Constituent Assembly Election 2013 127 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 Monitoring Report

126 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 127 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 Monitoring Report

Advisers Subodh Raj Pyakurel Bijay Raj Gautam

Compilation Sushil Chaudhary

Executive Editors Prashannata Wasti Nir Lama

Editors Ganesh Bhadari

Data Analysis Pramin Ghimire Anuj KC

Graphic Design Gita Mali

Citizen's Campaign for Clean Election

Secretariat:

Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC) Syuchatar, Kalanki, P.O.Box: 2726, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel: +977-1-4278770, Fax: +977-1-4270551 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.insec.org.np, www.inseconline.org 2 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 Printed: DreamGraphicPress, Kuleshwor ISBN: 978-9937-8583-8-0 Representatives District andINSEC Photo: Sharma BimalChandra INSEC Copyright: 500Copies Quantity: Publish Date:Published May 2014 Report Monitoring 2013 Election Assembly Constituent Constituent Assembly 2013:Monitoring Election Report Citizen's Campaign for Election Clean Constituent Assembly inNepal: AHistorical Background Pa Pa A. Pa Ex A Foreword

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7 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 8 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 convicted by SCasamurderer, on November 6, 2016. CancellationofDhungel's were by annulled theEC. Krishna Dhungel, ofBal candidacy The ECdisqualified the election fund. This isproved by thenumberof votes they got. members andnearrelatives toappropriate theavailable family asdummycandidates 1,115 were independentcandidates. were candidates propelling found their Some to represent attheCA. themselves system and30underthe PR system to10underFPTP people providedonly chance system.suggests the people's increased belief in the party Of over 100 parties, the elections was78%. andtheturnout candidates two independent of only The victory access, ofelection ispossibleinNepal. system the biometric is 26%. the spread Considering of use of means of communication, theirdevelopment to telephone 71%are ofwhich mobilephone users. penetrationin The internet Nepal representatives. that thevoters, residing inothercountries, are abletohave asay in selection oftheir population therefore, itishightimetobeginhomework process todevelop toensure intention oftheelectionlarge mightnotbemetintheabsenceofsuch number And, whiletheelection mightbeconsideredsensehowever the betterinthetechnical This means, 7million voters were of selectingtheir deprived representatives. nearly is alsoverified by thefact that56percentofhouseholdsin Nepal get remittances. million. Hence, atotalofabout7millionNepalis are outofthecountry. currently This people working in India are not documented, it is estimated that it must be around 4 NepalHundred foreign for employment. 15peoplehad left Though theexact number datashow thatin2012/13,Labor atotalof2million9Hundred 19 Thousands 5 toregisterthe chance rolls theirnamesinelectoral andphoto ID. of The Ministry Many people, abroad currently inthevoting had asthey missed couldnotparticipate improvement. ofthesoundprecautions andprocessesmanner because albeitthere room isstill for second CA election was much more peaceful. in peaceful The election concluded andintimidation well beforebutthe thebeginningofelection campaign battery election intheenvironment astheincidentsofkilling, attemptedkilling, abduction, to previousCA election andthisone. The CA election 2008wassaidtoapeaceful Of 11,011 candidates of 122 political parties, of122 political Of 11,011candidates of322candidates candidacies 667 The electionwomen was contested ofwhich candidates including by 6,128 According toElection Commission, contested parties atotalof122political Nepal Telecom 13, data upto July 2013 show that 80.11% Nepalis have access The voter’scardfound toID discourage fake was votersphoto to a great extent. This election runup sawinfluence ofthedifferent contextsexistinginthe education but its effectiveness became questionable because of the scale of cancelled cancelled of ofthescale questionable because but its effectiveness became education Of theRs4.84billionof election spending, Rs920millionwasspenton voters' were annulled. This is an improvement by 0.33 per cent from the 2008 CA elections. booths, 5pm, the voting continued after even time. closing thescheduled Total voters inCA 2013: election 12,147,865 disabled friendly. inotherboothstoo, wouldthey beprioritized were 101of301boothsobserved only andthat booths claimed that 49polling were disabled-friendly Though EChad timeof7amandin14,scheduled there were menandwomen. queuesfor noseparate centers. tothepolling were deniedentry In13booths, election didnotbeginon electionaffecting process was received from 49booths. In14booths, theobservers around booths. materials thepolling of election publicity ofactivities Information placementreported ofboothsininconvenient presence and31reported locations processsituation andoverall ofvoting. booths, tothebeginningofvoting, situation prior election procedure, post-voting situation inandaround thepolling included forms inthe tobefilled information on November 19,for theelection designed observation form upthe filled 2013. The monitored booths. 314polling 301election observers INSEC's theobservers All position.long assheisholdingasalaried Fakir on November wascancelled 6, shecouldnotcontest 2016saying election as his candidacy. Likewise, Usha candidate Sah anotherPR ofUCPN-M's candidacy Dhungel's candidacy.Shrestha also filed a complaint against Sabitri Conflict victim filed Ram Jhankri,by Kumari cancellation of for the candidate asking PR theUML wasnotinitiatedby theECitselfthough.candidacy acomplaint was Itwasdone after of unauthorized people,of unauthorized 302had easyaccess and45tendered ( Approved votes Invalid votes Votes oa oe at977380.48 9776703 Total votes cast 4.96 per cent of ballots for FPTP and 3.2 per cent for PR candidate election candidate PR and3.2 percentfor FPTP for 4.96 percentofballots Of 301observers, thatthevoting waspeaceful. 292concluded 20observers There were stations 10,012polling and18,457boothsin240constituencies. The voting waspeaceful and regular. There were incidentsofentry 30 reported 9463862 312841 PR FPTP % 96.80 3.19 9044898 471826 9516724 Source: Election Commission Election Source: nibidha 95.04 4.95 78.34 % ) votes. At 19

9 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 10 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 River. The re-election took place on November 22.School, Ratriya Rajaji Primary In School, inthe Higher Secondary JharjwalA andBboothsinJumla district Tila charge ofbeingresponsible butlateron attacks owed such for uptheincidents. two people losttheirlives totheirpetrol bomb attacks. At first, deniedthe the party tactics defied such and voted in hoards.by who boldly the people themselves Sadly, andplantingofbombs tocreatepublic vehicles panicamong thepeoplewasfoiled movement ofthepeople. However, election by theattempttodisrupt torching ofthe did itsbesttocreate disruption. the affected called by thesplinterparty The bandh were voters notkeenon on apparently educating this aspect. parties andthepolitical theirelection proposals andpriorities analysize thoroughly to thepublicachance deprived oftheelection bypublication manifestos theparties CCCE-run were consciousdevelopment. voters' classes- on education local Delayed development issuestoo. local raised candidates and voters of both The participants- related todevelopment were alsoincluded. theelection campaigns, During theparties wereof theparties notlimitedtothepromulgation oftheconstitution. Alotsofissues of theunpopulardecisionselection withwhich wasconducted. andnoincrementreport intheamounttobedepositedby were thecandidates some yet convicted tocontest theelection, requirement toreveal property nomandatory togetsitintheCA. achance another20parties possible for system, intheFPTP gotofthreshold victories thelack made 10parties though only 0.21percentofthevotes getting alsogot only aCAparty system. seatunderPR So, ballots, per cent of the total gettingcast recognizinga certain those parties only a parties. andothersmall UCPN-M owing totheprotest by of theECbutitcouldnotbe materialized meeting organized ata theissueofsettingthresholdUML andNCraised thecontesting for parties theECtocontrol incapacitating parties. asnational thepolitical recognized parties but there andconditions couldbenoconsensus onsystem tobe settingbaron PR bandh designedtofailtheelection by boycotting it. number. Along withthat, voters' wasalsomarred education by theCPN-M-called voteof interestcadres towardsaspectsadded ofthepolitical tocancelled technical votes. preparation theelections, for Short andlack materials ineffective educational On November 19, 2013, boxes threwtheballot theCPN-M of Tribhuwan The splintergroup ofUCPN-M, boycotted not only CPN-M theelection; it Though, the election of the was held only CA, and commitments the manifestos Likewise, anyone permissionfor activities whoisaccusedbutnot ofcriminal Failure tosetthethreshold andpractice aspertheinternationalnorms had aconsensus parties on The majorpolitical CA Election CodeofConduct IV ofthisreport. recommendations made togovernment, inPart are included parties ECandpolitical were election efforts.but theparties seenlesscommitted towards clean ensuring The by theEC. The ECdidacommendable jobinitsattemptsto reduce irregularities in2008CA questioningsuch on parties theconduct ofpolitical elections undertaken Bhattarai.Baburam leaders. withany party's inquiry This wasthe only There wasno with mostnumberofCodeConduct violation, DahalandDr. Kamal Pushpa ofUCPN-M,EC alsointerrogatedand Chairperson Vice-Chairperson theparties alsobeheldresponsible can thedisrespecting for CPN-M theCodeofConduct. The the CodeofConduct violation. citizens, Asthe CodeofConductfor all iseffective the Congress andUML, were more parties found thebiggest involved ofthepolitical in by violations monitoring ofCodeConduct.the election clean UCPN-M, Nepali onwas launched October21, 2013. The Campaignmade civilian attempttomake election permissionfor observation.then grant andtheirwork oftheinternational organizations thecredibility planandonly review government, future that for theCampaign believes elections, theECshouldfirst withoutfirstseekingpermissionfrom the permission totheinternationalobservers Identity-card. Agreeing toECthatitgranted Observation withthecriticism Election 249 foreigners claimed 76,217 monitors 31,247 including but only mobilize the election observation. The ECexpectedthat remaining 54organizations would election observation. theECthatitwasunabletoconduct Oneoftheminformed oftheelection.the impartiality and media. thestakeholdersabideby Ifall theCodeofConduct, question noone can government,stakeholders including parties, political appointments, political NGOs Code ofConductbefore 120days theElection Day. The CodeofConduct bindsall election. The Election Commission Act hasaprovision enactment ofthe requiring withAyodhiwas formed Prasad Yadav, theECcommissionerof monitoring for oftheelections.stopping untoward on impartiality influenceofany parties Acommittee impartial, free andfairelection. The CodeofConduct wasissuedwithanintention of onbooths hadNovember election concluded 19. outdifferentturned leading to re-election on November 23. Besidesthat, other all andthenumberofvotes boxes thenumberofvotes intheballot cast protested after no. Constituency Banajhula boothsinBarsain ofSaptari VDC 2, thecandidates The Campaign recorded 912incidentsofbreach ofCodeConduct since it A totalof55national/internationalobtainedECpermissionfor organizations The ECissuedtheElection CodeofConduct effective 22,from July for 2013 11 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 12 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 secretariat, Ihopethatsimilarcooperation would continue alsointhefuture. got from active support the media. Expressing on gratitude behalfoftheCCCE had been the strengthdistricts of the Campaign. Along with that, the Campaign independent journalists, network across andmembersofthecivilsociety 75 artists Rights andPeace Promotion, Nepal Kalikot, Listeners'Clubs, HumanRightsRadio Federation Nepal, Freedom Democratic and Human Rights Institute, Human Association, DalitNGOFederation (DNF), Tanneri Chaso, National Youth Federation (DNF), Dialogue, Social for Alliance BlueDiamond Society, Blinds' Committee (NEMA), Accountability Watch Committee (AWC), Dalit NGO Election Clean for Campaign Partners ofCitizen Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC), Service Sector NationalInformal Election Monitoring Secretariat, CleanElection Campaignfor Citizen's Executive Director, INSEC Bijay Raj Gautam Bijay Raj Constituent AssemblyinNepal: A HistoricalBackground Part One 13 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 14 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 council was designed to be held on February 18,council wasdesignedtobe heldon February 1952. People were requested ina November 19, CouncilofMinisters. new 1951forming The electionforlegislative 1952 took abackseat. November 12. Following this, by theplannedelection oftheConstituent Assembly 6, 1951. to this incident, Due in Council of Ministers was dissolved the Interim protest, one youth wasshotdead by on ChiniyaKaji November policeinKathmandu protests were going thattimethroughout still on during thecountry. the During constitution untilthenew wasdrafted.of NCandRanas Anti-Delhi Agreement of Nepal Act 1951"waspromulgated on11, April 1951, by government theinterim the words andrepublicanconstitution. Constituent Assembly Government “Interim first sessiontakeplace will within1952 go will through a fair election whose to put up a Constituent Assembly the country astatementtothepeople thatsaid “the peopleof putforward Mohan Shamsher India in1950. 8, on January Atofestablishment ofdemocracy theoccasion 1951, Praja called Parishad.by party apolitical wasinitiated 1940which strong regime wave againsttheRana beganinearly political in Nepal.for democracy influence Even thoughthere were before, minoruprisings a change.political for The fight Britishfreedom againsttheregimeinIndiawasahuge ofNepal,years history ofmodern theconstitutional practicehasentered sixthdecade. aconstitution favors ofthepeople. which themanifesto order todraft Inthe240 are in considered electedby sincemembersoftheparliament citizens democratic 2 1 is that my people are ruled accordingis thatmypeopleare ruled toarepublicanconstitution could bemade republic through decision. theConstituent Assembly was known astheDelhiAgreement. Onthebasisofthisagreement, thecountry King Tribhuvan, wassignedinDelhiwhich Nepalileaders andtheRanas political 14,January 1951. thehelpofIndiandelegates, With agreement between atripartite off the armed revolution called on they which by talks after for Indian Government BPKoirala,Leaders Prasad andMatrika were upon Koirala Shamsher called Subarna day, butNCcondemned thestatementanddecidedtocontinue withtheirstruggle. considered tohave begunfrom thatperiod.

Dev Devkota, Bahadur. Grishma NepalkoDarpan, Rajnitik Part I, Third Edition 2001, pp87 King Tribhuvan Prashad appointedMatrika asPrime Koirala Minister on Nepali King Congress revolution anarmed launched after Tribhuvan fledto Ever sincetheendof104years regime, ofRana Nepali a peoplehave for striven In the speech deliveredIn thespeech 18, on February 1951, King Tribhuvan stated “my wish King Tribhuvan next welcomed theagenda setupby thevery Mohan Shamsher T kota, Bahadur. Grishma Nepalko Darpan, Rajnitik ibid, pp 96 is considered process asademocratic over theworld. all This process is he courseofmakingaconstitution by meansofConstituent Assembly 1 ”. can be The talksofConstituent Assembly 2 ” introduced which upon theking. soit would bebetterthattheconstitutionalfledged is democracy sovereignty vested atthesametime.the country The peopleof Nepal are notquite preparedfor afull- or general election Constituent but for there Assembly be two sovereigns cannot in said, hasnotyet“It beendecidedwhetherthenextelection inNepal betheelection will 15, ministerofNepalprime on January 1956. inBirgunjhe At thegeneral assembly the electionConstituent for Assembly. firstconventiongeneral in1953.very Thesecond conventionrevoked thisdemand. intheir sovereignty Communist aCA Party demandedfor election andparliamentary democracy, there was noprospect ofelection ofConstituent Assembly, hence, Nepal the election plannedin1952didnottakeplace. The kingwantedtohave totaldominant poweroverfor him. people Consequently, the endofmonarchy. Conspiracies andpropagandas were spread againsttheelection. threat tothem, havingtheelection, thusitdidnotwanttorisk sinceitwould mean any initiative takenby theking. timeandagain, electionConstituent for Assembly assuring after even there wasnever Council election. his The kingdidnotfulfill promise according totheappeal. Therefore, 'Ishtihar' 6 5 4 3 making process, thenNepali Congress isgoing toboycott theelection. the peopleaboutelection. Ifthekingisgoingact tomakesuch intheconstitution totheking.only then there isapropaganda istrue buildinguptofool Ifthisrumor opposite toanyprocess. democratic notbeloyal will tothepeoplebut The parliament law imposedby beforcedit, thekingaswell aswill tofollow iscompletely which judicialremedyalso ledtoquestfor too. not infavor ofCA election. There wasanincreased pressurefor CA election which Congress. Similarly, said, Keshar Jung Rayamajhi Dr “Communist Party of Nepal retain themonarchy orthrow itout”, saidDr. RegmiofNepali Raman Rastirya Dilli is expressed, peoplehave theirsovereignty. Inademocracy, decideto thepeoplecan We accept akingwhoisagainstsovereignty. cannot Assoonprocess asademocratic

Dev 1998), pg143 Adhikar Nepal, (K Shrestha, Mukta. Nepalma Itihas, Sambidhansabhako Sambidhansabha ra Sankat Rastriya Nepal Praja Parsihad Party Chairperson, Tanka wasmade the Prasad Acharya ascendingthethrone onAfter March 14, 1955, alsoassured KingMahendra The palace always considered tobea The palace theelectionforConstituent always Assembly BP Koirala hadBP Koirala warned, "We and bemere thepeoplewill puppetsoftherule At thesametime, "electioncomplete shouldbeheldfor sovereign legislature. athmandu: Series, Publication Mulyankan 2003), pg18-19 kota, Bahadur. Grishma Nepalko Darpan, Rajnitik ibid. pg 577 tohelptheemployees by upcoming registeringtheirnamefor Legislative Keshav. Prakashan, Nai Sambidhansabha Kina?(Lalitpur:Sahashrabdi 2003), pg17 i, Suryamani. Dr Nepalko Prajatantrik Andolan Itihas(New Delhi: Nirala Publication, 5 ” Bythisstatement, thatthekingandgovernment were itwasclear 3

4 Even after theestablishmentof Even after 6 ” 15 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 16 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 list ofpriority. waspushedbehindinthe ofConstituent Assembly taking place thustheimportance of Constituent Assembly. thatperiod, Butduring was therevolution democracy for had voiced the importance Shamsher meeting of NC under the leadership of Subarna intheiragenda.of electionConstituent for Assembly In1966, committee acentral of Nepal (Fourth Convention) totheproposal stuck throughout. committeecentral membersdidnotendorsetheagenda, however, Communist Party 9 7 in order todeliver asasucess. thecoming electionConstituent for Assembly shouldbeunitedatthismoment.country shouldbe ofourunity The mainpurpose force isincreasingof reactionary inthecountry. fronts thedemocratic All inthe Regmi, together andsaid came Lal andPushpa “the power GaneshmanSingh needs a sovereign People’s Legislature". In this process, Raman Dilli in 1957 Dr 8 it and he and his supporters vouched for theelectionConstituent vouched for Assembly.it andhehissupporters establishment oftheCA through election had madethekingtodissolve itpossiblefor Assembly. instead of oftheparliament heldthatthestructure MohanSingh Bikram session passedtheagenda oftheConstituent inplenary convention withvastmajority in1960. himselfasade-factofor ruler Communist Party Nepal's Darbhanga theconstitutional power andusurped theparliament dissolved king Mahendra election. parliamentary in the agreed election Constituent asking for andparticipated for Assembly the court had had andNCwhich moved which made anagendaConstituent for Assembly agreed tocontest parties thegeneralelection.political Communist Party ofNepal the parliament. butfor Constituentgeneral electionnotbefor Assembly will the All movement, 18, palace setthedateofelectionFebruary for 1959. Itsaidthatthe ) movement4 against this onroyal February (bhadra move. awagya of this Because ofhavinganelection in1957.possibility gentle defiance started parties The political thanparliament,rather inaroyal declared butkingMahendra announcementofno were theelectionConstituent parties pressuringfor Assembly of thepolitical Movement. committee The central didnotagreeLama'sproposal they with because the agenda of revolution in 1990 People’s Constituent for Assembly had put forward should beelectedlegislative assembly.” Fourth ofCPN Nirmal Lama MasalParty that said “you don’t by get rights asking; we don’t andthere needfakedemocracy Communist Panchayat Party ofNepal inRastriya took election part withastatement also voiced therequirement ofelectionConstituent for Assembly. That same year,

Ac Rawal, Ibid. Along withCommunist Party ofNepal, puttheproposal NCalsohad always The discussion about the election for Constituent Assembly resurfaced after The discussion about the electionfor Constituent after resurfaced Assembly The ConventionFourth ofCommunist ofin1986 Nepal (CPN) Party harya, Narhari. Monthly, Mulyankan edition 103. Pg39 Bhim. Nepalma Andolanko UdbhavBikas. Samyabadi ra Pg53-54 9 7 Most 8 The People’s Council withanagenda stating “the present government and constitution issueda pressoftheUnitedRevolutionary Bhattarai Baburam releaseDr incapacity thedemandofConstituent Assembly.republicanism andforwarded In2001, thethirdfor timeon November 13, 2001, Maoists had renounced theiragenda of the government. thetalk heldbetween thegovernment andtheMaoists During intheirfirsttalkwith hadanelectionConstituent askedfor Assembly party on andgo November intoConstituent system Assembly 14,democratic 2001. The 13, on September Assembly 2001. haddemolition askedfor oftheerstwhile CPN-M Communistlater became Party ofNepal (Unified),for electionConstituent asked constitution. government andanew interim of bringing JanMorcha, Sanyukta which theagenda national convention 2001 had heldon putforward February ofCPN-M Janbad) through arevolution. ( The secondhad decidedtocreatedemocracy a new Constituent thedemandfor Assembly.demand ofMaoists didnotinclude They rebellionan armed 13, againstthegovernment on February 1996. The 40-point Nepal became Communistwhich Party (Maoist)years four laterandlaunched were time. aright waitingfor were anactive playing role andhisparty inorderBhandari toabolishMonarchy and had compromsie.” decided toopt for and NC. tocome toacompromise Itwasimportant atthat period. And ourparty an endtomonarchy andputabsolutedemocracy, Front theUnitedLeft specially this condition, any agendabringing for forward powerhouse didnotbring thepolitical with theiragenda ofabolishingthemonarchicalsystem. There wasnootherway. In should have come a compromiseparties for political should have or they continued statedthat CPN–M “the People’s Movement had already violent, turned hencethe (Masal) had putupthisproposal faded away. anditslowly take place. except CPN The demandwasnotmetatthattimesincenootherparty revolution must whosemaindemandwas thattheelectionConstituent for Assembly the convention (Masal), of CPN presented aproposal MohanSingh Bikram for 9, 1991. even boycotted They the election in1991with the sameagenda. During constitution” itinpublicatKhulamanch, andburned Tundikhel on November king. Communist constitution Party ofNepal thenew as (Masal)labelled “black constitutionThe new wasmade by theConstitution Commissionformed by the ofgeneralpeople.in theparticipation At thattime, thisagenda. nobodysupported Nepal (Masal)proposed constitution anagenda thatsaidthenew shouldbemade amovement againstthePanchayatsaid thedemandcouldnotraise . System 10

Bhandari, Jana Morcha Nepal became the third largest party in1991generalelection Jana Morcha Nepalthethird became largest party After thepromulgationAfter oftheConstitution ofKingdom ofNepal (1990), Following the success ofPeople’s Movement in1990, Communist Party of Madan. Garjan, Shardulko Shwet I Collectionpart Speech 10 10 With this saying,10 With that Madan it was clear 17 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 18 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 order the Maoist problem. tosolve 6, 2004, a meeting of NC passed the proposal in of going Constituent for Assembly amendment of the constitution, referendum or Constituent Assembly. On August leaders andcadres andproposed three discussingwiththeparty solutions- started give theiropinion on increasing pressure ofConstituent Assembly. This committee Prasad Banstola, and gave themmandateto Sitaula and Krishna Mahesh Acharya Poudel, Chandra Ram andincluded Koirala Sushil then generalsecretary Chakra of NCwasheldon June6, a5-membercommittee underthe formed 2004which was discussed.alternative ofConstituent Assembly committee Central meeting October 22, 2002, aneed toredefine the role oftheconstitutional monarchy and 2003. thefirsttimeattheirconvention for general Assembly heldinJanakpur on February election Constituent for Assembly. UMLdecidedto opentheagenda ofConstituent Monarchy Panchayat leaders. gotthe unitedfor parties UMLandotherpolitical 1, on February the government inhischairmanship pro- 2005andappointedformer powers thepolitical gaveall theirattention toward Constituent Assembly. Heformed executive power ofpeopleon October4, which after hisabsoluterule 2002andstarted system,multiparty had expanded. theissuesofConstituent Assembly an electionConstituent for Assembly. theestablishmentof Inone after decade of this present constitution.” this, With that UML was ready it was clear to hold ready toconsider areferendum orprogressive Constituent for Assembly amendment solution,wish tocomethedialogueandfindapeaceful for political be will ourparty Nepal reiterated theproposal withsome conditions once againsaying, Maoists “If 11 also ready the referendum for to address people’s mandate.” by theMaoists, on October4, is 2002UML putupaproposalparty saying “Our andrepublic.”Constituent Assembly To address theconstitutional discussion putup communityand people’s intellectual byrecognized majority community, election of “minimum progressive solution proposed government is by andinterim CPN-M atanotherpress2002 CPN-M release saidthat Bhattrai issuedby Baburam Dr agenda 13, election wastohave andlateron Constituentimportant July Assembly government.” interim should bedissolved. andestablishan Have anelectiontheConstituent for Assembly committee’s 32

Y Nepal, Madhav Kumar. November 19, 2002, National Cadres Meeting, Nepal HumanRights earbook 2004 earbook Likewise, oftheking’s acritic NCalso became step. At themeetingheldon 127oftheConstitution 1991,Invoking Article the seized kingGyanendra On May 10, 2002apress release issuedby Prachanda statedthattheonly nd meetingon December19, Madhav Kumar 2002UMLChairperson 11 In the party’s central central Inthe party’s 2006 8-point agreement wassignedby theMaoist andtheSPA government on June16, unchangeable other than the freedom of the country and the people and citizen's and the people and citizen's unchangeable other than the freedom of the country 2006. Movement inApril Congress among others tookand CPN-UML to the streets in the second People’s Seven long conflictwhen armed wasfulfilled Nepali Political included which Parties took place in2008. toadecade- demandprior The electionfor Constituent Assembly Constitution ofNepalintoexistenceandtheelection ofConstituent came Assembly 14 13 12 they proposedthey asasafelanding election ofConstituent Assembly abourgeois oftheestablishmenteven republicanstateso inthepossibility believe wasagreed parties. between political Assembly between theSPA andtheMaoists inAugust 2005, theagenda ofhavingConstituent 2005 by theMaoists on therequest oftheSPA. 12-pointPeace After Agreement election.Assembly There ceasefire wasaunilateral for five months from August 17, theSPAstatement praising agendaandConstituent ofestablishingreal democracy SPA andassured helpinthismovement. OnJune19, 2005, Prachanda released his absolutedemocracy.achieve theagenda ofthe alsosupported Mchairperson CPN- weregovernment andtheelection ofConstituent Assembly therequirements to itsopinion thatreinstatement oftheparliament,put forward ofcoalition formation of Nepalenacted a Code of Conduct andCPN-M regarding ceasefire oftheking.of theRepresentatives therights curtailed OnMay 26, 2006, Government election.a Constituent Assembly Againon May 18, 2006, themeetingofHouse and five later meetingofHouse theRepresentative days passedanagenda ofhaving landing. hadpolitical asafe themandfinally for achievement wasthebig accepted which amd they theelection oftheConstituent Assembly To from revolution democracy armed establish new was the mission of the Maoists agenda. astheirprime hadConstituent recognized Assembly parties other political governmentelection. and to hold Constituentinterim Assembly UML, NC and 22, 2006, ameetingofSPA andothersdecidedtoreinstate theparliament, form wasrequiredrestoration ofthedemocracy Constituent for Assembly. OnApril

Nepal S Kantipur Sharma, Sudhir. Prayogshala, pp212. 14 . According to this agreement, Comprehensive Peace Agreement and Interim “Though formed, “Though can be andvaluethatnothing norm with ademocratic After almost a decade-long armed insurgency waged, insurgency almostadecade-longarmed After theMaoists didnot To second UnitedPeople’s declare Movement on August 6, 2004, theSPA In April 24,In April 2006 thesuccessfulPeople’s Movement reinstated theparliament The SPA second started People’s Movement 6,on April which 2006after amacharpatra, June17, 2006 , May 27, 2006 12 . 13 . Likewise, 19 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 20 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 15 could notpromulgate theconstitution years.” infour even supremacy, todeliver theconstitution withintwo years, theConstituent Assembly Constituent Assembly took placeConstituent on Assembly November 19, 2013. since thetimewasnotsuitableenoughitpostponedandsecond election for The Election Commission plannedtoholdtheelection on November 14, 2013but the CouncilofMinistersanddefacto Prime ministerofNepal on12, April 2013. Court,the ChiefJusticeofSupreme Regmiwasmade of theChairman KhilRaj that couldnottakeplace. Inorder toholdanotherelectionConstituent for Assembly consensus.and political even decidedtoholdanelectionbut Then Bhattarai in April 27, constitutional amendment 2012butitdidnottakeplaceofnecessary duetolack on MayAssembly 27, 2012 and decided to have another CA election by November years.four theConstituent dissolved Bhattarai The led Dr Baburam government by on March formed 11,Assembly constitution in 2008couldnotmakeanew even

Acharya, Narhari. Andolanko Nirbachan, Agenda Sambidhansabhako Kantipur. June 18, 2004. Aiming topromulgate constitution anew withintwo years, thefirstConstituent 15

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Rupendehi Journalist Chairperson washeldatRupendehi, parties" political on Butwal November 15, was 2013which violence. by ending coutry friendly shouldtakeplace tomakeahumanrights the candidates oflawshouldbeelected. implementrule who can saidthatvetting of Hefurther of civil campaigns, talked about the necessity chairperson adding that candidates Bharatpur, on Chitwan November 14, 2013. attheprogram, Speaking INSEC INSEC eastern regional coordinator Som Raj Thapa, political party candidates and other participants participants other and candidates party political Thapa, Raj Som coordinator regional eastern INSEC A program was jointly organized by Nepalgunj INSEC and organized A program wasjointly Vision Television Community Lumbini Television aired"people'scomplain for aprogram called dialogueprogram took placeA citizen's withthehelpofAbhiyan Television during the television talk show in Biratnagar in show talk television the during Television program themthistime.the peopletrust for 90minutes. The programran previous electionhave which notbeenfulfilled. askedthem, Theparticipants can how asked by thepresenter were related tothepromises given by inthe thecandidate coordinator Bhola Mahatshedlight on theobjectives oftheprogram. The questions intheprogram. Kumarparticipated candidate Gupta PR regional INSEC office 2 1 Television SN Political party candidates and other participants during the television talk show in Nepalgunj in show talk television the during participants other and candidates party Political Chitwan Bharatpur, Television, Abhiyan Morang Urlabari, Television, Makalu 14, 2013 November 16, 2013 November Time Date and Organization Human Rights of Nepal Chairperson Prasain –former and Charan of theCCCE coordinator and of INSEC Chairperson - Pyakurel Raj Subodh Thapa Somraj Biratnagar, of INSEC Coordinator Regional Representative CCCE Janmorcha Chitwan. Rastriya chairperson Bahadur Chettri, vice– andAmar chairperson –RPPChitwan Kandel chairperson, Ramhari Thapaliya–UML secretary, Jagannath –NC Shrestha Sunil UCPN-M,secretary Regmi-District Ramesh Khas Samabesi Party Khas Samabesi –Candidatefor Subedi RPP Nepal, Durgamani Gautam –Candidatefor – UMLcandidate, Hom Ghanshyam Khatiwada 9,constituency UCPN-M for candidate – Barshaman Pun parties of political Candidates andmember 33 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 34 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 guest ofthe program. activists humanrights Senior Tek Nath Baral, Nabadatta chaired theprogram. Acharya Tilak ManiDixitwasthespecial Kanak Journalists ofCCCE guest oftheprogram wasthechief whileChairperson Pyakurel Raj Kaski on NovemberINSEC 15. CCCE Subodh coordinator of INSEC and Chairperson Assembly Public teachers attendedthemeetings. representativesincluding ofcivilsociety, activists, humanrights lawyers, journalists, was present Pyakurel these assemblies. in Raj all Subodh About 500 participants, region. of eastern and Saptari Siraha Coordinator of CCCE chairperson and INSEC (CCCE) andincrease voter's education, publicassemblieswere heldin Jhapa, Morang, Level Open Awareness atRegional Assembly 4 3 A program on Citizen's Dialogue was organized inPokhara Dialoguewasorganized A program on Citizen's by CCCE and Clean Election Campaign for the Citizen's for an aimto campaign With Nepalgunj Television, Vision butwal Television, Community Lumbini 12, 2013 November 15, 2013 November Nepalgunj INSEC coordinator – Regional Bhola Mahat candidate – Gupta PR TMDP candidate, Bijay Kumar Madeshi UnitedParty National Shrivastab– candidate, Prasad Lalan Mahato) (Rajendra Party Sadvawana Mahato– Jitendra candidate,FPTP Dr. Dayal – Mishra TMDP candidate,PR Pashupati Dhakal –UML Shanti Congress candidate, PR –NepaliKanaudia Dr. Kumar Suresh Janmorcha Rupendehi. Alam–PresidentBadri Rupendeh,UCPN-M Pokhrel –Secratery Rupendehi, Yagya Nepali congress –PresidentRazzak chairperson, Abdul –UML Rupendehi Bhoj Prasad Shrestha leaders, activists among humanrights othersattendedtheprogram. Dhungana, NHRC Western Regional Chief Yagya Prasad Adhikari, civilsociety rampant inthe presentrampant timeinourcountry, Campaign for thattheCitizen's saying total votes," said. Pyakurel thoughts? about periodic Thereeven are one percentcannot garner leaders of who have cooperation with the people. to always is necessary How aware are our leaders andcommitmentcandidates. towardsrights ofthe This teststhemorality human It Vetting ispracticedabroad. which doesnottakeplace inourcountry ofcandidates statesbutNepalis livingabroadtalk abouttheethnicity-based stay inasameroom. Election Day. "However, thepreviouselection wasmarred withirregularities. We that the elections were manner at around held noonin free in the and fearless elections were notfair. Centre had ofCarter announced Carter Headded thatJimmy NRgo itit lc Date District, Place Region SN Eastern 1 etr ak,PkaaNvme 5 0399 November 15, 2013 Kaski, Pokhara Western 2 i-etr ul,Kaag oebr8 03500 November 8, 2013 Jumla, Khalanga Mid-western 3 Far-western 4 Total Pyakurel addedPyakurel thatisms like extremism, andbowing separatism down are lighton theobjective oftheprogram,Shedding saidthatthepast Pyakurel CA candidates and representatives of Citizen’s Campaign for Clean Election at a a at Election Clean for Campaign Citizen’s of representatives and candidates CA Number of Participants at Public Assembly Number Assembly ofParticipants atPublic iaa aa coe 5 0338 October 25, 40 2013 37 October24, 2013 October23, 2013 Siraha, Lahan 50 Saptari, Rajbiraj October22, 2013 Jhapa, Birtamod Morang, Biratnagar Dadeldhura Doti, Darchula and Kailali, Kanchanpur, public hearing program hearing public November 15, 2013 October 22- Participants of No. 1014 250 35 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 36 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 Bhimdatta Muncipality, Suda, Beldandi, Kalkatta, Belauri, Lakshmipur, IBRD, Kanchanpur attended theprogram. money. FM had broadcasted theprogram Karnali live. Radio About500participants campaign, had usedchildren inpublicity the parties andspending feasts organized whohave respect candidate humanrights.voters for toelectcapable Voters saidthat forelections campaigning government officialsof bymisusinggovernment resources. against theelection codeofconduct. Bistaaccused RPPNepalRatiman candidate organizing feast, making T-shirts recharge anddistributing cardsofmobilephones conduct. of of otherparties accused Jayacandidates Bahadur candidate Shahi NWPP implemented the election code of fully had Adhikarisaidthathisparty Govind in thisperiod. UMLsecretariatmember referendum if constitution is not drafted constitution innextone year andgo for stancewastodeliver said thathisparty's representative BhaktaBahadur Rokaya Forestfor andNC Conservation andSoil on November 8, 2013. Former Minister Nepal and FMinKhalanga Karnali Radio INSEC, CEDA Nepal, HRDC, Hurpan by jointly CCCEorganized secretariat ofCAthe candidates election was Jumla Khakurel conducted Shiva theprogram. INSEC andbenton destroyingimpunity democracy." Western Regional Coordinator of shouldthepeoplevote tocriminal,"Why thoseagainstnationalism, thoseharboring would bemade through theConstituent Assembly,document ofthecountry adding electionbiometric took place inthecountry." among toelect less bad theworse candidates candidates.necessary Itis high time One FMstationisalsocreating hasabout 3millionlistenerswhich awareness. Itis place.run in 12languagesradio in stationscampaign isbeing across "The the country. Clean Election awareness is being conductedfor so wouldthat a campaign take A teamledby Regional Coordinator INSEC Joshivisited Khadak Raj Mid-western Regional Office ofINSEC Narayan Nepalgunjurged the Subedi dialogueamong A citizen's CCCE Mani Dixitsaidthatfuture Kanak andsenior journalist campaigner chairperson Subodh Raj Pyakurel and INSEC Far- INSEC and Pyakurel Raj Subodh chairperson attending a public dialogue program in Dhangadhi in program dialogue public a attending Western regional coordinator Khadak Raj Joshi Joshi Raj Khadak coordinator regional Western Journalist Kanak Mani Dixit, INSEC INSEC Dixit, Mani Kanak Journalist of Women's Network Child JoshiofDistrict andManorath Welfare Committee committee. Similarly, Awasthi Gauri of Single Women Network, Awasthi Godawari ofNGOFederation Samanta Awasti Singh Dipendra andShova were membersofthe Disabled Person, Prem of Nepal Chanara National Dalit Social Welfare Committee, Bar Association, KeshavDattaBhatta ofFNJ, BistaofFederation BirSingh of and contactcommittee. personrights ofthe child Dhami ofDistrict GaganSingh withtheresponsibilityofcoordinator ofthenetworkwas entrusted committee committee. rights child and district representative INSEC NarendraDhami Singh Child and District Welfare network committee citizen's Committee decidedtoform make theelection free and fair. INSEC Darchula jointly by The meetingorganized to role taking inconsideration ofcivilsociety committee theimportant wasformed Darchula course ofthecampaign. Representatives ofcivilsocietiesandemployee atelection offices were met inthe ofDotiandBhatkhanda,Silgadi Syaule, ofDadeldhura. Amargadhi Municipality 15 and16. were conducted inBudabar,Visits Chhatiban, Gaira, Gopghat, Dipayal, basedNGOs,district NHRC, Barunitswere district present intheprogram. Dalit Network of Rastriya wereRaika members of the network. Representatives of Rights, GaneshParki ofNGOFederation, Paneru Chitra ofAD-JusandRajendra Dhungel ofFAYA Nepal, BhagwatiHamalofSingle Women Network Human for Dhangadhi.network was established in INSEC Khanalof NEOC, Devi Dhanpati by Dhangadhi.on October22ataprogram INSEC organized ofthe Secretariat other places on October30. Municipality, Munuwa, Pratappur Thapapur, Joshipur, Bhajani, Darakand VDC Chaumala, Sukkhad, Bauniya, Chuwa, Baliya, Lamki, Patharaiya Dugauli, Tikapur with stakeholdersregardingelection inDhangadhi Municipality, clean Geta, Attariya, Kailali to avoid untoward election. incidentsduring Police upinthe wasbeefed of theDistrict area saidthatsecurity Kanchanpur Office agencies, civilsociety, leaders parties. andcadres of political Chaudhary SPRajendra on electionOctober29. campaigns clean The teammetwith representatives ofsecurity Baisebichuwa, Bhimbasti, Ammar bastiandotherplaces andholddiscussions on A citizen's network committee was formed in the district on October31. network inthe district committee wasformed A citizen's The Meetings were conducted in Sahajpur, on November Malakheti of Kailali 14, Network inDhangadhi CleanElectionA 7-memberCitizen's for wasformed A teamledby Regional Coordinator INSEC Joshihelddiscussions Khadak Raj 37 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 38 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 formed in districts in order in districts to make the votersformed aware on election code of conduct the district. cooperation withstakeholderagencies andrepresentatives basedin ofcivilsociety oftheregion 19districts inall Campaignwasformed Citizen's level district creating anenvironment fairelection. for coordination committeesconducted which theactivities ofCCCE, helpedalotin creative andactive leaders, role ofcivilsociety whowereinthe affiliated voluntarily code ofconduct andmade thestakeholdersaware by issuingpress statements. The totheelectionhanded over memorandum commission tostopviolation ofelection situation of the district.over the security In some district, the coordination committees monitored theelection codeofconduct, andexpressed concern election observation andawarenessmanner.education program inanorganized Coordination committees inthecommittees.participated leaders Moreconducted voter's than1500civilsociety leaders,Civil society activists, humanrights journalists, active inthedistrict observers Coordination across committees ofNepal. were andmobilized 75districts formed offices anddistrictrepresentatives facilitated andcoordinated these programs. CCCE through level CCCE. dialogueatlocal totakethecitizen's view regional INSEC Level Dialogue atLocal campaign. There wascoordination andcooperationamong more the than1000leaders during oftheviolationmonitoring ofelection codeofconduct anduseofchildren. district. for camp abasketfundtoconductThe meetinghadform mobile decidedto ofthe the violation ofelection codeofconductparts anduseofchildren invarious were also members of the committee. The coordination committee had monitored Public dialogue program organized in Dhangadhi in organized program dialogue Public Various public awareness programs were conducted campaigns by thecitizen's initiatives representatives from district INSEC ofMid-regionalWith office, Programs dialoguewere on andregional local heldindistrict witha level Overall, and publicassemblieswere level. atdistrict VDC heldin11districts and issuingpress statements. also They conduct by programs organizing various nottoviolateelection codeof parties Campaign drewtheattention ofpolitical image. clean andarehuman rights honest andhave a whoarecandidates committed towards were aimed atmakingthevoters elect and voters education. campaigns The Representatives ofCitizen's of information, andcommunication. education website ofCCCE www.cleanelection.org aired through theUjyaalo 90network. These jingleshave alsobeenuploaded inthe from October 22,radio stations of the country 2013. radioThese jingles were also Rai, Limbu, Newari, Gurung). airedThese jingles were bymoreregularly than 50 and broadcasted in10languages (Nepali, Maithili, Bhojpuri, Magar, Tharu, Tamang, to maketheCCCE effective. Announcement (PSA) were produced Service Public Jingles Radio Vision Television ofNepalgunj. radioThe stations had aired theprograms live. FMstations,than one dozen Makalu Television, Community Lumbini Television, Nepal Government Trilochan in more aboutthecampaign Upreti gave interview ManiDixit, Kanak journalist of activistPrasai Charan secretary rights andformer atregional of thecampaign level. activities publicity helpedfor the secretariatof CCCE, and monitored the situation of election. observed These awareness campaigns. leaflets, distributed forums These joint posterspublished by leaders conductedactively civil civil society with the cooperation of district-based coordinationdistrict committees were intheseprograms. formed The committees leaders,civil society agencies andvoters. observation place administrators, among local election officials, representatives parties, ofpolitical programs couldnotbeheldinDailekh, andHumladistricts. Kalikot Dialoguestook Though there wascoordination stakeholders, andcooperationwithlocal special region. CommitteesClean Election for were intheseprograms. Citizen's formed Pyuthan, Rolpa, Rukum, Salyan, Jajarkot, Jumla, Mugu, Dolpa) of Mid-western these committees. disability, women, indigenous peoples, dalitandMadhesi communities were of part of civilsociety, activists, humanrights mediapersons, conflict victims, persons with elections andmade thereceived public. information representatives District-based committees spread awareness on CA election, helddialogueamong people, observe of western region through thecoordination representatives. ofINSEC These elections were heldinfree andfairmanner. through thatCA reported Campaignsformed theinitiative ofINSEC Citizen's helped inremoving banners, flagskeptagainsttheelection codeofconduct. The Radio jingleswereRadio prepared andaired through radiostations across thecountry Pyakurel,CCCE Raj Subodh Chairperson CampaignersINSEC senior offar-western region. dialoguestook placeninedistricts inall Local CCCE dialogueswere (Banke, heldin12districts Local Bardiya, Surkhet, Dang, CampaignCoordination Citizen's Committees were 16districts inall formed with a view that they can beusedassource can thatthey with aview 39 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 40 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 vote intheleaflets. andothers issueswere incorporated Atotalof25,000leaflets were CleanConstitution.Campaign for ofcitizens, Duty thingstoconsider whilecasting Leaflets Leaflets were distributed across the country withintroduction ofthe Citizen's were across distributed thecountry Leaflets interaction andactivities ofthecampaign. each development region, 5thousandposterswere amidthemeetings, distributed languages of preparation due to in limited local time period of CA election. In posterswere25 thousandsuch distributed. These posterscouldnotbepublished were across establishingjustsociety" publishedanddistributed for thecountry. Poster assembly, interaction andactivities ofthecampaign. region, 5 thousandleaflets were distributed.during the Theseleaflets were distributed languages could ofnotleaflets be in local distribution achieved. Ineachdevelopment distributed. ofpreparation tolimitedtimeperiod ofCA election, Due and publication Posters withslogan"Vote Candidateswhorespect for humanrights, Contribute 41 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 42 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 Constituent AssemblyElection,2013 Monitoring Report Part Three 43 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 44 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 Violation ofCodeConductinCA election Violation began on October28, on November 2013andconcluded 21. five oftheCampaign. partner organizations regional officesandthe The monitoring toabideby ofall it. duty through thesesteps,finalized andthatitisthe shouldbepublishedin Nepal Gazette resources and prohibition on use of state media are to be ensured. Code of Conduct, Conduct, andimplementation, thingslikedrafting ofhumanandother mobilization impartial, transparent andfear-free environment. Codeof such materializing While and people related to them, media in order government and private to maintain fair, and quasi-government government offices, election staffs,parties, political candidates consultation ofNepal, theGovernment withthestakeholdersfor andgovernment of Conduct. theCodeofConduct putineffect after thattheECcan 28(1)says Section oftheelection. ofcleanness level Conduct. Number ofviolations the ofCodeConduct isone benchmark tocheck A. Pre-Election Observation Activities A. Pre-Election Observation 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 50 0 O The CCCE had monitored theelection through 75district representatives, all Part 5, 28and29ofElection Act Section 2007hastalkedaboutElection Code 1 5 2 0 8 0 5 2 9 30 29 12 35 20 48 10 32 15 21 Number of incidents of Violation ofCodeConduct Number ofincidents Violation 26 for Clean Election for the violation was monitoring of Election Code of underCitizen’s themonitoring ne ofthemainactivities during Campaign 32 37 Point Number ofCode ofConduct 38 41 45 52 59 135 349 materials, 41incidentsofviolation ofCodeConduct tampering, damagingordestroying voter education breaches ofCodeConduct pointno. 20prohibiting premises. orschool the school Likewise, there were 45 megaphone activities andotherelectionin campaign related topointno. 35prohibiting assembly, using of bannerandhangings". "prohibition onpainting, wall useormakingothers were violation ofCodeConduct pointno. 12of baton, spearsandkhukuri". Atotalof59incidents poisonous weapons elementsorbladed andrisky like weapons or or demonstrating and or using chemical no. 29, weapons or sharp "prohibition on carrying there were 135incidentsdocumentedrelated topoint orcandidates". by otherparties organized Likewise, the rally, procession, assembly, meetingorgathering Code ofConduct that, shouldbedisrupting "noparty most of them, 349 were related to point no. 30 of the of Conduct documented by theCampaign. Ofwhich Campaign. election and its activities taken of as disrupting a forcewere capable monitored by the out violent activities across it carried the country. to disrupt was trying The group was Nepali Congress, 128 Rastriya PrajatantraParti, Rastriya 13 Seven political parties involved inhighest parties political Seven number of violation ofCodeConduct number ofviolation 52 incidentsofbreach ofCodeConduct There were 912incidentsofviolation ofCode CPN-M, boycotted thesplintergroupwhich ofUCPN-M theelection and CPN-UML, 76 Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum Nepal (Lokatantrik), 13 CPN-Maoists, CPN-Maoists, 192 Rastriya PrajatantraParti, Rastriya 12 UCPN (M), UCPN (M), 223 Total no. violated Conduct’s point Code of 0349 135 59 30 52 29 45 12 41 35 38 20 37 48 32 10 26 32 15 15 9 21 9 39 8 38 6 14 5 47 5 11 4 34 4 27 46 3 24 3 3 84 3 78 3 65 3 36 2 33 2 26 2 49 1 44 1 17 1 87 1 79 1 45 28 19 4 7 No. Incident 912 45 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 46 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 at several places and terrorized the places and terrorized at several 29, placed explosive theCPN-M devices Against theCodeofConduct pointno. boycottingto theparties theelection. Code ofConducteven would beeffective Conduct Codeof Parties Violating election atmostfor campaign.vehicles and 15incidents relatedor feasting to point no. 39prohibiting two light use of only of Conduct point no. 21prohibiting toinfluencethe voters cash orkind parties by and26incidentswere materials related publicity toCode damage ofthecandidate's rally,including procession, assembly, meetingorgathering. Conduct pointno. 32prohibiting ofchildren inany participation election activity, buildingsorwalls.educational Atotalof37incidentswere ofviolations ofCode the religious, buildings, ancientorhistorical orgovernment orpublic memorials violations ofCodeConduct pointno. 10prohibiting pastingofpamphlets on point no. 48prohibiting anythevoters act from depriving theirballots, casting 38 Madhesi JanaadhikarForum Nepal(Lokatantrik) Manch A Manch Involvement of political parties in violation ofCodeConduct inviolation parties Involvement ofpolitical The EC had clarified thatthe clarified The EChad A totalof32incidentswere related toCodeofConduct pointno. 15prohibiting liated Sanghiya Limbuwan Rajya Parishad LimbuwanRajya liated Sanghiya Nepal Worker andPeasants Party Madhesi Jaadhikar Forum Nepal Akhanda Sudurpaschim Party Akhanda Sudurpaschim Rastriya PrajatantraParti Rastriya Rastriya Janamorcha Rastriya Nepali Congress

