The Election Commission, Nepal Published a Study on Gender and Social Inclusion in Elections

The Election Commission, Nepal’s Published a Study on Gender and Social Inclusion in Elections

The Election Commission, Nepal (ECN) conducted and published a study on Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in Elections, with technical support from the Electoral Support Project (ESP). The study adopts an evidence-driven and consultative approach, and uses election data and key informant interviews to look at the obstacles that candidates including women, Dalits and people […]

Making hearing impaired people feel the beat of election

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“The democratic process, which is the cornerstone of peace, security and prosperity, is not complete without inclusion of all, including people with disability,” Dr. Ayodhee Prasad Yadav, the Chief Commissioner, emphasized in an interaction programme between the Election Commission of Nepal (ECN) and the National Deaf Federation Nepal (NDFN). The event, held on 12 November […]

Candidate Nomination complete for upcoming elections

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Sunday 19 November saw the completion of the complex process of candidate nominations for the upcoming election of House of Representatives and the seven State Assemblies. The elections for the provincial and federal levels of government are to be held together but in two phases, and in each of the eight assemblies, 40 percent of […]

Training of voter education trainers completed for upcoming elections

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Cascading knowledge to voter education volunteers “Reducing the number of invalid votes in the upcoming elections is our objective, and this training made us more confident in achieving it.” This was a common sentiment among the trainers participating in the two-day voter education training-of-trainer events that the Election Commission Nepal (ECN) conducted with ESP support […]