Category: Election

This Political Situation Update (PSU) provides an analysis of local level by-elections held on December…

The analysis focuses on the issues surrounding the political environment, the preparation of the Election Commission Nepal, campaigning, and other aspects of the Ilam by-election held on April 27, 2024.

Democracy Resource Center Nepal (DRCN) observed the House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly Member Elections 2022. Based on the observation of 118 observers at 83 local levels in all seven provinces, this preliminary report has been prepared covering pre-election activities, the voting process, and post-voting activities.

Democracy Resource Center Nepal (DRCN) observed Nepal’s House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly elections held on November 20, 2022. It mobilized 118 observers (60 women, 57 men, and 1 transgender) in 46 districts across all seven provinces. They observed the pre-election environment, polling process, and post-election activities.

Democracy Resource Center Nepal (DRCN) observed the local-level elections held on May 13, 2022. It mobilized 70 observers in 54 local levels across all seven provinces for the observation. They observed the political environment, election preparation, candidate selection and nomination, election campaigning, voter education, the voting process, and vote counting. Due to a lack of adequate training among polling staff, and errors in voter lists and identity cards, the voting process was disorganized. Similarly, many votes were invalidated due to the lack of voter education programs, and complicated ballot paper. Vote counting was slow as there was a shortage of counting staff and a lack of understanding about the counting process among them.

Democracy Resource Center Nepal has prepared this preliminary report based on the observation by 70 observers at 54 local levels across seven provinces. This report covers pre-election activities, the voting process, and post-election activities.

The completion of these important elections is a significant step forward in Nepal‟s political transition….

The first House of Representatives (HoR) elections under the new Constitution and the first-ever elections…