CPN-Maoists CPN-UML UCPN (M) point 30andnumberofincident Others 2 4 6 8 10 2 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 24 tor and INSEC chairperson submitting the report report the submitting chairperson INSEC and tor Citizen’s Campaign for Clean Election coordina- Election Clean for Campaign Citizen’s Chief Election Commissioner Nilkantha Upreti Upreti Nilkantha Commissioner Election Chief on violation of Election Code of Conduct to the the to Conduct of Code Election of violation on 41 61 94 115 in 24cases. involved inviolation of same point 30 in41incidentswhileUML was point no. 30. NCviolatedpointno. the UCPN-M, 94were related to violation ofCodeConduct by and MJF-Nin10incidents. each, RPPNepal in12, FSPin11 UML in76, MJF-DandRPPin13 violator in223incidents, NCin128, Conduct. wasnamedas UCPN-M incidents ofviolation ofCode were involvedparties found in760 the election andothercontesting boycotted which CPN-M ,including themselves. Atotalof26parties was violatedby the parties contesting for the election,parties Conduct, by thepolitical drafted units.the policeorarmy people. wereThe devices defused by 10 20 30 40 50 15 25 35 45 0 5 Of the223incidents of The CA Election Codeof ady Daig htn Ciwn hnua uu Ia Ktmnu op Grh Panchthar Gorkha Rolpa Kathmandu Ilam Rukum Dhankuta Chitwan Khotang Dhading Bardiya 40 Top hadof which mostnumberofviolation 11districts 43 9 9 9 29 29 29 29 Election CodeofConduct Election Total Party Sadbhawana 1 1 Party Samajbadi Ganatantrik Sanghiya Party Swabhiman Rastriya YatharthabadiRastriya Party Mangol National Organization Nepal MajdoorKisanParty 1 Nepal Pariwar Dal CPN-ML Tarai Madesh Party Sadbhawana Janmorcha Nepal Party JanatakoKranti Garib 4 Akhanda Nepal Party ParishadLimbuwan Rajya Janmorcha Rastriya Tarai-Madesh Party Loktantrik ParsishadRajya SanghiyaLimbuwan Affiliated Manch MJF-Nepal Federal Party Socialist RPP-Nepal RPP MJF-D UML NC CPN-M Others UCPN-M Parties Parties involvedofCodeConduct inviolation 7 27 27 and No. ofIncidents 26 4 24 24 912 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 9 10 11 12 13 13 76 128 192 202 223 incidents of No. 47 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 48 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 chemical orpoisonous weapons elementsorbladed andrisky likebaton,chemical spearsand weapons weapons ordemonstratingand using orsharp "prohibition on carrying orcandidates".by otherparties the rally,should bedisrupting procession, assembly, organized meetingorgathering violation ofCodeConduct were related topointno. that"noparty 30was83saying incidents, in 37andUMLin28. NCin38andUCPN-M Mostincidents ofthe was recorded inSolukhumbu. Terhathum, itwas23. Ofthe16districts, no incident ofviolation ofCode ofConduct was reported fromwas reported Solukhumbu, MustangandHumla. Dhankuta andRukum, and24eachinGorkha andPanchthar 27inIlam whilenone violation occurred inBardiyafollowed by district 43inDhading, 29eachinChitwan, the availabledocumentation attheSecretariat, ofthe912incidents, mostofthe Eastern Region Eastern District by ofCodeConduct Violation Situation and Regional ofCodeConduct Violation Region. Western Region and 67 in Far-Western in Western Region, 212intheMid- Region, 226intheMidRegion, 139 were 268violations intheEastern Region.Eastern Region-wise, there violation ofCodeConduct inthe 2013 recorded highestnumberof Violation of Code of Conduct on Regional Basis ofCodeConductonRegional Violation O Likewise, there were 38documentedincidents related topointno. 29, In the region, was involved in violationCPN-M of Code of Conduct in 58 The CCCE recorded breach ofCode ofConduct in72districts. Asper T monitoring ofCAmonitoring elections the he Campaignduring Khotang eachhad 29. InIlam, itwas27, inPanchthar 24andin f the258incidentsofviolation ofCodeConduct, Dhankuta and

