November 2, Kathmandu. The General Election Supervisory Committee (GEOC) Nepal has made a preliminary conclusion that the functioning of the Election Commission is reform oriented when it comes to making the events accountable and accountable.
Geoc Nepal, publishing the preliminary report earlier than the election, identified that there was significant enchancment within the functioning of the Commission in current instances.
Geoc Nepal, releasing the preliminary report within the capital on Friday, identified that the functioning of the fee has improved primarily based on 9 completely different indicators and bases. It has been identified that the system of registering political events within the Election Commission has been improved, and the system of registering solely events which have submitted audit experiences has been developed.
It has been identified within the report that provisions comparable to submission of property particulars, disclosure of sources of earnings, submission of election marketing campaign and expenditure particulars have been positioned within the code of conduct and as a result of this the accountability of the events has elevated.
It is talked about within the report that 10 p.c extra polling stations have been added and the facilities positioned in non secular locations have been moved elsewhere. Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumara Thapalia, who was current on the occasion to announce the report, stated that the non secular sentiments and sensibilities of some girls voters had been thought-about whereas establishing the polling station within the temple.
He stated, ‘some folks discover it tough to go to the temple in particular circumstances, that is why efforts have been made to maneuver the polling station elsewhere.’ Geoc Nepal has referred to as the enlargement of gender and incapacity pleasant polling stations constructive.
Geoc has additionally referred to as constructive the efforts made to enhance the state of affairs of cancellation of voting. It is talked about within the report that just one stamp will likely be positioned on a poll paper and the opportunity of invalidation of votes will likely be much less as a result of the truth that solely candidates are marked within the direct system. In addition, the standard of the ink used within the swastika image has additionally been improved to stop the ink from fading.
Geoc Nepal has additionally stated positively the administration of sources like ingesting water and bogs within the polling stations, saying that the availability that states that residents who’ve reached the age of 18 years are allowed to vote till the day earlier than the polling respects the voting rights of the residents.
Geok referred to as the truth that the foremost events didn’t repeat the proportional candidates and MPs of the previous as constructive and referred to as it ‘an enchancment seen throughout candidate choice’. And it has been identified that there’s an initiative of high quality supervision.
Geok stated that through the transmission of election information by means of the media, truth checking has began and the notice of deceptive information has elevated and it’s constructive. Former Chief Justices Kalyan Shrestha, Shusila Karki, former Chief Election Commissioner Bhojraj Pokharel, former Secretary Tirthaman Shakya and different folks and their related organizations are in Geoc Nepal.