{"id":13680,"date":"2022-05-13T17:30:36","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T11:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=13680"},"modified":"2022-05-13T17:30:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T11:45:36","slug":"election-commission-seeks-clarification-from-dr-bhattarai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=13680","title":{"rendered":"Election Commission seeks clarification from Dr Bhattarai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>KATHMANDU &#8211;<\/strong> The Election Commission has demanded a clarification from Janata Samajwadi Party&#8217;s Federal Council Chair Dr Baburam Bhattarai for making public the ballot paper which he had marked for voting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The constitutional body responsible to conduct election sought clarification from Dr Bhattarai within 24 hours, claiming he committed offence as per Election (Offence and Punishment) Act-2073 BS&#8217;s Clause 9 (2), according to Commission&#8217;s spokesperson Shaligram Sharma Poudel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dr Bhattarai, also former Prime Minister, had posted picture in social networking sites today morning where he was showing the ballot paper already marked and sealed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KATHMANDU &#8211; The Election Commission has demanded a clarification from Janata Samajwadi Party&#8217;s Federal Council Chair Dr Baburam Bhattarai for making public the ballot paper which he had marked for voting. 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