Mid Western, 212 Western, 139 Far Western, 67 Mid, 226 Eastern, 268 centers, the voting was normal. whileat other duetofear VDC-9 ofLungrupa atPhejung School Higher Secondary atSideshwar proportional candidates and92for out of946votes were FPTP for cast elections. There were bomb explosions at15locations. OntheElection Day, 61 only Offence Act.and chargedthemunderPublic They wereafter the released onbail people traveling there. Police thecampaign arrestedcadresdisrupting for theCPN-M by UMLandNC, organized assembly were explosive devices planteddisrupting flagsandbanners. theparty ofRPP-Nandsnatched rally At some sites of election areas.Nepal intherural headquarters, Inthedistrict the FLSCcadres disrupted Panchthar Act. oftheelection. They were theconclusion released after Offence andchargedunderPublic arrested cadres posingobstruction theCPN-M theelection bandh,for by calling anddetonating andplantingbombs. strike Police Ilam released on thecondition theircandidacy. ofwithdrawing abducted on November andwasreleased 12evening 20hourslater. three All were contesting elections from no. Jhapaconstituency no. constituency 3and Ilam 1was andwasreleasedNovember 24hourslater. 12lateafternoon Gopal Thebe ofFSP Dhungana was abductedby ChintaDevi candidate anunidentified group on FPTP from his own home in Jalthala VDC-3. Ama Nepal no. Party's constituency 5 no.constituency 3on November 11afternoon. Hewasabductedinthemorning Act. Police Offence cadres level underPublic arresteddistrict andchargedtheCPN-M theelection bandh,for by calling anddetonating andplantingbombs. strike The Jhapa ofCodeConduct Representative Incidentsof Violation rally, including activity procession, assembly, meetingorgathering. Code ofConduct pointno. 32prohibiting ofchildren inany participation election painting,"wall useormakingothersofbannerandhangings"violations of Atotal19incidentswerekhukuri." violation ofCodeConduct ofpointno. 12of CPN-M cadres disrupted the assembly and rallies ofNC, andrallies theassembly cadres disrupted CPN-M UMLandRPP- cadresfront led CPN-M The by createdobstruction affiliatedtothe33-party cadres The CPN-M released Kharel,Nabaraj candidate from theCPN-ML cadres front ledThe CPN-M affiliated with the 33-party by created obstruction 49 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 50 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 was torched. theelection for campaign Chaudhary Acharya. used by Bhagwati The vehicle BhimPrasadplaced atUMLcandidate placing bombs. There was ahoaxbomb bandh,election for by calling and strike front the attempted to disrupt 33-party Sunsari Regional Eastern coordinatorof INSEC along withothermonitors. MJF-N andMJF-Dboycotted on second day. The counting resumed intheauspicies counting,ballot boycotted UCPN-M thecountingcitingirregularitiesand peaceful, however, on the first day of incidents, theElection Day remained hoax bombs. Despitethesesporadic Dangihat VDC-5, thegroups placed Margof andLaxmi in Kaseni VDC-5 the election centers. Bazaar At Kaseni wereCampus respectively which also at Pathari andPathari Bazaar Multiple bombplaced andasutalibomb asocket Offence Act. An unidentified group by thepoliceandchargedwithPublic Morang futile turned on theElection Day. firings occasional the voters with bombs- real and hoax and Act. However, theirattempttoscareoff Offence police andchargedunderPublic frontSome cadres were arrested by the detonated abomb attheUMLassembly. boy were injured whenthefront cadres campaign. people, Seven a including hiselection during candidate UCPN-M front Maden, injured Sanchaman the Taplejung The cadres led The ofCPN-M Four cadres were CPN-M arrested cadres led33-party The ofCPN-M UCPN-M candidate Sanchaman Maden who was was who Maden Sanchaman candidate UCPN-M INSEC eastern regional coordinator Som Raj Raj Som coordinator regional eastern INSEC A vehicle torched at Basanttar of Dhankuta of Basanttar at torched vehicle A Thapa monitoring the vote counting vote the monitoring Thapa wounded in the attack by CPN-M by attack the in wounded but nountoward wasreported. event were insome found places, on theElection headquarters Day thedistrict including November 17. athishome. wasthrashed candidate ACPN-ML Explosive devices and Bhola Prasad Saba Pharebi vice-chairperson Mukti MorchaYadav district on on November 10, no. constituency 2 area Sardar, in-charge Bachchelal Dalit Ratriya Banuali ofPrasawani on NovemberVDC 19, Majhi Dipendra Secretary District and plantingbombs. Police arrested Devnath Yadav, in-chargeat district CPN-M Saptari There andan was ofblankfiring one reporting SLR was recovered inthejungle. at Toribari as athe thefled school. the attack The Election Day remained peaceful. in Yangsijung School Secondary program atKalika ofJaljala VDC-2. Hewasblocked waspreparingtoholda when agroup ofyouths peltedstonesastheparty atKiranti Prasad at wastravelling Kiranti Toribari ofJaljala VDC-3. The incidentoccurred Sangkhuwasabha between andamong NC,clashes UMLandUCPN-M. Election Office. headingDistrict for materials election publicity There were some Sanghiya Limubwan Rajyaaffiliated cadres and torched Parishad snatched the by on October24. theUCPN-M organized assembly InSimle VDC-2, Manch Terhathum an unidentifiedgroup stonescliff over them.rolled from the in Ghorlepani. andhisteamwere assaultedwhen Sherpa Kripasur UMLcandidate offthe voters.intention ofscaring bomb wasdefused Another socket by the NA team that anunidentifiedganghad hungthebomb by atree on the Kudakaule withan Agriculture Development BankandinKudakaule VDC. said DSPNatiraj Gurung Bhojpur theelection. remaineddistrict peaceful after officebuildingofRPP.constructed Two bombs were found ontheElection Day. The RPP election campaign.cadres obstructed Abomb was detonated inthenewly- Dhankuta The cadres of CPN-M led 33-party front bandhs created calling cadres obstructions led33-party by The ofCPN-M Rajendra Ancandidate unidentifiedgroupthe blocked road asUCPN-M cadres created on theway level ofCPN-M obstruction tothe The district The bombfoundinthebuilding NA's bomb disposalunitdefusedasocket usedby theelection NCwastorched campaign.A vehicle during The UML 51 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 52 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 acts voters stations. of obstruction. topolling to carry used vehicles UCPN-M A bus bandhs andplantingbombs. Police arrested cadrestheir for andchargedtheCPN-M Okhaldhunga days. following onwas reported the Election Day and election campaign. No untoward incident of anddisruption FSP related toclash the cadres ofNC, UML, and UCPN-M were some scufflesbetween andamong cadres theiracts for ofobstruction. There Police arrested andchargedtheCPN-M bandhsandplantingbombs.calling front created by 33-party obstructions Khotang by UCPN-M. organized in Rauta VDC-9 petrol bomb atavehicle. targeting anelection campaign bomb washurled Asocket Committee Subedi, memberBaburam State 54, ofBeltarthrowing for VDC-9 a thelocals.intended toterrorize BeltarArea Police OfficearrestedCPN-M's Kirant bandhs and planting bombs. There were bombcasualties explosions several without Udaypur demanded re-election butthedemandwasrejected by theEC. no. had capturedboothinconstituency that UCPN-M 5on theElection Day and between andamong NC, UMLandUCPN-M. claimed UMLandmadheshi parties meet thecadres. The NA teamdefusedthebombs. There were of scuffles some reports Dahalon October 25to Kamal Pushpa chairperson before thevisitofUCPN-M Jamdaha andMuksar just VDC VDC unidentified group plantedbombs at team defusedbomb atGol Bazaar. An bandhsandplantingbombs.calling NA front created by obstructions 33-party Siraha The cadres of CPN-M led 33-party front created calling cadres obstructions led33-party by The ofCPN-M cadres led The ofCPN-M front created calling cadres obstructions led33-party by The ofCPN-M cadres led The ofCPN-M A socket bomb placed in Jamdaha VDC, Siraha VDC, Jamdaha in placed bomb socket A Nar Singh Bahadur Khadka, a UML Khotang Khotang UML a Khadka, Bahadur Singh Nar cadre injured in khukuri attack by NC cadres NC by attack khukuri in injured cadre among NC, UMLandUCPN-M. bandhs andplantingbombs. There werebetween some and minorscuffles reported Solukhumbu theElection Days. after UCPN-M Day. There were somebetween minor scuffles and among reported NC, UML and uptotheelection butnountowardin therun on incidentwasreported theElection spotted by by theNHRC thepolice. teamandthenseized There were some scuffles School, Secondary Pokhare Lower centeratKalika the polling VDC-4. The buswas oftheElectionwith thenumberplateBa2Cha5212wasusedinmorning Day at The cadres of CPN-M led 33-party front created calling cadres obstructions led33-party by The ofCPN-M 53 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 54 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 Situation of Election CodeofConduct ofElection Violation Situation Mid Region that no graffiti or banner shall beused or orbannershall that nograffiti election Code ofConductstipulates which were related tothepointno. 12ofthe from thisregion. Atotalof23incidents likes were documentedinthesecretariat asastick,such sword, knife, spearandthe anddangeroussubstance orsharp weapons or poisonous tobeusedachemical cause anyoneher norshall demonstrateoruse andammunitions arms withhim/ carry related tothepointno. 29i.e. noone shall were inthisregion. reported related totheviolation ofthesamepoint candidate. However, a total of 74 incidents or a by another party organized assembly procession, rally, massmeeting, meetingor toa becaused shall ofany type obstruction and point stipulates that nodisturbance 30 ofElection CodeofConduct. The were related totheviolation ofpointno. of this region, atotal of 30 incidents 33 incidentsandUMLin11incidents. incidents, NC in 34 incidents, in CPN-M wasinvolved inatotalof84 UCPN-M violation ofelection CodeofConduct, were from reported BhaktapurandParsa. of violation ofelection CodeofConduct inthisregion,districts two incidents only 27 were from and20were Kathmandu fromdistricts. Ramechhap Among the19 43 incidentswere from reported Dhading district, atotalof29were from Chitwan, Similarly, atotalof37incidents thedocumentedincidents Of all ofthe226incidents Out A were by collected the secretariat from Mid Region. of them, Out a total of total of226incidentsrelated totheviolation ofElection CodeofConduct aaapr1 Bara Makawanpur Total 2 District 1 SN hdn 1 1 Parsa Total Dhading 2 5 Nuwakot 2 4 Sindhupalchok 3 Lalitpur 2 District 1 SN 2Srai22 1 3 7 2 1 Total Kathmandu 3 7 3 13 1 Sarlahi 1 12 Mahottari 2 11 Dolakha 4 3 10 1 1 Sindhpalchok 9 3 1 4 Bhaktapur 8 9 Lalitpur 3 7 Dhading 6 1 4 Chitwan 5 Makawanpur 3 4 Rautahat 3 Dhanusha 2 1 NDistrict SN No. ofPeople inExplosionand Killed Kavre Incidents of Life Incidents ofLife Threats Incidents ofexplosion Firing 3 3 135 41 Devices Explosive 7 1 No.of Victims 3 2 Number Defused constituency no.5 under FPTP system wasshoton October4anddiedwhile system no.5constituency underFPTP passengers, thepeopleandothers. explosion ofbomb toterrorize orexplosive device parties, ofpolitical organizations attack, beating, arson, throwing petrol bombs at parties,of political between thesister clash theelectionof Conductpublicity during theviolation ofCode The incidentsinclude Code ofConduct issuedby theECin2013. the secretariat are related to the violation of rights. of Conduct aswell astheviolation ofhuman in frontline on violation of the election Code were alliance led33party's CPN-M's including this pointwere inthisregion. reported a totalof16incidentsrelated totheviolation of building. ofsuch orstructure or wall However, government orgovernment orpublicbuilding building,or historical place, monument or on any religious,or written archaeological tobepasted pamphlet bepastedorcause shall Election CodeofConduct stipulatesthatno tobeused.cause Hence, thepointno. 10ofthe UML candidate Mohammad Alam, Alam, Mohammad candidate UML contesting from Bara constituency no. no. constituency Bara from contesting - al men hit by dead shot was who 4, legedly contracted by a UML leader, leader, UML a by contracted legedly miffed for Alam’s selection over him over selection Alam’s for miffed CA CandidateMohammad Alamwhowascontesting election from Bara in Most oftheincidentsreported Before parties theelection thepolitical when an unidentified group hurled apetrolwhen anunidentified group bomb at hurled Prasain, 45, inthesameincident. sustained injury stretch diedon November 13andthebusowner Hari a petrol bomb on the bus in Pathlaiya- Nijgadh road who wasinjured whenan unidentifiedgroup hurled the incident. district. Atotalof12peoplereceived during injuries passenger businBarsamadi ofMakawanpur VDC-2 apetrolunidentified groupbomb hurled ona diedwhenan district ofBara Municipality-7 In thesameway, Rakesh Yadav, 17, ofKalaiya Teaching Hospital, on October10. Kathmandu undergoing treatment at Tribhuwan University A totalofeightpassengers were injured Similarly, Deuja of Nijgadh Raju VDC-7 Total 7Rmchp4 Ramechhap 17 6Rsw 1 Rasuwa 16 5Nwkt12 Nuwakot 15 4Dlka12 Dolakha 14 13 2Snhplhk12 Sindhupalchok 12 1Lltu 1 Lalitpur 11 0Ktmnu18 Kathmandu 10 hdn 24 Dhading 9 hta 17 Chitwan 8 aaapr11 Makawanpur 7 atht7 Rautahat 6 as 1 Parsa 5 aa25 Bara 4 idui11 Sindhuli 3 alh 21 Sarlahi 2 hnsa3 Dhanusha 1 NDsrc No. ofInjured District SN Injured in Clash andExplosion Injured inClash Kavre 173 2 55 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 56 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 and 23 four wheelerswere in22incidents.and 23four vandalized the CA andsetfire election vandalized ondifferent vehicles. Atotalof21motorcycles theelection campaigns.and todisrupt of Nepal Army. The bomb thepeople orexplosivewere devices plantedtoterrorize total of 35 bombs and werethe explosive devices diffused by the bomb disposal team andothergroups decidedtoboycottby which parties different political theelection, a front. led33-party CPN-M occurred parties, among thepolitical clash by explosion andattack ofexplosive device of Nepal Pariwar Dalagainst usingloud deployed from theECdirected the cadres team Nepal thatamonitoring informed Shreekrishna election officer Returning Office onOctober25. Similarly, chief while Electiongoing to the District logo a redwearing withparty's jacket against YCL cadres accusing themof said that UML cadres lodged a complaint no.constituency Kumar 3Raj Shrestha Code ofConduct by hangingabannerover theroad. Office ofChiefElection Officer onOctober 22 accusingtheNCofviolatingelection Chitwan CodeofConductinDetails ofElection Violation Laxmi Acharya of Rasuwa who was was who Rasuwa of Acharya Laxmi set on fire by the UCPN-M cadres UCPN-M the by fire on set Similarly, andothergroup had which decidedtoboycott parties thepolitical inthis region of the 41bombs planted in 10districts and explosive devices Out Assistant Returning Officer of Assistant Returning memberof A central YCL, Nepal Prakash lodged acomplaint atthe Subedi UCPN-M cadres.UCPN-M 3, whentorched by injuries sustainedburn Rasuwa apetrol bomb onhurled abus. whenanunidentifiedgroup district Kathmandu were of injured aminorgirl atSatungal including Lagankhel. In the same way, atotal of nine passengers bomb on amicrobus heading from toRatnapark apetrol whenanunidentifiedgroup hurled Lalitpur 4-year-old wasinjured Abhishek Lama atKumaripati, district. Chok ofKathmandu Samakhusi Similarly, a A totalof173peoplewere injured duetothe Acharya,Laxmi 35, ofLaharepauwa VDC- suffered burn injuries when an unidentified gang gang unidentified an when injuries burn suffered Asmin Gurung, the driver of a mini-truck who who mini-truck a of driver the Gurung, Asmin hurled petrol bomb at the vehicle in Chitwan in vehicle the at bomb petrol hurled However, wasoccurred theincident. during nohumancasualty on November Municipality-2 13ataround ofRatnanagar 10pm. School Secondary Pokharel bomb went offinthepremises of thatacylinder Nepal Higher informed night.the incidentwashappened during DSPatArea Police Office, Tandi Nakul glasses were destroyed in the incident. However, was occurred as no human casualty went offinthe premises VDC on November 13. thatthewindow Police informed However, wasrecorded inthe incident. nohumancasualty bomb explodednear that acylinder Tandi Municipality-2. ofRatnanagar Bazaar bandh effective. InspectoratArea Police Office, Ratnanagar, Kedar informed Pant plantedby cadresthe suspiciousexplosive inorder devices theCPN-M tomaketheir November 11. clearedThe bomb disposalteamof andthepolicehadNepal Army Madhur Nepal involvement intheincident. akaBiplab deniedhisparty’s outby thesameparty.the incidentwascarried However, ofCPN-M secretary district by CPN-M,incident tookbandhcalled place during thepolicehad suspectedthat roof ofbusandthepassengers saved from theirlives escaping thebusfire. As the the buswasdestroyed fire whenagroup ofunidentifiedpeoplehadonthe hurled on November 11. fromKathmandu Sarlahi The District that informed Police Office election CodeofConduct. on electionNovemberMechi-Mahakali campaign 9violatingthepointno. 2ofthe amassmeetinginthenameofits areaorganized Bharatpur whentheUCPN-M in election from no. constituency 5underFPTP. with registration no. ofBa9Cha 7636usedby whowascontesting Amik Sherchan no. ofconstituency VDC in Shukranagar 5on October27ataround 2pm. campaign. no. ofconstituency UML candidate 5atBagai, BankattaofMadielection for them onattacked the way were while they returning leaving Dan Bahadur Tamang, people were other four injuredincluding inthe incident. Agroup of YCL cadres had Adhikari, Udaya Paudel, BhabishwarDhakal, andNarayan Adhikari Dibya Acharya election campaign. According totheparty, itscadres Pabitra Wagle, 67, Ghanashyam cadres onwereUCPN-M's October26whilethey returning home from doorto no. 3, Tribhuwan Paudel on thesameday. ofconstituency onspeaker while publicizing election behalfofitscandidate campaign The building of Pithuwa wasdestroyedThe buildingof VDC whenanexplosive device CPN-M called on by duetothebandh affected wascompletely The district An apassenger unidentifiedgroupbus(Na setablaze 4Kha4734)boundto in wasdisrupted The transportation Tandi, Khairahani, and Parsa Bazaar PoliceDistrict thatanunidentifieda vehicle Officeinformed groupsetablaze According to thepolice, theelection an unidentified group materials set ablaze thatits15cadres were informed injured of duetotheattack UML party 57 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 58 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 incident wasunderway. Police that investigation informed of the from Hospital.to Kathmandu Bharatpur wasreferred injured Gurung Seriously inthe incident.sustained injuries Gurung, 30, of Tandrang VDC, Gorkha on November 17. Tanker Asmin driver Municipality-4 New Road ofBharatpur to Narayangadh from Barhaghare, at a watertank(Ba1Kha9554), heading apetrol bomb on hurled in amotorcycle detonated thebomb. while theincidentoccurred. cadres hadThapaliya toldtheUCPN-M intentionally the incident. According tohim, cadres were working some party insidetheoffice committee Jagannath furnitureThapaliya saidthatoffice's wasdestroyed duein bomb on theoffice. had hurled inmotorcycles came ofUMLdistrict Chairperson around 8pm on November 17. Itwasstatedthatthree unidentifiedpeoplewho by election UMLfor campaign. same place. organized cadresThe UML rally were attendinga homereturning after YCL were while they the at motorcycles the cadres taking snacks had vandalized Municipality.Chaubishkothi of Bharatpur thatagroup UMLcadres informed of sides sustainedminorinjuries. wereThe motorcycles keptat the Area Police Office. ofMadiof UMLon area. NovemberVDC-4 16inKalyanpur Cadres from both occurredwhich between YCL, and thecadres ofUCPN-M Youth Association Nepal A vehicle torched by an unidentified gang in in gang unidentified an by torched vehicle A Two unidentified persons arriving Municipality-7 officeinBharatpur A bomb party went offnearUMLdistrict YCL on November motorcycles 16at atotaloffour cadres vandalized Chitwan motorcycles were vandalized in a clash were inaclash motorcycles vandalized Usha Neupane. from thesameregion candidate andPR system contesting election underFPTP Narayanits candidate Dahalwhowas inthepresence of organized in therally flag itsparty byof UCPN-M carrying children hadslogan on chanted behalf no.constituency 3on November 14. The in organized used children inarally NA bomb disposal team defusing a bomb in in bomb a defusing team disposal bomb NA Police thatatotalof19 informed It was reported that the UCPN-M thattheUCPN-M It wasreported Chitwan school targetingschool theCA election. The October 23. camp wasplaced inthe The on Community School of Shankhadevi headquarters. district thehouseholdsof toall distributed no. Dhamala 2 Kalpana had been ofconstituency by candidate UCPN-M October 10. The invitationcards signed on Party OfficeofUCPN-M at District about theprogram butnoaction wastaken. it was also premises.held inside the school The District informed Police Office was pamphlets andotherelection relatedwere theprogram materials and used during nearNaubise ofDhading no.3School constituency on October8. banners, Oversized Dhading plasticbag.kept insideablack Nepal deployed Army from area. Gauribas thatthebomb Nepalwas informed Army on NovemberVDC-9 18. The bomb wasdefused by ateamofbomb disposalunitof of Aurahi Road ofAurahi on NovemberVDC-9 13. Mahottari cadre Mohan Shrestha. site. cadres theway ofUML obstructed clash wasensuedwhenthe UCPN-M The around 3 pm in Piple VDC-7. Four cadres were UCPN-M arrested from the incident glasseswerethat thevehicle's broken duetotheincident. 17. DSPandspokespersonPolice ofDistrict Office, SanjayRautinformed Bahadur on November system who wascontestingno.5 election inconstituency underFPTP 6425 and Dahal,Ba 6 Cha 8496 respectively used by Naryan of UCPN-M candidate insideabaginthesameplace. sawthesuspiciousdevice when they by anunidentified group ataround 11.00am. thepolice called people had Thelocal on November Municipality-10 17.Bharatpur Itwasstatedthatthebomb wasplanted The police removed the camp YCL ateaparty theelectionorganized codeofconduct theUCPN-M Violating anelection programHigherSecondary atMachhindra organized UCPN-M A bomb disposalteamofNepal defusedapipebomb Army plantedinBardibas A bomb disposalteamofNepal defusedabomb Army plantednearMashanghat occurred and UML cadres between onUCPN-M A Novemberclash 18 at withthenumberplateBa8Cha twoAn unidentifiedgroupvehicles vandalized A bomb disposalteamof Nepal defusedapressure Army cooker bomb in Durga Bahadur Tamang and Raju Tamang injured injured Tamang Raju and Tamang Bahadur Durga in UCPN-M cadres’ attack cadres’ UCPN-M in 59 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 60 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 both sides when UML and UCPN-M district level leaders level committed to district not repeatboth sides when UML and UCPN-M University Teaching Hospitalon thesameday. An agreement wasreached between ofUMLcadresin theattack on November 12. The victimwastreated at Tribhuwan wouldthat they notconduct any election program atthearea. the Maoist cadres from there on thesameday. cadres hadThe UCPN-M announced cadres theway obstructed by diggingthe The UCPN-M roadchased whilethepolice stones atUMLconferencecadres ofArmakhu, hurled Bhumeshwar on 11.VDC-8 byattacked rods, stones andlathiswere treatedHospitalon thesameday. atGajuri byattacked agroupcadres on ofUCPN-M November 9. The victimswho were inPida VDC-9,of Gairigaun whowere heading toUMLelection conference were hisNovemberJamarkattel had 6address. monitored after thecamp byhad intheschool some earlier. beenstaying establishinganelectiondays camp activities of the school. According administration, to school cadres the UCPN-M educational Jamarkattel had addressed disrupting theprogramwasorganized which on November 6. School Secondary Lower Shalikram candidate The UCPN-M treated healthpost. atlocal police hadabouttheincident. reached knew atthesitewhenthey The injured were ofJogimara wasinjured Dallakoti VDC-9 duetothepolice'sbeating.Krishna The flagintheirmotorcycle. sawUMLparty themwhenthey attacked cadre CPN-M them inMajhimtararea ofJogimara on NovemberVDC-9 1. cadres The UCPN-M area to refuelwere a motorcycle injured when a group cadres attacked of UCPN-M wastorched bymaterials agroupcadres on ofCPN-M November 1ataround 4pm. of Conduct. Hospital, Memorial Hewastreated atShahid inKathmandu. Kalanki larger thantheprovision ofElection Code itwas flagfrom saying the vehicle party thepoliceurged themtoremove the after action whentheNCcadrespolice attacked police beathimup. The policetook the injured whenthe wasseriously VDC-9 member Arjun Upreti, 43, of Naubise the school. YCL in training cadres conducted daily Sub-incharge ofUCPN-M,Sub-incharge JayaramRijalof Bhumeshwar wasinjuredVDC-6 Dahal,Shiva 20, ofBhumesthan wasinjuredVDC-6 whenagroup ofUCPN-M Bahadur UML cadres Durga Tamang, 67, Raju Tamang, 39, andGanteChepang anelection program Mhadinthepremises organized UCPN- of Thumkidanda UML cadres DineshNepali andBibekRegmiwhohad come toJogimara election wascarrying A motorwiththenumberplateBa1Ja2318which NC District Working Committee A vehicle torched by an unidentified gang in in gang unidentified an by torched vehicle A Dhading The UCPN-M cadres fled the scene after hurling stonesrally. atthe after hurling cadres fledthescene The UCPN-M injured were treated CommunityHospitalandBenighatHealthPost. atRajmarga VDC-2, Chul Bahadur Thakuri, 50, ofsame were VDC-2 injured intheincident. The Benighat VDC, BimalaGhimire, 24, ofBaireni VDC-8, Ayush Tamang, 25, ofGajuri Rawal,cadres Rameshwar 21, of Mahadevsthan VDC-5, Shrestha, Surendra 26, of inDhusa on by NovemberVDC-1 UMLparty 15. organized them inarally UML treatment.brought hospitalfor todistrict byattacked agroup of YCL cadres whohad come inmotorcycles. The victimwas cadres himwithsword attacked on November 15. saidthathewas The UMLparty Kathmandu. withsword.Ek Bahadur Lamichhane The victims were treated atBirHospital, NC cadres hadNar attacked Bahadur Gandraba, 55, DeepakLamichhane, 25, and on were Novemberwhile they VDC-4 15. sittingatBarabhanjyang ofKalleri The nothing happened. cadresactiona complaint demandingstern againsttwo UCPN-M againstthem, posters.tampering The victim received head andhandinjuries. Though Tamangfiled group cadreshimwithlathisandrods attacked ofUCPN-M on November 14for bomb.and aGagri duetothebomb explosion. wasdisrupted The transportation near Thakre VDC-5. According topolice,cadresSutali had theCPN-M planteda Padeli ofMaidi VDC-6. However, cadres detonated theCPN-M abomb on highway DahalakaPrachandaaddressed Kamal on Puspa November by 14at itschairperson to be was scheduled which of UCPN-M campaign two bombs plantedby targeting theelection CPN-M on thesameday. Bahadur Shahi. The accused were arrested by the police Rana chairperson district eight NCcadres including Policea complaint atDistrict Officeagainsta group of coming on theroad inmotorcycle. The victimhad filed cadres were andUCPN-M cadres were organizingarally wasensuedastheNC which inaclash He wasattacked him withasword inMaidi on NovemberVDC-1 13. injured when agroup ofNC seriously cadres attacked ofaction infuture. type such Seven UMLcadres wereSeven injured whenagroupcadres attacked ofUCPN-M of Nalang was injuredVDC-3 when a group Umesh Aryal of UCPN-M's Threecadres UML were injured whena groupcadres of NC them attacked Somlal Tamang, 26, whena injuries ofKhalte sustainedserious VDC-9 A bomb disposalteamofNepal had Army defused Shrestha,Shibaraj 25, ofMaidi was VDC-6 Magar of Dhading who was was who Dhading of Magar injured in the assault by the the by assault the in injured Nau Bahadur Gandrama Gandrama Bahadur Nau NC cadres NC 61 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 62 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 arriving in two motorcycles attemptedtotorch ajeep withthenumberplate Ba 3Cha intwo motorcycles arriving on October26inthemorning. system FPTP unknown Atotaloffour persons Pandeyused by Rajendra whowascontesting election from Dhading underthe who was contesting no. election in constituency and another system 5 under FPTP referred Neuro toBansbari Hospitalfrom Hospital. Stupa byconference theparty. organized was whoreceived head Luintel injury serious of NC cadres on October in an 26 electionwhile she was heading to participate Kathmandu incident, noaction wastaken. reception. theDistrict policehad informed Though thelocal Police Officeaboutthe also attended the system Jamarkattel who was contesting election underFPTP school. secondary centerofKarkidanda polling Shalikram candidate The UCPN-M Pokharel heads. andothersecurity OfficerBishnu abouttheincidenttoChief District PrasadThe victiminformed Nawaraj Chhatkuliamong othersinfront oftheofficeChiefElection Officer. Basnet, Rajendra journalists Sharma, Rajaram and DamodarAryal, Silwal Shiva KeshabSilwal, atNEOC Adhikari,threatened chairperson DRSitaram INSEC on November 17.cadres publicly cadresThe group Sudip ledBK of UCPN-M by were by policeandkeptatArea seized Police Office, Gajuri. frommagazine andkhukuri thesite. usedby cadres theUCPN-M motorcycles Six beinginvolved topolicefor intheincident.VDC-2 The policehad recovered apistol, Lohani ofGajuri cadrescadreSantosh The UML hadover handed aUCPN-M cadresPandey attemptedtoattack the UCPN-M on thehighway. withKhukuri way inBenighat VDC-9. assistant(PSA)had saved himwhen Hispersonal security Prasad Rajendra Pandey theUMLcandidate attempted toattack their by obstructing cadres onand UCPN-M November 17. cadres clash ensuedwhenUCPN-M The day. wastreatedHospital. atDistrict The victimwho received earinjury by cadrewithabottleon inashopandwasattacked thesame aUCPN-M was called NC, was injured by cadres on UCPN-M November 16. According to the victim, he that anunidentifiedperson hadafterplanting fledbomb on thefrom thesceneroad. unidentified group atMuralibhanjhyang on VDC-2 November 16. Itwasinformed An unidentified group torched a jeep used by NC candidate Narahari Acharya An unidentifiedgroup torched ajeepused candidate Acharya by NCNarahari Luintel wasattacked The UML by agroupSita regional committee member a onreception November silence period organized during 17 near a UCPN-M andmediapersons were threatened by observers Some agroup ofUCPN-M Two cadres were UMLandUCPN-M between UML injured inaclash Pathak,Ramesh ofNepal Chairperson Vice Tarun Dal, of sisterorganization A bomb disposalteam of Nepal defusedabomb Army plantedby an district andUmeshMaharjan,district 21, were from district injured Kathmandu inapetrol district, Khatun, Sahila 22, Khatun, Jarin Minya Kawadi, 42, from Kusum Sat Sarlahi 39, HasinaKhatun, 35, BishwasSah, Ram 27ofJokha from VDC-6 Rautahat They were treated Hospitalat atGrandi Dhapashi,Kathmandu. Babu Chand, Manoj Pant, Apsara Basnet, Basnet. and Sanubabu Mithu Shrestha The injured were SinghBista, identifiedas Dhwaj RamBahadurdriver Thapa, Binod bomb on amicrobus withnumberplateBa1Ja9891 on November 13atSamakhusi. 6680 andBa12Pa 583were torched by anunidentifiedgroup on thesameday. 4135) on November 13. Similarly, withnumbere platesBa28Pa two motorcycles School, someago. Lapsiphedi days Secondary of NepalHigher hadKalikasharan Army alsodiffusedabomb plantedat saw the police bombwhen they on the same day. Another bomb disposal team bomb plantedby anunidentifiedgroup on November 11. people had informed Thelocal thatabomb disposalteamofNepalinformed had Army defusedapressure cooker Metropolis-35 CollegeinKathmandu on November 10.Titan group torched ajeepwiththenumberplateBa3Cha7827and65511near Metropolis-14, Syuchatar. regionalwas placed inUCPN-M electioncommittee mobilization ofKathmandu no.9.constituency flexbanner Alarge-size CA whowascontesting from candidate Paudel, nameDevendra their candidate's multicoloreddistributed pasting calendar Dhapasi on thesameday. of unidentifiedpersons near Krishnamandir wastorched by agroup Acharya Narahari the numberplateBa6Cha419usedby Kathmandu. Similarly, another jeep with Pandey262 usedby Rajendra at Lajimpat, People injured in petrol bomb attack on a bus heading for Rautahat at Satungal, Kathmandu Satungal, at Rautahat for heading bus a on attack bomb petrol in injured People Mahamad Taparej, 14, Darji, Kalam 45, Prajun Khatun, 5, Mohamad Munna, Eight passengers were injured apetrol when an unidentified group hurled Police thatagroup informed ofunidentifiedpeopletorched ataxi(Ba1Ja Inspector atMetropolitan Police atSankhu, Department Adhikari Govinda The metropolitanrange, police that an unidentified Baneshwar informed New cadres hadThe UCPN-M Sameer Khadgi who was injured in a bomb bomb a in injured was who Khadgi Sameer explosion 63 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 64 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 group had hurled apetrolgroup bomb hadonfrom hurled anightbusheadingin toKathmandu Kalaiya University Teaching Hospital, died on November Kathmandu 26. An unidentified bandh and undergoing treatmentduring at vehicle group driving for Tribhuwan treated atHetaudaHospital. NC cadres Bhatta Jimba wereShankar injured intheincident.Thing and They were hand. on hisleft injury ofNepal Leader Teachers Banstola, Association Pitambar by NC organized at Hetauda on the same day.assembly Dahal received shrapnel in Chhatiwan VDC-5. The victims were attendinganelection heading home after injured abomb towards whenanunidentifiedgroup hurled them on November 13 the incidentoccurred. when ofHetaudaMunicipality-5 Sapkota was parked inthecompound ofSantosh no.3 ofconstituency by candidate night. UCPN-M on October26during The jeep Makawanpur same day. November 17. areception had organized atJordharaon Pun ofKapan the VDC-1 Nandawhowascontesting electioncandidate KishorPun from no.4 constituency on police andwasparked. the body. Police by saidthattheincidentoccurred whilethebuswasbeingescorted the incidentsite. The victims inhands,received injuries head, of legsandotherparts whereas anotherone wasdefusedby them. teamrescued An APF theinjured from threethat anunidentifiedgroup petrol hadtwo hurled bombs exploded ofwhich on fromNovember inSantungal VDC-9 to Rautahat 16. Kathmandu Police said bomb attack, by anunidentifiedgroup hurled on apassengerwasbound buswhich NC Makawanpur secretary Bishnu Dahal who was was who Dahal Bishnu secretary Makawanpur NC Rakesh Rakesh Yadav, 17, whowasinjured by Municipality-7 anunidentified ofKalaiya Four NCcadres, ofNCdistrict, secretary including BishnuDahalwere An unidentifiedgroup torchedwasused ajeephavingBa8Cha5956which Police areceptionby theUCPN-M interrupted organized thatthey informed injured in bomb explosion bomb in injured Khan, ManjuKhanal, and ManojRai Bahadur Lama, UmeshPandit, Raja Lama, Bahadur Lama, Ram Ram Regmi, Uma Regmi, Dhan Bahadur The injured Sanat were identified as passengers were injured intheincident. Hospital on thesameday. Atotalof12 to Tribhuwan TeachingUniversity taken injuredtheincidentwas during seriously whowas Municipality-7 ofKalaiya Sah Basamadi VDC-2. Bhola The busdriver found injungleonday.found thefollowing on thesameday. were thattheelection SPGaneshBahadurmaterials Airinformed of police led by was deployedDSP Mukunda Marasini to investigate the incident Policeto theDistrict Officeanda group incident, details thepolicehad informed way tothevoting center. Following the policewere lootedon the temporary 16. boxesThe ballot carried by being votingto Kakada centeron November boxesballot were which beingbrought Hospital. Lama.Sita They were treated at Hetuada to Moktan, the group had looted a handbook,chart, flip papers among sample ballot fromelection materials ofMajhuwa Raygaun on NovemberVDC-7 10. According Program (LGCDP), Abhitthat anunidentifiedgroup Moktan informed looted headquarter. went aroundofdistrict thewholebazaar andtherally duetotherally disturbed Manthali on October23ataround 7.00pm. was headquarter inthedistrict Life on October22. meeting implement theprovisions ofelectiontheirall-party CodeofConduct during votes. askingpeoplefor School Primary had committed to parties The majorpolitical Ramechhap on a public vehicle at Manhari of of Manhari at vehicle public a on injured in a petrol bomb attack attack bomb petrol a in injured Ram Bahadur Lama, who was was who Lama, Bahadur Ram About 6/7unknown people looted Local social mobilizer of Local Governance andCommunityDevelopment Governance ofLocal social mobilizer Local headquarter indistrict rally amotorcycle had organized party UCPN-M cadresSetidevi pastedpostersof The UMLandUCPN-M on thewall Makawanpur the incidentcouldnotbeidentified. the voting center. However, thepeopleinvolved in while heading home fromHetauda Municipality-9 by wasattacked thegroup atChaughareGurung of was treated atHetaudaHospitalon thesameday. weapon.a deepwound ofsharp duetotheattack He November 17ataround 4.30pm. received Gurung election by wasattacked anunidentifiedgroup on who wasdeployed atvoting centertoassist the of Padampokhari VDC-4, Bahadur Gurung Sagar Office assistant of Buddha Secondary school Secondary Office assistantofBuddha A vehicle torched by unidentified group in in group unidentified by torched vehicle A Makawanpur 65 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 66 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 VDC-1 ataroundVDC-1 11amon October 4. Alamwas contesting election on behalfof Bara anti-election activities. Pratap saidthathe wasarrested beinginvolved for inexplosion, Singh arson and on Sukhkhabandargah. November 15inSirsiya Police SPatDistrict Office Dhir metropolis-18 beinginvolved for intheincident. CPN-M BimalKhadgi,Khelkud Mahasanghaffiliatedto 31, Sub- ofBirganj Morcha Shah, Govinda 35, memberofFederation andthecentral ofGanatantrik affiliated Madhesi Mukti ofCPN-M taken intocontrol vice-chairperson thedistrict cadres onCPN-M's November road bandh. 11 at Bypass defying for The police had Parsa had againstexposingtheincidenttoothers. warned election observation, him. attacked they cadres thattheUCPN-M Gautaminformed andwhenherefusedelection thathewasdeployed campaign todososaying for the sameday. cadres their Headdedhad thattheUCPN-M urged himtosupport of Tokarpur beat him up fromwhile headingVDC-9 to Lakhanpur Manthali on 9. According tothevictim, Shrestha, Hira Shrestha andLokendra Shrestha Mitra 1 wasbeatenupby agroupcadres on ofUCPN-M November 16in Takarpur VDC- receipts from andotheranti-election materials thearrestees. Rajendra thatpolicehad Thapa informed recoveredcash, Rs10,200in donation involved inanti-election activities. Police District Office, Ramechhap’s spokesperson wereKarki arrested by police on November 15from Khimti on chargeofbeing VDC their doortoprogram. cadres during UCPN-M's Bahadur BKwasalsoinjuredPurna intheincident. cadres had CPN-M attacked were also injured the incident. during Similarly, that its cadre claimed UCPN-M memberofCPN-M,that thevillagelevel Top Bahadur GhisingandPalsang Ghising health post. sub-in-chargeofCPN-M, District GaneshBahadur Khadgi informed Bodh Bahadur Ghising, him on attacked November 13. was treated Lama at local was injured whenagroupcadres, ofUCPN-M ledby committee member itsdistrict voter campaign. education other thingsataround 9.30ofsameday. The group hadagainstconducting alsowarned An unidentifiedgangshot candidate MohammadCA Alam, 50, of Lipnimal Police committee, district ofCPN-M arrested jointsecretary Shrestha Santosh havingregistration no. Atruck JH02P4584wastorched by agroup of representing NEOC,Election observer Tank Gautam, 32, of Lakhanpur VDC- committee members ofCPN-M,District Kailash Thapa and ChudaBahadur Area Dhyamso committee memberofCPN-M Lama, 55, ofGunsi VDC-9 the road. when abomb disposal team ofNepal trees defused thebomb Army andcleared from November 8. The group had also plantedabomb on thehighway. The highway opened group theEast-West had obstructed highway by trees jungleon felling inLamaha Dahal 'Prachanda',to beaddressed Kamal Puspa by its chairperson anunidentified treated atJanataHospitalofChandranigahapur. system.contesting election from no.6 constituency underFPTP The injured were from Kumar doortoprogram ofRam Bhattarai, whowas UML candidate thatabout30NCcadreswere beatthemupwithlathiswhilethey informed returning Paswan, 55, Birta VDC-7. ofGamhairya Yadav, Shiyaram avictimoftheincident Mahato, 33, Birendra Yadav, 35, Mahato, Raman 55, Darji, Salamuddin 21, Bhadai Rayainjured wereSiyaram identifiedas Yadav, 50, KisunMahato, 70,Ramkishor cadres ledby its2numberregionalbeatthemupon October19. chairperson The Rautahat chargepolice lodgedagainsthim. apublicoffence thathewasarrested 'creatinginformed for intheelection challenges security'. The election activities inthedistrict. Police Inspector atDistrict RamnathGhimire Office outanti- Dharmanagar wasarrestedVDC-2 by policeon November carrying 14for inBagadampur campaign on thesameday.VDC VDC-9. Yadav election concluding after headquarter wasreturning tothedistrict no.2constituency on November 13. The bombofDahiyar wasplantedatabridge Radhesh unidentified groupChandra candidate targeting theNCPrasad Yadav of legs andhead injuries. between UMLandNCcadres on November 9and10. The victimssustainedhands, PrasadSaroj Yadav, 14, ofKudawa occurred were VDC-3 injuredaclash during Indian border, them. attempttocatch despitelocals' shooters managed to flee the scene and headed towards south, in thedirection of gettingfrom off from when he wasshot group. after his by thearmed vehicle The condition. duetohiscritical then toKathmandu Alamwastalkingon hismobile the head, wastakentoNational College Medical Teaching HospitalinBirgunjand him in front of Chabsoti Food Factory in Lipnimal VDC-8. Alam, who was shot in withIndiannumberplateshot inamotorcycle thattwo peoplearriving informed of CA as the candidate electionUML party fromno. constituency Bara 4. Police To wasscheduled by which theelection program UCPN-M organized disrupt UMLcadreswere ofGamhariya VDC-7 injuredSeven whenagroup ofNC led by of CPN-M Matrika Yadav, Secretary District Hawari, Sahim 45, of A bomb disposalteamofNepal defusedabomb Army plantedby an Etabariadevi Yadav, 46, herson Deependra Yadav, 20, Ramesh Yadav, 40, and 67 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 68 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 incident topolice. aboutthe informed thelocals from Campdefusedthebomb Army after Barhabishe of Jethal on thesame day.VDC Abomb disposalteamofNepal deployed Army bomb wasplantedby ofMankha that asocket and21km thematRadichaur VDC on November 11inorder tomake theirbandhsuccessful. Similarly, policeinformed no.2constituency wasshownflag cadresSipalkavre black by NC in VDC. Hospital.Barhabise Paudel ofBaramchi Sukadev VDC. andReshamSundas They were treated at injured wereShrestha ofHagam identifiedasGanesh VDC, Tulanath Ghimire, on cadres November atChihandanda ofPhulpingkot VDC-6 UCPN-M 8. The Similarly, cadres between UMLand were UCPN-M four injuredaclash during were injured by cadres on UCPN-M November 8atDaduwa of Thulosiruwar VDC. him through telephone. conference, thata Thapa informed responsiblehad leaderthreatened ofUCPN-M was threatened by to be cadreskilled on UCPN-M October 27. a press Organizing byprogram UCPN-M. organized inanelection toparticipate School who were Secondary heading toJanajwatiLower ensuedwhenaminordisputeoccurred cadres between RPPandUCPN-M clash October 26. The injured were treated Hospital. atChautara saidthatthe Thelocals cadres andRPPcadres between theUCPN-M on VDCwere injuredaclash during Sindhupalchok no.4 ofconstituency jeep ofUMLcandidate Prasad Shree on thesameday. Sah no.1 Diensh Prasad Parsaila. Similarly, stones anunidentified grouponthe hurled by anunidentifiedgroup on candidate ofconstituency November 11targeting theNC were completing doortoprogramKoyal. atChora supporters returning after wastreatedhealthpost. atlocal Hospital andSahalaita clash ensuedwhenJha’sThe cadres on October 26. Yadav was treated who received at Janakpur Zonal head injury Yadav'scontesting from no.1 constituency Sharwan andhisdissentingcandidate Jhawhowas Chandra Ram candidate ofUCPN-M between thesupporters a clash Dhanusha CPN-M cadres obstructed Araniko Highway Araniko by trees cadres felling on obstructed the highwayCPN-M Agni Prasad candidate UCPN-M's Sapkota, whowas contesting election from Basnet, committee memberRamchandra UML district others four including BishnuBikram RPP candidate no.2Thapa whowas contesting constituency RPP cadre, Prakash Giri, andRanabir Giri Hemkrishna Tamang ofSangachok A bomb disposalteamof Nepal defusedapressure Army cooker bomb planted cadres Bharat UCPN-M Yadav were Sahalaita injured and Jibachha during byStore an unidentifiedgroup in the premises Oilon ofCharikot November 11. about thecomplaint. clarification officer written a that theradiowasasked informed Thakur Sharma Prasad violating theelection Code ofConduct. parties and otherpolitical chief electionThe on behalfofNC Bhimeshwarondisseminating news against Radio October22for Dolakha According toher, theinjured Hospital. were treated atDudhauli were leaders.they completing talkbetween UMLandUCPN-M heading home after cadre DeepaBohorasaidthatagroup ofUMLcadrestheir attacked while Dahal, Hari candidate UCPN-M 35, intheincident. sustained injury UCPN-M no.1of constituency on November 15. cadre andyounger UCPN-M brother of cadres.and UCPN-M aminordisputebetween UML thattheincidentoccurredAdhikari informed after toMirchaiyatreatment for onand wasrushed thesameday. InspectorPradhyumna that Adhikariwasbeatenupagroupashesittingathishome of4/5UCPN-M group on October14. ofUCPN-M leader of UCPN-M,The local Karki said Mahesh incident. occurred Police astheDistrict personnel Officedeployed to control the security Thapa ofsame VDC-3. DSP incident Narendra Upretithatnofurther informed VDC-6, Tek Bahadur Magar, Megh Bahadur Magar of same and Sitaram VDC-1 when agroup Kumar ofUMLcadrestheir attacked Ram Ratanchura Thapa of on October22.VDC Ratanchura According totheUCPN-M, ensued theclash Sindhuli bomb on theway tovoting center. November 16. The employees when the group to Melamchi returned planted the Jyamire at VDC was defusedofficals bya bomb disposalteamofArmy Nepalon of Golche VDC-1, noaction wastakenagainstthem. Policecomplaint atDistrict OfficeagainstBishnulal Dong andAshaBahadur Dong the incident. Hewastreated atKhadichuarHospital. Althoughthevictimlodged a November 14 at around 7.00 pm. Raju Tamang of Golche was injuredVDC-7 in A bomb disposalteamofBarda Bahadur Battalion defusedabomb planted The candidate ofUCPN-M,CA Khadka lodged Devi acomplaint attheEC VDC occurred cadres inDudhauli between UMLandUCPN-M A clash KishorAdhikari,UML cadre Raj 39, ofHarshahi wasbeatenupbyVDC-5 a occurred cadres atKhaniyakharka between UMLandUCPN-M of A clash bomb plantedbyA socket anunidentifiedgroup targeting ateamof election A groupcadresUML attacked atGolche on ofUCPN-M VDC-1 69 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 70 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 M's party office in Bidur Municipality-4 near Nuwakot officeinBidurMunicipality-4 AdarshaMultipleCampus.M's party bomb plantedby an unidentifiedgroup on November 12inthepremises ofUCPN- team ofNepal deployed Army RifleBattalion from defusedapressure First cooker incident butheard people. about aminordisputeamong local saidthattheNCdidnotget ofthe Shrestha theinformation Laxman secretary Tribhuwan University Teaching Hospitalon thesameday. However, theNC district member Nawaraj Dhungana district told that UCPN-M the injured were brought to ofNCJagatBahadur chairperson Tamang on October 25ataround 12.00am. was stabbed byVDC-1 Khadka a group of Samari of NC cadres led by regional Nuwakot healthpost.at local UML cadres were indoortoprogram inthesameplace. The injured were treated Thami saidthatagroup of cadresYCL hadthem attacked onGhyandanda whilethe cadreson atLamidanda October27.UCPN-M VDC UMLcadre Binaya Kumar outby CPN-M.stating theincidentwascarried bomb was planted at Jarepani of Bhirkot Hawa stretcha poster and the group left atBimireprogram ofUMLandUCPN-M Jhale on NovemberVDC-9 14. The defused abottlebomb plantedby theelection anunidentifiedgroup todisrupt ofMainapokhari on thesameday. VDC Lamindada andSitakothan VDC 12. Similarly, theteamalsodefusedtwo bombs plantednearGomukhola of bridge ofChyama on School NovemberVDC-4 compound HigherSecondary ofMahendra an unidentifiedgroup inthe defused abomb plantedby team ofNepal Army November 11. an unidentifiedgroup on werebazaar torched by Limited parked at Pakhalati YatayatAraniko Private 3534 and Ba 3 Pa 1806 of registration no. Ba2Kha Similarly, two buseshaving DSP Bipin Karmacharya of District Police of District Office said that a DSP Bipin bombKarmacharya disposal Khadka, memberRameshwar district UCPN-M 42, andhisson Machindranath Two YCL andaUMLcadres were between UMLand injured inaclash A bomb disposal team of Nepal deployed Army from Barda Bahadur Battalion A bomb disposal Mukesh Karki and Sagar Khadka, who were injured in an attack attack an in injured were who Khadka, Sagar and Karki Mukesh by the NC cadres in Dolakha in cadres NC the by committee member of Youth Nepal, Assocation on UML sisterorganization November ofthebody,part theincident. during ofinjuries legs andotherpart Khatun,Sosar 7, ofRamban VDC-5. inhead,The victimssustained injuries back injured wereRaujan Khatun, identified as 25, Inataj Mansur, 13,Singh, Suraj 65, and between TMLP and cadres on October 21regardingTMSP ofposters. tearing The weapons were theincidentfrom usedduring Sharp bothsides. Malangawa wherein other15peoplewere treated Hospital, atDistrict Malangawa. treatment from further hospital in and Birgunj nationalfor Hospital medical District Eijajul DarjiandMohammad KhursidDarjiwere referred Hospital toJanakpurZonal postersofbothparties.ensued on chargeoftearing injured Mohammad Seriously were between injured inaclash TMLP andMJF-Lcadres on October17. clash The Nurjahan Khatun, 20, Khatun, Pharida 30, ofGadaita among otherlocals VDC-7 Darji,Mohammad Harul 25, Mohammad JunedAlam, 12, Mohammad Iwaran, 16, Darji,Phiroj Abdula Darji, 35, Khatun, Sakila 40, Mohammad Darji, Kalam 45, Sarhali treated inBidur. head for injuries YCL cadres ledby BirBahadur Goleon November 14ataround mid-day. was Lama the bomb wasthrown targeting him. ArjunNarasingh KCNC candidate wasjustahead wasinthejeepwhich ofvan, Jurethum ofMadanpur VDC-8. ofNCsuspectedthatasthe secretary The district NCcadres on November 12in was heading towards carrying Bidurmunicipality However, memberNawaraj Dhungana district deniedtheaccusation. UCPN-M's Indra Lama of Nuwakot, injured in in injured Nuwakot, of Lama Indra khukuri attack by YCL cadres YCL by attack khukuri A group of CPN-M cadres torched a motorcycle belonging to the zonal belongingA group cadres tothezonal torched of CPN-M amotorcycle Four people, local occurred two minorswere aclash injured including after Mohambad EijajulDarjee, 30, Mohammad KhursidDarji, 23, Mohammad BahadurIndra Lama, 25, ofLanchyang wasstabbedbyVDC-7 agroup of apetrolAn unidentifiedgroupbombover avan(Ba5Cha6253)which hurled mobile sets, (Ba57Pa andamotorcycle 9666). 