Election Commission Reports Voter Expenditure for House of Representatives Election

The Election Commission has stated that the expenditure per voter for the House of Representatives election held on Falgun 21 was NPR 284.

During a press conference organized by the Commission on Thursday after submitting the overall report and election results for the House of Representatives election to President Ramchandra Paudel, Joint Secretary and Spokesperson Narayan Prasad Bhattarai informed that a policy of utilizing previously purchased materials was adopted to make the election expenditure economical.

He also shared that the procurement of election materials was done through agreements with state-owned enterprises. Out of 50 types of election materials, 37 types were procured by the Provincial and District Election Offices themselves. 13 types of materials were procured by the Commission and transported district-wise.

Out of the NPR 7.810576 billion requested for election purposes, the Ministry of Finance had provided source approval for NPR 6.766690 billion. Of the received funds, NPR 3.5428796 billion has been spent so far. The Commission reported that some payments against incurred expenditure liabilities are yet to be made.

Arrangements were made for domestic and foreign observers to monitor the election. For international observation, 164 representatives from 22 diplomatic missions and representatives from three international non-governmental organizations observed. Nationally, 35 non-governmental organizations provided observation.

The Commission expressed its gratitude and thanks to all voters for participating in this practice of representative democracy declared under specific circumstances, electing representatives through their franchise, engaging in lawmaking and state governance processes, and completing the process of participating in government formation and administration.

The Commission also extended its thanks to the Government of Nepal, Provincial Governments, Local Levels, Chief Election Officers/Election Officers, all security agencies, election staff, security personnel, political parties, candidates, voters, observers, the international community, media, and journalists for their roles in completing the election process from their respective positions.