadra 27, he expressed gratitude to everyone who helped complete it within six months.

"Security was a sensitive issue after the incidents of Bhadra 23 and 24. For a month after the election was announced, the parties were not in a position to sit together; the Commission itself initiated dialogue by bringing the parties together," he said, "We have succeeded in bringing today's result." He informed that the Commission is preparing to submit the report to the President after completing the election.

Commission Secretary Krishna Bahadur Raut stated that the election was possible within the stipulated time due to the 'teamwork' of the employees deputed on temporary duty from various agencies. He mentioned that the election was completed without any major issues at 23,112 polling centers and 143 temporary centers, entirely due to all the civil servants deployed in the election.

Prakash Neupane, Head of Administration Branch and Spokesperson, stated that a total of 141 employees came on deputation to the Commission from various agencies to work for the House of Representatives Election, 2082. He informed that the process of returning the deputed staff has begun following the completion of the election.