25,000, eightwatches, certificates, citizenship eight Thapa saidthatthe cadresYCL alsolootedRs in Dansingh VDC-3. memberRaju NCdistrict werethey sitting at Hom Bahadur Tamang's home a groupcadres on ofUCPN-M November 12as Bahadur Tamang ofsame wereVDC-8 injured by Bahadur Tamang andMegh VDC-8 ofSamari Buddi Bahadur Tamang, 18, Bijay Tamang, Som Kumar Santa Tamang, 21, Jasbir Tamang, 26, Bahadur Tamang, 20, AitaSingh Tamang, 18, NC cadres Ram BahadurNC cadres Ram Tamang, 30, Jit 71 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 72 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 Metropolitan policerange, thaton thesameday Baneshwarinformed anunidentified 2432 of CollegeofSubidhanagar,Titan Metropolis-35, Kathmandu on November 10. Kathmandu. The group also torched aparked jeepwitha registration no. Ba4Cha with registration no.daily Ba4Pa ofKoteshwar, Supermarket 4872nearBhatbhateni andextortion.vehicles ajeepofNagarik vandalized Agroupled alliance ofCPN-M 10. point, oflarge types roadside hangingdifferentbannersatChapagaun on November banner,large sized theUCPN-M, UML, floutedthe parties RPPandother political parties. certain for EC on the same day demanding action wereagainst the media which campaigning UCPN-M. campaigning seemingly news NChad submitted atthe amemorandum held on November 19. the people'svote asthere washighandactive ofpeopleintheelection, participation Dixit, Kishor and Amuda shouldaccept Chandra stated that the CPN-M Shrestha Pyakurel, Raj leaderssigned by Subodh civilsociety Prasai, Charan Mani Kanak and theECtocontinue thevote counting processes on thesameday. The statement thecountingbegan.hours after thedecision made supported They by the government their strong dissatisfaction over UCPN-M’s decision to boycott thevote counting12 Lalitpur system. no.1 underFPTP Shrestha,of Shambhu whowascontesting from candidate UCPN-M constituency A bombfrom disposalteamofNepal defusedthedevice Army thesameplace. group stream. of Hariwan near the bridge wasplantedbydevice anunidentified 13 ataround 1.00am. Asuspicious by anunidentified group on November wastorched electionParty for campaign same placeinvestigation. for the incidentarrestedcadre of aCPN-M team ofpolicedeployed toinvestigate destroyedcompletely intheincident. A 10. (Na 14 The motorcycle Pa 8365)was Some bandhenforcers wereSome arrested by policeon November vandalizing 11for Though theElection CodeofConduct banned on using multi-colored and to ABC television onNovember fordisseminating 8 clarification The ECasked Issuing a press statement on November 21, members expressed the civil society anelection for programme organized arally usedchildren during UCPN-M A jeep used by Federal Socialist Locals who were injured in clash among the politi- the among clash in injured were who Locals cal parties in Sarlahi in parties cal November 11. windows ofthebuswere Some destroyed. fire caught whenapetrolOkhaldhunga bomb wasthrowncadres atit by CPN-M on Tamang andwastreated sustainedhead andhandinjuries atDhulikhel Hospital. withresgistration numberBa54Pa his motorcycle assailants alsovandalized 9915. up by three unidentifiedpeople on November 8ashewashavingdinneratTimal. The anelection programat theplacewere inthearea. they after staying when hesawsmoke over thejeepinnight. The jeepwasparked nearthe driver's room GopalBudhathokibus driver saidthathemanaged totakethefire undercontrol used by CA no.1 ofconstituency candidate on KumarNovember Lamichhane 7. The VDC-1. Dong on October27inPokharichauri no.1 ofconstituency candidate Suryaman beingforcedhad toreturn. reached Baluwapatiafter conducting Ghimire himfor election expelled campaign. saidthatthey Santosh He 25 admist his door to door program. affiliatedANNISU-R ofCPN-M Chairperson from no. constituency was forced to leave system thevillageon October 3 under FPTP Kavre on November 12. Hewastreated atAlkaHospital. group on amicrobus (Ba1Ja6288)heading from toRatnapark went off Lagankhel ofSubidhanagar.Cha 5511ofApolo School two buseswiththeregistrationgroup numbersBa3Cha7827and6 vandalized A vehile torched by CPN-M cadres in Dhulikhel, Dhulikhel, in cadres CPN-M by torched vehile A Kavre during the bandh called by 33-party front 33-party by called bandh the during Kavre A passenger bus (Ba 3 Kha 203) which was bound to Kathmandu fromA passengerwasboundtoKathmandu bus(Ba3Kha203)which Ghurmi, cadre ReshamBahadurUCPN-M Tamang, 45, wasbeaten VDC ofSaramthali An unidentifiedgroup torched ajeepwith registration numberBa9Cha1126 A groupcadres torchedofUCPN-M ofCPN-M theelection materials RPP-N candidate, Bahadur Shailendra Tamang whowascontesting election Abhisek Lama, 4, wasinjured by whenapetrol anunidentified bomb hurled Army onArmy the same day. defused by bomb disposal teamofNepal November 11. were explosive All devices ofBaluwa on oneVDC atDevbhumi and one ofMahadevsthan atRayobari ofPanchkhal School VDC,Primary atthegateofPratibhaexplosive devices the district. hadtwoThe alliance planted of atdifferentExplosive parts Devices peoplebylocal placing Improvised decided toboycott CA election terrorized CPN-M led alliance which had which ledalliance CPN-M 73 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 74 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 the fire. BhimBahadur Khadka set akaDhurba cadres ledby secretary of CPN-M district cadres set the when posters the CPN-M's on fire. people said that a The local group refused togive intotheirdemand. sustained face, Acharya handsandthroat injuries cadres. cadres hadtheelection when The CPN-M snatched posterstoburn Acharya Rasuwa near Dipotof Thimi Municipality-11. fromwastorchedDeurali by Sindhupalchok two unknown persons on thesameday persons torched abuswithregistration numberNa 3Kha3711boundtoMudhe was torched by anunidentifiedgroup on November 11.Similarly, two unknown Bhaktapur Laxmi Acharya,Laxmi 35, ofLaharepauwa wasinjuredVDC-3 by agroup ofCPN-M of PeaceA jeep with registration number Ba 1 Jha 7084 belonging to Ministry received treatment at Burtibang Primary Health Centre after primary treatment at primary Health Centre after received Primary treatment atBurtibang regardingwith akhukuri election campaign. tohis head. sustainedinjury Pun He 2013. was injured cadres him NC Baglung attacked said that Pun when UCPN-M wasinjured byVDC-8 when attacked YCL cadres on thenightofOctober22, Baglung occurred: the below mentioned incidentsofviolation ofCodeConduct were tohave found the Election CodeofConduct inafree andfair manner. themonitoring, During regionalINSEC officeanddistrictrepresentatives monitored the activitiesagainst to hold the CA election-2013 in a proper and disciplined manner was conducted. Pre-observation ofElection Pre-observation Situation of Violation of Election CodeofConduct ofElection of Violation Situation Western Region that poserisk. weapons likespear, substancesandsharp chemical khukuri, lathiandotherweapons weapons anddisplay andexplosive anduseofpoisonous devices or prohibits carrying 29 were recorded attheSecretariat. This point not bemade." and anyshould kind of obstructions be disrupted shouldnot andcandidates parties other political rally, by and meeting organized mass assembly of pointno. states"Demonstration, 30which in Mustangofthisregion attheSecretariat. violation ofelection codeofconduct wasrecorded and10inKapilbastu.11 inSyangja No incidentof occurred inGorkha, 15inKaski, 13in Tanahun, NC in22andUML11. incidents 24such wasinvolved in35,UCPN-M in33, CPN-M O Member of Tarun Dalvillagecommittee BalKumar Pun, 28, ofBongadovan oftheElectionRegular monitoring CodeofConduct issuedby theECinorder 22 incidentsofviolations ofpointno. ofthese139incidents,Out 61were violation CA Election 2013CodeofConduct, ut of139incidentsviolation of aau 2 Total 2 2 Arghakhanchi 2 10 Tanahun 4 9 Myagdi 8 Palpa 4 7 7 Parbat 7 6 Lamjung 5 Kaski 16 4 Gulmi 29 3 Baglung 2 Gorkha 1 District SN 75 No. ofInjured 75 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 76 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 Chaudhary and Bikash Gurung were injured andBikash Gurung intheincident. Chaudhary Nepali,Bharat Bahadur teachersRam andlocal VDC-4 ofSwara Gurung Suman Thapa, Anu Tamang,Gurung, Mangol BhaktaBahadur Baram,Ramesh Nepali, of Bahadur Saru Takukot VDC-3, NepaliVDC-9, ofAaruarbang Shankar Santosh treatment. further for Kathmandu Yam VDC-5, of Swara Bahadur Gurung Tek Bahadur Thapa, 48, Dhan Vice-chairperson Gurung,Prasad and 50, were takento theday. for campaign Among theinjured, Takukot Bhim Party Chairperson Village conducting election werethem whenthey hotelafter preparingtosleepinalocal Narayan3 Chairperson Dhwoj cadres attacked that the UCPN-M Khadka informed meal. werewhen they while preparing to sleep attacked after no. UML constituency onat KharchokOctober24.VDC-4 inSwara About15UMLcadres were injured Gorkha by Nepal Army. wereRam taken to Manipal Teaching treatment Hospital in Pokhara primary after wereSubedi injured intheincident. injured Narwada, Critically Kedarnath, Prem and Subedi,Narwada fatherKedarnath, brothers Ramu, Prem, andsisterGanga Govind were memberswhilethey takingmeal. thefamily and attacked Sharma, hismother committee memberatJaidi VDC-2. Three unidentifiedpeopleentered intothehouse Sharma,the house of Harihar President Union of Nepal and Central Students Prem Thapa were alsoinjured intheincident. Morcha. Nepal ofAll Area chairperson Youth Associationand MinBahadur Pun Pradeep Thapa, according tothe Jana Rastriya Rajendra Dhungana of candidate Poll cadres ledby Madan Kala, coordinator ofelectioncommittee, mobilization and on November 14.election rally wasattacked by thegrouprally ofUCPN-M The were MeenaPun injured system by cadreselectoral inanattack inan UCPN-M treatment inBareng HealthPost. cadres theirhouseandshed.The RJM alsovandalized Theinjured received medical Thapa,Shrish, Janak Shrish, ChhabilalShrish.Raj andKumar Shrish Lal Bahadur were beatenby agroup ofabout30RJMcadres, Chhanthyal, Sunil including Kumar 70, KC, brother Punra sister-in-lawMaya KC, 37, 35, KC, andbrother Jiban 13, ideology.taking up October different27 for political Balika's mother Jaisi,Parbati Dhulluwaskot wereVDC-3 beatenupby RJMcadres attheirhome on thenightof haddispute which takenplace intheafternoon. Post.Bongadovan Sub-health NC said that YCL cadres him atnightover a attacked UCPN-M cadresUML attacked whowere electionUCPN-M for campaigning were membersofafamily injured whenanunidentifiedgroupSeven attacked Four persons, JanaMorcha underthePR ofRastriya candidate poll including Family Committee memberBalikaKC membersofUMLDistrict of Kunwar said that police opened firing in air after the vehicles carrying NCleaders carrying the vehicles Kunwar inairafter said thatpoliceopenedfiring members andcadres by cadres. UCPN-M Police ChiefoftheDistrict Office, Basant Rijal and other Chief central Minendra Department at NC werePublicity hurled were by cadres at UCPN-M obstructed Taklung on October30.VDC-8 Stones HealthPost.at Arughat was injured whenagroupcadreshim. attacked ofUCPN-M Hereceived treatment Tandran on NovemberVDC-1 17. attack. Adhikari andBinodNepali amongwere othercadres ofUCPN-M injured inthe by cadres were NCwhileUCPN-M centre. holdingameetinginthepolling Subash ofDhawa number2. ofconstituency High School VDC cadresThe were attacked and UCPN-M Tekendra Thapa and Bishwash Thapa of NC were clash. injured in the took place on November 12ataround 9pm, Police District Officesaid. JanakAleof house at Kusunde ofBakrang VDC. Three people wereclash which injured inthe intheir parties between on two brothers keepingtheflagsofpolitical ofafamily atDhyampesalelection ofMashel. assembly Bazaar cadres from UCPN-M the NCcadres inDhawalocal on chargeofcarrying VDC-5 on November UCPN-M 11.on chargeofcarrying The drivers were thrashed by the cadres whowere withabout14UCPN-M inthearea. campaigning clashed ensued ataround 8.30pm. About20UMLcadres whohad had reached Aarughat injured theclash. during clash The Two cadres from were bothparties no. inconstituency campaign 3. on November the election 8 during VDC ofAruchanaute at Arughat andUML the cadres ofUCPN-M ofNC. materials publicity cadres also destroyed election NC Gorkha saidthatthe YCL by YCL cadres on November 12. of Dhawa was beaten up VDC-3 NC cadres who were in Ghairung of constituency no.NC cadres whowere ofconstituency inGhairung election 1for campaign Prasad Committee of Shiva NC Dhawa Lamichhane Village Vice-chairperson A group ofNCcadres setfirecadre tothehouseofNC Pudasaini of Tara were cadres of UCPN-M Five injured by in an attack NC cadres at Prabhat occurred andNCcadresadispute following between UCPN-M A clash Pariyar JayaandAmrit Bus drivers Shrestha were by thrashed thecadres ofNC occurred between A clash Bhatta NC cadre Rajendra Dhan Prasad Gurung of Gorkha, injured in in injured Gorkha, of Gurung Prasad Dhan UCPN-M’s attack UCPN-M’s 77 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 78 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 candidate Santosh Karki were Karki injured Santosh intheclash. candidate to doorcampaign. Two cadres ofUML, guard ofpoll one ofRPPandasecurity from no. candidate UML poll constituency theirdoor ManGhaleduring 1Jamindra between the two groups whenpro-RPP stones attheteamledby youths hurled on electionNovemberGhanpokhari for campaign 9night.VDC occurred Aclash Lamjung attacked Youth Force cadresinNeta atIjarapokhara VDC-5. cadres whowere saidthat UCPN-M 1Cha4451) Pun returning inajeep(Lu on NovemberDarting VDC 14. Amar Singh UMLvillagecommittee chairperson addressedan election in assembly Bhattarai by PrimeBaburam former MinisterDr injured in by cadres whenattacked whowere participating UCPN-M returning after health post. were alsoinjured intheincident. The injured treatmentreceived medical atprimary YCL cadres Nim Bahadur Kunwar, 41, BK, Jhabindra 33, andManohar Panthi, 27, Khanal, 40, and Hem Lamsal, 27, of Youth Force were injured in the clash. Similarly, number 3 on Novemberconstiuency their election campaign.10 during Lil Bahdaur Gulmi atAamdandaofPhujel VDC. election campaign Pandey’s whenNCcadres obstructed between theparties way ashewasgoingthe for Pandey on stones November atPhujel VDC-5 by 13. hurling occurred A clash around 10am. materials, torched electionNC saidthatUCPN-M publicity flagsandsignboards at around 11pm, according topolice. flag,party office at from sign boards materials andthe electionNC party publicity NCleadersattacked andcadres at Taklung in Tinmane. cadres alsoburnt UCPN-M theUCPN-M ofChhoprak ataroundin Chorkate Bazaar VDC-9 8.30pm after flag andthrew away sign board from and othermaterials theUCPN-M regional office no. in constituency VDC 2on October 30. NC cadres uprooted party the UCPN-M damaged intheincident. underattack.and cadres came (Ba25Pa Avehicle were motorbikes 7262)andfour Youths stonescadres attheUML who had affiliatedwithRPP hurled reached Youth Force KC, cadres Rajendra 23, andHimalKC, 19, ofNeta wereVDC-4 YCL cadres and Youth Force atDhurkotrajasthal of cadres ensuedinaclash from no. candidate constituency UCPN-M NC cadres obstructed 2 Hitraj office onNovember village party NC Borlang cadres vandalized UCPN-M 9. officeinChhoprak eachother'sparty andNCcadres vandalized UCPN-M vehicle had a minordamage.vehicle byelection campaign UML. The (Ba9Cha5499)usedfor vehicle campaign. a NC cadres vandalized the lastday's door-to-doorelection met whilereturning at theend of ensued whenNCandUMLcadres of Debdah VDC-9. clash The NC andUMLcadres inCharenge Rupandehi ofUCPN-M. outactivities insupport carrying inDharapani on NovemberVDC-3 School 18on chargeof Higher Secondary Arghakhanchi treatment healthpost. atlocal ofNCwere Shrestha andHira Shrestha injuredDhurba intheattack. They received Parbat 49) andamobilephone theincident. were by cadres during theUCPN-M vandalized others were treatedhealthpost. atlocal Two (Ga8Pa motorbikes 3306andGa3Pa andNaresh Gurung Ram treatment Hospitaland atMetrocity Thapa underwent ofsame wereVDC-4 injured Gurung intheincident.and Kamal Among theinjured, Gurung, andSuman ofKrishtinachnechaur VDC-2 Subedi 25, Naresh Thapa, 27, VDC-8. Gurung, cadres Ram UML 22, Nabin Subedi, 21, Subedi, Suman Basudev inNirmalpokhari School Secondary Lower banners andposterspastedinJanajagriti cadres inNirmalpokhari VDC-8. overfollowing adispute clash ensued removing The Kaski in Sikh VDC-4, according Police totheDistrict Office. on doortoelectionNovember campaign masked menduring 15ataround 9pm Myagdi Local youths thrashed Rajendra youths Rajendra thrashed Local Tandon, 41, Shanti assistantvoting officerof Four cadres atHuwas ofNCwere withUCPN-M VDC. injured inaclash UMLcadres were between UMLandUCPN-M Seven injured inaclash A clash occurred between A clash Bagbir Paija, by wasattacked agroup memberofUCPN-M of district The vehicle with Indian number plate used by Dr Dr by used plate number Indian with vehicle The Baburam Bhattarai, the UCPN-M candidate for for candidate UCPN-M the Bhattarai, Baburam Rupandehi constituency no. 4 no. constituency Rupandehi 79 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 80 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 Thanamaula on October22. VDC Leaflets andposters which were tobedistributed Parbat Capture ofElection-related Materials claimed that hehad wherealready hehad resigned fromclarification hispost. he wasastaffattheDistrict Post Office, Manang. TheECwasnotsatisfiedwithhis fromclarification The ECsoughta after findingoutthat Tamang onNovember 15 elections from no. constituency Party on 2from Samajbadi November 17. Sanghiya Syangja ofCandidacy Cancellation motorbikes, taxis, were busesandcars usedby theparty. more thanthenumberallowed by Election CodeofConduct. More than100 ofBadganga inJitpur VDC. thetransportation people obstructing used They vehicles Mahakali campaign. with more election assembly than 3-4,000 organized The party violatedtheElection theirMechi- Bhattarai CodeofConductBaburam during Kapilbastu some time. Murgiya road invehicular movement for sectionobstruction thesameday causing theprogram. for other districts intheButwal- rally amotorcycle UMLalsoorganized busesfrom had broughtUCPN-M Kaplibastu, cadres inreserved Nawalparasi and Bhattarai,Baburam in the assembly. and others Narayanparticipated Shrestha Kaji Campaign"."Mechi'Mahakali Dahal, Kamal Pushpa Party Chairperson UCPN-M PokharelSaroj chok saidthatshopsattraffic wereaffected also bytheassembly road on inButwal November 9. tradeAssociation Office atRupandehi Secretary Rupandehi in VehicularObstruction Movement received treatment athospitalinRampur. inhead andUMLcadre Pritam Regmireceived KCRaj injury inleg. Bothofthem no. ofconstituency VDC 1on November 16. theincident, During NCcadre Tirtha atJyamire theelection following campaign hotelinRampur inalocal eating food Palpa CPN-M cadres looted voter's education materials from cadres looted voter's materials CPN-M education Limithana and VDC ofGamBahadurcandidacy cancelled The EC Tamang whowascontesting Dahaland Kamal Vice-chairperson Pushpa ofUCPN-M Chairperson thevehicular movement atmain obstructing anassembly organized UCPN-M occurred between UMLandNC cadres whentheUMLcadresA clash were fromand othermaterials theofficialsdeployed bytheElection Office. Office saidthata lootedleaflets,group ofmaskedmen coming inmotorbikes charts on October 31.VDC-2 Lekhnath Police Banstola of the District DSP Rajeshnath Kaski fromVDC Piple. microphone by loaders heading andaloudspeakerbeingcarried towards Bhagwati on October21. Police District cadresCPN-M destroyed Officesaidthat asetof inPiple VDC Nabaraj Sharma thatofUMLcandidate them from ateamincluding Myagdi Rijalanddestroyed Sabitri voter official education them onOctober24. Neupane fromKeshari saidthatthecadresvoter's materials snatched education themfrom Bandipur capturing VDC-1.after Atindara secretary district CPN-M Tanahun cadres took asCPN-M away thematerials. themselves identifying Prasadof Limithana Matrika VDC said that the group men of four Timalsina to thevoters were lootedfrom thesocialmobilisersand office.VDC Socialmobiliser unidentified group on November by wassetablaze election campaign no.constituency for Baral 3Ramji from candidate poll Kaski torched usinghay. was theelection campaign during Nibuwaswara ofSiddha VDC-1 23. wasparkedThe jeepwhich at people onofOctober themorning on fire by anunidentified group of from no. constituency 1, wasset Kaski on VehiclesDamages An unidentifiedgroup atRitthepaniin looted materials voter's education snatching after materials theelection publicity cadres vandalized CPN-M destroyed alliance Cadres led 33 party the election-relatedof CPN-M materials A vehicle usedby UCPN-M A vehicle The jeep (Ga 1 Cha 5143) used by Bishnu Paudel, candidate of UCPN-M Vehicle of UCPN-M Candidate torched in Kaski in torched Candidate UCPN-M of Vehicle 81 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 82 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 fromSyangja Pokhara intheincident. was also vandalized Policeof District washeading Officesaid thatataxi(Ga1Ja3693)which towards byNovember them. bandh called 12on chargeofdefying InspectorSantosh Tamang Syangja Manakamana, Gorkha. (BR01BG5723).and Hyundaicar wereThe vehicles to returning Pokhara from thepetrol bomb while thepassengershurled were insidethejeep(BR33F7411) petrol bombs atNahalhurling inGhansikuwa on NovemberVDC-1 12. The assailants Tanahun Pokharathok VDC. were gutted. ofthevehicles completely Seats in campaign theelection publicity after at BhaktitolinSandhikharka VDC-6 on October30. 1Ja2360) wastorched whileitwas beingparked (Lu The vehicle from no. constituency 1 Top atmidnight election Bahadurfor campaign Rayamajhi Arghakhanchi atBihu inBaglungonelection October30. assembly VDC-4 memberNetra meal. Bahadurdistrict Bistawastakingrest after team led by the UML publicity after cadres torchedabout 10 CPN-M the vehicle no. inconstituency publicity 1on October25. committee saidthat UMLdistrict Baglung Municipality-6. on November 12while it wasbeing parked near his home ofButwal in Laxminagar no. constituency Kapilbastu 3Gayaddin Kurmi wastorched by anunidentifiedgroup Rupandehi around and setfire 5inthemorning toit. 6. The group made Janakraj the driver atgun-point at toleaveParajuli the vehicle Bandh enforcers(Ga1Pa torched amotorbike on 2125)atPhedikhola-1 passengers by Ancarrying unidentified group torchedtwo Indian vehicles An unidentified groupcandidate used torched the by UCPN-M vehicle cadres for UCPN-M carrying An unidentifiedgroup torched the vehicle cadres torchedCPN-M the jeep (Dha 1 Ja 86) used by election UML for from (Ga1Cha2031)belonging(Mahato)candidate toSadhbhawana A car November 12. ofJayanagar Bazaar at VDC bomb inGorusinghe was found Asocket JitpuronNovember 12. office in Agriculture Development Bankin Taulihawa no. andNCconstituency 1regional Vehicular some for timeduetotheexplosive devices. movement wasobstructed and Belbhanjyang ofGhasikuwa along thePrithviVDC highway on November 14. used by Paudel incurred damage. nohumancasualty.caused (Ba6Cha7555) ofthevehicle Glasses andsome parts ofPaudel, whowasdeployed BahadurSI Amrit Lamichhane thesecurity for theblast on ofRamjakot October31.VDC-2 inRupatar NC cadreGiri Govind According to from no. constituency Paudel, Chandra 2Ram atthehouseoflocal whowasstaying Tanahun destroyedjeep wascompletely intheincident. and then set it on fire. SP at District Police Office, Gautamsaid that the Bishnuhari Yadav. Agroup ofunknown persons hadfrom toldthepassengers toescape thejeep used by Tarai Madhesh Forum Party (Amrit Yadhav's Group)Suryamal candidate CPN-M. occurred intheincident. Police suspectedthatthebomb mighthave beenplantedby in Gaindakot on NovemberVDC 14. Police thatnohuman casualties informed Market on October30andChisapani ofMakar on NovemberVDC-2 4. on October24, Municipality-12 Ramgram on October28,VDC-6 Tilakpur Parasi placeskept atfour were disposedby Nepal Army. Bombs of were placed inSisaughari home. Unit Committee. of NC Village He is the Vice-chairperson Earlier, the bombs 6. wereThe locals by the terrorized bomb placedSahani's under a parked tractorin wasdefusedbyVDC-6 Nepal on Army November of Dubailiya inDubailiya Sahani Nawalparasi Bomb Explosive Device/Abandoned wasdamaged intheincident. vehicle towards Palungtar at Tungetari inDhuwakota on November 15. Front glassofthe Gorkha An unidentified group torched a jeepwith Indian registration no. 56H 9580 office A bomb plantedby anunidentifiedgroup party went offatUCPN-M A pressure cooker bomb plantedinthepremises ofthehousebelonging toKoyal An apassenger unidentifiedgroup bus(Na vandalized 3Kha7768)heading A pipe bomb was found in Shivapur of Shivapur at around of Shivapur VDC 7 am onA pipe bomb in Shivapur was found Nepal defused two pipe Army bombs inside the premises found of District Nepal defusedtwo bombs Army plantedby unidentifiedgroup atChhhirkane Four andcandidate petrol bombs targeting were NC hurled Vice-chairperson 83 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 84 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 persons. booth by security inDivarna on NovemberVDC-7 16.School The bombfoundnearthepolling was Arghakhanchi Timilsina. pamphlets, cardsandanti-election leafletsfrom ID them, according to SSPAbhusan Nanda Kumar Thapa, and Gurung Til BahadurPrem Adhikari. Police confiscated KhimKumar BK,charge oftheparty committee memberBinodSonam, district Dovan on NovemberVDC-1 14withasutalibomb. The arrestees were indistrict Syangja Office. saidthat onesetof detonatorfound was Hefurther from thesite. explosion took place near100metersfromPolice boothandtheDistrict the polling School. HigherSecondary DSPBasant Kunwarbooth atShakti saidthatthe Gorkha some for timeduetotheincident. cardswasdisrupted voter identity sawthe of electionthepolicewhenthey bomb. officials had informed of Distribution wasdefusedby abomb disposal teamonof Katuwachaupari November 16. team A Parbat Dal Battalion, according Bahadur tothebattalionIndra Shah. chief Surya pipe bombneartheofficeofNCwasdefused thatwasfound bytheteamof Chokin thenightofNovember ofBaglungMunicipality-4. 12atShivadhara The Baglung by thebomb disposalteamofNepal army. Paudel no. ofconstituency 2wasthere to address theassembly. The bomb wasdefused of Kahushivapur VDC. candidate andvice-presidentThe ofNC, Ram Chandra team ofNepal Army. around 1pm thesameday. were Bothexplosive devices defusedby thebomb disposal Nepal Army defused a cylinder bomb planted near the Bijay Secondary bomb plantednearthe Bijay Secondary Nepal defusedacylinder Army were cadres ofCPN-M arrestedFive by thepolicefrom inSeti Simkhet wentA detonator offataround cap 6 pm on October20nearthepolling School Secondary A bomb plantedbySarbajanik anunidentifiedgroup in The bomb disposalunitof defusedanabandonedNepal Army bombfound ofNCatKoidim bombnearthesiteofelection wasfound assembly A socket Lamichhane and Homnath Lamichhane were injured in a clash with UCPN-M were withUCPN-M and Homnath Lamichhane injuredLamichhane inaclash Thulo Pokhari on theElection VDC Day.cadres UML PremLamichhane, Rawan of School HigherSecondary centerinJanataSudarshan in adisputeatthepolling Parbat contesting elections. complaints were related centerswhere withthepolling Dr. was Bhattarai Baburam centersexcept fairelectionspolling some inall minorincidents.claimed Mostofthe no. 2 and three no. of constituency 3. Election Office, agencies and UCPN-M security demanded re-voting no. centersofconstituency in15polling 1, two ofconstituency no.in constituency 1 and six votingno. centers in constituency 2. Similarly, UML registered the complaints. of voting NC demanded at cancellation 15 voting centers Pandey memberSurendra NC central from no. and UMLcandidate constituency 1 three centersofall polling constituencies.demanding annulmentofvoting atvarious center.in thispolling remove orstopthenews. cadres forced votes UCPN-M voters intheirfavor tocast ofGhyampesal. School Secondary himtoeither saidthatRegmiwarned Shrestha centerinPataldevi atpolling cadres votes UCPN-M pressuringvoters for Pre- tocast phone on November 19. of Regmithreatened news onYCL Shrestha chargeofairing Gorkha correspondent ofKantipur Television over repeatedly Shrestha BhimLal fire inair. some time. Voting continued after vote. tocast elderly should support Police took situationopening undercontrol after inNareshwar School VDC. Secondary side over which in Rastriya Bothsidesclashed of otherparties. Likewise, center atthepolling andUMLcadres clashed UCPN-M inNamjung School VDC. However, from participation agents voting continued after inGaikhurandJanashaktiSecondary School Primary atSaraswati votes unilaterally Dhakal were inGhairung VDC. injured intheclash ofcasting NCaccused UCPN-M and Ghairung VDC. NCcadres BishnuPrasad Dhakal, NandaRegmiandBibek Lal Gorkha atGulmi, parties cadres ofpolitical Parbat, andSyangja. Arghakhanchi votes rigged insome places.UCPN-M persons were Some between injured inclashes Gorkha be cancelled. occurred insome NC-UML accused places that clashes and Election Observation Election Police resorted to firing in air after cadres of political parties and Policevoters engagedcadres parties ofpolitical in airafter tofiring resorted NC andUMLregistered complaints attheOfficeofChiefElection Officer Ghyalchok PrasadUCPN-M in-chargeRam VDC Regmithreatened centersinGhyalchok, atpolling andNCcadres clashed UCPN-M Harmi NC andUMLdemandedthatNovember 19elections heldat26places in 85 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 86 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 100 percent votes in the constituency after capturing booths. capturing 100 percent after votes in the constituency Polling Officer Premala casting Election Officer of onNovember candidateKhambirGarbuja 20 accusingNC Myagdi anagreement on November centerbeganafter counting ofthepolling 21. Shresthaall 923 Subhas saidthat votes werecast. center Officer atthepolling Vote no. oftheconstituency School Secondary votes were intheRastriya 3. cast Polling re-electionthe NCdemandfor centerswasunacceptable. inthepolling 100percent and Aalamdevi Tulsibhanjyan office.VDC that claim saying UML refutedtheNC Pelakot, Pelakot, School Higher Secondary Saraswati School Amardip Primary Pelakot, School School DarshanSecondary Mahendra HigherSecondary Rastriya Palakot, School Primary centersatKalika boothsinpolling UML ofcapturing place on November 20morning. NCcadres dissentedtothevote countingaccusing afterthemeetingcouldnottake afternoon the officeofChiefElection Officerinthe regarding parties votingpolitical inNovember 19. in meetingwascalled An all-party Syangja in Vote-countingDisputes Post-Election Situation ofNovember inthemorning 19;VDC however, ithadinthe noeffect voting. of Purkot VDC. School Nirjala Primary Bombs went off inJamune and Dhorphirdi Tanahun JanaMorcha cadres.and Rastriya Voting meeting. resumed anall-party following to takethesituation incontrol. Inthesameincident, cadresNC thrashed UCPN-M Bhushalweremember Saroj injured intheincident. personnel fired inair The security of fakevotes. andsecretariat ChetNarayan Chairperson Acharya UMLDistrict VDC.casting of Argha overfollowing dispute School clash started The Secondary Arghakhanchi situation. Votingcalm the inairto 3pm aspoliceopenedfiring anhourafter for wasdisrupted Pokhari of Shankar School Primary VDC.center in inside Mahadev the polling 15 minutesofdelay. Tension entered beganwhenUMLcadreswithkhukuris armed booth.cadres over adisputeon capturing The voting continued inagreement after UML candidate Nabaraj Sharma filedacomplaint attheOfficeofChief Nabaraj Sharma UML candidate Vote no. countinginconstituency 3wasdelayed over disputebetween Nepal defusedthesutalibombcenterin Army plantednearthepolling centerinRajasthal atpolling andUMLcadres engagedUCPN-M inaclash were thevote following counting. declared regarding of boothcapturewould go ahead simultaneously, the claims election results five parties. that Thoughtheelectioninformed vote-countingand office investigation except by the parties was participated meetingwhich of 1pm anall-party by calling however, no. vote-counting ofconstituency started no. 1at2pm andconstituency 2 no. no. centersofconstituency polling 2andfour 3. OfficeofChiefElection Officer, no. centersofconstituency booths in19polling 1, three centersof constituency polling UML, RPP, RPPNepal andAkhandaNepal ofcapturing Party accused UCPN-M toannulthevoting centersofthree of26polling constituencies. parties political NC, Gorkha boxes themabouttheballot withoutseal. without informing found vote-count accusing OfficerBalbhadra theChiefReturning Banstolaofstarting Janamorcha Party,Rastriya thevote-counting venue andothersleft CPN-ML no. inconstituency rigging 2on November 20. CandidatesofUCPN-M, UML, Tanahun consensus. party conducted after two fromweeks before theelection. acliff centerwas Vote countingofthepolling falling of Dagnam whohad Pun died after VDC-5 in the name of Rubisara also cast hisvote. had ofDagnamcast whereGarbuja VDC NCcandidate School Vote was 408votes saidthatall were centeratJanataSecondary Malla inthepolling cast Office of Chief Election Officer started votecountingamiddemandsofOffice ofChiefElection five Officer Candidates ofparties, except NC, boycotted vote-counting accusing ofvote 87 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 88 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 Pre-Election Situation ofCodeConduct Violation Mid-Western Region premise. programs likeassembly, barselectionwhich publicity orschool mikinginsideschool were 21 cases agaisnt point no.and khukuri. 35of the election Codeof Conduct weapons andrisky like baton, orpoisonous elementsorsharp using chemical spears weapons ordemonstratingand sharp Code ofConductprohibits which carrying assembly, orcandidates". by otherparties organized meetingorgathering Code ofConduct thatstates, therally, shouldbedisrupting "No party procession, bycases UCPN-M, by 19cases NC, by and18cases UML. by 59cases CPN-M-,documented inthisregion, 53 thesecretariatdocumented Election Conduct ofConduct. regardingthe secretariatdidnotreceive ofHumladistrict cases theviolation of (50), (29), Rukum Rolpa(26)andDang(20). inMid-West of15districts Out region, of the violation of cases election Conduct of Conduct were documented in Bardiya party threatened othervolunteers,party vote askedfor in volunteers ofone that the party media reported weaponshot atandassaultedby whereas sharp Dang district, was memberofUCPN-M adistrict parties,between the political In 114were injured. Mugu, BankeandDolpadistrict. Intheseclashes inJajarkot,clashes Salyan, Rukum, Rolpa, Bardiya, ensuedin The parties of theNepali Congress. along witht-shirts materials returned thepublicity InRukum, and seized UCPN-M region. terai were inthe theelectionvehicles usedfor publicity area ofthemid-west region where asunregistered andflexboardcandidates were visibleinthemarkets 30 cases documented in secretariat were30 cases against point no. 29 of the election in Mid-West90 cases region were against point no. 30 defined in the Election ofviolation ofCodeConduct of212cases CA electionOut 2013 Pamphlets withcolored pictures ofthe A Code ofConduct were documentedintheMid-West Region. Maximum of violation Electiontotal of Constituent212 2070 cases Assembly oa 114 2 1 Total Surkhet 17 14 Dang 11 13 Salyan 5 12 Mugu 6 11 Dolpa 8 6 Kalikot 10 Jajarkot 1 9 Jumla 11 8 Banke 7 8 Rolpa 6 1 Bardiya 5 4 Humla 4 33 Pyuthan 3 Rukum 2 No. ofinjured 1 District SN People during injured inclash the election Activities ofParties Boycotting Election ofUwaaday. for andKitabjhakri VDC-5 Khatri along members, withotherseven ofKotegaon Khatri Kamal VDC-9, BamBahadhur heldsub-in-chargeofHwama VDC,of UCPN-M BudhaMagarBadal Tikaman repeatedly. InDolpa, clashed. andUCPN-M cadres ofCPN-UML InRolpa, cadres the nameofdevelopment works. InRukum, andNCclashed cadres ofUCPN-M front theelection. during Insameway,The details of injured are inannex 3. police 12 people werein annex2. injuredcases of assault in five by the election-boycotting bycaused theelection boycotting front aswell asthedetailsof defusing bombs are damage The details ofexplosions andstructural were beingfound devices public. 15,September 2013. Many incidentsofbomb explosions andabandoned explosive were while two people of a family Rolpa district injured in a bomb explosion on inJajarkot district, and44setsof.303rifles Mortar in explosives inlarge quantity and Dadagaon. Astheelection wasapproaching, one thepolicefound setof2-inch places ofsix Khalanga, ofJajarkot district- VDCs Dhime, Jagatipur, Jhapra, Laha On November 18, 2013 at around 10 pm, detonated bombs CPN-M in six different weredocumented incidentswhere theelection 13vehicles torched period. during Nawaraj Subedi, no. constituency ofthePyuthan candidate 1were torched. INSEC 2, Chaudhary, Sushila andsameconstituency, ofNCthe samedistrict candidate no.Constituency 4, Chaudhary, Shanta no. Dangconstituency ofUMLfor candidate no.Constituency 3, Pokharel, Shankar ofDang ofUMLandcandidate secretary central ofMid-Western thedistricts inall theircandidacy withdraw Region. election. for Inthesameway,campaigning to sentletterstothecandidates CPN-M from election. for campaigning InJajarkot, were cadres ofUCPN-M restrictedfrom underobservation.of CPN-M InRolpa, restrictedotherparties cadres ofCPN-M andthegovernment kept the leaders theelection andcadres campaign to obstruct from thenation for widegeneralstrike November called 11-20,other 33parties 2013 and abidedby CPN-M thatthecadresand itwasfound ofCPN-M thecondition. onthe cadrescondition ofCPN-M would thatthey return thecapturedmaterials case was registeredoffence againstthreecadres ofCPN-M. InRolpa, policefreed CPN-M.Police while in Surkhet, freedcadres inRolpa and Kalikot CPN-M public thevillageinJajarkot,sent for Mugu, andRolpadistricts. Surkhet likeflexboard,whereas capturedtheelection materials CPN-M papers sampleballot andRolpadistricts Salyan clashed in Rolpa. cadres andCPN-M The ofUCPN-M places ofBanke, collectionatvarious Dailekh, voter’sobstructed and Surkhet list The vehicles used by the Sushil Koirala, used by the The vehicles NCpresidentcandidateofBanke and In Surkhet, districts, RolpaandKalikot policearrested cadres seven of boycott declared cadres which The ofelection ofparties led by CPN-M 89 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 90 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 VDC-3. They were found carrying explosives. On VDC-3.November 21, explosives. thepolice filed a carrying They werefound inArchani centerlocated Gaithalepolling School Secondary Lower the Janakalyan of Talegaon VDC-7, and ArjunSingh, Singh Surendra from at5inthemorning Jagatipur, Nayakwada, Laha VDC. cadresThe policearrested and CPN-M resident explodedbombsthe cadres indifferent ofCPN-M places ofDadagaon,Kakrigaon, From ofElection morning Day, thevery site. when thepolicereached theclash ataround 2pm. clashed andUCPN-M CPN-M came undercontrolThe situation center, polling InSirugar at8am. in themorning Karkigaon VDC-3, thecadres of had explodedbombsCPN-M intheKarkigaon VDC-2, Netar and Gadesal VDC-9 threatenedof CPN-M voters ofthePaligaon -1ofthesame VDC. cadresThe of exploded bombs tostopthevoters from reaching centerswhilecadres thepolling Dadagaon andothersome places,VDC-8 blankfired thecadres of CPN-M and In in7:30atsome places.started of52,350votes cast, Out 2,258 were invalid. Jajarkot Observation Election Program Code of Conduct and of Election Voter'sStatus Awareness Education Forest. Cadreson hadNovember kidnappedPun ofCPN-M 8, 2013. rescued cadre ofUCPN-M, on November LilePun 10, inRimna acave 2013form fromtake voter's program education effectively villagetovillage. 50,981 votes were invalid intheMid-West couldnot region parties asthepolitical card ontime. print cardastheelection voter'sidentity officedidnot voter's identity related tovoter's education. Many voters intheMidwest region couldnotreceive andmaterials trainings centersandconductingpolling different oftechnical levels Indian numberplate. usedinthe The Electionfoundmanagingmaterials Officewas Administrationwas publishedaboutDistrict OfficeBardiya with prohibiting vehicle passwhereas thenews usingvehicle for implementedtherule strictly Banke district andparties. candidates warned had repeatedly The officeoftheElection Officerof mattersthoughtheOfficeofElection insuch Commission tobeserious found Pyuthan, Rukum, districts. andSalyan Kalikot candidates were and not The parties OfficeoftheElectionfiled intheDistrict Commission in Bardiya, Dolpa, Rolpa, relatedin INSEC to the violation of election Code of Conduct, 16 complaints were materials. publicity documented on of53cases otherparties' materials publicity Out likeflexboardmaterials withthecolored picturescandidates, ofthe overlapping with election symbols, and cap using t-shirts parties Conduct as political such publicity Polling whileit ofthedistricts from inmostpart started 7inthemorning INSEC documented 53 cases related documented53cases totheviolation ofelectionINSEC Codeof Nar Bahadur Dangi, UML cadre BamBahadur DangiofRangsi VDC-8, Narendra centers.polling ofRangsi InGopalpokhari VDC-3, YCL cadres assaultedNCcadre UCPN-M, YCL were from the stoppingthevoters found ofotherparties entering of 64,276 votes, 7, In Rangsi 3662 votesVDC- were invalid. 8 and 9, the cadres of Rolpa cardswereidentity notcollected. invoting astheirphoto participate could not Nepalgunj Municipality Age Home, Old people ofBheri invoting.participated elderly Seven card withvoters'two prisoners identity Office at NepalgunjMunicipality, only office,prisoners of four out of Forestry ineffective management oftheelection of UMLandpassingballots. tothe Due the symbol tearing when hewasfound Bardhwa, wasreplaced Rajhena VDC School, Higher Secondary at Laxmi VDC-7. The electon official assigned inSuryalalpur, School Primary Baijapur atNepal centerlocated Rastriya polling gate builtby atSuryalalpur theUCPN-M kept inNepalgunj Jail. of theelection day. centerwas The polling centerataroundpolling 7:00inmorning bomb went off300metersaway from the inBankatuwa The polling Officestarted from 8:00amasa VDC pressure cooker centers.7:00 inmostofthepolling of172,428 votes, Out 9009votes were invalid. Banke andAmmunitionunder Arms Act againstthemon November 21. arrested withweapons from Dhime on Novembercase VDC-3 18andpolicefileda Shahi,Harilal BirBahadur BistaandBhim Bahadur Budhaofsame wereVDC-6 Bahadur Rokaya Bahadur Nepali andKali ofDhime VDC-3, Dhan Bahadur Rokaya, andAmmunition underArms case Act againstthem. Dhana Bahadur Shahi, Khim The numberof voters centerswaslow 8:00am.reaching the polling till Out The policedemolishedthe welcome Polling from from started 7:30insomecenters whereas polling itstarted A bomb placed by an unidentified group in Banke in group unidentified an by placed bomb A A vehicle torched by an unidentified group in in group unidentified an by torched vehicle A Banke 91 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 92 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 charge of their involvement in the incident. In Kwari of Ghorahi VDC-2,charge oftheir involvement police in the incident. bombs center, nearthepolling butpolicearrested vote peopleheading on tocast Asstatedby people, thelocal pipeandsocket anunidentifiedgroup hurled 24. fromSonpur VDC-4 Shreegaon Sonpur andreleasedVDC-4 themon November Chaudhary, Chaudhary, Sandip of Prasad andRam Chaudhary Chaudhary Sagar Chok of Tulsipur andinPatukhola Municipality VDC. The policearrested Premlal Narayanpur, Manpur, Fulbari, Gothikhola, andBirendrachowk, BPChok, Gumraha Dang and 616votes were invalid. of23,818voters centers of Mugudistrict, in 55polling Out 18,308votes were cast wereof CPN-M threatening found andreturning thevoters center. nearthepolling Polling CenterofShreekot VDC, outoftotal485, 23 votes were only cast. cadresThe Kotdada andinJunglenear VDC Thayal CenterofMangriPolling VDC.Jiuka In PollingLumsa CenterofRowa VDC, centerof inajunglenearRikhiyapolling Mugu some heldhimfor time.said thatitonly Rokaya, president of FNJ Rolpa while he was on his way to vote; however, CPN-M center had 1,876voters. cadres accusedofkidnappingMousam CPN-M UCPN-M whereas system. system 77votes were thePR for cast vote FPTP for The polling center in polling Intheonly Thabang,of Kotgaon VDC-9. cast notasingle voter Khatri,Kamal sons ofDalBahadur Khatri,CPN-M and ofresident Secretary Office theirvoters.to bring cadres and kidnappedBamBahadurThe Khatri ofUCPN-M andBalbirBudhaofRangsi Dangi ofRangsi VDC-5,VDC-3 were whilethey going A vehicle torched by an unidentified group in in group unidentified an by torched vehicle A On the polling day,On thepolling unidentifiedgroups detonated bombs atBijauri, Daruwa, Before started, the polling an unknown group detonated bombs near the Dang and Hiralal BK onand Hiralal charge of stopping Bahadur Nepali,Lok Kul Bahadur Oli Chaudhary,Kamal BishalShreepaili, district. Police arrestedcadres CPN-M in18different found places ofthe devices Nepal teamdefusedexplosive Army 9,287votes ofwhich werecast invalid. of 238,728 voters, 181,121 votes were CPN-M.that hewasaffiliatedtothe Out on November 27, 2013. Police suspected stopping voters, buthewasreleased later who was arrested Chudhary Ramtu forced tovote hiswife againstherwill. centerofMahat polling VDC, ahusband 6:30 am. School In JanataSecondary onBridge November 19, 2013 at around in Chinasagu found explosive device headquarters, Nepal defused Army 1,763 voters participated. Inthedistrict out of271voters center (b) inpolling (a), voteswhereas 461voters casted only center polling School Secondary Lower events. of867voters inKalika Out on November 22withoutany untoward intheincident.minor injuries centerofDepalThe polling had VDC re-election thepoliceopenedblankfire.away after Head Khadka Constable sustained Krishna boxballot paperaround andscatteredtheballot center. thepolling cadresThe ran them inthe river.Tila center, InJharjawalapolling broke thecadres ofCPN-M the children tothrowbox ballot andthrew andotherelection stonesmaterials andseized no. 1, voting stoppedfrom women cadres 12noonusedlocal and whenCPN-M centersofDepalgaon Jharjwala(a)and(b)polling School VDC, Jumlaconstituency who were theirvotes. standinginthelinetocast In Tribhuvan HigherSecondary centerofKatiswami polling VDC, among thevoters campaigning NCwasfound Jumla election. itfromthem tocollect Khalanga. had peaceful centersofthe district 182polling andasked The election officersdidnotinformationtotheelectionprovide observers votes oftheirrespective andaskingfor fromshowing thesymbol parties thepeople. the cadres of UCPN-M, Janamorcha were UML and Rastriya campaigning CPN- wasdeactivated.explosive device centerofMajuwa polling InMaranthana VDC, the tovotetwo infirst hours but uplaterafter people came voters turned few Only centerinPhopli VDC-1. polling Luplung Nepal teamdefusedtheobject. Army around 6:30inthemorning, asuspiciousobjectwasseenon theroad neartothe Pyuthan centerswithsticks. youths toenterthepolling whotried tostopsome some for timewhenpolicetried centerwasdisrupted polling VDC people from votes andreleased casting themon November 24. Voting atPawannagar The polling started on time in Jumla district. In Kalika Lower Secondary School School on timeinJumladistrict. started The polling Secondary Lower Kalika In At inthedistrict, oftotal81,124votes cast Out 2,617votes were invalid. A vehicle torched by an unidentified group in Jumla in group unidentified an by torched vehicle A 93 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 94 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 accessible. Voting from centers. polling started 7:00am in all inthedistrict.of 41,617votes cast centersof The polling Pakha were VDC noteasily was notarranged. Inadequate voter's rendered education 1,978votes tobeinvalid out votes elderly,management for to cast people with disabilitiesandpregnant women Kalikot Polling School Harkot Higher Secondary papers from350 ballot Chamunda VDC, Committee seized State Bheri-Karnali led by BinaShahi, memberofCPN-M center.polling A group of 15-20 people Voting halfanhourlaterinthe started , Municipality-1 center of Nayapolling Bazaar, Narayan Tribhuwan School HigherSecondary group ofthe keptinthemainentrance keptbyexplosive device anunidentified Dailekh some centerfor time.polling oftotal37,771votes cast, Out 1,297votes were invalid. ofthevoter againstthewill leadingnominee todisputeinthe voted UCPN-M for Polling School CenterofChandnath VDC,In ChandannathHigherSecondary one committee member Bini Shahi, Shahi, Bini member committee CPN-M Bheri-Karnali state state Bheri-Karnali CPN-M injured in the assault by NC NC by assault the in injured Most of the polling centers in district were centers indistrict Most ofthepolling notdisabled-friendly. The Nepal teamdefused an Army cadres at around 7:30am. 88,557 votes cast, 4,113votes were invalid. on thesameday. headquarter indistrict located of Out through Hospital helicoptertoDistrict were airlifted center. polling injured peopleofChamunda Five VDC inhelicopterstothat paperswere ballot transported after center.same polling Polling ataround restarted 12:00pm Shahi, toenterthe ofNEOC alsoavoter andobserver toescape. tried they Sita cadres stopped The of CPN-M month andaseven oldbaby wereShahi injured when Reshma Shahi, BK, Raikosh Shahi, Amrita Chandrakala same incident. Kumari Shahi, Shanta Basana Shahi, Center ataround 8:45am. The policeblankfired inthe the police’s blank fire, being airlifted to District District to airlifted being fire, blank police’s the The locals, injured while scattering following following scattering while injured locals, The Hospital in NA helicopter helicopter NA in Hospital injured treatment. wastakentoNepalgunj further for center. polling Lali School dispute between two inhabitantsatMalikaSecondary The injured inthedispute. Bahadhur Shahi, Raj 34, was injured ofLali VDC-9 inthe Aidi,Kasalari Aidi and a 28-year-old Laxmi pregnant woman Aidi were Rasmita didnotallowthemtovote.inhabitants ofKharpunath Durpa,The inhabitantsof on November 19.claimed that Durpa wheninhabitants of The disputestarted three peoplealong with apregnant lady were injured inthedisputeregarding polling Humla condition.in inebriated indistrict, of177,559votes cast Out 6340were invalid. VDC, Election Officer dismissed polling center one officialthe on charge ofentering centerofDodheri polling School afternoon. HigherSecondary InNepal Rastriya papersat1pm ballot inthe papersand14PR ballot 14FPTP burned CPN-M center, polling school Janajyoti Primary ofNeulapur Ranipur VDC-3, thecadres of defused on the wee day hours of polling Dhadhabar at Khairani VDC-6. In Durga votes. and people with disabilities to cast management elderly for A bomb was Bardiya of thedistrict. voters three in all constituencies name to transport having passed in parties' vehicles symbol. UCPN-M, withoutpassand were NCandCPN-UML usingvehicles found somedispute for timeascadres ofNCwere wearing found T-shirts withtheirparty not have their nameregistered list. inthevoters' photo identity engaged in The parties andSahare VDC.centers ofLekhparajul Communitycouldnotvote did asthey Raute center of Kaphalkot polling VDC.School The Kusunda community voted inpolling andinJeevanjyoti Secondary VDC centerofLekhpharsa polling School Secondary The representatives were ofCPN-UML notpresentHigher attheRastriya Nepal center. found. thesuspiciousobjectwas The voters werefor 1-2hoursafter hesitant intheway defusedthesuspiciousobjectfound toMaintadaArmy polling VDC theobjectwasdefused. after easily while voters participated Nepal Inthemorning started thepolling invoting withintwo votershoursafter participated few Only Surkhet In Mandhar Lower Secondary School polling center of Kharpunath centerofKharpunath VDC, polling School Secondary In MandharLower intimeandpeople voted peacefully.The voting started There was proper center. 100meters west polling A suspiciousobjectwasfound totheChinchu 95 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 96 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 of UCPN-M Dalit MuktiMorcha and inhabitant ofMajhphalof UCPN-M VDC-3, as well as on November 20. Dunai headquarter district Gore Bahadur BK, 40, member central were boxes the ballot whiletheformer bringing fromVDC Majhphala Dolpato Dolpa no. Dangconstituency for 2. Bahadur Shahi,led by Surya 28, son ofHimBahadur Shahi, ofNC whois candidate by headquarter agroup Chok atdistrict of15-16 persons nearDevkota was attacked on withaknife November 23.Shahi intheattack. Shahi sustainedahead injury She Dailekh regardingElection Clashes Bafikot center. polling VDC centeratPaugha.polling peoplewere Some seenwearing YCL printed T-shirts in School Secondary while he votewas goingBahadur in to Bal cast Kalyan Gharti Magma. Bahadur Khadka assaultedNCcadre, Sher cadres ledby UCPN-M Yagya centerin polling HigherSecondary were onvote theirway atSiddartha tocast andManBahadur Budhathoki Pun whilethey cadresSandesh attacked UCPN-M his representatives tocampaign, isagainsttheelection which CodeofConduct. UCPN-M claimingthat barred 2 filedcomplaint intheofficeofElection Officer centers of Rukum. no. from constituency Gopalji Jung Shah Rukum NC candidate Rukum CPN-UML.for of84,271votes cast, Out 2,684votes were invalid. solicitingvotes shewasfound after centerofKajeri polling School Kalika Secondary for SupradaDahal, andElection Officer expelled parties Assistant Officer Polling 8:00am. lateinthesecentersasvoters appeared after started only the polling Political in the morning. Though the election officials were present in the centers from 7 am, Paiyakharkha center of Hiucha and Jamune centerof Rim VDC polling at6 VDC Salyan had peacefuldistrict election. Voters upinlargecenters. turned numbersinpolling Office Dolpa, outcast, of 13,301 votes 431 were invalid. centers of the 49 polling Dolpa The security forcescadres inJuphal beatup three atArupani UCPN-M The security stateCommittee, Karnali memberofBheri NC cadres assaultedCPN-M Bini NC registered complaintsre-election anddemandedfor infive polling centerofBhalchaur polling VDC,Pharulachaur Bombs went offnear In Dolpa, onetoelection. day prior clashed theparties Election AsperDistrict Post Situation Election boxes. oftheballot security for who came class (Jamdar) second Khadka ,Dipak Bohara and Sujan Nepal officer warrant Army BK, were ofRammakaikot VDC-3 beatenby Chand, ASIDilli policeconstable Majhphala and VDC YCL Rokaya, cadres Rajendra 35, andother YCL cadre Kabiraj ElectionBidhyathe agent 2013for center, ofConstituent Mandirpolling Assembly Bankatwa VDC, Bankedistrict. Election Office,District ballot foundin box was claiming thatempty Nepalgunj on November 23, rally Cadreswith avictory ofUCPN-M, 2013. MJF-Dpicketed refused toaccept winningcertificates.Kalikot district, In cadres celebrated UCPN-M walked outfrom ofMid-Western thecountingprocess districts inall region. garnered lessvotes andalso protestedUCPN-M againstthecountingastheirparty districts.some hilly withtheconsensus parties. ofall countingstarted The ballot The and ofNovember zone intheevening 19except headquarters ofKarnali to district Though UCPN-M won constituenciesThough UCPN-M inseven ofthe region,candidates the boxesThe ballot centers in ofmost of thepolling were districts Tarai brought 97 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 98 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 Violation of Election CodeofConduct ofElection Violation Far WesternRegion or gathering organized by other parties orcanditates. by otherparties organized or gathering (CoC), pointno. prohibited rally, 30which disrupting procession, assembly, meeting in 8. violation of election Code in of 14,Conduct and UCPN-M in 9 and UML CPN-M Conduct were recorded. According totherecord, NCwasinvolved in 15incidentsof had theleastnumberofviolations ofCodeConduct-2 each. were (19), Bajura (14)andBaitadi (8). Kailali Similarly, DotiandBajhangdistricts region. that The districts recorded maximum numberofviolation ofCodeConduct 031-8GnieKanchanpur Genuine 2013-11-18 031-3GnieKanchanpur Genuine 2013-11-13 031-3GnieKanchanpur Genuine 2013-11-13 031-8Fk Doti Fake 2013-11-08 031-3Fk Baitadi Fake 2013-11-13 2013- 031-4Fk Kailali Fake 2013-11-14 031-3Fk Kailali Fake 2013-11-13 031-5Fk Kailali Fake 2013-11-15 031-7GnieKailali Genuine 2013-11-17 Date C A total of 30 incidents related to violation of election Code of Conduct theCA election,During atotalof67incidentsviolation ofCode violation theCA ofCodeConduct during election inFar-Western CleanElection Campaignfor secretariatreceiveditizen 67incidentsof Incidents related toBombandExplosive Device Bomb Socket or Fake Genuine Achham District Bajhela Community forest Dharmapur,way to Daiji VDC-3, Krishnapur VDC-5 Krishnapur 5,way toKhulaManch Bhindatta Municipality- Baiila , VDC-2 Durgamandu Police station near Anarkhola VDC-7,Sidshawor School Highersecondary Kalika nearby VDC-4 Hichma and nearby setopul Dhangadi Municipality nearby Bandevi TempleBandevi nearby Dhangadi Municipality Sahajpur VDC Sahajpur VDC Utterbehadi &Sahajpur Dhangadi Municipality, Municipality or VDC Municipality SE Bomb Tin Bomb Tin TNT materials inabag materials Written explosive and sand Mix in Tyre withSoil Socket Bomb Socket Redbull beverage box beverage Redbull insidethe Materials Sutali Bomb insidetinbox Sutali Cylinder, Socket, Types ofbomb hoax. way a VDC nearby policestation found inDurgamando disposal unitsaidadevice Doti hanged intree by unidentifiedgroup inthemarket area. center. OnNovember 22, Nepal bomb Bomb Army disposalunitdefusedsocket bomb kept unit bydefused socket unidentified group election in Dewlekhpoll VDC Highway ofBatadi-Dadeldhura area. OnNovember 21, Nepal Bomb Army disposal unidentified group in Annarkhola,Siddheswor along theDasharathchand VDC Baitadi VDC-3. kept by unidentified group on the way located forest to Bachela Community of Daijee same day. OnNovember 20, Nepalbomb Bomb Army disposalunitdefusedsocket hoursofthe unidentified group detonated bombintheearly inKrishnapur VDC-5 Prachanda Chairman UCPN-M wasaddressing atthesite. amassgathering An by unidentifiedgroup on theway towards ofBhimdattaMunicipality. Khula Manch Kanchanpur ofPabera bomb inSadakpur bomb andsocket inDhanshinghpur VDC VDC. bomb nearby Municipality,Tikapur bomb inNarayanpur Kamandalu Municipality. OnNovember 19, Nepal Bomb Army disposalunitdefusedsocket bombs andsutalibombssocket inUttarbehadiandHasanpur a hoaxbomb. on November way inSahajpur 15ofDhangadi Municipality the banksofSetopool a hoaxbomb. Insameway, near Nepalfound bomb Army disposalunitsaiddevice object found onobject found November 13 nearby Road.Bhajani-Sukhad Nepal bomb Army disposal unit assured thatthe the locals defused threebombs on socket November 12plantedby unidentifiedgroup near Kailali andpoisonous substance. chemicals of pointno. 29, ordemonstratingweapons, prohibits carrying Which explosives, On November 8, Nepal Far-Western Army bomb division headquarter On November 12, keptby personnelasuspiciousdevice found security On November 12, Nepal Bomb Army disposal unit defused bomb kept TNT On November 17, bombs, Nepal Bomb Army disposalunitdefusedcylinder In Darakh In Darakh VDC-1, Nepal Sukhkhad-based Army’s bomb disposalunit Similarly, atotalofeightincidentswere documentedregarding violation Bandevi templeBandevi of Dhangadi Municipality areas ofDhangadi VDC, socket was 99 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 100 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 Mahakali State Commitee,Mahakali State Khatisustained eye injuries, Sahadev Kumar Raj Malasi Silgadi. Mohan Bamsustainedhead, whileamemberfrom eyes and bodyinjuries Seti returning from election campaign. They were asthey were attacked toDipayalreturning Mohan Bamalong with 14 other cadres were by attacked unidentified group while Doti were thatthey informed searching Rawal. for weapons androd,sharp got injured andwasadmitted toBayalpata Hospital. Police Rana, Rajesh in Barhabis attacked VDC-7 17, of Betalmandu. by He was attacked treated atKotilasub-healthpost. Bhandari, Prajan Rawal, got injured andChhakkaRawal andwere Bhandari Manraj gathering.campaign Cadres Bhandari, from Dev UCPN-M KesherBhandari, Tika program wherePrimewasattendinganelection Bhattarai former MinisterBaburam Bajura andwereviolent attack treated Hospital. atBaitadi District Bahadur Kunwar, Janak Kunwar, DibinKunwar andJay Bahadur were injured ina VDC. cadres, UCPN-M Seven Naresh including BK, Kunwar, Bhagirath Karna atBadeda electionofMalladehi by cadrescampaign attacked during UCPN-M regarding matters. adisputeon political OnNovember 13, sixUMLcadres were and sixothercadres ofUMLwere by cadres attacked inelection UCPN-M campaign VDC-9. Harka Dhanuk, 45, ofBhatana VDC, Jagari, Karna 48, ofKuwakot VDC 12, took ofHaat place and UML atGirigada between cadres ofUCPN-M aclash Baitadi party. between cadres ofpolitical UCPN-M,among the major parties NC and UML. also occurred attacks Violent Dispute amongparties ofCodeConductandHumanRights Incidents of Violation district. ofBajura VDC Bajura On November 10, from no.1, candidate poll Doticonstituency UCPN-M On November 6, about21, (Biraj) NC cadre DineshRawal from Dewolsen on October 31 in CadresKotila in and a UML clashed of VDC UCPN-M CA for theregistration ofcandidacy election, after Soon disputesemerged On October22, Nepal bomb Army disposalunitdefusedbomb inMartadi While organizing a door-to-door campaign for CA for organizingadoor-to-doorcampaign election on NovemberWhile theelection wasover.released after Hamalfrom wasSuresh Lalbhoji vehicle VDC-5. According topolice, was Gyawali arrested by police on chargeofbeinginvolved indamagingavehicle. The owner of Kailali unidentified group torched thejeep. West Highway. According tothepolice, wasaddressing Giri when election campaign Giri. The incident took placeon the East- at Bankhet in Bhimdatta Municipality-5 no. constituency from district candidate poll Kanchanpur of UCPN-M 4, Mohan Kanchanpur prompted theclash. Badu atKimtardi Khalanga VDC-1. throwingThe UMLsupporter theNCflag Sanjeev Thagunna and Dashrat Badu andHarish NCsupporters Thagunnaattacked Thagunna,Raj Kumar Thagunna, Nabin Thagunna, Jagadish Thagunna, Nabin Darchula healthpost. in local Thapa, Joshi Sitaram got injured and Saud and werefor treatment sent Singh Kamal Jogbuda VDC-1. cadres ofNCNaravan Kami, Five GaneshPrasad Joshi, Birendra in atPuntura andNCclashed UCPN-M Dadeldhura Hospital. They werefor treatment sent atDistrict Bogati, Khadka and10others. Lokraj Padamraj Bhatt, HemKarna, Bishnu Ojha, Kalawati were candidate PR injuries.sustained neck injured Other from Municipality-13 Dipayal Silgadi sustained fractured hand, Joshi Mahadev On November 13, cadre Kulraj CPN-M Gyawali, 45, in Thapapur was VDC-3 On October26, ajeepwastorched by unidentifiedgroupcampaign inelection On November 1, JanakSingh UMLsupporters Thaguna,Singh Suresh On November 14, cadres of UCPN-M candidate for Doti Constituency no. 1 1 no. Constituency Doti for candidate UCPN-M Mohan Bom who was injured in the attack by an an by attack the in injured was who Bom Mohan unidentified group unidentified 101 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 102 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 the election washeldina peaceful manner. ofthisregion.districts Similarly, alsosaidthat organizations theelection observation According Administration toDistrict Offices, theelection waspeacefulallnine in Post-election Scenario DayElection Scenario in countingprocess. boycotted vote countingprocess. chief electionparticipate The officer requeststhemto stopped questioning about fair election. Similarly, and agents of the MJF-R candidate vote counting, committee Central demandedvote countingprocess UCPN-M be On theElection Day minordisputesoccurred parties. between political In post-election period, disputeswere nosuch recorded butatthetimeof of both the parties wereof boththeparties injured. cadres at Benighat ofDhading.VDC-9 Two cadres each Prasad Pandey wastravelling, wasstoppedby UCPN-M by cadres. attacked UCPN-M wasrepeatedly in Rukum others were injured. GopaljiJungShah, NCcandidate committee and YCL in-charge Tara among Bhattarai of Mehele VDC. Maden, ofpublicity Bhattarai Kaji Bhandari atthehouseofKamal about 30peopleattacked election campaign. by in-chargeSuman, CPN-M Led on October25, whilehewasengaged 2013morning in Attacks and Attack AttemptsontheCandidates andAttack Attacks RelatedInformation ofCodeConductandOther Violation Period Silent ofCodeConductduring Violence colorful flex banner hangings in the public places and MJF-N used wall-writings flexbannerhangingsinthepublicplaces andMJF-Nusedwall-writings colorful Party,Sadbhawana used andMJF-DinSaptari TMDP was against the Code which of Conduct. Candidates no. constituency Kathmandu afeast 4 organized werewhich totheCampaignsecretariat. reported tothisrule,But contrary different activities took places any activities related totheelection are notallowed. of silence.election as the period this period, During on November 17whileundergoing treatment at TU Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu. November 14. washeadingfor district.Nijgad of Bara fromJitpur The truck Deujadied ofEast-West Bridge Dudhaura by anunidentifiedgroupbomb hurled in highway on his treatment at TU Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu. by unidentified group at Basamadi of Makwanpur. Yadav died on November 26 during The vehicle, Rajendra candidate UML on which UCPN-M candidate Nandaof candidate KishorPun UCPN-M of48hours before the The ECset timeperiod T O A truck driver Raju Deuja Chhetri of Nijgad DeujaChhetri Raju washitby driver VDC-7 apetrol A truck candidate of candidate Taplejung Maden Sanchapal here FPTP on wasanattack UCPN-M's a transport helper of Anmol night bus,a transport was injured in petrol bomb attack n November 13, a17year old, Rakesh Yadav Municipality-7, ofKalaiya Two People Dead inElection Violence oa 45 1 1 Total 1 Sunsari 1 Sindhuli 1 Sindhupalchok 1 Mugu Palpa 1 1 Dailekh 1 Terhathum 1 1 Tanahun 1 Jajarkot Chitwan 1 Kailali 1 Kaski Kalikot Kavre 2 2 Ilam Ramechhap 2 2 2 Morang 2 Makawanpur 3 Bhojpur Parbat 4 Jumla 5 Rolpa 6 Surkhet Incidents Dhankuta Panchthar District People injured inclash during theelection during 1 103 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 104 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 campaign. for election flagsintheir vehicles andparty symbols UCPN-M, Nayaran no.3 constituency ofKapilbastu Satya usedtheelection Tiwari and RPP, no.4 constituency PrasadofKapilbastu and Rajauriya Guru candidate was done in the District Hospital. was done intheDistrict incident, wasalsoinjured. Ojha Kalawati candidate PR UCPN-M Treatment ofinjured 11. Municipality of Dipayal Silgadi Hesustainedhead, eyes andbodyinjuries. Inthesame no.1of Doticonstituency peopleatnighton by November wasattacked afew 10at Tikha helicopter totravel from toPanchkal. Kathmandu him that,instructed he would permission. need hereafter to get prior Dahal had used the before onhis October30butflew campaign request wasgranted by theEC. TheEC of theECon October31. Prachandaelection helicopterfor soughtpermissiontoride getting its permission. after to use the helicopter only a meeting came after The decision acted againsttheCodeofConduct by usingahelicopter. chairperson The ECinstructed EC Instructed UCPN-M Chairperson toFollow CodeofConduct Chairperson UCPN-M EC Instructed 10 20 30 15 25 35 0 5 While travelling on a jeep (Se 1Ja606), on travelling ajeep(Se While Mohan Bam, ofUCPN-M candidate FPTP T Parties involved in obstruction in distribution of indistribution Parties involved inobstruction to follow theElectionto follow CodeofConduct. The ECstatedthat hadPradancha Dahal(Prachanda) Kamal Pushpa chairperson UCPN-M he ECinstructed CPN-M 33 election awareness materials awarenesselection materials Others 7

