गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Politics ∕ Civic poll on scheduled date : CEC Thapaliya Politics Civic poll on scheduled date : CEC Thapaliya KathmanduPati April 16, 2022 File photo KATHMANDU – Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya said the free and fair election would be held in the stipulated time. At a media orientation programme on local election, 2079 held at Janakpurdham today, he said there was no situation now to defer the pre-scheduled local election and also pledged to conduct free and fair election in the stipulated date. Chief Election Commissioner Thapaliya asserted that the country might witness catastrophe if the pre-set election date was changed on any circumstances. Civil poll would take place on May 13 and no side should take fear of election, he added. There was no situation to disrupt the continuum of election, he said, claiming that the elections to the House of Representatives members, province assembly members, President and Vice-President would also be held following the local level election. Urging stakeholders to not take the election code of conduct in a light manner, he said those breaching code of conduct would be booked. Write your comments RELATED NEWS India’s voter roll revision sparks protests French student protests escalate into National crisis, hundreds of schools… Australia announces A$15 Million more for flood-hit Nepal US prepares for possible major military strike on Iran, Axios… Government backs efforts to build advertising sector as independent industry Government seeks partners to build shelters for flood-displaced families Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? What role has the Nepal Army been playing in controlling the coronavirus? National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Public Relations for a Soldier Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Forbes-listed billionaire Binod Chaudhary tests positive for coronavirus