Election Commission Urges Candidates and Parties to Submit Campaign Finance Reports

Kathmandu. The Election Commission has urged all concerned parties to submit details of income and expenditure from election campaigning within the stipulated time, citing the legal provision that candidates and political parties in the House of Representatives elections must publicize their campaign finance reports.

The Commission stated that there is a provision for candidates under the First-Past-the-Post (FPTP) system and political parties under the Proportional Representation (PR) system in the House of Representatives election held on Falgun 21 to publicize their expenditure details from campaigning.

According to Sub-section (4) of Section 72 of the House of Representatives Election Act, 2074, candidates under the FPTP system must submit the details of their campaign income and expenditure to the concerned District Election Office. Similarly, political parties under the PR system have the provision to submit these details to the Election Commission in the prescribed format.

As per Sub-section (2) of Section 31 of the Election (Offenses and Penalties) Act, 2073, these details must be submitted within 35 days from the date the election results are announced and publicized as specified by the Commission.

In this context, the Commission has requested political parties and candidates to publicize their campaign income and expenditure details and inform the relevant bodies within 35 days, along with proof of publication (photo, screenshot, or other reliable evidence).

According to the Commission, political parties must submit the details and proof of publication to the Election Commission, and candidates must submit them to the Provincial or District Election Office under their respective districts.