UCPN (M) 2 Manch A Manch Limbuwan Rajya ParishadLimbuwan Rajya liated Sanghiya liated Sanghiya 2

Obstruction in Distribution of Election Awareness Material Awareness ofElection Material inDistribution Obstruction onPublic Attackes Vehicles Candidacy of Candidacy Two Candidates Cancelled PR beneficiary post. beneficiary of murder whileanotherbeinganincumbentmemberofa by Court the Supreme involved. Makwanpur andParbat. activities, Inmostofsuch front was led33-party CPN-M These kinds of activities took place in Pachthar, Dhankuta,Surkhet, Rolpa, Morang, centers by ECbeingtorched, were andECteamfacing obstructions received. seized Makawanpur, Surkhet, underattack. alsocame andLalitpur Kathmandu leavingeightpassengers ofthebusinjured.Kathmandu Passenger inChitwan, vehicles withpetrolto Birgunjwasattacked bomb whenthebusstoppedatSatungal, passengerstheelection tothefoil asrecorded by theCampaignSecretariat. carrying the pasttoseek votes. no.3constituency development work on of October29accusing himofglorifying candidate, FPTP NC filedacomplaint againstUCPN-M's Gopi of Achhami of renovationtemple whilesolicitingvotes. oflocal Representative ofUMLand wasaccused Bhattarai of regarding moneyinthepretextDr anddistributing feast withinthree days.violation ofElection CodeofConduct andsoughtclarification no.3 ofconstituency ofUCPN-M on October28regardingBahadur Gurung no.1, Ghale of constituency Hari and NC candidate Bhattarai Baburam and Chham NC, UML, RPP, FSPandFederal Council. LimbuwanState of Conduct. candidates ofUCPN-M,fromclarifications the for The ECalsoasked of Election CodeofConduct and directed the Code to follow therelated parties within three days. on Bhattarai October29tosubmit Baburam theclarification PMDr former Clarification fromSought Bhattarai PMDrBaburam Former Clarification The EC cancelled candidacy of two PR candidates.PR two of candidacy cancelled The EC Oneof themisconvicted 45 incidentsofelection awarenesssenttovillagesandpolling materials The bus with the registration no. Na 4Kha 7200, heading fromKathmandu on publicbuses outatdifferentBomb were places attacks including carried D District Election Office of Gorkha sent a letter to UCPN-M candidate Dr candidate Election Officeof GorkhaDistrict sent alettertoUCPN-M The EC said, on October 30, there that in different districts were violation parties violated several pointsofCode ofConduct. violatedseveral parties The ECasked election, Constituent for Assembly thecampaign uring thepolitical 105 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 106 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 SC Orders Withdrawal of Call for Bandh for ofCall SC Orders Withdrawal demanding an interim order for withdrawal of the call for strike. for orderofthecall withdrawal demanding aninterim for Supremeon Court November 10 at writ Lawyers' AssociationDemocratic fileda targeting any election.make withdraw strikes Prasad Bhattarai, Durba treasurer of business, travel andtovote without any hindrance, theverdict and askedwithdraw ConstitutionInterim ofNepal 2063(2007)ensurestoemployment, right conduct, to vote. the people's rights in the to EC courtail had the right that the Stating order statingthatnoparty, individual, group orothersregistrered ornotregistered Justice, Court of Supreme bench Single Kumar Ram Prasad gave the interim Sah tovote. violatesthepeople'sright statingthatitsanti-election campaign the strike incumbent memberoftheNational MuslimCommission. by was alsotheECasshe Ushacancelled was an of UCPN-M Phakir candidady candidate,PR KumariJhankri, Ram theECrejected hiscandidacy. Likewise, PR inamurderimprisonment case. Onthebasisofcomplaint by aUMLcandidate sentenceoflife Supremeupon thecomplaint Court filedagainsthimcitingthe The SC issued an interim order to CPN-M led 33-party front totakeback order led33-party The SCissuedan interim to CPN-M astheECacted wascancelled candidacy Dungel's BalKrishna UCPN-M's as follows: is receivedreport theobservation during stations. networks polling ofall local The stations got regular from information behalf of the Campaign at 314 polling boxes intheriver. cadres threwtheballot theCPN-M after on theElection Day wascancelled VDC inJharjwalDepal School Secondary in boothAandBof Tribhuwan Higher in Jumlaon November 22asthevoting on November 19. Voting wasconcluded Background B. Day:Observation Election injured when thepoliceblankfired papers following thelootingof theballot by BK, Shahi, Amrita andaseven-month-old Dipika Shahi Chandrakala Tarami were The bomb delayed thebeginningof voting by halfanhour. Tribhuwan ofNaya inNarayan Bazaar Municipality-1. School HigherSecondary candidates.PR There were 1,876 registered voters inthecenter. there wascast and77votes,vote theFPTP for thattooofelection staffs, for werecast were stopped by YCL cadres. There wasone center inonly ThawangVDC and no same andBalbirBudhaofwardVDC no. were thevoters 5asthey who escorting cadres beatupUMLcadres, Bam Bahadur Dangi, including Narendra Dangi ofthe fromvoters ofotherparties reaching centers. thepolling InRangsi VDC-3, YCL meeting. NC cadres engaged anall-party inadisputebutitwasresolved following recorded. inSyangja, AtCenterofSekham VDC Chitipokhari and theUCPN-M butnountoward was event School HigherSecondary and voters atJanataSudarshan 1.1 Killing, Abduction, andBlankFiring Hostage taking, Battery 1. Day ontheElection Situation All the 301 observers working on the301observers All Santa Kumari Shahi,Santa Basana Shahi, Reshma Shahi, Bal Kumari Rai, Kosh In Dailekh, NA bomb disposalteamdefusedabomb plantedatthegateof At Ward no. 7, inRolpa, 8 and9ofRangsi VDC YCL cadres stoppedthe Police cadres toblankfirebetween resorted following ascuffle thepolitical A

Jumla had concluded voting Jumla had concluded theconstituenciesll except for report on CA Election 2013 to the Chief Election Election Chief the to 2013 Election CA on report coordinator and INSEC chairperson Subodh Raj Raj Subodh chairperson INSEC and coordinator Pyakurel submitting a preliminary monitoring monitoring preliminary a submitting Pyakurel Citizen’s Campaign for Clean Election Election Clean for Campaign Citizen’s Commissioner, Nilkantha Upreti Nilkantha Commissioner, 107 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 108 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 cadres slogans. chanted Bajhang, pamphlets ofNC, were UMLandUCPN-M found. Inthecenters, the NC in Mahat VDC, againstherchoice. awoman wasforced tovote aparty for inKattikswami VDC. School School Secondary At JanataSecondary Lower Kalika suspension ofthevoting. meeting. ameetingofanall-party The voting resumed after where hewaswelcomed School by cadres leading theUCPN-M to Higher Secondary no.of Constituency 3whenhereached at Wagla in Wagla School HigherSecondary andInfluence 1.2 Intimidation no. 1butthevoting wasnotdisrupted. centersofGairimudi,disputes inthepolling Malu, ofconstituency JunguandSahare and wereOffice custodyinCharikot released onNovember 24. There were some PakhrinKamal andHarka KC ofthesamevillagewere Police detainedatDistrict consensus from parties. thepolitical Former chairperson VDC Tej Bahadur Khadka, were outtheattack arrested had andthatthepolling gone ahead withthe carrying said. Sunuwar Bhupendra chairperson Pralhad CDO Pokharel saidthatsixpeople Pakhrin, 36, atavoting centerin Thulopatal VDC, UML Village committee Thulopatal Dhamala,NC leader Ramesh 42. Dhamala didnotfileacomplaint. voting ended. therequirement ofpermit,Violating assaulted even themotorcyclists wieldingswords the ofover 15motorcycles makingthetown tensedsoon after rally but thereagainst the offenders was nopolice action. cadres held a The UCPN-M organizing committee issuedapress statementon November 21demandingaction were treated atBirHospital, Kathmandu. Dhading convention UCPN-M district and BishalAdhikari, 21, were ofMarpak VDC-7 injured by bladed weapon. They the votingfollowing at Nimachok ofMarpak VDC-4. Rikesh Thapa Magar, 19, where were headquarters they district treatedHospital. attheDistrict Kumari Shahi, BK, Raikosh Shahi, Amrita andseven-month-old Dipika Tarami to there by ahelicopter. Shahi, theinjured Reshma The samehelicopterairlifted Bal center.polling The voting papers resumed inthecenterwhenballot were delivered from Shahi reaching cadres monitorthat stoppedavoter Sita CPN-M andNEOC member, BiniShahi. wereThe locals injuredfollowingtheblankfire. dispersed asthey VDC, Dailekh. State Committee cadres The Karnali were led Bheri by CPN-M inChamunda School cadres aroundCPN-M HigherSecondary 8.45 amatHarakot At the polling center at Bal Mandir Lower Secondary School inChainpurof School Secondary At centeratBal MandirLower thepolling In Jumla, persuading initsfavor NCwasfound thevoters at inqueuetocast Chhetri Bamdev candidate UML cadres shoutedslogansagainstUCPN-M In Dolakha, cadres and injured attacked UCPN-M UML leader Shanti In Dhading, ascuffle brokecadres andNC outbetween the ofUCPN-M cadres did not obstruct the election observers and theirvehicles. theelection observers cadres didnot obstruct seeking permission fromtake pictures officer. of the the polling centers after CPN-M in Amagargadhi Municipality-10. InBajhang, were allowed to theelection observers School Higher Secondary atSahashralinga provided place monitoring separate for to leave citingtheorders from 'above'. InDadeldhura, were theelection observers At some centers, were atthecenterareas stoppedeven andwere theobservers asked insidethearea ofvoting site. personnel didnotallowtheelection observers security monitor andalsovotera NEOC was stopped by cadres. CPN-M In Kanchanpur, the in Dadarbairiya. School In Dailekh, Secondary Kisan Community Lower Shahi, Sita Observation inElection 1.3 Disruption ofBharta VDC,Khairan Dailekh. Makawanpur. ofKalikatar VDC-7 Katunje Onehoaxbombon wasfound theroad at center. Onebomb eachwasdetonated neartheboothsinHandikhola andat VDC-3 complaint attheEC, on November Kathmandu 21demandingre-election atthe vote unilaterally.cast KC secretariatmemberBharat UMLdistrict written fileda center, and UMLcadres complainedtheway thatNChadofotherparties blocked inJugu VDC, School Higher Secondary no. Constituency 1. InGairimudi VDC cadres center at Nilkantheshwar at polling and intimidated the party of other parties Ladobelasupposed tobeconfidentialboothinBinhi at VDC, no. Constituency 4. from many oftheballots. Party representatives were standingatthesiteofvoting, papersattheElectionsigning theslipsofballot Office. Signature wasmissing booth. claimingthathewas officer Basant UMLcadres Regmi beat up polling even a dummy candidate. for permitted the vehicle papers were Ballot outside the found Jha. IshwarChandra reporter Himal Khabarpatrika using wasfound Acandidate their party. ofMountain NCcadresacamera and snatched Raut Sanjay reporter TV did notcooperate. topersuade thevoters on thelinetosupport NCcadres were trying bring inthe ballot, officerBasantaRegmi andpolicemen to team askedpolling they papers out fromballot the booth when the stones were pelted. the monitoring When cadre, Anil Nayak, 25, ofSapahi VDC-8. Kishori YadavTMDP's brought theFPTP ofanNC unidentified group peltedstones atthesameboothwhich resulted ininjury Suresh reporter Yadav some saidthattheNCcadres wieldedbatons andspearsafter were andjournalists defenders mistreated.human rights newspaper Nagarikdaily intimidationfollowing by theFLSCcadres andCPN-M. VDC-9 of Lungrupa at Phejung School Higher Secondary at Sideshwar candidates INSEC's observer for Morang, for observer INSEC's AliaMurmu was stoppedby thepolice at In Dolakha, intheabsenceofboothrepresentatives ballots cast UCPN-M School, 'B'boothinDhanusha,At HigherSecondary BPKoirala Sapahi's the In Panchthar, PR and92for 61outof946votes were only FPTP for cast 109 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 110 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 Regmi andBibek Dhakal were injured intheclash. The injured were takentodistrict Ghyalchok, andGhairung VDCs. Harmi NC cadres- BishnuPrasad Dhakal, Nandalal Pandey cadre Karna andUCPN-M sustained minorinjuries. Sunar person. UMLcadres- BishnuBhandari, Gautam Naresh andSantosh Bhandari whenUMLcadres cadres accusedofvoting UCPN-M inthe nameofdeceased clash 1.5 Clash, DamagePapers toBallot andScuffle areas no. ofconstituency rural theelection. 4todisrupt voters back. the Committee turning memberledteamwasfound State Karnali Mugu andBheri Shreekot VDC-7, 8and9. Madan Rokaya, committee, ofdistrict thejoint-secretary youths were takenoutofthecenters. theelection10minutes. for disrupting the after The situation tonormalcy returned center of PawannagarBayalesimtara polling VDC, Dangprompting action APF said. BahadurDSP Chandra Singh fromVDC-8 voting. teamhadsmoothvoting, Antobesentthevillagefor APF blank fired.cadres tobarthevillagersof alsotried CPN-M Pali villageinDandagaon voting had beendone whenthetension ensued. before resuming withtheconsensus among theparties. About74percentofthe and the police blank fired.with khukuris The for about15minutes voting stopped VDC,Shankarpokhari UMLcadres entered thecenter tenseafter situation became boothof polling School the attemptsofboothcaptureAtPrimary Mahadev cadres were following withUCPN-M Homnath Lamichhane injured inaclash Pokhari VDC, Parbat, UMLcadres Prem Lamichhane, and Lamichhane Rawan Syangja, UMLcadres were accused by NCofvoting unilaterally. papers. them. UCPN-M returned The voting resumed after In Pelakot of VDC tocapture the ballot cadrestime when NC andUML accused of trying UCPN-M representatives signedthedocuments. theparty which meetingafter all-party Gulmi, thebooth. therepresentatives left ofotherparties The issuewas inan resolved andObstruction 1.4 BoothCapturing In Gorkha, boothsof in thepolling andNCcadres clashed UCPN-M In Gulmi, School, atHimalayan HigherSecondary Bastu VDC, there wasa In Makawanpur, front the 33-parties led by planted hoax bombs in CPN-M In Mugu, centers in in 23 Jeuka out polling of their 485 ballots voters cast School, Secondary UML affiliatedtried toentertheBPHigher youths In some places, Dandagaon including VDC-8, detonated bombs CPN-M and in School Thuli HigherSecondary At boothofJanataSudarshan thepolling no. constituency In Syangja 1, Kuwakot VDC, some for voting wasdisrupted inMalagiri VDC, School Accusing Secondary theUMLofirregularitiesatPur

School, Khatrithok ‘A’ booth in Secondary Bhimsen Lower against him. adding dueaction would betaken thevoting processdisrupted conditionhis act ininebriated was takenintocustodyafter Constable BirBahadur Chand Poudel saidthatPolice Head of Conduct. Prasad DSPShyam accusingwere each other of violating the injuredCode clashed slightly when they UML election representative andNCrepresentative Giri Khadka HimKarna Jeevan Hospital. District at the booth towards of voting.a clash the closure the injured All were treated at Joshi, JoshiofChainpur were BishnuBhaktaJoshiandHari VDC-6 injured in ofChainpur andUMLcadres Bahadur ofLaxmi Singh VDC-1 cadres Gyanendra wereand UCPN-M distributed. Inthecenters, theNCcadresslogans. chanted NC inChainpur of Bajhang, School Secondary Mandir Lower pamphlets ofNC, UML resultedwhich insuspension ofvoting two hours. for At centerofBal thepolling thebooth tovandalize theNCcadres tried between thecadres ofNCandUMLafter of thevoter. Chandannath whenarepresentativeVDC againstthechoice voted UCPN-M for team reached thesite. thevoting some for time.disrupted anAPF came undercontrolThe situation after voting boothinKarkigaon had tocaptureit. goneVDC-3 toShirugar clash also The cent voting wascompleted. meet. The voting following anall-party resumed 60per by adisputeamong theelection representatives nearly fakevotes after tocast inArgha VDC. School atArgharjasthalSecondary clashed clash wasprompted The Bhusalweresecretariat memberSaroj injuredcadres whenUMLandUCPN-M of thesituation. no. voter. 1inthepretext ofassistinganelderly Police had toblankfire totakecontrol School, Secondary GhalanginNareshwarat Rastriya inGorkha constituency VDC hospital withpolicesupport. occurred cadres between UMLandUCPN-M Aclash In Sindhupalchok, at In Achham, 'A'boothinLungra VDC, School atDayapipaltola Secondary In Bajhang, School, atPatadewal Secondary Patadewal VDC, occurred aclash in In Jumla, School atChandannathHigherSecondary disputeerupted In Jajarkot, occurred andUMLwho between thecadres ofUCPN-M aclash In Arghakhanchi, and ChetNarayan Acharya chairperson UMLdistrict Total ahmn xlso ob3 Explosion Bomb Kathamanu 7 Parsa 6 oah ,, Dolakha 5 aeha ,, Ramechhap 4 iduacok,, Sindhupalchowk 3 hdn ,, Dhading 2 hnsaCahadAtc 1 ClashandAttack Dhanusha 1 NDsrc Incident District SN Details of those Injured in Clashes andExplosions Details ofthoseInjured inClashes on the Election Day in Mid Region Dayon theElection inMidRegion ,, 12 1 1 3 1 2 Injured of No. 111 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 112 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 for fivefor minutes. moneytothepeoplequeuing tovote.accused himofdistributing The voting stopped and MJF-Dcadres. theMJF-D after inthe attack Patel head injury sustainedserious cadre JahahirPatel occurred ofthesame wasinjuredbetween NC VDC whenaclash boothcaptureby buttheECdidnotheedtodemand. UCPN-M claiming from thecentersatwardsparties entering no. 7, 8and9inRangsi VDC. cadres were boothcapture. accused by votes after UMLofcasting MuktiPathak.it wasthevoting centerofUMLcandidate InMalyangkot VDC, NC Representatives atPolling ofParty 1.6 Absence CentersandDenialofAccess level. resolved atlocal perpetrators. The injured were treatedpharmacy. atlocal Thedispute, however, was khukuris. Nar UMLnamedUCPN-M's Bahadur Magarandhisgroup asbeingthe wereVDC-4 injured intheclash. that they wereThe witnesses with attacked reported Nagarkot, 35, Bahadur Magar, Saha 32 and Khyam Bahadur Magar, 24, of Gaushwara symbols. the voters inqueueabouttheparty of briefing cadres UML Dhan Bahadur no. 2, thecadres accused eachothers after andUMLcadres had UCPN-M aclash themeetingprotesting thedecision. left UCPN-M Voting some time. resumed after of thesetwo parties. meetdecided againststoppingthevoting while An all-party oftheKyaurini centerwere properties between thecadres Some damaged intheclash Harredanda for the tension, following left cadre beat up the NC UCPN-M cadres. box. There were 893 voters. personnel guarding the center thesecurity Kyaurini After leader NClocal blank fire after Tuk tothrowPrasad Gautamtried away theballot centerinHarredandapolling Pokharichauri VDC-8, thepolicefiredfour round of halting the voting somevoting for time. was concluded School At Secondary Araniko Pokharichauri VDC-6, 60percentofthe after andNCcadres clashed UCPN-M was injured intheclash. calmed thesituation. and The policeintervened teacher School HigherSecondary memberandJanajagriti andUCPN-M VDC-6 voters citing their poor vision.on behalf of elderly Janardan Nepal, 28, of Sangachok Sangachok VDC, beganvoting UCPN-M after andUMLcadres clashed UCPN-M Parsa, at the voting center in Kauwaban Kataiya VDC in constituency no. inconstituency Kataiya atthevotingVDC centerinKauwaban 4, NC In Siraha, demandedre-election no. theMadhesi parties atconstituency 5 In Rolpa, the YCL stopped cadres votersofother affiliatedtoUCPN-M In Syangja, inacenter NCcadres accused UMLcadresthementry todenying In Ramechhap, in constituency centerin Gushwara VDC-3 polling Kharpani center, polling In Kavre, School HigherSecondary atJagriti Kyaurini in

In 7 from Jan Kalyan Lower Secondary School, Secondary Gauthalecenter inArchhani Lower as 7 fromVDC-3 Jan Kalyan 1.8 Arrest 12fakevotes. managed tocast NC andUCPN-M 250votes.to captureboothfor The took NA teambriefly control ofthecenterbut the same VDC, UMLcadre wasinjuredtried JhalakKarki whenNCandUCPN-M no. 1, andinanothercenterof captured theboothandvoted theparty for UCPN-M symbol,be stampedon UML'sSun teamreported. monitoring INSEC voter thoughthevoter to hadtheballot askedfor on behalfofanelderly UCPN-M persons, centershad paidattention tothatissue. few very said that proper and care haddisabled been made to ensure easy voting the elderly for didnotregister voters thevoters' inmostofthedistricts for roll.Some Though itwas in thelistdespitehavingappeared inregistration process, picture taking. including Pangretar, School HigherSecondary Setidevi no. constituency 1, . beingtoldby thathe was notinthelistof voters at theelectionhome staffs after inShirsha VDC-5. centeratKatal School the electionfakevotes centerwithanintention atBhageshwar ofcasting Secondary VDC. thatthevoters Itwasreported werecadres. scaredoff by theCPN-M woman assistingthevoter. wasonly There inthe voting. wasnodisruption stamp asshewished. confronted, When officer polling Amrita saidthatthe Pandey she, card, withoutany identity had takenthestampfrom thevoter andproceeded to thatapro-NC voter vote female had inthenameofanothervoter cast saying claimed had itsrepresentatives butwasdeniedany sittingspot. andUML The UCPN-M any representative thatthoughtheUML had which 826voters whileitwasclaimed School, inMajhkot VDC, Michhurlung no. constituency 3. The centerdidnothave outandthere voting. wasnozero wascarried polling thevoters detonated by bombsthe CPN-M andterrorized plantingbombs, however, Histan VDCs. In like Manglaghat,VDCs Takam, Babiyachaur, and Baranja, Singha election resulted inlowJyamrukkot, turnout Bhakimli, Baranja, Room, Mudiand at BoothsandDouble Voting Entry 1.7 Disenfranchisation, Unauthorized In Jajarkot, of andArjun Singh policearrested Singh Surendra Talegaon VDC- In Dolakha, Centerinconstituency School atNilkantheswar Higher Secondary In Chitwan, LPC when the former a dispute erupted coordinator voted for In mostofthedistricts, there were ofthevoters reports notfindingtheirnames In Sindhupalchok, committed DeepakBishwakarma suicideby hangingathis In Dadeldhura, cadre UCPN-M Tari Pali Singh heentered wasarrested after In Mugu, inShreekot 23of485votes were only atthecenterofJiuka cast In Tanahun, voting atNar Primary accused NCofunilaterally UCPN-M In Myagdi, front ledby boycott CPN-M's a33-party ofthe anddisruption

113 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 114 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 Pathari andPathari Bazaar were MultipleCampuswhich centers. alsothepolling At Morang center ofKotdada and inJunglenear VDC Thayal CenterofMangriPolling VDC. Pollingbombs neartheLumsa CenterofRowa VDC, inajungle nearRikhiyapolling Mugu Day. voters futile withbombs-turned on theElection real firings andhoax andoccasional Offence Act.and chargedunderPublic However, theirattempttoscareoffthe overs bomb at the UML election assembly. front Some cadres were arrested by the police Taplejung fromSonpur VDC-4 Shreegaon-4andreleased Sonpur VDC on November 24. Chaudhary, Chaudhary, Sandip of Prasad andRam Chaudhary Chaudhary Sagar Chok of Tulsipur andinPatukhola Municipality VDC. The policearrested Premlal Narayanpur, Manpur, Fulbari, Gothikhola, andBirendrachowk, BPChok, Gumraha Dang centerinPurkot. polling School hand.his right Yamuna Balami, 8, wasalsoinjured inthesameincident. placed on theroad linking Bhotebahaland Teku inKathmandu. Helostthefingers of 1.9 BombExplosion, Vandalism andAccident November 24. thevoters fromobstructing reaching theelection centers andwere released on Serpaili, Bahadur Nepali, Lok BK were Kuland Hiralal Bahadur arrested Oli for vote. He was released on November 27. Chaudhary, cadres Kamal CPN-M Bishal atKwari thevoters heading to ofGhorahi ashewasobstructing Chaudhary VDC-2 andpipebombscenters. nearthepolling socket people hurled Police arrested Ramatu a grouparrested of by after ballot the police center while to headingcast polling for 4 on November 19 and were released on November 24. were said that they Locals were ofSonpur VDC-4 ofSonpur arrestedVDC- at Srigaon Bahadur Chaudhary todetonate there. explosive devices werethey trying An unidentifiedgroup bomb placedand sutalibomb socket at respectively day,On thepolling beforestarted, thepolling anunknown group detonated people,Seven aboy were including injured whenthefront cadres detonated a day,On thepolling unidentifiedgroups detonated bombs atBijauri, Daruwa, In Tahanhu, Nepal teamdisposed a sutali bomb Army at Nirjala found Primary In Kathmandu, Khadgi, Samir 8, was injured when he played with the bomb In Dang, Prem Chaudhary, Lal Chaudhary, Sandip andRam Chaudhary Sagar

took place on November 22. School,Higher Secondary JharjwalAandBbooths inthe River.Tila The re-election ofvoting andre-election 1.11 Cancellation ofFar ofdistricts remote parts andMid-Western Region duetoweather conditions. 1.10 Problems in Transporting Boxes Ballot Bimire ofJhale on NovemberVDC-9 14. theelectionat an unidentifiedgroup programs ofUMLandUCPN-M todisrupt team ofdeployed from Barda Bahadur Battalion defusedabottlebomb plantedby of Mainapokhari on the same day.VDC and Sitakothan The NA bomb disposal team alsodefusedtwo bombs plantednearGomukhola ofLamindada Bridge VDC ofChyama wasdefusedon School NovemberVDC-4 12.Secondary Similarly, the bomb plantedby anunidentifiedgroup inthecompoundHigher ofMahendra Storean unidentifiedgroup inthepremisesOilon ofCharikot November 11. Another Dolakha bombs. Dahalon October 25tomeetthecadres. Kamal Pushpa The NA teamdefusedthe at Jamdaha and Muksar just VDC beforechairperson the visit VDC of UCPN-M Siraha in Ghorlepani. offthe voters.intention ofscaring bomb wasdefused Another socket by the NA team that anunidentifiedganghad hungthebomb by atree on the Kudakaule withan Development BankbuildingandinKudakaule VDC. said DSPNatiraj Gurung Bhojpur bombs were on found theElection Day. Dhankuta placed hoaxbombs. MargofDangihat andLaxmi inKaseni VDC-5,VDC-5 Bazaar Kaseni thegroups On November 19, 2013, boxes threwtheballot theCPN-M of Tribhuwan ballot ofthe There transportation boxes ofdifficulties in werefrom few reports A bomb disposalteamofBarda Bahadur Battalion defusedabomb plantedby NA teamdefusedabomb atGolBazaar. An unidentifiedgroup plantedbombs The bombfoundatAgriculture NA's bomb disposalunitdefusedasocket office buildingofRPP. A bomb was detonated in thenewly-constructed Two

115 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 116 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 cent. CA election, was54.57per theturnout theirballots.voters) cast Intheprevious voters 75.57percent(49,419 ofwhich and 109voting booths. Ithad 65,867 hadone 69voting constituency centers at1:00pm. and 14 papersofPR FPTP papers of 14 ballot burned CPN-M of Neulapur VDC-3, thecadres of center, polling school Primary Ranipur the center. There were 1,876 registered voters in therewas cast and77votes, thattooofelection staffs,candidates.PR for werecast inGundu VDC. School the death of their following mother,period Secondary voted Lower at Bhairabi center. polling School Higher Secondary inKathmandu. ofGuheshwari Sattal voted atSeto Ministers, Regmivoted Paramananda Khilraj atBaneshwarand Vice-president Jha who according cardswere totheID over 100years ofage. ofCouncil Chairperson 1.13 Enthusiasm, Boycott andDeprivation thevoters centers. tothepolling totransport permission usedmainly the voting at5pm. areas ofParsa, Inrural without plying there were vehicles afew Police Office. of The motorcycles were after the conclusion released to the owners Ghantaghar Chok inBirgunjon Election Day andhandedthemover toDistrict centers. polling VDC-4 Secondary Lower itsvoters fromCha 5212totransport Khanibhanjyang ofPokhare toKalika VDC Amahi Sorabhag VDC, no. constituency 4. School, centerin atJanataSecondary Modiyari by theelectionmotorcycles observers of 1.12 Abuse Vehicle Permits In Dadeldhura which had only hadIn Dadeldhurawhich only In Bardiya, Janajyoti atDurga In Rolpa, there one centerin wasonly Thawang andno for theFPTP vote VDC In Bhaktapur, ChanakhBahadur andBasuKhatri, whowere inmourning In Ilam, alsovoted atSaraswati AtamaramLingden Saing priest Kiranti inthe The people voted enthusiastically CA elections. There were some voters In Parsa, withoutanyat permit took control plying APF of23motorcycles In Okhaldhunga, had usedabuswiththenumberplateno. UCPN-M Ba2 In Morang, thevoters centersinthe tothepolling transporting NCwasfound

CA election. themof voting deprived in the 2013 Ministry from theinstruction following Home when theofficials wenttothesettlement even certificates to obtaincitizenship call andtheir rejection to government certificates the camps, theirrefusal toobtaincitizenship toregister oftheRautes theirnamesat part settlement,the Rautes' of interest lack on Rautes Disenfranchised Rautes T voters' roll’s failure toreach to he mobileteamupdatingthe distributing noodles tothevoters asking them tovote tree, for noodles distributing election theparty's managed by staff. the female Infront ofthesame VDC,cadres theNC were wascompletely which one inthedistrict wasonly in Amargadhi Municipality-4 difficulties asthere forthem. queue was noseparate Theelection center at Tundikhel up, the queues were not managed well. and disabled voters were facingThe elderly he wasseenagainatthecenteraround 3pm. officer Baburam Thapacharge statebut on of comingtothecenterinaninebriated inDhodhari VDC, School Secondary Bardiya wasremoved from hiswork by polling 1.14 Miscellaneous the UCPN-M cadres. the UCPN-M the election campaign,During cadres had the CPN-M pelted stones and fired at had inaplacecreated withheavyinfluenceofCPN-M thesituation.authority forces responsible theincidentaccusing for themofnegligence.the security Battalion head Commanderofintelligenceagency. anddistrict observers. CDO, by Deputy The voting process wasobserved DSP, Nepal Army's alsoposedproblem checks.ofaccesstheelection checks for security security Strict provided security. situation had beenheightenedwiththree of levels The security was deployedArmy while Nepal at outer circle Police police had and temporary who wereexcept UCPN-M for boycotting vote counting were present. Nepal and173male)voters(92 female participated. The representatives parties ofall and225male)votedfemale whereas outof1,763voters center(B)271 inpolling untoward event. of867voters center(A), atpolling Out 461people(236 only centerofDepalgaonpolling had re-electionVDC on November 22withoutany inthe incident. KhadkaConstable sustainedminorinjuries Krishna The respective around center. the polling thecadres police blank fired.The ran away after Head the river.Tila cadres brokeThe ofCPN-M box theballot papers andthrewballot throw boxes ballot andthrewin stonesandotherelection andseized materials halted from women cadres12 pm used local when CPN-M and children to Study Case In Dadeldhura, voters maleandfemale were queuesfor thoughseparate set In Bardiya, election staff Higher Narayan BasyaldeputedatRastriya Nepal NC district chairperson Manav Sejuwal said the easy attitude of the Manav Sejuwal chairperson NC district held Kumar Committee memberRaj Shahi State Karnali Bheri UCPN-M A centers ofDepalgaon thepolling VDC, no. Jumlaconstituency 1, t Tribhuvan Jharjwala (A) and(B)polling School HigherSecondary Ballot boxesBallot throwninriver 117 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 118 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 Voters' Cards Identity papers on theElection Day. violating theCodeofConduct by teachingthevoters tovote showing modelballot anddisabledpeople. elderly queuefor no separate cadres were political Some seen to beallowed tovote. thephoto for shooting. had missedappearing Some There was hadthe listthoughthey proof ofhavingappeared totakephotoID, for demanded and forcing thevoters hours. toqueuefor 10voters, whosenameswere missingin thenamesinlistresultingat theboothtook quitealonginbacklogs timetocheck no.constituency 2sawamassive pressure ofthevoters. act oftheelection Slow staffs hoursoftheElection Daythe butthatdidnotaffect voters. in theearly no. 3, there were votes. 16such Abomb wasdetonated atMethinkotPolling Center votes. slipstocast paper andballot At Chyamrangbesicenterofconstituency polling Kharelthok VDC-4, officergave polling 17 votersboththeballot anundertrained the election wasfair, dignifiedand well-managed. but were less cordial over the confusion PR. papers for over ballot over FPTP In sum, officersandotherelectionThe polling staffs wereseenkeen the confusion on resolving candidates. andPR FPTP papersfor couldnotdistinguishbetween theballot as they emboldened the people to come out of home voting. for voters were Some confused the centers,In all agencies had security of all and mobilization was strict the security detonated by the boycotting but the people were the threats. parties ignoring found details were wrong. The voters were voting from 7amto5 pm. There were some bombs IDs hadnamesand ID whilesome mismatched photosandsome of of filling photo of voting as some voters had didnotfindtheirnamesinthelistthoughthey slips cards.the photo identity There were some hitches, voters beingdeprived including women, for friendly voters. disabledandelderly Doublevoting wascontrolled dueto HasuliyawereSchool, Secondary Prithvipur inUdasipur andJanKalyan VDC-5 School, Geta,School, Secondary Thekraj Ghodsuwa, Secondary Laxmi Higher School,Panchodaya HigherSecondary Taranagar, GhanteshwarHigherSecondary were given access andelectiontothe journalists observers process. butthewomen,friendly anddisabledpeoplewere given thepriority. elderly The accusing themofviolatingCodeConduct. the noodles symbol. for sometimescadres tensedwhensomeThe situationUML became snatched election date was announced with an aim of cleaning thevoters' roll.election date wasannouncedwithanaim ofcleaning campaign The In Sindhuli, School, Janjyoti in one boothatKamala only Secondary Silame In Kavre, School, at Bhagwati Higher Secondary Jogithumka voting center in School,In Kailali, HigherSecondary Baiyabehadi, centersatSharada thepolling In Darchula, ordisabled- none of129voting centerswere gender-friendly The EChad begunthe work cardson for the photos voters' beforewell the CA related people. cardsthemto returningthe anddistribute ledtothechief officertake which back butinSyangja,the entire family aUMLcadre wasaccused oftaking40cardsatonce election possible. factor inmakingtheclean cardshad beenacrucial identity reached and that the voters most getof the districts would the cards. easily The photo cards had that the ID He also informed ofPhungling VDC-4. Shrestha Rajendra Gautam, 36, ofDokhu and VDC-1 cardstoAnanda provided ID such commissionerchief Nilkantha Upreti November 15. OnNovember 12, theEC cardsfrom ofphotodistribution ID a press conference announcingthe fake votes. resultingvoter's ID in less number of toprepare system the the computerized tobe documented in and fingerprint the voter's collecting photo included The EC had instructed that one person from the family can take the IDs of that can takethe one personThe EChad from instructed thefamily On November 11, theECheld to a voter, Anand Gautam of Dokhu VDC-6 in the the in VDC-6 Dokhu of Gautam Anand voter, a to program in Taplejung by handing over the ID card card ID the over handing by Taplejung in program Chief Election Commissioner, Nilkanth Upreti Upreti Nilkanth Commissioner, Election Chief launching the distribution of voters’ ID card to to card ID voters’ of distribution the launching premises of Shree Shreebax Company Shreebax Shree of premises 119 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 120 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 box theballot papers. anddispersedtheballot vandalized CPN-M Tribhuwan inDepalgaon inJumla where School VDC the HigherSecondary ofvoting center at inJharjwalapolling about the cancellation informed Ministry that theCA sporadicincidents. Election waspeaceful exceptfew for The Home Dhading, andholdre-election DolakhaandGulmi ifnecessary. no.constituency 1and five others ofGorkha and investigation atsome centres in delayed, ofphoto distribution voters' ID. measures peopleandcolorphoto andactivitiesofthevoters oflocal andthough voters, offemale participatation commendable election management, security heldwithgreatthe election enthusiasmofthepeople. waspeacefully Counting ofBallots Counting Management Boxes oftheBallot Election Activitiesafter Observation Activities C. Post-Election Observation of all theprocess,of all vote counting. including areview ademandfor whileforwarding from thecountingcentersacross thecountry the results were not going on itsfavor, its representatives back called theUCPN-M no.constituency problems. 2amongdidnotposeserious others butthey no. constituency counting atKathmandu 4, no. constituency Siraha 5andBhaktapur boxesballot atthedesignatedsites. arrived the There during disturbances werefew destination withease. 240constituencies, thatinall reported The election observers boxes theballot reached didnotcomment onwere thearrangementasthey aware ofthecontext.obeservers thepurpose. for Nepal andAPF Army also mobilized The national andinternational theactivitiesconsidering oftheboycotting ledby CPN-M, parties theadministration returning designatedby officer. district headquarters chief district including However, In the evening ofthe ElectionIn the evening Day, Janardan Nepal declared Home Secretary alsourgedfor The Campaign theEC re-electionreport at15centers The Campaign secretariat also issued a statement noting enthusiastic The ECbeganflashingout the results from Novemberevening. 20 Sensingthat Counting ofthevotes ofNovember beganintheevening 20oncethe all Nepal Police boxes the ballot was given at the sites responsibility of transporting T the Election Day. Ontheday ofElection, cheered that parties almostall he Campaignalsomonitored theactivities related toelection after even events. Depalgaon VDC, Jumla had re-election on November 22 without any untoward be heldon November 23from 7amto5pm. election officeissuedanotice onNovember theelection 21ofthecentersaying would andthenumberofvotes boxesvotes intheballot cast outtobedifferent. turned The no. Constituency ofSaptari VDC 2, thenumberof protested thecandidates after Constitutent Assembly Court andComplaints Court Assembly Constitutent Election Cancelation andRe-election Cancelation Election against their victorious competitors. against theirvictorious December 18. thecomplaints All werecandidates underFPTP filed by thedefeated as members. The receivedCA Court 17complaints related tothe CA election by Karki andSushila Lal Chandra andJusticesGirish asChairperson Shrestha Kalyan bydetermined law. founded withSCJustice was Court The Constituent Assembly beas shall Court andothermatters oftheConstituentjurisdiction Assembly toresolve disputesrelated Court toCA.Assembly thattheconstitution, Itsays election investigation process andimpartial before proceeding withthevote counting. from boxes takingtheballot totheheadquarters, of review askedfor UCPN-M representatives thetransfer, during absence ofparty officersbeingbarred thepolling irregularities had occurred boxes whenthe ballot were beingtransferrerd, and citing Saptari Jumla Polling Stations District The polling centeratThe polling School, Secondary Higher Tribhuwan Jharjwalain The Article 118 of Interim Constitution 118ofInterim Nepal hasaprovision ofConstituent The Article Saying that the election was conducted in peacefulSaying manner but some In Rajaji Ratriya Primary School, Primary Ratriya BanajhulaboothsofBanarjhulainBarsain In Rajaji Bain VDC, no. constituency 2 centerin Banajhula polling School, Primary Rastriya School,Depalgaon VDC Tribhuwan HigherSecondary centerat Jharjwala polling

