गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Politics ∕ Vice-President candidate should be different from President in gender and community: EC Politics Vice-President candidate should be different from President in gender and community: EC KathmanduPati March 10, 2023 File Photo KATHMANDU – The Election Commission (EC) has directed to register the nomination paper of the candidates of different gender and community than that of the President for the upcoming Vice-President election. The election for Vice-President is on March 17 for which nomination paper is to be registered on March 11. In the instruction given to the Election Officer, the Commission mentioned that Ram Chandra Paudel was elected to the post of President in the cluster of Khas Arya. Hence, to go by the spirit of inclusiveness, the Vice-President candidate should be from different gender and ethnic community, reads the press statement issued by Commission’s Spokesperson Shaligram Sharma Poudyal. According to the President and Vice-President Election Act- 2074 BS, Vice-President candidate must be from different gender and community than that of the President. In the present case, the Vice-President should be from Dalit, indigenous, Madheshi, Tharu and Muslim. Write your comments RELATED NEWS MPS draw government’s attention on various issues Innovation Ministry gets down to business after getting leadership Nepal reassures India over border remarks but domestic political fallout… RSP appoints Hikmat Jung Karki to party’s Central International Relations… Nepal explains UK’s role in border row with India All-party meeting underway at Singha Durbar Top Headlines Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 We will return the savings of cooperative victims within 100 days : Rabi Lamichhane4 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested5 Two Offices Under Ministry of Communication to Be Abolished6 Court Orders Release of UML Rekha Sharma7 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector Pathao, Tootle resume ride sharing services after authorities relax lockdown What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal What role has the Nepal Army been playing in controlling the coronavirus? National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Forbes-listed billionaire Binod Chaudhary tests positive for coronavirus Nepal Army’s Brigadier General Bigyan Dev Pandey gets promoted to Major General
