INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, APRIL 30The Election Commission has stated that 5,251 queries were made
with the poll panel seeking to know about election laws - whether or not those who have returned from foreign employment could register
their names in the voter list, among others.
Poll panel rules out voter-list amendment
Poll panel urges organisations to register for election observation
According to an election bulletin issued by the EC, every day almost 300 people call the EC
call centre seeking information regarding various aspects of elections.
Most of the queries are related to voter list and
voter identity cards.Some callers sought to know whether they will be able to vote in the absence of a voter identity card and whether other
identity cards would be enough for them to vote on May 13
Some callers even asked the polls panel employees whether or not government employees, teachers and journalists can campaign for political
parties carrying the flags of political parties.Anybody who wants to call the EC to know about various aspects of the election can call on
its toll-free number 1102
EC call centre can entertain 15 calls at once.Spokesperson for the EC Shaligram Sharma Paudel has said the EC has sought clarification from
15 individuals or political parties for violating election code of conduct and the polls panel had received responses from those individuals
and parties.He said the EC would now take a call on those alleged poll code violations.A version of this article appears in the print on May
01, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.
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