Polling Stations and Districts wherePolling re-electionwasconducted andDistricts Stations (The UCPN-M press statement and other statements are in Annex 10.) Annex in are statements other and statement press UCPN-M (The Re-election date Reason for re-election Reasonfor date Re-election November 23, 2014 voting distrupted CPN-M November 22, 2013 number were cast More thanvoters' ballots 121 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 122 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 SN atCA Court Complaints Filed ouhmu5 Solukhumbu 1 iaa1 Siraha 2 usr 4 Sunsari 3 ahad 1 Kathmandu 4 oah 4 Dolakha 5 oag4 Morang 6 atr 2 Saptari 7 aotr 4 Mahottari 8 aotr 2 Mahottari 9 0Srai3 Sarlahi 10 1Uapr2 Udaypur 11 2Grh 2 Gorkha 12 3Dlka1 Dolakha 13 4Ruaa 1 Rautahat 14 5Ruaa Rautahat 15 6Srai6 Sarlahi 16 7Snai5 Sunsari 17 ititCnttec opan ie litf Defendants Plaintiff ComplaintFiled Constituency District December 1, 2013 December 3, 2013 December 4, 2013 December 5, 2013 December 4, 2013 December 5, 2013 December 5, 2013 December 5, 2013 December 5, 2013 December 5, 2013 December 6, 2013 December 6, 2013 December 8, 2013 December 8, 2013 eebr8 03Mo. Rain Indri December 8, 2013 December 9, 2013 2013 December 10, (UCPN-M) Gombu Sherpa Shrestha (UML) Shrestha Lilanath (UML) Chaudhary Bhagwati Pun (UCPN-M) Nanda Kishor Lama (NC) Lama JipChhiring (NC) Mandal Gangai Gayananda (Sadvawana) Kishor Sudi Nawal Sah (Sadvawana) Sah Kumari Sarita Sah (Sadvawana) Sah Janaki Sharan (UCPN-M) YadavRamrijhan (NC) Pramila Rai Neupane (NC) Sharma Rabikala (UCPN-M) Bishal Khadka Gupta Ajay Kumar Sadvawana) Yadav (Sanghiya Ray Shivpujan Miyan (MJF-D) Gafar Anari KC (NC) Bal Bahadur (UCPN-M) Dahal Kamal Pushpa (MJF-D) Gachchhedar Bijay Kumar Thapa (NC) Gagan Kumar (UML) Parbat Gurung (UCPN-M) Mandal Kewat Kumar Shiv Mandal (NC) Ashok Kumar (Independent) Jha Chandreshwar (NC) YadavKiran Yadav (NC) Devi Sita (UML) Chaudhary Manju Kumari (UCPN-M) PandeyHitraj (UML) Parbat Gurung (UML) Kumar Nepal Madhav (NC) YadavKiran (NC) Kumar Singh Amresh (MJF-N) YadavUpendra Recommendations Part Four 123 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 124 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 • • • • • • Commission(EC) Election • • • • • • • • • • To of Nepal theGovernment No activities related touseofforce shouldbefollowed over to spendagainstthe Code ofConductchecked should be The tendency contest violation, should beallowed to orcorruption crime orsocialpolitical crime image andnottaintedwith charge of human rights those with clean Only Effective shouldbeconductedvoters' education atgrass-root level incidents. tolessensuch vigilant andcautious force to influence the other parties. Therefore, should remain parties the political to it.Code of Conduct pertaining wereThis parties shows using that the political meeting orgathering. ButtheCampaignrecorded 349outof912violations of rally, other parties' has barred obstruct that will any activity procession, assembly, The pointno. Election CodeofConduct 30ofConstituent 2070(2013) Assembly shouldabideby theElection parties CodeofConductAll Peace Zone of as School as isincontravention thestudies which affecting of thepolicy andtheteachersengaginginelectioncenters atschools activitiesweeks for thus practiceThe shouldfind analternative tothe ofsettinggovernment uppolling communities shouldbeassured ofsecurity thesensitive areas. identifying upafter shouldbebeefed Security The local Army,including orothersdeployed APF theelection during thepublicaboutmandateof any agencies,The ECshouldinform government The ECshouldmanagevoting machines theelectric work for otherreasons orfor are notdisenfranchised country provisions shouldbemade toensureLegal thatthepeopleremaining outsidethe inthevoters' rolls should alsobeincluded andthey certificates ofnothavingcitizenship whocouldnotvote because Rautes tothecommunities, shouldbedistributed certificates Citizenship including public theelection expenses The EC,forces shouldmake andelection organizations monitoring security decision isdue violation when the final even Court of human rights and in the cases cases shouldbeenactedandcorruption tobarthepeopleaccusedLaws inthecriminal provided compensation andrelief People involved inviolentactivities shouldbeprosecuted andvictimsshouldbe preparation work andcampaign Date oftheelection should befixed inaway astoensure for sufficienttime

• • Agencies andDiplomatic Organizations Observation International • • Media • • • • • • Organizations andObservation Civil Society • related tothem activities andfinancial activities Adopt inelection observation transparency suggestions andmakethemlimitedtoelection observation fromForbid makingunwarrantedcomments and internationalobservers Not usingmediainthemannerthatwould abusetheElection CodeofConduct Adopting election for campaign one-door system the public should besubmitted reports tothe ECandbemade Monitoring accessible to related tothem activities andfinancial activities Adopting inelection observation transparency should bemonitored Implementation statusofpledges andcommitments made by parties thepolitical ordination withmedia Awareness election shouldbetaken to grass-root inco- program level on clean the government agencies campaign could be takentovillagesinco-ordinationThe voters' education with shouldbeconducted election observation shouldbeselectedandmobilized. observers Skilled Training level local for by theECschedule election abiding procedure andstrictly inevery peaceful participation Ensuring 125 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 126 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 organization andindividuals: organization 3. 2. Preamble: 1. Preliminary of theElection Commission Act, 2063(2007). has prepared providedCode of Conduct the following by using the28 rights Section transparent andcredible manner,

Annex-1 (b) (a)

(b) (a) (2) (1) Conduct isapplicable: The Ag The Definition: Shor This Code of Conduct shall be applicable for the following agencies,for the This CodeofConduct beapplicable shall officials, Unless the subject or the context otherwise requires,Unless thesubjectorcontext otherwise inthisCodeofConduct, - After consultations with the concerned stakeholders,After Election Commission A Constituent Assembly Election, Assembly Constituent 2070(2013)

Explanation: Individual related toP Politic “Commissio “Electio Code ofConduct, 2070”. This Codeofconduct shal This CodeofConduct ma year 2070, Mangshir(November 2013). t nameandCommencement: Constituent Assembly Member Election MemberElection Assembly Constituent Commission andActs, Lawsrelated to stakeholders in order to conduct the election infree, translucent, fair, theconducts tobefollowed by the tosystematize s itisdesirable ency, forwhomtheCodeof Organization,Officials andIndividual Code of Conduct Issued by Election Election Code ofConductIssuedby al Party andCandidate n” meanstheupcoming inthe election totheConstituent Assembly

Code ofConduct, 2070(2013) n” meanstheElection Commission. related to political party andthecandidate” relatedparty “Individual topolitical means olitical Party and theCandidate olitical (Major Points) l beeffective from 22, July 2013. y besightedas Election “Constituent Assembly Chapter-1 ConductsrelatedCampaign: General toElection andthecandidate party individual related topolitical (g) ) (f (e) (d) (c) (15) (9) (7) (6) (14) (13) The Conducts to be followed by the political parties, candidates andthe parties, by thepolitical followed The Conductstobe

The volunteers deplo The Gov Explanation: Means ofMassMedia Organiz The Go ownership ofNepal. oftheGovernment and thestaffs, personnel involved inelection underthecontrol security and sector. andtheprivate media ofboththeGovernment ofNepal.Government or candidate. any individual involved onparty in the election behalf of a campaign political

own pamphlet over theothers’. them. whohave printed orthecandidate party andthepolitical printers of thepamphlets, shouldcontain thenamesandaddress ofthepamphlets only.inches inasinglecolour andeach pamphlets shouldbeprinted Such consisting ofthetotalareaweight withthesize of180square of75grams The pamphlets tobeusedf Ever No violentw gender violence) (No assassination, character curse, abusebedone verbal thatconstitute or cadres thatisnotrelated topublicwork andisrelated topersonal life. done againstany aspectoftheothercandidate, party leader ofapolitical fromshould notbebaselessordeviance thefact. Noshouldbe criticism andprogramme andtheirworksto theirpolicy inthepast. The criticism ofan The criticism (Use ofgender sensitive languages) Decorous, No politic in front ofhis/herresidence. carries. No protest or demonstration bedone against an individual’s belief should be and respectedhuman life irrespective belief s/he of whatever out. outorbeenticedtocarry be carried y individual’s free tohave andpeaceful anobstacle domestic rights vernment ofNepal ofNepal. andMinistersoftheGovernment ation and local agency undertheownership andcontrol agency ation andlocal ofthe ernment of Nepal and the organization and the staffs of local agency agency oflocal ofNepalernment andthestaffs andtheorganization decentandrespectful languagethecampaign. shouldbeusedfor al parties or candidate should tamper, orcandidate al parties tear, uproot orpasteone’s ofMassMedia”“Means meanstheaudio, visualandprint ork orwork constituting offence according toprevalenttlaw yed by theCommission theprovision for ofelection. y political party or candidate should only belimited should only orcandidate party y political Chapter -2 Chapter or the election campaign should haveor theelection thepaper campaign 127 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 128 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 Conduct regarding procession/rallies andmassmeetings:Conduct regardingprocession/rallies (23) (28) (27) (26) (25) (24) (22) (21) (20) (19) (17) (16) (18)

flag sized 10’’*18”flag sized intheirhands. squares, ways, four andtwo ways. atthejunction oftheroad, themobility withoutobstructing by part part public mobility. issupposedtobelonger, Iftherally itshouldbeorganized No r ofNepal.Government atthetimeandplaces bannedbyprogrammes shouldbeorganized the No r Tw The concer People takingpar No r advised oragreed by administration. thelocal shouldreach orcandidates mutual agreement parties oractpolitical as meetings oratthesameplace, timeandway, the concerned time, place androad/way. theirrallies, needtoorganize they Should mass rallies, procession, mass meetings, at the same meetings or gatherings administration.approval ofthepoliceorlocal administration andpolice,informed bechangedwithoutthe itcannot arrangements. security make necessary The routes once setupwiththe administration tothereal andthepoliceto allowingthelocal prior event about thetime, date, route andvenue atleast24hours ofthose events rallies, administration orpolice thelocal informing processions after only declaration oftheelection results oftheconcernedconstituencies.declaration up, pamphletsfor by cleaning uprooting ofthe themwithinthe60days influencing the voters. reduced inany otherway. Election commission shouldnotbetempered, destroyed oradded or No r make othersdothesame No one shouldorchestratesomeone’s effigiesorburnone’s effigiesor The concer No The c No electio No plasticmater or allowed touse. institution orproject orlocal undertheownershipagency ofGoNbeused o or more than two political parties or candidates should not organize shouldnotorganize orcandidates o ormore parties thantwo political feast be organized or allowed to organize with the objective or allowed of to organize be organized feast allies, procession, the astodisrupt massmeetingshould be organized allies withweapons/armsallies orwithtorch beorganized. esources, ofNepal oftheGovernment orofthe meansorproperty ally, procession, massmeeting, meeting, orcampaign gathering ampaign materials or notice on ampaign materials Voters disseminated by education n campaign be conducted upon drug abuse. beconducted uponn campaign drug ned political parties should clean up the places which they used uptheplacesthey which shouldclean parties ned political ned party or candidate should organize themassmeetings, shouldorganize orcandidate ned party ials ofanyelection kindshouldbe usedfor campaign. t intherally, the procession carry or massmeetingcan . Conduct related totheuseofvehicle: (39) (38) (37) (36) (40) (32) (31) (30) (29) (35) (34) (33)

vehicle to be used for thecampaign, to be usedfor vehicle the name, title, address oftheowner, officer (i.e., writingthein registrationnumber ofthe theElection Officer) par The political par A political inany form. be usedby orparty any othercandidate movement isnotpossible. But, usedby shouldnot acandidate thevehicle But, the inaconstituency.election campaign useaboutt Candidates can Nepal shouldnotbeusedorallowed touse. orprojectsagency underthecontrol orownership of oftheGovernment The vehic Mugu, Kalikot, Bhajhang, Bajura, Jajarkot districts. inSolukhumbu,be applicable Manang, Mustang, Dolpa, Humla, Jumla allowed theelection to beusedfor campaign. However, not thispointwill v Costly by any other candidate or party inany form. by orparty any othercandidate the election campaign. But, should notbeused usedby aparty thevehicle Election publicit No r Microp No c from beusedright 7:00pm. 7:00amtill similar meansshouldonly meetings, etcandtheuseofmikesloudspeakersother gatherings campaign r The orbehindered. shouldnotbeobstructed orcandidates parties political ral The baton, spearsandkhukuri. orpoisonousweapons elementsorbladed andrisky like or usechemical One shouldnotcarr school or school premises. orschool school isnotcompleted.the polling out48hoursbefore day ofelection andtill shouldbecarried campaign that represents or any other activity related parties to electionthe political or the organization relatedor any other party materials to any political there activitieselection ensuring isnoeffect onpublicinterest. campaign election orelection campaign. mass meetings, meetings and in any other work related or activity to the allies, procession, slogans, demonstration offlags, election symbol hildren intheprocession, shouldbeallowed toparticipate rallies, hone the andloudspeakerorthelikesshouldnotbeusedexpectfor lies, procession, mass meetings, by other meetings organized y can use about four horses in the constituency where horsesintheconstituency vehicular useaboutfour y can ehicles likeaero planes,ehicles etc. choppers shouldnotbeusedor les of the Government ofNepal,les oftheGovernment oroftheorganization, local ty can use a maximum of two light vehicles in a district for for inadistrict useamaximum can oftwo lightvehicles ty elated programmes likeprocession, rallies, massmeetings, ty and the candidate should inform the first reporting thefirst shouldinform reporting and thecandidate ty y likeassembly, notbeconducted mikingshall inside y weapons or sharp weaponsy weapons ordemonstrateand/ orsharp wo light vehicles in a constituency for the for inaconstituency wo lightvehicles 129 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 130 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 Conduct related to Voting: Conduct related toimproper influenceandhindrance: (49) (52) (51) (50) (44) (48) (47) (46) (45) (43) (42) (41)

and about 200 meters close to the polling centers. tothe polling and about200metersclose without to anytheir representatives sign or symbol or cadres who are in meters from centeronday. thepolling thepolling around centerandabout200 orcandidate thepolling party the political of dressing, dress, cap, sticker, logo, of bagetcwiththeelection symbol No politic andsecur The staffs campaign like,campaign pamphlets, flags, etcshouldbe posted, symbol or written No unnecessar par The political without anyandproblems. hindrance managed way andthatthevoters aretovote abletousetheir rights in order toensure isconducted thatthepolling inapeaceful andwell intention themofvoting. todeprive The voters shouldnotb or allowed. election, creates illusioninelection orhinderstheelection shouldbedone No a withtheuseoffear,or indirectly threats, intimidation, oruseofforce. There shouldbenodisr threats, intimidation orforce oroathon religion. The voters shouldnotv force. out their duties by fear,to carry threat, intimidation or any kind of use of No staff Commission. But, ap onday. thepolling and any othervehicle No v numberprovided prevalenttopoint41. vehicle or theofficerdeployed theapproval andthe check bythecan Commission The first repor inawayall. thatisvisiblefor their vehicles thenumberon shouldstick orthecandidate party concerned political andthe on the number to stick vehicle Officer shall theprovide vehicle pr While (schedule-2). officer the first reporting ownera copy thatshowsthedetailsand, all ofthelicense ofthevehicle oters should be trafficked through airplane,oters should be trafficked chopper, bus,truck, jeep ct that results in disrupting the ct election,that results in disrupting creates hatred against hysically challenged voter can use the vehicle asapproved by usethevehicle voter challenged the can hysically s related to election or the security personnel shouldbehindereds related toelection orthesecurity oviding approvaloviding prevalenttopoint40, Reporting theFirst al party or candidate should use or allowed to use any type should use orallowed touseany orcandidate type al party ting officer, team, monitoring officer, polling the Commission y crowd ofelection beassembledornomaterials can ties should only provide plain identity cardsorbadge provide plainidentity ties shouldonly ity personnel deployed ity shouldbesupported poll for uption ofacandidate’s directly election campaign ote orbemade tovote using againsthis/her will y any meansbestoppedorhindered withan Nepal andtheirstaffmembers: of andcontroloftheGovernment undertheownership administration and local of Nepal andtheorganizations by theGovernment followed The Conductstobe Nepal of andcontroloftheGovernment undertheownership administration and local of Nepal andtheorganizations by theGovernment followed The Conductstobe and political parties andcadres: parties and political parties,candidates ofthepeoplerelated andResponsibilities topolitical Duties

(60) (58) (57) (59) (56) (55) (54)

polling center only to cast theirvotes. tocast centeronly polling Parliament, administrationshould enterthe theofficialsof the local candidate f The ministerwhoisnot the ofany government work. or is part ofthesupervision part of a visit representing while being part campaign the government or is appointedshouldnotbeinvolved intheelection has beenpolitically A person appointedasaministeroftheGo But, The Gov and continuing ofelection. theplanapproved before thedeclaration But, same. deploy or allow to deploy the resources and human resources the for approve, policy, implementorconduct new planandprogrammes or control andownership ofNepal oftheGovernment shouldnotdeclare, Gov new situation thathasemerged disaster.new outofnatural inthe context ofa support toprovide humanitarian deemed necessary and programmes. anyinaugurate plan, approve, survey, plans study orprovidenew fundsfor the control andownership ofNepal oftheGovernment shouldnot related toelection shouldbefollowed. The pro breach orviolation ofthecodeconduct. The concer theCode. andmakeothersfollow to follow Infor center. inandwithinthearea of200metersthepolling allowed topostorwrite ernment ofNepal,ernment underthe administration ortheagency thelocal it shall not be consideredit shall in conducting a hindrance any programme this shall not be consideredthis shall in implementing, hindrance conducting m cadres and supporters abouttheCodeofConduct andaskthem m cadres andsupporters visions made intheActs, Regulations, Ordersanddirectives ernment ofNepal,ernment under administration ortheagency thelocal ned party or candidate shall have shall toberesponsible orcandidate towards any ned party Chapter-3 or election ortheMemberof vernment ofNepal andwho 131 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 132 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 (65) (64) (63) (61) (69) (67) (66) (62) (68)

or filled up in the vacant postsotherthanintheelection upinthevacant or filled related work. teachersshouldbetransferred,the school deployed, temporarily promoted administration as as oflocal well ofNepalthe Government andthestaffs workingfor theinstitutionsthe staffs undercontrol or ownership of administrationtheelectioninstitutions for campaign. orthelocal Nepal shouldavailany kindofresources ofthegovernment ofNepal, such or theinstitutions undertheownership orcontrol of oftheGovernment people involved intheelection campaign. Nepal parties, shouldbeprovided tothepolitical orany other candidates administration underthecontrol andownership of oftheGovernment or facilities ofNepal, oftheGovernment theinstitutions orlocal the election results. Nepal have or inactivities animpact intheelection that can on campaigns agencies thatare underthecontrol orownership of oftheGovernment working of to usethestaffs withGovernment Nepal orwiththe a The sourcesgovernment or resources andfacilities used by theministers, personnel, involvedshouldfulfill inmonitoring volunteers andobservers centerorinvolvedthe polling inconducting election, orsecurity staffs The Election Officer topolling. prior 3days starting drugs before day thepolling andalsoprohibit thedistribution, anduseof sell fromdrugs 8pm from thedateofregistration ofnominations 3days till Loc The The staff pursuant toprevalentlaw. oftheregular andincase allowance,the annualcalendar gradeorprize Commission on aregular noteasper byadvertised Service thePublic But, thispr shouldbeprovided. any gradeorgifts No ne pursuant toprevalentlaw. But, thispr No staff No hea The buildings, guesthouses, The Gov not beusedorallowed activities. tobeusedintheelection campaign transferred till fifteen days after the declaration oftheelection results. thedeclaration after days fifteen transferred till dvisors oftheministersorby appointmentshould theperson withpolitical w postsshouldbecreated, announcedorany allowanceberaised d or staffs of the Government of oftheGovernment Nepal,d orstaffs administration thelocal s and security personnel working ofNepal theGovernment for or s andsecurity al administrationhave shall toprohibit of anddistribution thesell ernment of Nepal or the rightful officials should not use or allow ofNepalofficialsshouldnotuseor ernment ortherightful s appointed and worked as election officer should not be ovision shall not be applicable in the case ofregular in thecase promotions notbeapplicable ovision shall ovision shall not be applicable in the case of the vacancies ofthevacancies inthecase notbeapplicable ovision shall , Polling Officer, any otherofficer,staffs deployed in meeting halls orany meetinghalls othersimilarresources The Non-Governmental Organizations should follow the following conducts: following the follow should Organizations The Non-Governmental Organizations: by the followed Non-Governmental The Conducttobe Organizations Conduct ofNon-Governmental Nepal. pursuanttoprevalentlawandoperating registeredorganization inforeign country of profit andthis word also alsototheinternationalnon-governmentalrefers ofNepal oftheGovernment pursuanttoprevalentlawwithoutanyagency objective means thenon-governmental thatisregistered organization withtheconcerned Explanation: (73) (72) (71) (70) (77) (76) (75) (74)

No noticeorinf No assembl No c No meansandr The election c candidate. No inaugur not bedone. deployment ofhumanresources andotherresources thesameshould for or parties candidate or political of the date of election the affecting Declar completion ofelections. frommade right oftheelection thedateofpublication programme till of thegovernment representative orgroup ofrepresentatives shouldbe ofNepaladministrationGovernment otherthanthevisit andthelocal Nepal, underthecontrol institution oragency andownership ofthe No officialvisitstof votes pursuanttolaw. their otherthancasting party orpolitical act oragainstany for candidate their dutiesandresponsibilities mannerandshould inafairandneutral broadcasted. theelection till isconcluded. candidates theelectionas toaffect programme. election for campaign. orthecandidate party be allowed intheorganization’s name. For theprovision ofthissection, “Non-Government Organization” ash or materials or gifts ofany kindshouldbeprovided tothevoters orgifts ash ormaterials ation of new policy,ation ofnew thedeclaration planandprogrammes after ation of new plans should be done by the political party orthe plansshouldbedoneation by party ofnew thepolitical y or procession be done for or against any political parties or y orprocession parties bedone or against any for political ampaign of any political party or the candidate shouldnot orthecandidate party ampaign ofany political esources beavailedtoany oftheorganization political ormation astomisguidethevoters bepublishedor oreign representing countries of theGovernment Chapter-4 133 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 134 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 Cost free broadcast facility shall beavailed: shall Cost free broadcastfacility The Conducts to be followed by the Government Media:by theGovernment followed The Conductstobe Conduct to be followed by the mass media of private sector: themassmediaofprivate by Conduct tobefollowed MassMedia by Conducts tobefollowed (90) (89) (87) (88) (78) (86) (85) (84) (83) (82) (81) (80) (79)

to campaign about theirpoliciesandprogrammes byto campaign availing timein the election underproportional representation withtheopportunity system The Election Co to express theirthoughts, policiesand programmes among thevoters. voters’ education. Give pr Pr or candidates. Do notwr or published. any incorrecttransmitted, ormisleading ornews information broadcasted The concer group, communityinelection. themarginalized madheshi including ofwomen,participation dalit, oppressedandindigenous caste/ethnic The infor communities. castes,religious aswell aswithindifferent andpolitical creeds, religion and peoplefrommadheshi different communityincluding linguistic, gender, relations withinthedalit, ethnicandindigenous people, backward area, and broadcasted inaway thathasanegative impact on theharmony and shouldnotbeusedand,news itshouldnotbetransmitted, published violence whiletransmitting, publishingorbroadcasting or information The languag professional conduct andvaluesshouldnotbedone. The act ofr high priority. The transmissio as toconfuse thepublic. Infor orhidden. clamped The collectio someone. prioritizing against someone orspecially The infor biased andobjective manner. The inf ovide appropriate/fair opportunity to the political parties or candidates orcandidates parties tothepolitical appropriate/fairopportunity ovide mation or news shouldnotbetransmitted,mation ornews broadcasted orpublished ormation and news should be transmitted on should be transmitted the factual,ormation and news non- iority to the publication and broadcast of materials related andbroadcast tothepublication ofmaterials to iority mation and news should be transmitted withoutbeingbiased shouldbetransmitted mation andnews mation and news should be transmitted astoincrease shouldbetransmitted mation the andnews ite or broadcast editorials or for or against any political parties parties oragainstany or for political ite orbroadcast editorials ned media and the media personnel should immediately correctned mediaandthepersonnel shouldimmediately eceiving inappropriateprofit ofany kindor act againstthe e that indicates discrimination against anyone discrimination e that indicates or ignites n and transmission of information shouldnotbestopped,n andtransmissionofinformation n of educational news related news toelectionn ofeducational shouldbegiven mmission shall provide the political party participating in participating party mmission provide shall thepolitical Chapter-5 (93) (92) (91)

(94) (95)

Explanat provided byor broadcastandnews theinformation theCommission. But, thisc Period. theSilence during candidate or party ofany theelectionpolitical campaign thatsupports or news The massmediashouldnottransmit, dur Campaign the phases mentioned inpoint91totheconcernedbroadcast services. The concer (c) (b) (a) stages: The Commissio Assembly. had they fieldedintheelection totheConstituentthe totalcandidates through basedonof radioandtelevision theratio the broadcast services Monitoring thet Monitoring The massmediashouldkeepeac Record shouldbekept: polling centeronday.polling the ofthefinal of48hoursbeforedaytheclosure thepolling till the period for 35 days from 35days for thedateofbroadcast orpublication. election publishedorbroadcasted through theirmediashouldbekeptsafe (3) (2) (1)

One minuteoftimeinthetelevisio Tw Fiv Silence PeriodSilence pursuanttopoint93. ofthe to call vote before thestarting tomakeafinal parties political second phasetheelection for campaign. party.in thefirstofpolitical phase tomake publicthemanifesto the direction pursuant to Sub Section (2).the direction Section pursuanttoSub The co Conduct. broadcasted,news orpublished ifitviolatestheCodeof transmitted directshall theconcernedmassmediatocorrect or theinformation mo While or publishedby themassmedia. related ofelection thatwere tothecampaign transmitted, broadcasted The Commissio o to five minutes of time in the television broadcast services inthe o tofive broadcast minutesoftimeinthetelevision services e minutes to 20 minutes of time in the radio broadcast services e minutesto20oftimeintheradiobroadcast services ion: lause shouldnotbeconsidered totransmit, ahindrance publish ned party shouldpreparein materials andavailthecampaign ned party ncerned media should correctncerned upon information receiving such For the provision of this clause, Period”“Silence means ing the Silence Perioding theSilence shouldnot bedone: nitoring pursuant to Sub Section (1), Section pursuanttoSub nitoring theCommission n shall avail the time as per point 90 in the following three availthetimeasperpoint90infollowing n shall ransmission of Information andNews: ofInformation ransmission n shall regularly monitor the information and news monitorandnews theinformation regularly n shall

h and every information and news on andnews information h andevery publishorbroadcast any information n broadcast services toeach n broadcast services 135 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 136 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 Provisions Expenses onElection Monitoring and Implementation ofCodeConduct andImplementation Monitoring (96) (98) (97)

Infor The Commissio upofMonitor Set Expenses: Ceiling ontheElection to monitor asrequired tomonitor ifthisCode of Conduct isfollowed. (2) (1) 4. 3. 1. 2.

Eac par The political candidate co The Ceiling on theelectio But, If theconcer inAnnex. intheformat orinwriting verbally Officer),Officer (Electoral Monitoring Teamor Commission Election Office, theDistrict inform FirstReporting Office ofthe who comes toknow abouttheviolation ofCodeConduct, can An of theresults totheEC. 4oftheannouncement asperschedule the expenseswithin35days 2ands/heshouldsubmit of the ceilingassetinschedule report of theresults toEC. 3oftheannouncement asperschedule the expenseswithin35days 2ands/heshouldsubmit of the ceilingassetinschedule report organizations toactorganizations ornot toact asinstructed. or the candidate,related party to the political mass media or other issue orders party, totheconcerned political candidate, individual Election Office, Monitoring Teamor canimmediately Officer Polling Officer, Reporting Commission or the concerned Fist District same. through any othersource, outtheinvestigation on the carry will they according received Clause(1)or totheinformation pursuanttoSub Commission comes toknow abouttheviolation ofCodeConduct Election Office,District Monitoring Team or Officer orthe Polling through there representative. 2. schedule mation on the violation of Code of Conduct can beprovided: ofCodeConductcan ontheviolation mation y political party,y political oranyindividual otherorganization candidate h candidate shouldspendthemoneybyh candidate himself/herselfor if thenature of violation has to be stopped immediately, the n can set up a monitoring team orany setupamonitoring othermechanism n can ing Team: ned First Reporting Officer (Electoral Officer), Officer(Electoral Reporting ned First ty contesting under PR system should spend within system contesting under PR ty ntesting under FPTP system shouldspendwithin system ntesting underFPTP Chapter-6 Chapter-7 n expenseswould beasstipulatedinthe

Miscellaneous (101) (102)

The Commissio shouldbepublished: Details oftheMonitoring No o Pol on thecompliance oftheCodeConduct. untilthecommencement ofpoll.candidate thenomination ofthe shouldnotbepublished after result survey ofsuch has already beenconducted before thenomination ofthecandidate, the from thedateofnomination ofthecandidate. And, survey ifsuch andpublishtheresult survey orcandidate ofsuch party of any political (4) (3) (7) (6) (5) l Survey shouldnot bedone: l Survey

about thisthrough media. thisCodeofConduct,follow thepublic theCommission inform can If theconcer The lection Officer bethedut It shall If theorder pursuanttoS toactmass mediaorotherorganizations nottoact asinstructed. candidate, orthecandidate, individualrelatedparty tothepolitical Polling canissueparty, Officer orderstothepolitical concerned Officer,Reporting Election Office, District Monitoring Teamor pursuant tosubClause(2), theCommission ortheconcernedFirst If theviolation ofCode Co of Conduct immediately totheCommission.of Conduct immediately Polling sendthedetailsofimplementation Officershall ofCode Clause(4). pursuant toSub Election Office, Monitoring Teamor Officer Polling if requested theCommission,support election Officer, concernedDistrict District police. administration and ofthelocal the CodeofConduct withsupport Office, Monitoring Teamor follow canmakethem Officer Polling the Commission ortheconcernedElection Officer, Election District ne shall conduct the polling survey regarding theelection results conductsurvey ne shall thepolling n shall have to publish the details of the monitoring report have report n shall topublishthedetailsof monitoring ned agency, officials, orindividual organization don’t , election Office, District Monitoring Teamand y of the local administration andthepoliceto y ofthelocal Chapter-8 ub Clause(2)or(3)isnotacted upon, nduct isproved through investigation

137 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 138 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 Valid upto……………….. Name ofPolitical Party………………. usingthevehicle Details ofcandidate wasregistered……………….. where thevehicle District/Zone Vehicle no. ……………… Vehicle owner’s details…….. I. Schedule 2 Schedule 1 Schedule II. 11 Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Total Boothexpenses 11 Cadres mobilization 10 Officeexpenses 9 activities inpress/electronic publicity Other media 8 Assembly, seminar 7 Transport 6 Printing ofpamphlets 5 Fuel/fodder 4 Vehicle-1/Horse-2 3 rolls ofelectoral Purchase 2 1 Expensetitle SN

b. a. Expense ceiling for ac Expense ceilingfor under the PR system in its closed list at the rate of NPR 75thousand percandidate. ofNPR list attherate initsclosed system under thePR fieldedupto an amount equal to the party number of candidates by the political Expense Ceiling

The mone FP Expense ceilingfor y can bespentontitles. following y can for political party under PR system: A political party can spend can system: under PR party A political party political for Related tosection 96(1), (2)and(3) andidate under FPTP system andidate underFPTP Office of Returning Officer Office ofReturning TP candidate for the election is NPR 1million. theelection for isNPR candidate TP Election Expenseceiling Related topointno. 40 Constituency no……Constituency Vehicle Permit District…. NPR No. of Vehicle 1/2 Schedule 3 Schedule election. Following isthedetailsofexpenses: no.constituency ……… have submitted thedetailsofexpensesincurred during Ms. …………………………………………. of………………………… district, CA memberelection codeofconduct, 2070(2013), Mr/Mrs/ I/thecandidate As persection 69(4)of CA membersElection ordinance andpointno. 96of …………………….. District Election Office,District 11 Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Total Boothexpenses 11 Cadres mobilization 10 Officeexpenses 9 8 Assembly,7 seminar Transport 6 Printing ofpamphlets 5 Fuel/fodder 4 Vehicle-1/Horse-2 3 rolls ofelectoral Purchase 2 1 Expensetitle SN electronic media activities inpress/ publicity Other Details ofElection Expense Related tosection 96(2) eutAtvt mutRemarks Amount Result Activity 139 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 140 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 Schedule 4 Schedule Date: Designation: Name ofPolitical Party: Name, Surname: Signature: Following isthedetailsofexpenses: system. spentunderPR party expenses incurredtheelection thatthepolitical during member election code of conduct, 2070 (2013), I have submitted the details of As persection 69(4)of CA membersElection ordinance andpointno. 96ofCA Kantipath, Kathmandu. Election Commission, Total Miscellaneous 11 Boothexpenses Cadres mobilization 10 Officeexpenses 9 8 7 Assembly, seminar Transport 6 Printing ofpamphlets 5 Fuel/fodder 4 Vehicle-1/Horse-2 3 rolls ofelectoral Purchase 2 1 Expensetitle SN in press/electronic media activities publicity Other Details ofElection Expense Related tosection 96(3) eutAtvt mutRemarks Amount Result Activity (1) andcommencement: title 1. Short Preliminary (j) (h) (g) (e) (c) (b) (a) 2. requires, Definitions: Unlessthesubjectorcontext otherwise inthisAct, (2) has enacted thisAct. (i) ) (f (d) Preamble W An Act Made to Amend and Consolidate Prevailing Laws Relating to Election Election to Relating Laws Prevailing Consolidate and Amend to Made Act An Election (Offences and Punishment) andAct, (Offences Election 2063(2007)

prevailing laws. pursuant totheprevailinglaws. election pursuanttotheprevailinglaws. by-elections.this expression alsoincludes otherelectionssuch astobeheldpursuanttheprevailinglawsinforce, and This Act shal (2007).” This Act ma a sub-station. votes inelection pursuant totheprevailinglaws, andthisexpression alsoincludes “P “Constituenc Constitution. “Commissio “V “V ofelection. thepurpose for “P “Candidate” ofelection results.papers by to thedateofdeclaration candidates “P “Electio “Constitutio olling station”olling of casting station thepurpose means a polling established for registered party”olitical pursuanttotheprevailinglaws party means apolitical ofelection”eriod from meanstheperiod filingofnomination thedatefor oting right” ofany person meanstheright to vote in theconcernedelection oter” meansaperson whosenameisregistered for Rolls inthe Electoral election andpunishment; offences Now, therefore, Legislative-Parliament The hereas, itisexpedienttoamendandconsolidate theprevailinglawsrelating to n” or meansanelection tothemembersofConstituent Assembly means a person whose name is included inthelistofcandidates. meansaperson whosenameisincluded n” 128ofthe meanstheElection Commission referred toinArticle n” Constitution meanstheInterim ofNepal, 2063(2007). y be called asthe Punishment) y becalled andAct, (Offences “Election 2063 l come intoforce immediately. y” election delimitedfor pursuanttothe meansthe constituency Date of authentication andpublication:Date ofauthentication Act Number 2ofthe Year 2063 2063/ Offences and Punishment Punishment and Offences ‌‌ 12/ ‌‌ 12 Chapter-1 Chapter-1 Mrh 6 2007) 26, (March 141 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 142 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 (a) them hasconcernorinterest inanelection by committing anyacts: ofthe following influence, inany manner,candidate or anyvoter orany person withwhom any of orhisheragent orotherperson orcandidate shall,party inthecourseofelection, 4. Prohibition onmakinginfluence: No person acting on behalfofany political vote, orcast polling paperfor obtain aballot vote. tobecaste orcause 3. Prohibition impersonation: onvoting by No person shall, by impersonation, Offences Electoral (q) (p) (o) (n) (m) (l) (k) (r)

canvassing electioncanvassing orexercising tovote; the right with intenttoprevent any person inanelection fromor makingcandidacy Making obstructio Constitution. 118 of the to be constituted pursuant to Article Court Constituent Assembly 118oftheConstitution. referredCourt toinArticle the ...... also includes Constituent Assembly, theConstituent thisexpression Assembly alsoincludes related andsettlecases withelection,try and, oftheelection tothe inthecase Court,with theSupreme andby soasto inthe anotification Nepal Gazette vote, ifany, through cast electronic device. retains any theexpressionexpression electronic thatsafely of alsoincludes device votes asmanaged by theCommission containingpapers, for theballot andthis electronic device. retainsany theexpression electronic thatsafely ofvote, device ifany, through cast to be used by the voter to vote in an election, and this expression also includes prepared inaccordance withtheprevailinglaws. theAssistantPollingthis expression alsoincludes Officer. Officer.Returning appointed Officer”“Returning Officer OfficerorReturning meanstheChiefReturning under theprevailinglawssoastomonitor theelection activities. “Mo to investigate andenquire punishableunder this intotheoffences Act. Section 23soas pursuanttosub-section inthe(1)of notification Nepal Gazette “In “Court “Bal “Bal “Elector “P olling Officer”olling meansthe Officer appointed Polling bythe Commission, and vestigating Officer” officerasdesignated meanssuch bythe Commission bya lot box” box ballot means such used to contain papers expressing ballot lot paper” asspecified paperintheformat by theCommission meanstheballot nitoring nitoring Team” meansaMonitoring Team by formed theCommission ” specified of by theGovernment meansthecourt Nepal, inconsultation al Rolls” Rolls, meanstheElectoral along withthedetailsofvoters, by the Commission, the and Assistant this expression also includes n, orintimidation, obstacle act such tobe made, orcausing Chapter -2 Chapter f) (f of election, perform, tobeperformed, orcause any act in favour of oragainstany deputedby theCommission shall,observer any act inthecourse ofperforming officer, employee personnel deputed at polling station any or or officer orsecurity Employee nottoinfluence election: No Officer, Returning Officerorother Polling other personthatpurpose. for notreceiveshall oragree himselfor herself orany toreceive orkindfor cash such the exercise oforrefraining from exercising tovote; hisorherright thevoter andeven toexercisedonation orrefrain orgift from exercising tovote orfor hisorherright election, give oragree togive any orkindasapresent, voter cash reward, gratification, orhis heragent orotherperson orcandidate shall,party of theperiod during Prohibition orkind: onexchangeofcash No person acting on behalfofany political (d) (c) (b) (a) intentions: course ofelection, propagate, tobepropagated, orcause with any ofthefollowing be propagated, inthe or candidate party thepoliciesandprogramspolitical ofsuch or his or her agent or candidate other person shall, while propagating, to orcausing 6. Prohibition onpropagation: or No person acting onparty behalf ofany political member. orhisherfamily orconductcharacter ofthecandidate member,her family by makingfalseaccusation ofanyrelates matterwhich tothe results ofelection, damage, inany manner, orhis ofany thecharacter candidate or his or her agent or other person orcandidate shall,party withintentprejudice the 5. Prohibition character: No ondamaging person acting on behalfofany political (g) (e) (d) (c) (b)

the prevailinglaws. on thebasisofany language,enmity religion, communityorregion; orcommunitiestribes orincitingtocommit any violentact orcreating hatred or democracy; Nepal; theindependenc Undermining Causing toswear orpr Sho Threatening tobo Sho Causing any kindofdamag Demonstrating orusingweapons orexplosive substancesofany kind; Inciting otherstocommit an Jeopardizing thehar Pr ejudicing the state authority vested in the people or competitive multi party vested inthepeopleorcompetitive multiejudicing thestateauthority party wing gratification orgreedwing gratification oreconomic benefitin any manner; wing any kindoffear, threat, terror ormenace; ycott socially; ycott socially; monious relations religions, subsistingamong various castes, omise. e; y act thatisconsidered pursuantto tobeanoffence y, sovereignty, of ornational integrity territorial 143 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 144 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 (d) (b) (a) acts:following 11. Prohibited acts: No personcommit, shall tobecommitted, orcause any ofthe exhibit oruseexplode, tobeexhibitedorusedexploded, orcause substances. such substances orstick, spear,, Khukuri gun, pistoloranyofasimilarnature, otherarms make movement taking arms, shall the security deputed in for poisonous orexplosive 10. Prohibition orusingarms: No ongoing armed person otherthantheemployee (b) (a) station:the polling ortothevoterspolling orthepersons oremployees engaged intheact at ofpolling house,such intheact of obstruction buildingorplaceamannerastocause insuch orpublichouse,private buildingorlandsituatedwithintwo hundred metersfrom acts in the house, building or place where orinany station the polling is located anyfor election, disturb, tobedisturbed, orcause peace by doingany ofthefollowing commencement tothecompletion ofthepolling on ofthepolling day for Prohibition peace: ondisturbing No person shall, from threetothe hoursprior pursuant tolaws. inanelection,candidate except theact ofgivinghisorhervote any for candidate (e) (c)

