Making it count: Voter education campaign proves an eye-opener

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The Election Commission Nepal’s voter education campaign, conducted with support of UNDP’s Election Support Project in 29 districts, has proved largely effective in bringing more people to the polls and ensuring their familiarity with the voting procedures so as to minimize the number of invalid votes around the country. “Before I took part in the […]

An upgrade for Nepal’s voter registration system

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An innovative upgrade for the voter registration system in Nepal is ready to be piloted, after a nearly two-year development effort by the Electoral Support Project (ESP), implemented by UNDP Nepal and supported by the European Union and Norway. The Election Commission Nepal (ECN) has been conducting voter registration using its Biometric Voter Registration System […]

Refresher trainings to returning officers of Local Elections phase III

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As polling day of the third phase of the local elections in Nepal is approaching, the Electoral Support Project (ESP) provided support the Election Commission of Nepal (ECN) in conducting two refresher trainings on election management and administration for 139 Chief Returning Officers and Returning Officers. One of the trainings, conducted in the town of […]

ECN completes voter registration update

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The Election Commission Nepal (ECN) conducted a new biometric voter registration drive from 16 July to 19 August 2017 and collected data from over 1.3 million voters across the country. “As per preliminary details provided by our local offices, the number of new voters will not exceed 1.2 million,” said the ECN Spokesperson Surya Prasad […]

European Union contributes an additional € 1.6 million for Nepal elections

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In August 2017, the European Union has allocated an additional EUR 1.6 million grant to the Electoral Support Project (ESP) implemented by UNDP in Nepal. This new financing will be used to provide additional electoral assistance to the Election Commission of Nepal (ECN). The EU has been supporting the electoral processes in Nepal since 2012 […]