To gr To gr toputinto; heorsheisauthorized paperwhich than theballot vote toany otherperson inany manner orputintoanybox ballot other anything To suppl To delete other manner; destroy ordamage ormutilate details, such noticeorotherdocumentinany by, any person oremployee engaged intheacts relating toelection or tear notice orany otherdocumentrelating toelection affixed by, causedtoaffixed or To inser or makingor, tobemade, causing orshouting. commotion ormanhandling orfunction ofany kindwhatsoever ororganizingassembly demonstrating rallies Pla Using loudspeakers, unauthorized manner withorwithouttheuse offorce ofany kind;unauthorized used intheact ofelection, tobreakbox ballot sealofsuch or toopenitinan with orwithouttheuseof force ofany kind; or any otherdocumentthatistobeusedorhasbeen usedintheact ofelection, or signaffixedpaper; totheballot OfficerortheReturning Officer Polling affixedballotpaper to any or mark ying musicalinstruments,ying singinganddancing, holdingpublicparties, ab, loot, steal, damage, tearorotherwise destroy ormutilate paper theballot ab, loot, steal, mutilate any box ballot to be usedor damage or otherwise t any matterin, deface, correct, remove any matterfrom, any details, y a ballot paperobtainedbyy aballot any voter inaccordance with thelawtocast , deface, correct, forge, damage ortearthesignature orsealofthe megaphones orsimilarotherdevices, or (4) (3) (2) (1) Propagation:13. onelection Restriction (2) (1) 12. Prohibition paperillegally: ballot onreceiving orgiving (h) (g) ) (f (6) (5)

party orperson getting them printed.party have shall tobear the name canvassing and address of the press andthepolitical assembly. ofsuch information in otherplaces, ordisseminating ofapublicassembly exceptthepurpose for specified by theCommission. ofsimplepamphletssize,except thedistribution insuch for shapeandcoloras beused,banner shall tobeused, orcaused tobeprinted, or caused orprinted For thepur not agreeing toreceive cash, kind, orany otherkindofbenefit. service person by receivingpapers toany unauthorized ornotreceiving orby agreeing or The authoriz or threatening orby usingornotany kindofforce. cash, kind, toanyone orany kindofgratification by coercing, service intimidating acquired, anypaperfrom ballot any otherperson, by givingoragreeing togive No perso oftheirfunctions.act ofelection intheperformance To c To sho Officer; ofpolling,anywhere theperiod elseduring withoutthepermissionofPolling other To takeanybox, ballot paper, ballot vote marking seal, stamppad, inkorany hours prior to the day for polling tothecompletion tothedaypolling for of theacthours prior ofpolling. in any from other manner within the election area theperiod forty-eight during candidate, convene meetings, ororganize processions slogans andcanvass orraise No perso election canvassing. shop, withoutthepermissionof theowner orotherstructure thereof, wall for No perso canvassing. owned orcontrolled buildings, monuments, election for orstructures walls on, to be written cause any religious, or government archaeological or historical No perso An For thepur y pamphlets prepared ofelection pursuanttosub-sectionthepurpose (1) for ause obstruction ofany kindinanyause obstruction mannertotheemployees engaged inthe material to be used or used for the polling out of a polling station out of a polling or to the polling to beused or used for material w or exhibit the ballot paper after ascribing the symbol on it, thesymbol ascribing paperafter w orexhibittheballot n shall affix,n shall causetobeaffixed, or anyposters, pamphlets write,or to, or n shall, votes illegally, ofcasting thepurpose for acquire, tobe orcause n shall, withtheobjectofsolicitingorgiving votes oragainstany for n shall affix,n shall causetobeaffixed, or anyposters, privatehouse, to any pose of canvassing election,pose ofcanvassing beused nomikeand loudspeakershall pose of canvassing election,pose ofcanvassing noposter, painting, wall Tul ed officer taking custody of ballot papers shall not supply such ballot ballot such notsupply papersshall ed officertakingcustodyofballot or other 145 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 146 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 Chapter. aid inthecommission of, orincitethecommission of, any offence referred tointhis 17. Prohibition onattempt, aidor incitement: No personattempt tocommit, shall (1) 16. Use ofvehicles: orpublishingany thing oninformation. thebasisofsuch writing received by candidates, inthecourseofcountingvotes orthemakingof statements, byhimorherofthenumber of votes Officerortheofficerauthorized the Returning Provided that, announcingby not be deemedto bar the publicly shall this Section voter from paper. theballot orsignanywell asanyothermatters in amannertoidentify the kindofsymbol has secured how many to the votescounting of votes or other matter as pertaining heorshehasvotedwhether any orwho voter candidate hasvoted which ornotfor any election, inany mannerthematterasto ordisclose divulgeorwrite toanybody oranyany ofhisorheragents candidate orany voter orany otherperson shall, in ormonitor deputedbyin theactCommission ofelection orany observer any personnel otheremployee deputedby theCommission orsecurity andinvolved 15. Prohibition on divulgence of secrecy: (2) No person grab, shall loot, damage or destroy inany manner any boxes ballot or (1) ofvotesto counting orotheracts ofelection: obstruction mannerorcausing 14. inunauthorized Prohibition onmakingentry (3) (2)

Except f election iftheCommission day only sopermits. activist,human right or similar other person journalist on may the use a vehicle related totheact ofelection, orhis her agent orobserver orcandidate party Not No politic No politic to election. of any kindin causeobstruction any mannerto any otherOfficer or acts relating from theplacecountingofvotes for withoutthepermissionofReturning of votes inany election withorwithouttheuseofforce ortakethemelsewhere papersoranyballot otherdocumentsrelating thecounting totheelection during Commission, nootherpersonbeallowed shall toenterthevote countingplace. to the government or organizations ownedto thegovernment ororganizations by body. thegovernment orthelocal the courseofelection canvassing, belonging tobeusedany vehicles use orcause bynumber aspermitted theCommission. the course of election canvassing, use, to be used, or cause exceeding the vehicles withstanding anything containedwithstanding anything elsewhereinthis Section, any political or the candidate orhisheragent orpersonbyor thecandidate permitted the al party or candidate orhis heragent orany orcandidate otherperson shall,al party in orhis heragent orany orcandidate otherperson shall,al party in No Officer, Returning Officer, Polling (3) (2) (5) (4) The fineimposing officer mayhand over anyperson whodoes not paythefine (1) 19. To imposefineimmediately: Penalties (4) (3) (2) (1) 18. Power toarrest:

(c) (b) (a) concerned person. give afinetothe ofsuch immediately receiptof imposing officershall payment Wher person theamountoffine in for accordance with theprevailinglaws. such (1) totheconcernedpoliceofficeimprison pursuant toSub-section five days. withinthirty Court pursuant tosub-section (1)may makeanappealtotheconcernedAppellate A person whoisnotsatisfiedwiththedecisio Upon r on the gravity ofoffence:on thegravity ranging fromwith afinerupees, five rupeestotenthousand hundred depending fol The If the secur Polling Officeror Monitoring Sub-section (2). Teampursuantto The securit to sub-section (1). issued by Officeror theReturning Officeror Polling Monitoring Teampursuant 3,under Sections 9, 10, 11, outtheorder 14andwhodoesnotcarry 12orSection personnel to arrest any personconcerned security who commits any act prohibited Officer The Returning refrain from act doingsuch andtogo outofthatplace. orcountingofvotes tothepolling orany otheractobstruction ofelection to orattemptstoaidsabetscause obstruction person causes whoever The Retur Commission for departmental action against such security personnel. action security Commission againstsuch departmental for (2), Officer, theReturning Officeror Polling Monitoring writetothe shall Team

the Returning Officer,the Returning Officeror Polling Monitoring Team. 16, 14orSection 13orSection 11orSection Clauses (a)and(h)ofSection ofco In thecase 11,(d) and(e)ofSection thePolling Officeror Monitoring Team; ofco In thecase 11,and (g)ofSection thePolling Officer; commission ofany act incontravention 3orClauses(b), ofSection ) (c), (f Except f e any person acting on behalf of a political party or candidate or his or orcandidate e any person acting party on behalfofa political eceipt of the amount of fine imposed pursuant to Sub-section (1),eceipt oftheamountfineimposedpursuantto thefine lowing punish officershall anyperson whofollowingcommits the act ning Officer or Officer or Polling Monitoring Team may order any ity personnel fails to carry out the order issued pursuant to sub-section personnel failsto carry ity y personnel shall carry outtheorder issuedby Officer, theReturning y personnelcarry shall or voting by ofNepal, aperson whoisnotacitizen of inthecase mmission ofany act incontravention 9orClauses ofSection mmission ofany act in contravention 10or ofSection , Polling Officeror Monitoring Team may order the Chapter-3 Chapter-3 n ofthefineimposingofficer 147 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 148 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 (2) (1) 21. Penalties: any othercommunicationofthegeneralpublic. theinformation mediafor committed by person such and the fine imposed personon such or in any newspaper a fine on any person, totheoffence thematterpertaining publicize immediately 20. ToPublic: (9) Notwithstandingcontained anything elsewhereinthisSection, once aperson has (8) (7) (6)

for a term notexceeding aterm onefor year orwithboth. rupeesorwithimprisonment thousand punished withafinenotexceeding fifty years orwithboth, ofoffence. depending on thegravity notexceedingtwofor aterm rupees orwithimprisonment thousand to fifty 15,Section personbe punished with a finesuch shall fromrupees tenthousand person thesameoffence. againfor such the otherfineimposingofficerSectionnot referred shall tointhis Section,for anybeen finedoffence bythefineimposingofficerpursuanttothis box.to theballot where paperhasnotyet ballot notbecountedinacase such beeninserted shall containing details, such andexecute arecognizancedeed, paper aballot andsuch section (1)shall, whileimposingfine, sealedenvelope, inaseparate puttheballot papertoanyballot one, thefineimposingofficerSub- referred toinClause(a)of Wher poster, painting, wall Tul orotherbannershave beenusedasitwasbefore. theexpenditurescandidate incurred inmakingtheplace where pamphlet, such The fineimposingofficer ref banner hasbeenusedasitwasbefore. issue anorder tomaintaintheplace where poster, such painting, wall Tul pamphlet, such (1)may seize Clause (c)ofSub-section poster, Tul banners in contravention 13, of Section the fine imposing officerreferred to in agent orany otherperson usespamphlet orposter, painting, wall Tul Wher vehicle. actionCommission againsttheofficerwhohas departmental such for provided any body, governmental orgovernment owned bodyorlocal tothe write shall ofelection, theperiod for thevehicle seize belongs to andwhere vehicle such 16, thefineimposingofficerSub-section referred (1)shall toinClause(c)of her agent or any other personin contravention uses any vehicle of Section Wher Wher with outthe order issuedpursuanttoSub whodoesnotcarry candidate additional and recover sum not exceeding ten thousandfromrupees such e any of Nepal vote,person who is not cast a citizen person be such shall e any person commits any act incontravention 4, ofSection 5, 6, 7, 8, 12or e any person, marking vote onpaper, aballot after shows orexhibitsthe orhisher orcandidate e any person actingparty on behalfofapolitical The fine imposing officerin Section referredshall, 19 to while imposing erred to in clause (c) of Sub-section (1)may finea (c)ofSub-section erred toinclause or bannerand section (6) or other or other (1) 23.case: andfilingof Investigation Proceeding ofCases andSettlement (7) (5) (4) (2) offence. such under thelawsfor prevailing laws, thisAct notbedeemedtobartheimposingofpunishment shall underthisChapterisalsoconsideredas anoffence under asanoffence anyother 22. laws: underotherprevailing any actisconsidered Punishment which Where (3) (6) (3)

within a maximum period of fifteen days.within amaximumof fifteen period isto beinstituted,and itappearsthatcase a charge-sheet file theofficershall the commission oftheoffence. Provided thatwhere isindetention thedefendant days of withinsixty the investigatinga charge-sheet file intheCourt officershall times. at days onetimeoratseveral amaximumoffifteen for period in detention, may give holdingtheperson permission for indetention theCourt andthere are outsatisfactorily sufficientperson forholdingsuch ground carried aswell asinvestigation isbeing custody; andwhere itappearsthatinquiry andthereasons holdingtheperson for in outsatisfactorily has beencarried aswell asinvestigation consider shall whetherornottheinquiry the Court personinvestigationand detainsuch for withthepermissionofCourt. only detention, theinvestigating officershall personproduce such before theCourt by persongrounds holdingsuch in keepingon for investigation andinquiry in relation toaperson arrested pursuanttosub-section (2)andthere are sufficient Wher In the course investigateSectionshall 21. andinquire punishableunder intotheoffenses The officerdesignated bytheCo offender.with halfthepunishmenttobeimposedon theprincipal the Any person whomakesattempttocommit oraidsenticesthecommission of officer shall, in forthefiling well advanceofthe expirationofthetime-limit set After Wher action policepersonnel. againstsuch departmental out,not carried write tothe Commission for theinvestigating officershall by Section. theinvestigating officerpursuanttothis Ifthe order soissuedis bethedut It shall Wher being involved intheoffense, in accordanceforce. withthelawsin arrest theperson who, evidence, basedon and sufficient proofs issuspected of section (1), the investigating officer may order the police office to concerned offence Sectionoffence 4,referred to in 5, 6, 7, 8,Section be punished 15 shall 12or e it appears to institute a case againstany persone itappearstoinstituteacase pursuant tothisSection, detentione apermissionfor isrequested(3), pursuanttoSub-section hours four becompleted withintwenty cannot e investigation andinquiry the completion of enquiry and investigation process,the completion ofenquiry theinvestigating of the enquiry into and investigation pursuantto Sub- ofa case of theenquiry y of the concerned police office to carry outthe order issued carry y oftheconcernedpoliceofficeto Chapter-4 Chapter-4 mmission by inthe anotification Nepal Gazette 149 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 150 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 (1) 27. Petition voiding for election: Act. -5Provisions toInvalidationofElection Relating Chapter underthis andsettlingcases inthesaidAct befollowed whiletrying shall set forth 26. Procedures : settlementofcases for Notwithstanding any thingcontained inSub (3) (2) (1) 25. Trial andsettlementofcases: Sectionwith theoffences 21.referred toin 24. To case: cases beplaintiffin shall any related TheGovernment beGovernment (9) (8) section (1)ofS

(a) the date of cause ofaction:the dateofcause by five of days theCommission tohave void theelection withinthirty declared orthroughElection directly Officerdesignated petition theDistrict intheCourt befinal.shall referred (2); toinSub-section andthedecision made sodesignated by thecourt by againstthedecision inthemade as anotification Nepal Gazette by thecourt andwiththeelection tobevoided pursuanttoChapter-5.Assembly 21inrelationSection toany election, otherthantheelection totheConstituent Court, related and settle cases with any punishable under offence try shall andwiththeelection tobevoided pursuanttoChapter-5.Assembly Section 21in punishableunder relationoffence tothe election totheConstituent The Co under thisAct. The Gov a chargesheetandfileitintheCourt. toinstitutethecase, Attorney Government theinvestigating officershall prepare where istobeinstituted; thecase andupon receipt ofthedecision ofthe case in for filingthe well advance oftheexpirationtime-limit case-file and returndecide whether or not shall to institute the the receivedcase Attorney Upon r beinstituted. can decision for whetherornotthecase attorney andproof,opinion andtheevidence aswell, totheconcernedgovernment of charge-sheetintheCourt, submit thecase-file, accompanied by hisorher An An appealma designatedunderthisA The Court y concerned candidate may,y concernedcandidate inanycircumstances, ofthefollowing filea

Section 12 or 14 extensively inthe election; 12or14 extensively Section 3,4,of Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 10orClauses (b), (c), (d), 11, (e)or(h)ofSection the election hasnotbeenfairduetotheco eceipt of the case-file pursuant to Sub-section (7), pursuantto eceipt ofthecase-file theGovernment nstituent Assembly Court shall try and settle cases related and settle cases with any try shall Court nstituent Assembly ernment Attorney shall defend the case filed thecase by theinvestigating defend shall officer Attorney ernment ection 3 of the Summary Procedures Act,ection 3oftheSummary 2028(1972), theprocedures y be made to the court designatedbyy bemadeofNepal the Government tothecourt ct, otherthantheConstituent Assembly mmission ofacts incontravention (1) 29. Procedures ofvotes: ofequality intheevent tobefollowed (3) Where, inrecounting (2), thevotes pursuanttoSub-section thepetitioner (2) (1) 28. ofvotes: Recounting (3) (2)

(c) (b) (a) (a) (b) (c) (b) laws. tohave orany beenelectedinaccordance othercandidate candidate withthe bevoid; shall thepetitioner of theelectedcandidate declare shall andtheCourt the election result appears tohave beenaffected by that reason, theelection result isproved ofvotes orany and othercandidate tohavecandidate secured majority countingofvotessuch andrecount thevotes. concerned election constituency. referred 27or28, to inSection countthevotes secured ofthe by candidates all shal The Court Wher The concer declared void within fifteen days of the date of cause of action: ofthedate of days void withinfifteen declared Election Officerdesignated bythe Commission tohave thecountingof votes circumstances, orthrough directly fileapetitiontheDistrict intheCourt following matterisproved:following notbevoidedelection shall ifthe ortheelection oftheelectedcandidate the election oftheelectedcandidate. Not Wher

withstanding any(1)and(2), thingcontained inSub-sections thewhole to bevalidinaccordance withlawshave notbeenvalidated; hassecuredthat heorsheany othercandidate majority; the countingofvotes hasnotbeendo the bal hasw another candidate forth in Clause (a) of sub-Section (1). inClause(a)ofsub-Section forth that theresult ofelectio in theelection; or or hisheragent orheshehasmade anattempttoprevent activity such or 7hasbeendoneconsent withoutinformation oftheelectedcandidate that any a or illegally or improperly for unlawfulpurposes. for orimproperly or illegally forceceiling specifiedpursuanttothelawsin ormade expensesunusually hasma the electedcandidate shouldhave which beenvoided orcancelled;cancelled shouldhavevalidated which beenvalidatedorhasnotvoided or paper the result ofelection hasbeenaffected owingtothefact thatthenomination e a petition filed pursuant to Sub-section (1)isproved,e apetition filedpursuantto may void theCourt e a petition filed pursuant to Sub-sectione (1)a is petition proved, filed pursuant to shall void theCourt filed by anycandidate in personthe election to be ahas not been lot papers to be invalid have not been invalidated papers or the ballot ned candidate inany electionned candidate may, inany ofthefollowing ctivity set forth in Clause (a) of Sub-section (1) or Section 4, (1)orSection inClause(a)ofSub-section setforth ctivity 5, 6 l, apetition whilerecounting thevotes inthecourseoftrying n has not been actually affected affected set by anyn hasnotbeenactually activity on the election by illegally securing votes despite on securing theelection by illegally de expensesintheelection, inexcess ofthe ne inaccordance withlaws. 151 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 152 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 repealed. 34. Repeal: Punishment) TheElectionand Act, (Offence 2047(1990)is, hereby, (1) 33. Deposittobefurnished: Act, any witnessorany otherpersonnotbeaskedwhom shall heorshehasvoted for. this Act or the prevailing laws, or legal in proceedingany case instituted under this 32. nottobeaskedaboutvoting: Question Notwithstanding any thingcontained in Miscellaneous petition. ofsuch the withdrawal thepetitionanyto withdraw for unduebenefit,for thepermission notgrant itshall Provided that, considers where thatthepetitioner hasmade theCourt anapplication thepetitionSectionwithdraw filed 27or28.by himorherpursuantto 31. ofpetition: Any petitionerWithdrawal may, withthepermissionofCourt, asevidence.be furnished to institutedagainsthim orhernorbepermitted inanyadmissible case asevidence referred acase tointhisAct neitherbe shall in thecourseoftrying by theCourt 30. Inadmissible asevidence: Any madereply by any witness to any question asked (3) (2) (2)

The countingofthe votes pursuanttoS shall beforfeited.shall Wher filingapetitio While one additional vote. selected asperthatdecisionbedeemedtohave shall beenelectedby securing whosecurebetween thecandidates equalnumberofvotes; andthecandidate securecandidates an equal number of votes, make decide by shall lot the Court Wher votes by thereason orhisheragent. oftheabsencecandidate on given, the counting of votes has been duly barthecountingof nothing shall presence orhisheragent. ofthecandidate Provided that, where information rupees hastobefurnished.rupees e the petition is held to be false, the deposit referred to in Sub e, (1), incountingthe votes pursuanttoSub-section two ormore thantwo n pursuant to Section 27or28,n pursuanttoSection adeposit oftenthousand Chapter-6 Chapter-6 ub-section bedone (1)shall inthe section (1) 1. Preliminary at therecommendation oftheCouncilMinisters: Constitution 88oftheInterim Nepal,in pursuanttoClause(1)oftheArticle 2007 Parliamentthere atpresent, beingnoLegislature President hasissuedthisordinance inwhom andthestatepower thesovereignty the peoplethemselves are vested, and constitution ofmakingnew by thepurpose for to constitute Constituent Assembly 2. Preamble W

Ordinance on Election of Members of Constituent Ordinance ofMembersConstituent onElection (d) (b) Ordinance 2070." (e) (c) (a) requires: Definition: (2) This O (1) The nameofthisO Shor Members of Constituent Assembly and electoral system andelection process system andelectoral Members ofConstituent Assembly hereas, tomakelegalprovisions relating toElections ofthe itisnecessary

"Closed List proportional representation system. oftheelections tobeheldunder 7 totheCommission thepurpose for listrecommended underClause by parties listed intheclosed thepolitical MemberunderClause21 andthisw Assembly "Candidate" shouldbeunderstoodasaperson no "Commissio 118oftheConstitution. under Article shouldbeunderstoodasCo "Court" issued by theCommission by tothe anotification Nepal Gazette. formulated underthisOrdinanceorintheorderOrdinance ortheRule “P asasingleelection constituency.voted upontheentire considering country Proportional where Representation thePolitical System Parties be shall Madhesi, other groups election for under the including Khas Arya of Women, Dalits, Oppressed tribes/ proportional candidacies ensuring representation offiling thepurpose for to theCommission by thePolitical Parties 7 asprovidedinSection for of Constituent 128oftheConstitution. Article t andCommencement:Title rescribed” or “As Prescribed” meansprescribedoras inthis rdinance comeimmediately. will intoeffect InthisOrdinance, unlessthesubjectorcontext otherwise n" shouldbeunderstoodasElection Commission underthe of Candidates" should be understood as the list submitted Assembly, 2070(2013) rdinance MembersElection is"Constituent Assembly Chapter-1 ‌‌ nstituent Assembly Court constituted Court nstituent Assembly Indigenous tr ord thename alsoindicates minated for the candidacy thecandidacy minated for ibes, Backward regions, 153 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 154 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 3. System andElection Constituency Electoral 5.

(b) (a) constituencies andnumberofmembers: Members oftheConstituent Assembly, thereelection bethefollowing shall Co Electoral (i) (h) (g) (p) (o) (l) (k) (j) (i) (h) Paper”“Ballot paperasreferred meanstheballot toinClause35arrangedfor (g) “Voter” meanstheperson whosenamehasbeenregistered in the Voters' List ) (f (m)

Tw System. Pastconstituencies theelection for tobeheldunderFirst thePost Electoral Tw Clause 3. Officer.Assistant Returning officer appointed the by the Commission also include shall and this term Pastelected underFirst The vacant. falls System Post Electoral by-election acircumstance tobeheldinsuch where thepostofmember in pursuant to Article 63oftheConstitution. in pursuanttoArticle as referred toinClause 6. prevailing law. Clause 4. theAssistantPolling alsoinclude shall 14 andthisterm Officer. “P made voting for by theelectronic device. voting where usedfor andtheelection symbol arrangementhasbeen device theelectronic thevote alsoinclude intheelectionshall casting andthisterm election.pursuant toprevailinglawsfor to inClause “F “Electio “Retur to beheldinpursuantthisO “Election” meanstheelection tothemembersofConstituent Assembly “Constituent Assembl “Constitutio “P this Ordinance. “Member “P “Mix olitical Party”olitical meansthePolitical Party registered pursuanttothe Officer”olling meansthe OfficerappointedpursuanttoClause Polling roportional Representation System” Electoral system meanstheelectoral irst Past thePost System” Electoral asreferred system meanstheelectoral o hundred forty memberselectedfrom set theelection constituency o hundred forty election members electedfrom two hundredo hundred forty forty ed Electoral System”ed Electoral as referred system meanstheelectoral toin ning Officer” OfficerandReturning meanstheChiefReturning n Constituency” asreferred meanstheelection constituency toin nstituency andNumber of the Members:nstituency For theelection tothe ” Member elected pursuant meansto the Constituent Assembly n” Constitution meanstheInterim ofNepal, 2007. y” tobeconstituted meanstheConstituent Assembly Chapter-2 rdinance and this term shall also include the rdinance alsoinclude shall andthisterm (2) (1) 6. 5. 4.

System. inthelistunderProportional notbeallowed shall tobeincluded Electoral asasingleelection constituency.country where the PoliticalSystem Parties be voted shall upon the entire considering Party intheelection heldpursuanttotheProportional Representation Electoral inproportion ofthenumbertotalvotes securedAssembly by aPolitical such behalf ofaPolitical beelectedtotheMembersofConstituent Party shall Perso Pr (3) Name ofaperso (2) P First Mixed Elector (c) (1) (b) (a) electionfor totheMembersofConstituent Assembly: oportional Representationoportional System: Electoral

while nominating candidates for the First Past theFirst for while nominating thePost candidates System. Electoral The Politic throughvacant by-election. sofallen place fulfill ofthememberConstituent Assembly forthwith ofelection fromresult.days thedateofdeclaration The Commission shall withinthirty maintaining membershipofotherelection constituency any onefrom election constituency where he/ by denouncingmembershipof inwriting of theConstituent Assembly constituencies, he/ twocandidaciesfor constituenciesa person iselectedfrom sofiling both In theelection underF Past 3undertheFirst to Clause(a)ofSection thePost System. Electoral the election for constituencies pursuant constituency determined electoral on thebasisofoneMember oftheConstituent memberinone Assembly candidate secur The bevoted.shall Pr P First of section (a)and(b). Indigenous Nationalities whocouldnotberepresented undertheprovision have rendered contributioninnationalandamongst life the significant basis ofconsensus from amongst thepersons ofhighreputation who Elev where thePolitical Parties bevoted. shall election to be held under the Proportional Representation System Electoral the for asasingleelection constituency upon theentire considering country may filehis/ ns representing under Proportional on Representation System Electoral ast thePost System: Electoral oportional Representation Electoral System where the political parties whereparties thepolitical Representationoportional System Electoral en memberstobenominated by theCouncilofMinisterson the ast thePost System, Electoral and al System: be shall adopted following mixedsystem The electoral al Parties must ofinclusiveness takeintoaccount the principle n who is a candidate for the First Past theFirst for thePostn whoisacandidate System Electoral ‌‌ her candida ‌‌ she shouldsubmit r ing thehighestnumber of votes beelectedtothe shall cy for two election for constituencies inmaximum.cy If irst Past thePost System, Electoral one person esignation before theChairperson ‌‌ she waselectedandthereb y 155 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 156 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 (1) (6) (4) the holdingofelection oftheConstituent Assembly. ‘means thebasisofpopulation percent asperthelastnational censuspreceding Clarification: ofthissub-Clause‘basisthepopulation percentFor thepurpose (3) (2) 7. (7) (5)

An Closed ListofCandidates: The P g After The Commissio Past thePost System. Electoral First fielded under the and the System Proportional Representation Electoral There m enlistingthec While Commission. withinthetimelimitasspecified asreferredby the format such toinSchedule-2 soprepared listofthecandidates must totheCommission submit theclosed in group on thebasisofpercent ofpopulation. The concerned Political Party proportional representation ofDalits, other including andindigenous tribes from Madhesi, must listofcandidates beprepared theclosed thereby ensuring othersgroups. including Madeshis andKhasArya nominating candidates While enlistingthec While Proportional System. Electoral least 10percent ofthememberstotalnumbertobeelectedunder must prepare befiledtocover at shall listinamannerthatcandidacies such pr While election. such for contesting on party behalfofsuch must preparelistofcandidates Representation System Electoral aclosed by the Commission selectedby thename listofcandidates thedecision of the soreceivedcandidates remain shall asthefinallist. list of andtheclosed days withinseven listofcandidates theclosed forward make correction therein days. withinseven Parties the concerned Political (3) and inform pursuant to Sub-Clause Party to received listofthecandidates fromthe Commission oftheclosed thePolitical submission to andproportion ornotafter ofinclusiveness basis oftheprinciple poor farmers, disabled. andlaborers including Parties must pay proper attention toward representation oftheoppressed group, representation ofDalits, Oppressed tribes/ therebymust proportional of10inclusiveness bedone ensuring aspertheprinciple referred to in Schedule-1. of so women,enlisting the candidacies While the same Khas Arya, othersgroups on thebasis ofthepopulation including percent as Women, Dalits, Oppressed tribes/ thereby theproportional representationlist pursuanttoSchedule-2 ensuring of y Political in the election under the Party Proportionalto participate willing olitical Party mustolitical submit to the Commission time as specified within such etting information accordingly,etting information must amendand theconcernedparty ust beatleastone-third women ofthetotalnumbertobe candidates eparing the closed list pursuant to Sub-section (1), listpursuanttoSub-section theclosed eparing thePolitical Parties n shall confirmastowhether n shall representation is made on the andidates, thePolitical Parties must prepare the closed andidates pursuant to this Sub Clause3,andidates pursuanttothisSub thePolitical ‌‌ Indigenous tr ‌‌ Indigenous tr ibes, backward region, Madhesis, ibes, backward region, (14) (13) (12) (11) (10) (9) (8)

Proportional System. Electoral Ordinance thereby exceeding the the number for of total member determined tobepreparedof candidates andsubmitted tothe Commission pursuanttothis Political Party. and mustpursuant tothisSection give thereof notification totheconcerned The Commissio theelectedcandidates.percent ofthetotalnumbereachgroup whiledeclaring Pr ensures representation asreferred(3)isreceived. toinSub-Clause numberofanypercent insuch group asthenamelistofcandidates that concerned Political Partybeenelectedtotheseatsinsuch have proportionately (11),to Sub-Clause of the that the Commissioncandidates declare shall submitted totheCommissionthe amendednamelistofcandidates pursuant If propor the dateofrequest made by theCommission(10). pursuanttoSub-section (6) within three of Sub-section fromto the days Commission the purpose for The concer correct andsubmit thename-listaccordingly. (3),Sub-Clause totheconcernedPolitical theCommission write shall Party to selection doesnotensure theproportional representationafter asreferred toin submitted by(9) thatthenamelistofcandidates theconcernedPolitical Party If itappearsupon scr an increase ordecrease ofuptotenpercent of the totalnumberofeachgroup. Pr proportional representation asreferred(3)ornot. toinSub-Clause (6)ensuressubmitted totheCommission upon selection pursuanttoSub-clause The Commissio theconcernedPoliticalseats which aselected. Party isentitledtodeclare below indicesinthegroup orabove such notexceeding markthe the full rightly sentbyof candidates theconcernedPolitical Party by settingoutthenamein mark,indices but not full the Election Commission the name list recognize shall to besubmitted bycandidates aPolitical (6) is Party pursuant to Sub-Clause wher In cases received by theCommission have beenelected. so whosenameshave beenenlistedinthenamelistofcandidates candidates Representation System. Electoral thatthe The Commission declare shall votes secured by thatPolitical Party intheelection heldunderProportional intheproportion ofthe to theCommission pursuanttothesaidSub-Clause submitted listofcandidates whosenameshave beenenlistedtoclosed candidates proportional representation (3)from asprescribedinSub-Clause amongst the Central Working Committee of the concerned Political Party thereby ensuring The names of the candidates shal The namesofthe ovided thattheCommissionovided mayanincrease recognize ordecrease ofupto ten that while examining the ovided candidates, the Commission may recognize tional representation asreferredin (3)isnotfound toinSub-section ned Political Party must submit theamendednamelistofcandidates e thenumberofconcernedgroup inthenamelistofelected n shall scrutinize as to whether the name-list of the candidates astowhetherthename-listofcandidates scrutinize n shall n shall make public the information of election of candidates ofelection makepublictheinformation ofcandidates n shall utinizing by theCommission pursuanttoSub-Clause l not be allowed to be enlisted in the closed list l notbeallowed tobeenlistedinthe closed 157 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 158 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 (2) (1) 10. Officer,Returning OtherEmployees Officerand Polling 9. (1) 8. (15) (2)

While appointing theRetur While The Commissio Appointment ofRetur referred to in proviso clause of Sub-Article (1) of Article 110oftheConstitution (1) ofArticle referred ofSub-Article to inproviso clause Commission may appointajudge withtheapproval oftheJudicialCouncilas constituencies pursuanttothisOrdinance, Prevailing andConstitution, Law out, tobecarried or cause thefunctions required outintheelection tobecarried Co Notwithstanding contained anything elsewhereinthisClause, theElection candidate to defend himself/ todefend candidate Pr beinvalid. shall candidate upon makingnecessar Representatio Candidac bedeemedelected. (3) ofClause7shall representation upon ensuring listofcandidates pursuant toSub-Clause closed Committee oftheconcernedPolitical Party from amongst thelistenlistedin anyor for otherreason, selectedby thecandidates theCentral Working Representatio Proportional If any postofamembertheCo closed listofc The Constituent Assembly: candidates tor The Closedlistof iselected. one candidate only ofwhich party by listofcandidates theconcernedpolitical enlistedintheclosed candidates (3),to Sub-Clause andtheselection selected from ofany candidate amongst the pursuant ofthelection system underthat electoral the purpose for party political closed list by that whilepreparingthe a percentageSchedule-1 specified under amannerastohavein such equalnumberofwomen in andmencandidates percentage by having representation of the other groups, to the extent possible, system,the memberstobeelectedunderproportional electoral inthe percentoutofthetotalnumber candidates enlistslessthantwenty which Article 65oftheConstitution andiftheCommission holdshim/ Article under theProportional by listofcandidates any Politicalin theclosed ofelection thepurpose Party for 7, remain shall validthroughout ofofficethe theterm ConstituentAssembly. ovided thattheCommissionovided must totheconcerned give reasonable opportunity mmission shall recognize anincreasemmission recognize shall ordecrease made by party, apolitical y tobeInvalidated: enlisted that any (1)Ifaquestioncandidate arises n Electoral System falls vacant duetodeath, vacant falls System n Electoral resignation, defection n Election System isineligibleandbecomes ineligiblepursuantto n Election System n may aspernecessity, out, carry Officerto appointtheReturning andidates submitted by thePolitical Parties pursuanttoClause ning Officer: y investigation tothateffect, ofsuch candidacy the ‌‌ herself prior todecisio herselfprior ning Officer pursuant to Sub-Clause(1),ning Officerpursuant to the Chapter-3 emain validthroughout ofofficethe theterm nstituent Assembly electedunderthe nstituent Assembly n by theCommission. ‌‌ her ineligible (2) (3) (1) 14. (2) 13. (4) (3) (2) 12. (2) (1) 11.

required the concernedelection numberfor constituency. asthe Pollingof communityschools OfficersorAssistant Officersinthe Polling ofNepal oftheGovernment the grant oremployees bodiesorteachers oflocal ownedor organizations controlled by under ofNepal theGovernment orrun orders underthisOrdinance. framed relating tobeheldasspecified OrdinanceRules or tothepolling by thisandthe (1),Sub-Clause fairly, shall ofthefunctions outall carry andimpartially freely The Pol Officerma The Returning Appointment ofP or employees bodiesorteachersofcommunityschools. oflocal ofNepal oftheGovernment underthegrant ofNepalthe Government orrun employees ofNepal oftheGovernment owned ororganizations orcontrolled by Officerma The Returning employees anumberasprescribedby insuch theCommission. Officer Returning Officer and other may appoint anAssistant Returning Appointment while delegatingpower according 3. toSub-Clause theresultsand tocountvotes anddeclare ofthevote countingmay bedelegated No po and whensorequired. Officerma The Returning in theorders, directives andmanualsissued by theCommission. functio Other assigned tohim/ out, thefunctions all relating toholdingelection intheelection constituency out, carry carried causetobe or andimpartially Officerto the Returning freely Functio issued by theCommission. Polling beas mentioned Officershall inthe orders, directives, andmanuals Other Returning Officer in the election constituency assigned tohim/ OfficerintheelectionReturning constituency The Chief directio election assignedtohim/ constituencies withintheDistrict thefunctions relating toelection inthe upon co-coordinating andsupervising bethedut It shall Functio Commission. consultation withtheJudicialService in Service Officerofthe NepalJudicial class Second- and atleastGazetted wers toexamine, accept thenomination orinvalidate or cancel papers, functions, duties, and powers of the Polling Officer and the Assistant n given by theCommission. ns, andPowers Duties of Officer: ofReturning betheduty (1)Itshall ns, andPowers Duties Officer: ofChiefReturning ling OfficerandtheAssistant Officerappointedpursuantto Polling Returning Officer shall also carry out the functions and duties of carry also Officer shall Returning ns, dutiesandpowers beasmentioned Officershall oftheReturning of Assistant Returning Officer andof otherAssistant employees:Returning (1) The ‌‌ her, y of the Chief Returning Officer to give necessary directions Officertogivey oftheChiefReturning necessary olling Officer:olling subjecttothedirections given by theCommission. y delegatehis/ y appointtheemployees ofNepal oftheGovernment y, aspernecessity, theact deputefor ofelection the ‌‌ her pow ers tothepersonnel assignedas ‌‌ her subjecttothe ‌‌ her. 159 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 160 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 (d) (c) (b) (a) 18. Candidates andNomination Paper 16. 15. ofElection Notification (2) (1) 17. (2) (1)

to become a candidate for election: for to become acandidate Qualific He/ He/ He/ He/ Article 63oftheConstitution. Article of specified of by the Government Nepal inSub-article(2) accordance with tobeheldpursuantthisOrdinanceondateas such Constituent Assembly publication of the final closed list of candidates as well. closed list of ofthefinal publication totheCommission, System Electoral candidates and filingofpetitions against theelection for tobeheldundertheProportionalcandidates Representation listof the Commission publishtheprogramsubmission shall for oftheclosed thepublic After tothecandidates. ofelection andallotment symbols candidates nominated,candidates ofcandidature, withdrawal ofthe finallistof publication against candidates, ofnomination scrutiny papers, ofthename listof publication whosenominationcandidates papershave beenregistered, thefilingofpetitions the registration ofnomination papersofcandidates, ofthelist publication PastFirst thePost System, Electoral thedate, specifying timeandplace for by theCommission, oftheelection publishanotification tobeheldunder shall Officer,the concernedReturning in accordance withthe determined programs thepublic After Notific been heldsimultaneously. different datessospecifiedGovernment of bythe bedeemedtohave Nepal shall constituencies andelection heldaspertheelection programs on thesameor for theelection in or differentfortakingpolls onemore dates election situation, weather andothercircumstances aswell, specifythesamedate The Gov in theNepal Gazette. thereof andissueanotification notification polling andpublishsuch the timefor 63ofthe Constitution, (2)ofArticle theCommissionSub-article specify shall on date as specified such Assembly of by Government Nepal in accordance with In order toco Notific Holding Election: ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌‌ she must not holdanofficeofpr she hasnotbeen con she must hav she must beaN ation ofElection Programs: ation ofElection: ations Candidate: for Any person must qualifications meet thefollowing ernment ofNepalernment may, takingintoconsideration thegeographical mplete the holding of polling for membersoftheConstituent for mplete theholdingofpolling ation oftheelection ofthenotification pursuanttoClause16, ation ofelection ofthenotification pursuanttoClause16, e completed at least twenty-five e completed atleasttwenty-five years of age, The Commission holdelectionsfor membersofthe shall epali citizen, victed of a criminal offence involving moral depravation, moral involving offence victed ofacriminal Chapter-5 Chapter-4 ofit. (5) 21. (4) (3) (2) 20.

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election ofthe sameelection constituency. office bearer ofthepar Proportional Representation System. Electoral to the Commission list of the candidates for and submitting the closed System First of age by nomination thedateoffilling for paper Past The PostElectoral An hav wher In case a copy Officer, aletter totheReturning ofsuch as well. of election, have lettertohim/ shall toprovide aformal aparty such ofac In thecase seconder must bevoters registered inthe Voters' Listofthesameconstituency. Clause (1), there must beone proposer andone seconder. proposer and Such no While theelection for tobeheldpursuantthisOrdinance. candidate Voters' Listasavoter ofany may electionbenominated constituency asa pursuant totheConstitution andthisAct, andwhosenameregistered inthe No become a candidate for theelection, for become acandidate he/ Computatio Disqualificatio positio Clarification: clause (d)above, of For thepurpose “office of profit” means any disqualified to become a candidate intheelection:disqualified tobecome a anywhere elseinthisOrdinance, persons bedeemed thefollowing shall aremunerationwhich oreconomic fund. benefitispaidoutofaGovernment (b) (g) ) (f (e) (d) (c) (a) y person may benominated by three nomination papersinmaximum the for mination of a Candidate: (1) Any personcandidate who is qualified to bea

e tosetdown his/

laws upon deliberately defaultingloanofabankandfinancialinstitution, laws upon deliberately A person whohasbeenenlistedinthebla case the final oflawintherelatedto verdictmurder, ofthecourt A person g andmisuseofpassport, money laundering andexport,smuggling anditsimport ofnarcotic drugs persons involved in charges,law on corruption rape, Human Trafficking, person in involving A person who being sentencedpursuanttotheprevailinglawsrelating toelection, A person whohas subject toreceiving remuneration, owned orcontrolled by, orreceiving from grants ofNepal theGovernment An incumbentoffice-bear A person whosenameisnot enlistedinthe A person whohaslostmentalbalance n other than a political position tobefilled n otherthanapolitical by election ornomination,for minating a candidate for anypursuanttoSub- for election constituency minating acandidate n ofage ofCandidate: computingto theage ofacandidate While e any person(1), isproposed pursuanttoSub-Clause he/ n ofaCandidate: (1)Notwithstandingcontained anything etting life imprisonment or life imprisonment sentencethrough imprisonment orlife imprisonment etting life andidate set upby aPolitical Party registered thepurpose for has been sentenced through the final of verdict of acourt ‌‌ her consent intheno ty authorized to provide such a formal letter shall forward forward lettershall toprovideaformal such authorized ty not completed two years after serving sentenceupon not completedserving two years after er of the Government ofNepaler oftheGovernment orany organization ‌‌ she must hav mination paperandsignit. , cklist pursuanttotheprevailing cklist Voters' List, e reached twenty-five years ‌‌ her andthe ‌‌ she shall she shall 161 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 162 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 (3) (2) (4) (2) 23. 22. (6)

After theexpir After If any no paper. provide a receipt thereof as prescribed to the person the nomination delivering to thisOrdinance, tobedue, andifitisfound filethenomination paperand the paper delivered (1)fulfills requirement pursuanttoSub-Clause pursuant The concer Officer oftheelection totheReturning concerned constituency.candidate agent orpr program. the date, atthetimeandplace oftheelection asspecifiedinthenotification whose nomination publish a list of shall candidates papers have been filed on thenominationdelivering paper. nomination paperandanoticethereof have shall tobeissuedtheperson as required to be corrected, havethe same matter shall to be mentioned in the filed withoutcorrecting mattersnotincompliance such withtheprocedures in compliance withtheprocedures. Ifone wishestoget the nomination paper havegetting correctedshall tofilethenomination themattersnot paperafter other ordoesnotfulfill requirements,to becandidate Officer theReturning doesnotbearthesignatureswhich oftheproposer orseconder ortheperson accompanied by thereceipt ofdepositasrequired underthis Ordinanceor or seconder orwhere the proposer andseconder are duplicated, isnot which Filing ofN Filing In c from filingnomination thelastdatefor papers. ExecutiveCentral Committee ofthe Political Party, days toatleastseven prior not be recognized as the candidate ofthatPolitical asthecandidate not berecognized Party. referred (1), to in Sub-Clause of theconcernedPolitical thecandidate Party shall a no Notwithstanding contained anything anywhere else in this Section, while filing well ashis/ Political letternominating toprovidecandidates, aformal Party authorized as the Commission withthename, andpostoftheOfficebearer surname ofthe registered ofelectionhave shall toprovide withtheCommission thepurpose for Pr their address. are as as well registered certificates andthecopiesoftheirNepalese citizenship the places ofthe Voters' Listwheresonominated thenamesofeachcandidate listtotheCommission.and hassubmittedclosed such listmust contain Such candidates closed listof candidates inthe thenamesofqualified has included System, thenomination bedeemedto have shall beenfiledifa Political Party ovision on Office-bearerNomination certifying Paper: (1) Any Political Party ases where a nomination paper theis filed without fulfilling procedures as mination for the candidate under the Proportionalmination the candidate for Representation Electoral mination doesnotcontain paperwhich thenamesofproposer ned Returning Officer shall scrutinize astowhetherthe nomination scrutinize Officershall ned Returning oposer orseconderhave shall todeliver thenomination paperofthe ‌‌ her specimensignature cer omination Paper: (1) The Candidatehimself/ y of the time for filingthenomination,y ofthetimefor Officer theReturning tified by theofficialdesignated bythe ‌‌ herself orhis/ ‌‌ her (5) (a) (4) (3) (2) 24. (6) (5) (b)

proceedings ofthenomination on scrutiny papersasrequired by thisClause: nomination paper, any substantialdifference. doesnotcause which proposer ortheperson related or withthemcontainedRolls intheElectoral orname, orprinting the writing surname, address numberofacandidate, orserial errormeans any or error technical of letters, numbers or vowel signs relating to of minorerror andomission contained inthenomination paper. correction thereof and anomination by notbeinvalidated papershall only virtue duplicated, tomake must theconcernedcandidate begiven anopportunity (5)ofClause23.Sub-Clause intoobjection, inquiries necessary ifany, madepursuantto againstany candidate Clause (2), alsohave Officershall tomakedecision theReturning byholding to besopresent isnotpresent. ifanythe laweven proposer, orhis/ seconder orcandidate thenomination papersandmaking decisionscrutinizing thereon according to Pr in thepresence ofthepersons asreferred(1). toin Sub-Clause Officershal The Returning Pastunder First The System. Post Electoral of thenominationfor theelectionprogram scrutiny papersfiledtobe held for on thedate, atthetimeandplaceofelection asspecifiedinthenotification him/ Scr be heldundertheProportional System. Electoral by the Political the election (6) of Clause21 for to Party pursuant to Sub-Clause ofnominating candidates submittedthepurpose for listofcandidates the closed bedeemedtohavenomination shall beenfiledasper papersofthecandidates Not place oftheelection specifiedinthenotification program. may makeanobjection beforeOfficer theReturning ondate, atthetimeand (4) mentionedof anyinthelistpublishedpursuanttoSub-Clause candidate Any orhis/ candidate scrutiny of nomination papers and scrutinize themassoon as possible. of nominationscrutiny papersand scrutinize (4),Sub-Clause specifythetimeandplacefor Officershall theReturning If theproceedings o If there occursan ofnominationtime ofscrutiny papers, or If any mobbinginc Officer ma The Returning Clarific scr While scr While ovided that this Sub-Clause shall notbedeemedtohave shall barred from thatthisSub-Clause ovided the utiny ofNomination Paper: (1) The proposer,candidate seconder orthe withstanding anything containedwithstanding anything anywhere elseinthisSection, the ‌‌ herself orattorne ation: For ofthisSub-section, the purpose "minorerror andomission" utinizing thenominationpursuanttoSub- papersofthecandidates utinizing accordingly, iftheproposer andseconder are tobe found y situation beyond control owing calamity. tonatural luding other abnormal situation erupts intheplace andatthe luding otherabnormalsituation erupts n the scrutiny ofthenominationn thescrutiny papersare postponed under ‌‌ her agent intendingtomake anobjectio y authorized by him/ y authorized l scrutinize the nomination papers of all the candidates thenomination thecandidates papersofall l scrutinize y, circumstances, inthefollowing postponethe ‌‌ her inwr iting shall haveiting shall tobepresent ‌‌ her attorne n to the qualification n tothequalification y required 163 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 164 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 (5) (6) (3) (4) (2) (1) 27. 26. ) (f (e) (d) (c) (a) 25. ofnomination Invalidity paper: Anomination beinvalid paper shall underthe (b)

be notifiedto theconcerned Political Party. andthesame must list ofcandidates from candidate the nameofsuch theclosed Commission. isfiled, anapplication such When theCommission shall remove ofClause17,to Sub-Clause(1) have shall tobefiledbefore anapplication the name fro If a candidate enlistedinthe c If acandidate not ber Sub-Clause (1)ofClause17,the timelimitspecifiedpursuantto he/ set up by the nameofanyas to withdraw candidate that Political Party within If theauthoriz publish anoticeofthenameremoval athis/ withdrawing his/ withdrawing notice sub Officershal The Returning thenoticeofwithdr After by him/ thecandidate The notice name by givinganoticeinw withdrawn. Officer,to theReturning or allowed cancelled notbe thenoticeshall tobe Sub-Clause (1)ofClause17. specified pursuantto remo If any c Withdr Representation System. Electoral submitted bycandidates thePolitical Parties election for undertheProportional Pr Name ListofCandidates: If otherrequir If thenominatio If thenominatio If thedepositrequir the prescribedmannerandpublishacopy ofthenamelistathis/ referred tointhenomination papersmeetingtherequirements asperthelawin have Officershall to the Returning prepare candidatesas anamelist ofthe nominating him/ If theCandidatedoesnotpossessqualificatio does notbear his/ If there doesnotexisttheco circumstances:following Constitution andthisOrdinance, ovided that the Commission shall make public the name list of the closed listof thattheCommissionovided makepublicthenamelistofclosed shall ved from the list of candidates, may his/ withdraw a candidate such andidate wishes to withdraw his/ andidate wishestowithdraw awal ofnames: etained as a candidate ofthatparty.etained asacandidate m the closed list of candidates within thetimeasspecifiedpursuant listofcandidates m theclosed mitted pursuant to Sub-Clause (1),mitted pursuanttoSub-Clause remove thename ofthecandidate of withdrawal pursuant to Sub-Clause (1) shall have (1) shall to be submitted pursuant to Sub-Clause of withdrawal ement asreferred tointheOrdinanceare notfulfilled. ed person ofany Political Officer totheReturning Party sowrites n paperisnotfiledas referred toinClause22and23, n paperisnotfiledwithinthetimepursuanttoClause17, ‌‌ ‌‌ her as a candidate orco her asacandidate her namefro ‌‌ her signatures orthe ed to be furnished pursuanttoClause68isnotpresented,ed tobefurnished ‌‌ herself orhis/ awal pursuant to Sub-Clause (1) hasbeensubmitted awal pursuanttoSub-Clause After thenomination papershave beenscrutinized, After l, ifhe/ nsent of the candidate orthenominationnsent ofthecandidate paper riting to the Returning Officer withinthetime totheReturning riting m thenamelistofcandidates, andimmediately losed list of candidates wishes toremovelosed listofcandidates his/ ‌‌ ‌‌ she issatisfiedwiththe genuineness ofthe her attorne signature ofthe proposer andseconder ‌‌ ntains forgedsignature, her nameinorder tog ‌‌ her office. y. ns asreferred tointhe et his/ ‌‌ her office. ‌‌ her name ‌‌ she shall she shall ‌‌ ‌‌ her her (5) 30. (7) (6) (4) (3) (2) (1) 29. (2) (1) 28.

in accordance withtheConstitution (1). andthisAct pursuanttoSub-Clause isnotqualified listofthecandidates oftheclosed thatthecandidate indicating to an the objectionCommissionraise with evidence within the specified time, Officer shall declare,Officer shall as prescribed, candidate has been elected unopposed. that the Past undertheFirst constituency The System, Post Electoral theReturning Unopposed Election: the concernedPolitical Party. candidates and send it to closed list of Commission the final have shall to certify theco After candidates atitsoffice. closed listof Commission publishafinal shall theco After list settingoutthesamecontents. Constitution andthisAct, theCommission, remove shall anamefrom such the as topossess the qualifications is not found referredlist toinof candidates the andiftheperson oftheclosed scrutiny Commission may make anecessary anapplic When An Clause (1)and(2)atthenational mediaasandwhensorequired. level as thecontents publishinganoticeinviting objection thereto pursuanttoSub- The Commissio Ordinance, as list doesnotpossessqualification referred tointheconstitution andthis days, withinseven application whosenameisenlistedinsuch ifany candidate a noticemust bepublishedinviting tomakeobjection thereto along with an publishingthec While receivedcandidates pursuanttoClause7andmakeitpublic. The Commissio System: Pr in theaddress asmentioned intheirnomination papers. nominated by any Political Party, alsobementioned shall thenameofthatparty the namelistasreferred(1), toinSub-Clause ofacandidate andinthecase candidates shal The namesofthe well, immediately. office. as may be prescribed and immediately publishacopyas may beprescribedand immediately ofthenamelistathis/ have toprepare amanner afinalnamelistofthecandidatesinsuch remaining (1) of Clause 17, pursuant to Sub-Clause candidates Officer shall the Returning After namelistofcandidates:Final ovision regarding undertheProportional objection tothecandidates Electoral y Political havinghis/ Party orany candidate A copy of the name list shall have to be forwarded totheCommission, Acopy have ofthename listshall tobeforwarded as the expiry of the time specified for the withdrawal ofnames for the withdrawal of thetime specified by the the expiry mpletion theprocedures ofall regarding ofobjections theraising the mpletion theprocedures ofall regarding ofobjection the raising the n may publish and broadcast the closed list of candidates aswell listofcandidates n may publishandbroadcast theclosed n shall have to make necessary scrutiny of the closed listofthe oftheclosed scrutiny haven shall tomakenecessary ation ofobjection isreceived (1), pursuanttoSub-Clause the Ifthere inany remains one election candidate only losed list of candidates pursuant to Sub-Clause (1), pursuanttoSub-Clause losed listofcandidates l be arranged in an alphabetical orderl bearrangedinanalphabetical in ‌‌ her nameon thec losed list, may ‌‌ her 165 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 166 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 (1) (1) (7) (5) (4) (3) (2) 31. 32. (6)

for information oftheother candidates, information for aswell. The Co Election Symbol: shall haveshall to affixathis/ totheCommission.and give oftheevent information Officer The Returning thatelection postponeotherprogramsfor constituency scheduled immediately agent ortheconcernedPolitical Party, have Officershall to theReturning a death notice is of receivedsuch fromwritten election the concerned candidate's candidates pursuanttoClause28, ofthefinal name listof the publication anda his/ been heldtobedueandwhohasnotwithdrawn If any c Death ofCandidate: Officershal The Returning may symbols. altersuch asspecifiedinthis Clause, oftheelectionallotment symbol theCommission the Commission hasoccurred thinksthatany mistakeorinconsistency inthe the commencement ofthisOrdinancemust tothatPolitical beallotted Party. If of thisOrdinanceby aPolitical Party representing at toLegislature-Parliament received from to commencement of election prior the Commission the purpose for al While bec shall filesacomplaintelection symbol accompanied evidence,by his/ party. iselectedandifthePolitical acandidate Ifsuch Party providing such hasr Once acandidate (3). pursuanttoSub-Clause allotted beentitledtousetheelectionitself shall symbol No perso System. Electoral and tobeusedby thatPolitical theelection Party for undertheProportional Past theelection for undertheFirst constituency thePost System Electoral under thisOrdinanceastobeusedby setupby thecandidate itinany election Political Party ofthesamekindtoevery registered thesymbol soallot shall al While Political asprescribed. Party andcandidate The election sy the Post respectively. andtheProportional System Electoral System Electoral andthePoliticalcandidates Past Parties theelection for tobeheldunderFirst group theuseofindependent candidates. setasidefor ofelection symbols specifiedto beused candidate outofthe election symbol by anindependent ifhe/ subject toalterationeven andidate, setupby any Political Party whosenomination paperhasalready mmission shall specify the election symbols to be allotted to mmission the to specify be the allotted election shall symbols lotting election symbol pursuant to Sub-Clause (2), pursuanttoSub-Clause lotting election symbol theCommission lotting election symbol pursuanttothisClause,lotting election symbol theelection symbol n other than the candidate ofthatPoliticaln otherthanthecandidate Party orthePolitical Party ancelled. mbol specified pursuant to Sub-Clause (1) shall be allotted tothe beallotted Sub-Clause (1)shall mbol specifiedpursuantto eceived an election symbol, notbe shall theelection symbol ‌‌ her office a notice of such post her officeanoticeofsuch l allot, amannerasmay insuch beprescribed, an ‌‌ she abandons thatP olitical Party orjoinsanother olitical ‌‌ her namelist, diespr ponement oftheprograms ‌‌ her membership ior to (6) (3) (2) 33. (5) (4)

more than fifteen days,more thanfifteen notbe itshall required topublishanotherprogram. required tocomplete the activities as prescribed inelection program remains ofthedeathacandidate,election istobepostponedbecause iftheduration its behalf. the Political re-file diedmay only Party anomination whosecandidate paper on not berequired 28shall pursuant toSection tore-file anomination paper, and Upon election. proportional for listofcandidates intheclosed included death ofany candidate Pr as well. notice of suc to theCommission. Officershall have toaffixathis/ The Returning ofdeath theevent andinform thatelectionprograms for constituency scheduled Political Party, postponeother have Officershall toimmediately theReturning death isreceived from theconcernedcandidate’s election agent ortheconcerned nominatedany by candidate aPolitical noticeofsuch Party diesandawritten public If after election. death ofan Provided thattheelection of programsnotbepostponedintheevent shall remained on thefinalnamelistpursuanttothis Chapter. cards, asprescribed, Past under First tothecandidates the Post System, Electoral Car Identity real impact on thepolling. anynomination asperthesaidprogram withoutcausing paperwithintheperiod Adjustments Not Candidate whosenameismentioned inthefinalnamelistofc Officer.to theReturning andsendtheprogram inthatelection polling constituency thedatefor including redetermineshall otherprograms asreferred election tointhisChapterfor Upon re-nominate only anothercandidate. diescan candidate way, whose away theprogramhave insuch thattheparty shall tobedetermined the programOfficer. totheReturning the Whiledetermining inthis program aspossible, becompleted asearly the nominationcan ofcandidates andsend programpolling inthatelection constituency, andthattheprogram relating to have otherprogramshall tosodetermine thatithasnoreal impact on the ovided thattheelection of ovided programnotbepostponedintheevent shall withstanding anything containedwithstanding anything anywhere elseinthisSection, when receipt as referred (2),of information to in Sub-Clause theCommission receipt as referred (1),of information to in Sub-Clause theCommission y candidate included in the closed list of candidates for proportional for listofcandidates intheclosed included y candidate d ofCandidate: also Officershall providetheidentity The Returning h postponement of the program for information h ofothercandidates,postponement of the program information for shall havecandidate's shall tobemade tocomplete ofthe the filling ation of the final name list of candidates pursuanttoClause28,ation ofthefinalnamelist of andidates published ‌‌ her officea 167 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 168 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 (3) 18 (2) (1) 37. Polling 38. 36. (2) 34. Polling Station, Paper Ballot Box andBallot (2) (1) 35. (4) (3) (1)

bal System at the polling station atthepolling assignedtohim/ System A voter shal Pr ofthatelection constituency.or Municipality entitled tovote Development Committee inthesameward ofthesame Village ofany electionDevelopment Committee constituency, orMunicipality be shall A voter P f Time A voter shal him/ as Sub-Clause (1)ofClause16. the notification referred toin the Post andProportional System. Electoral System Electoral Pastboxes intheelections thepolling tobeheldunderFirst tobeusedfor in themannerasprescribed. required publishalistthereof andshall numberwithinanelection constituency Ballot bo Ballot pr Other respectively.Proportional System Electoral Past theelectionfor tobeheldunderFirst thePost andthe System Electoral Schedule-4 and Schedule-3 asspecifiedin format colorsinsuch in separate The Commissio P Ballot within thearea ofonestation. polling There ma Commission. from ofconvenience theviewpoint orpracticality, approval ofthe withtheprior stations polling toaplace stationsthatismorepolling ortransfer appropriate Officerma The Returning prescribed. The basis, pr The Commissio Pol olling: ovided that this restriction shall not be applicable totheProvisional thatthisrestriction notbeapplicable ovided shall Voters. lot box he/ kept there andthereafter for ling Station: ‌‌ her inaccor or Polling: beasspecified in dateshall for polling onthe The time , whosenameisregistered inthe Voters' Listofany ward ofa Village aper: ovision regarding beasspecified papersshall ballot by theCommission. y bemore thanonestation polling orsub-stationcompartment orpolling x: The Commission ballot havefor separate shall tomakearrangement l first obtain the ballot paper for the First for the paper l firstobtaintheballot Past the Post Electoral ocess and other provisions of specifying polling stationsbeas ocess andotherprovisionspolling shall ofspecifying l be entitled to cast vote only at the polling station atthepolling assignedto vote only l beentitledtocast n shall have to make arrangements of separate ballot papers have ballot n shall tomakearrangementsofseparate n shall specify the polling stations and Sub-Clause inthe stations specifythepolling andSub-Clause n shall dance withthe Voters' List. y, ifrequired, add to, anddecrease thenumberof Chapter-7 Chapter-6 ‌‌ she shall obtain thebal she shall ‌‌ her and cast his/ her andcast ‌‌ her vote inthe lot paper for lot paperfor (3) (2) 40. (1) (5) (4) (3) (2) 39. (7) (6) (5) (4) (1)

concerned authorities, aswell. pursuant tosub-section andtoother (1)totheCommission immediately directed by theCommission, Officerpublishanotice indicating theReturning Upon r Officershouldgiv The Returning thereof Officerimmediately. totheReturning Where thePollingWhere Officerhaspostponedthepolling, he/ andpublishanoticethereof station atthatplace.at thatpolling immediately or natural calamity orany act beyond control, calamity or natural he/ stationat thepolling orowing tonon-operation ofelectronic orany riot device situationbe conducted owing toany commotion aswell asotherextra-ordinary cannot issatisfiedthatthepolling Officer ofthatelection actof constituency through electronic asprescribed. device electronic arepurposes, polling device usedfor vote thevoter have shall tocast Wher Po Not drop box. papersintothedesignatedballot theballot one Political Party whom he/ the box paper'sbox oftheballot containingorsignofany theelection symbol candidate whom he/ candidate paper'sboxseal orsignintheballot contentingofany theelectionone symbol The voter shal as prescribedinasecret manner. The voter shal as prescribedinthe Voters' Listandgive paperasprescribed. theballot Befor stationvotingpolling for by theprocedure fulfilling asprescribed. The Pol Pol System. Electoral Pastthe elections under the First the Post and Proportional System Electoral No v or atmore thanonestation polling ofthesameelection constituency. No v vote. No registered inthe Voters' List. No o under theProportional System, Electoral asprescribed. Pr vote box intheballot andcast kepttherefore.the Proportional System Electoral ovided thataprovisionalovided voter his/ may cast wer toPostpone Polling Circumstances: inSpecial ling Method: one who is not qualified to cast vote pursuant to this Ordinance shall cast onecast Ordinance who is not vote qualified pursuant to this shall withstanding anything containedwithstanding anything anywhere elseinthisOrdinancewhere oter shall voteoter shall atthesameelection inmore thanone election constituency ne other than a voter shall cast vote inthenameofvoterne otherthanavoter cast whosenameis shall oter shall voteoter shall more thanonce inany otherthan election constituency e giving the ballot papertoavoter,e givingtheballot thePolling enter thematter Officershall e thePolling station Officerappointed toapolling ortheReturning eceipt of the information pursuant to sub-clause (1), pursuanttosub-clause eceipt oftheinformation except asotherwise ling Officer shall give papertotheling Officershall ballot voter prescribed present atthe l have tovote by sealorsign marking paperwithsuch intheballot l vote for the First Pastl vote theFirst for thePost by marking the System Electoral ‌‌ she choose andf she choose ‌‌ she chooses asr she chooses e information of the postponement of polling ofthepostponementpolling e information or the Proportional Electoral System on or theProportional System Electoral eferred to in Sub-Clause (3)and eferred toinSub-Clause ‌‌ her vote o ‌‌ she may post ‌‌ she shall giv she shall nly for theelection for nly pone thepolling e anotice 169 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 170 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 (4) (2) (1) 42. (3) (2) (1) 41.

(c) (a) (b) canceled. conductingtime for re-polling station at the polling where has been so polling Officer should,Returning asdirected by the Commission, specifythe date and and otherstateofaffairs, as well, station. ofthatpolling cancel thepolling The may, basedon given thereport by theMonitoring Team, ifany, sodeputed depute a Monitoring Team inthat place; to make inquiry andtheCommission lost accidentally or is knowingly destroyed; oris knowingly lost accidentally give Officershall a theReturning over by thePolling in Officerissnatched any OfficertotheReturning wayor have togive thereof areport totheCommission. Officershall andtheReturning where immediately station thepolling islocated to give thereof areport Officeroftheelection totheReturning constituency destroyed, orknowingly station islostaccidentally thePolling have Officershall polling. Officerfor andtheReturning mayspecifydatetime re- constituency; results ofelection, theCommission theelection mayofthatelection cancel seizure stations the ofthepolling couldaffect of affairsthattheunauthorized tothe giveCommission Officershall such immediately.and theReturning report Wher Wher In CaseofDamage orDestr Wher On receipt ofther give thereof, areport accompanied by his/ Wher A polling statio A polling Unauthoriz polling. re-pollingstationthe dateandtimefor inthatpolling conductre- such

entering into the polling station polling, intothepolling for entering orpreventsto ornotvote any thevoters for candidate from going toor doing similarotheracts. andfree manner cannot beheldinanimpartial by thatthepolling affects boxes,ballot electronicvoting orso for orotherelection materials device the actfrom ofpolling theirduty, discharging papers, theballot orsnatches If any o If any o from voting, to vote any or prevents thevoterscandidate othervoters only supporting placeallows fixedfor or voting) orelectronicthepolling andaffects device threat, takescontrol station (or over thepolling orvoting compartment If any o e anybox ballot andalready usedor electronicpolling for handed device e anyboxorelectronic atthepolling ballot polling installed usedfor device e it appears from as(2) the referredand report other state to in sub-clause e any event as referred to in sub-clause (1)occurs,e any asreferred event toinsub-clause thePolling Officershall ed seizure station: ofpolling ne, withorwithoutusingforce, prevents theemployees involved in ne, withorwithoutusingforce, shows threat tothevoters orfear ne, by usingforce orcoercion, orshowing intimidation orgiving n shall be considered seized in the following circumstances: beconsideredinthefollowing n shall seized eport as referred to in sub-clause (2), asreferredeport toinsub-clause theCommission may uction Box ofBallot andElectronic Device: ‌‌ her opinion, to the Returning Officer, totheReturning (1) 46. 45. (2) (3) (1) 44. (2) (3) (1) 43. toImpersonation ofa Objection Voter: (4)

(d) (c) (b) (a) voting compartment. r whom he/ or any otherreason requests permissionto be accompanied for by any person If any v Disabled Voters: enter intothev more thanreasonable timeorthePolling Officer has any suspicion, he/ Inspection b polling. of thetimefor theexpiry station beentitledtoenterinto thepolling after shall No may beprescribed. record theobjection so made andthedecision thereof aminutebook insuch as forthwith investigation andshall anddecideimmediately make asummary enter into the polling station:enter intothepolling The Pol toP Entrance objection isnotheldtobecorrect, beforfeited. thesumofdepositshall Officer shallthesumofdeposittoperson. return concerned Ifthe If theobjection asr If anobjection isma sumasmaydeposit ofsuch beprescribed. register anobjection withthePolling amannerandalong Officerinsuch witha receiv The Commissio immediately. If any perso (3)andpublishanotice thereof. pursuantto Subclause has beencancelled re-pollingstationspecify thedateandtimefor atpolling where thepolling The Concer Team, ifsodeputed, station. ofthatpolling thepolling cancel incidents andcircumstances, oftheMonitoring thereport alsoupon studying (1)or(2),in Sub-Clause deputeaMonitoring Team toinvestigate therelated all report thereof,report accompanied by his/ easonable, aperson allow such accompanied by thevoter toenterintothe

voters other than those who have already entered station into the polling Officer, Perso Obser Agent ofaP V e a ballot papertovote,e aballot aPolitical ortheiragent may Party orcandidate oters, ling Officer shall not allow nototherpersonsling Officershall followingpersonsexcept the to oter beingunabletovote by him/ ‌‌ ns permitted byns permitted theCommission Officeror orReturning Polling she trusts andtheP she trusts vers by permitted theCommission, ned Returning Officershall,ned Returning atthedirection ofthe Commission, n falsely impersonating any othervotern falsely presents himself/ y Polling Officer: for Ifa inthe voterstays voting compartment olling Station:olling oting compartment andinspectthere.oting compartment n upon receipt along ofthereport withtheopinion asreferred to

olitical Party or a candidate orone ofhis/ Party oracandidate olitical eferred to in Sub-Clause (1)isheldtobecorrect,eferred toinSub-Clause thePolling de pursuant to Sub-Clause (1),de pursuanttoSub-Clause thePolling Officershall olling Officershall,olling ifhe/ ‌‌ her opinion o ‌‌ herself owing top n theevent, totheCommission ‌‌ she considers ittobe ‌‌ her agent, hysical disability disability hysical ‌‌ herself to ‌‌ she may 171 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 172 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 (1) 49. 48. 47. Counting of Votes andElection Results (3) (2) (3) (2)

Notice of of votes of his/ out, carry the actofcounting Officershall carried The Returning causetobe or OfficertoCarr Returning pursuant tothis Ordinance, the countingofvotes stations ofotherpolling of If re-pol The Politic Officer The Returning Counting of V Past thePost System. Electoral begiven countingofvotes shall for undertheFirst thepriority simultaneously outthecountingofvotes coincideandifit is impossibletosocarry shall system a manner far that as possiblethe in counting such of votes of boththe electoral countingofvotes, thetimefor specifying While bespecifiedas thetimeshall ofthePolitical countingofvotes information for for Parties andcandidates. theplace, publishanoticespecifying Officershall the Returning dateandtime stations boxesthepolling inelectionballot atall constituency, polling usedfor control. to in Sub-Clause (1). to inSub-Clause may appearattheplace, timeandon thecountingofvotes thedatefor asreferred Proportional System. Electoral of counting of votes secured by the Political Parties in the election under the countingofvotessuch , outthe act carry have Officer shall to theReturning Pastthe First completionThe of asprescribedandafter System Post Electoral haveshall tocommence firstthe act ofcounting votes oftheelection under commence theact ofcountingvotes simultaneously, Officer theReturning and timeasreferred to in thenoticeunderClause48andifitisnotpossibleto attheplace, simultaneously counting ofvotes System underbothElectoral date pregnant women from andothervoters infirmities. suffering othersimilar physical may voting makespecialarrangementfor by theblind, disabled, persons, elderly Not behalf, choice person whom thevoter haswithhis/ another person tomark his/ paperorrequestsballot the Polling forpermissiontobe Officer accompanied by If any voter beingunabletovote by him/ mark his/ withstanding anything containedwithstanding anything anywhere elseinthisAct, theCommission , have arrangementsshall tobemade sothatthePolling Officerorthe shall assistthevoter shall inmarking thevote. ling istobeheldatany station polling ofany election constituency ‌‌ her vote inthebo counting of votes: receiving from After the Pollingall the Officers al Parties, countingagents ortheir agents andnecessary candidates otes: ‌‌ her election co , asfarpossible, have shall tocommence theact of y Out, theCountingof orCausetobeCarried Votes: ‌‌ her vote inthebo x containing the symbol ofhis/ x containing thesymbol nstituency underhis/ nstituency Chapter-8 ‌‌ her free wil ‌‌ herself requests theP x containing the symbol ofhis/ x containing thesymbol l andconsent, on chosen his/ ‌‌ her direct super ‌‌ her choice o her choice olling Officerto olling vision and n the ‌‌ ‌‌ her her (2) (1) 52. (3) (1) (2) 51. (2) 50.

Commission shall declare the whole polling of such polling station polling to beillegal; ofsuch thewholepolling Commission declare shall thecountingofv After of votes, andgive thereof areport totheCommission immediately. or damaged accidentally, the Officershall adjourn actofcounting the Returning illegal manneroropeneddestroyedOfficer inan broken orlost ordeliberately are polling keptfor takenelsewhereoutofthecustodyReturning device boxes containing papersusedatanystation theballot polling ortheelectronic If, ofBal Loss Political Parties ortheiragents are orcandidates notpresent. Pr and bepublishedalsointheplacecountingofvotes. for ortheirelection agentsor candidates countingagents present inthatplace have shall tobegivenvotes tothePolitical pursuanttothisSub-section Parties be resumed assoon aspossible. Anoticeon theresumption ofthecounting The act ofcountingv seal on theenvelopes, bagsorsacks. counting agents or election agents, as well may, so wish, if they also put their own seal them with his/ have not been counted, andkeepthemindifferent envelops, and bagsorsacks papers remainballot to be counted, boxes and the ballot papers ballot of which papersalreadyof theballot counted, documentsrelating tothecountingofvotes, be adjournedinthemeantime, Officershall theReturning prepare an inventory If, continued untilthecompletion ofthecountingvotes. commenced, keep Officer shall onthe theReturning actof countingof votes Counting of V becomes self-willed. Officer, outthat order and expel from thatplacecarry theperson who doesnot inthatplace shall,employees security deputedfor by theorder oftheReturning receiving anorder such have shall togo outoftheplacecountingvotes. for The of countingvotes togo outfrom theplace ofcountingvotes, andtheperson Officerma The Returning the placecountingofvotes. for security,deputed for andtheperson deputedby theCommission toenterinto counting ofvotes, andmonitoring, personsobservation deputedfor employees ortheirelection agentscandidates andcountingagents, theperson deputedinthe Officerma The Returning intotheP Entry station. atthatpolling polling notbecommenced shall untilthecompletionthat election constituency ofthe prior tothecompletion prior ofthecountingvotes, papersandballot theballot owing toany circumstances beyond control, theact ofcountingvotes hasto ovided thatthecountingof votes notbebarredovided shall thereason for thatthe lot Papers Prior toCompletion oftheCounting Votes: otes tobeContinuous: (1)Oncethecountingofvotes is lace Countingof for Votes: ‌‌ her o otes has been adjourned pursuant to sub-clause (1),otes hasbeenadjournedpursuant tosub-clause the otes adjourned pursuant to Sub-Clause (2) shall have (2)shall to otes adjournedpursuanttoSub-Clause wn seal. The Political candidates or their orvote Parties y order intheact anyobstruction person whocauses y allowrepresentatives ofthePolitical Parties or 173 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 174 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 (3) (2) (g) ) (f (e) (d) (c) (b) (a) 54. (5) (4) (1) 53.

(b) (a) votes and give thereof areport totheCommission immediately. Clause (1), thecountingof adjourn immediately Officershall theReturning manner that it cannot be ascertained as to which candidate thevote wasgiven, candidate as towhich beascertained manner thatit cannot If the orPolitical candidate as towhich Party thevote hasbeen given for, If themark indic from voting, If ithasbeenretur orPoliticalof thecandidate Party, If itbearsthemark indic If themark indic prescribed intheprocedure isplaced, other mannerthandeemedcorrect intheprocedure orifany othermark than If themark indic If itdoesnotbearthesignature oftheco circumstances: Invalidit by (4). theCommissionbeen cancelled pursuanttoSub-Clause repollingfor stationat the concerned polling in respect whereof have the polling Officershal The Returning marked with any othermannerorit bearsany othersymbol, (3),to Sub-Clause theCommission holdsthevote isnotplaced asprescribedbut the Commissioner or the Monitoring Team pursuant deputed to hold inquiries If, seizure thepolling. andcancel stationfrom papersofthepolling affected invalidtheballot may all that declare asreferred(1), seized toinSub-Clause countingofvotesfor wasunlawfully it Upon r Wher in the following circumstance:in thefollowing The place f Unlawful Seizur theplace,notice specifying station. re-pollingpolling dateandtimefor atsuch Officershall,and theReturning atthedirection ofthe Commission, publisha on asreferred(2), thebasisofreport toinSub-Clause of orofthereport

to in sub-clause (a)oraidstoacquiesces inthecommission act. ofsuch to insub-clause similar otheracts, or of votes with, or interferes or affects, the counting of votes by committing voting from thecustodyofany officialoremployee engaged inthecounting boxesballot papersorelectronic containingballot keptfor such device threat, papersor theballot theplacecountingofvotes for orseizes seizes If any perso If any o e the place for counting of votes is seized unlawfully pursuanttoSub- unlawfully e theplacecountingofvotes for isseized mark indicating the votemark is placedindicating in the boxes ormore than one box in a eceipt of the report asreferred (2),eceipt ofthereport toinSub-Clause ifthethatplace y of Ballot Papers:y ofBallot beinvalid papershall inthefollowing Aballot or counting of votes shall be deemed to have been unlawfully seized seized or countingofvotes bedeemedtohave shall beenunlawfully ne by using force or coercion, orshowing intimidation orgiving e of Place for Countingof for Votes:e ofPlace n engaged inthecountingofvotes commits theact asreferred ation isnotaspertheprocedure andifthemark isplaced inany ating the vote is so placed that it is not clear to signify definitely tosignifydefinitely ating thevote issoplaced thatitisnotclear ating the vote is so used that cannot beidentified,ating thevote issousedthatcannot ned tothePolling Officerwiththeintention ofabstaining ating vote elsewherethaninabox containing thesymbol l publish a notice specifying theplace,l publishanoticespecifying dateandtime ncerned Pollingncerned Officer, (4) (3) (2) (1) 57. 56. (2) (1) 55. (j) (i) (h) (3)

Commission alsopublishthename listintheNepal shall Gazette. electedaccordingly tothePresidentof thatnamelistthecandidates andthe the Commission prepare shall a name list of the elected members and send copy Upon r and sendittotheCommission assoon aspossible. prepare his/ thepublic After his/ number of valid votes as elected and award the certificate to him/ number ofvalidvotes aselectedandaward thecertificate candidate the receiving thehighest have Officershall todeclare Returning publishingther While totheCommission.of theresult chart publish the election results send a copy haveas prescribed and shall to forthwith ofcounting Officershall votesasand the Returning prepare chart prescribed a Past inanyundertheFirst polled election constituency The System, Post Electoral theco After Public receiving lotsamongstdrawing thecandidates equalnumberofvotes. receivecandidates equalnumberofvotes, decide Officershall theReturning by Pastof theelection undertheFirst The System, Post Electoral two ormore of In CaseofEquality oftheelection result. tothedeclaration at thatplace prior decision candidate, tosuch his/ make a decision Officer shall Returning andgive accordingly anoticeof the tor If itisnotnecessary If an applic for papers. recountingofalltheballot any or forthwith Officer the Returning papers,ballot settingoutthereason there inwriting to makeanapplication for before thecompletion tosealingthecounted ofthecountingvotes orprior regard Past tocountingofvotes ofelection heldundertheFirst thePost may, orhis/ concerned election constituency ofthe andanyelection candidate heldundertheProportional System Electoral A repr Recounting of V anotherelectionfor constituency. paperspecifiedf If theballot paperotherthanthatissuedb If theballot co for the paperspecified paperother thantheballot withaballot If thevote iscast necessary torecount thevotes. necessary register andmay theapplication recount immediately shall thevotes ifitseems ncerned polling station, polling ncerned ‌‌ her ation of the Result of the First Pastation oftheResultFirst The System: Post Electoral esentative ofany Political Party withregard tocountingofvotes of eceipt of the chart oftheresults (1), ofelection pursuanttoSub-Clause eceipt ofthechart elections/ ‌‌ her repor ation is made pursuant to Sub-Clause (1),ation is made pursuant to Sub-Clause Officer the Returning mpletion oftheact stations ofcountingvotes thepolling ofall ation oftheresults ofthe election, Officershall theReturning otes: ‌‌ her t including thedetailsrelating totheelection asprescribed t including lcin s prescribed. as election Votes: If, thecompletion ofthecountingvotes after esults of the election pursuant to Sub-Clause (1),esults oftheelection pursuanttoSub-Clause the ecount the votes pursuant to Sub-Clause (2),ecount thevotes pursuanttoSub-Clause the or the concerned constituency isnotusedi.e.or theconcernedconstituency used ‌‌ her election ag ‌‌ her election ag y theCommission are used, and ent, orcountingagent sopresent ent or countingagent with ‌‌ her indicating her indicating 175 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 176 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 (2) (1) 60. Agents ofCandidate (1) (1) (4) (3) (2) 58. (2) 59.

activities ofelection undertheProportional System. Electoral The Politic Officer. totheReturning have tobegiven inwriting If any c Election Ag The Returning Officershal The Returning oftheResultProportionalDeclaration Election Results: deemed to be the date on which the concerned candidate hasbeenelected. deemed tobethedateonconcernedcandidate which by listofcandidates theCommission be pursuanttoClause58shall the closed ofthePolitical ofthecandidate date ofthedeclaration Parties elected from r With r With Date ofElected: If more thano number ofseatstobewon by thatPolitical Party accordingly. anddecidethe theResultsDivisorMethodasmentioned inSchedule-5 apply election held underthe Proportional System, Electoral the Commission shall Party inproportion tothetotalvalidvotes secured by thatPolitical Party inthe For thepur the saidnamelistinNepal Gazette. soelectedtothePresidentsend thenamelistofcandidates andalsopublish in proportion tothevotes secured by thatPolitical Party. The Commission shall submitted by listofcandidates thePoliticalthe closed Party totheCommission (6)of Clause7from enlistedin pursuant toSub-Clause amongst thecandidates upon selectingby Executive theCentral Committee ofeachPolitical Party presented electedthecandidates toCommissionCommission declare shall asasingleelection upontheentireconstituency, considering county System the intheelection undertheProportionalParties throughout Electoral thecountry r After as prescribed. votes secured by eachPolitical Party totheCommission by settingoutinachart sendthetotalnumberofvalid andforthwith the Proportional System Electoral has beenelected. bedeemed tobethedateonconcernedcandidate to Clause57shall which oftheresults ofelection bythe dateofdeclaration Officerpursuant theReturning Political bedecidedby aseatshall lots. winsuch Party drawing shall Result DivisorMethodasreferred (3), toinSub-section theissue astowhich upon dividingtotal validvotes securedparties by thePolitical Parties asperthe votes with regard numberofseatstobewon toany seatwhiledistributing by the eceiving the report oftotalnumbervalidvoteseceiving thereport secured by thePolitical egard to the election held under the First Pastegard totheelection heldundertheFirst The System, Post Electoral egard totheelection held undertheProportional System, Electoral the andidate appointsaperson asanelection agent, thenoticethereof shall al Party may appointits election the agent all asprescribed for pose of determining thenumberofseatstobewonpose ofdetermining by aPolitical ent: ne Political Party are tohave found secured anequalnumberof l have to count the votes cast for theelectionl have for under tocountthevotes cast Chapter-9 64. (2) (4) (3) (2) (1) 62. 61. (3) (1) 63. (4)

such actnotbedeemedtoinvalid onsuch shall merely thatground. performed, theactorcountingofvotes notbeadjournedand ofpolling shall required, functions such asare required orany ofthemfailstoperform tobe this Act, orany ofhis/ orthecandidate counting agent is not under appointed pursuant to this Act framed and the Rules under thisOrdinance. underthisOrdinance. framed Rules case ofappointmentcounting agent. Officerinthe Returning to thePolling caseofappointmentpolling agentandtothe Officerinthe agentpolling orcountingagent, give anoticethereof have andshall toforthwith (1) or (2) and appoint another counting agent appointed pursuant to sub-clause An Officer.Returning place ofcountingvotes have tothe andshall togive anoticethereof inwriting appoint countingagentsanumberasprescribedtobepresent insuch atthe orhis/ A candidate Officer. have tothePolling togive anoticethereof inwriting OfficerandtheReturning station eachpolling andshall agentnumberasprescribedfor polling insuch orhis/ A candidate Pol agent. by theelection underthisOrdinancetobeperformed framed and theRules functions such as mentioned in this Ordinance 60 to perform pursuant to Section Dut The qualificatio appointed candidate or The may,Political Party atany time remove theelection agent Absence ofCandidateorany Ag by him/ to beperformed bethedut It shall by him/ performed It shal Dut prescribed. The qualificatio haveshall togive anoticethereof Officerimmediately. totheReturning y candidate orelection agenty candidate may atany timeremove agent thepolling or ling Agent andCountingAgent: y ofElection Agent: oftheelection agent appointed betheduty Itshall y ofthePolling Agent andtheCountingAgent: l be the duty of the polling agent to perform all functions all required agent of the polling to perform to be l be the duty pursuant to Sub-Clause (11) and (2) and appoint another agent pursuant and to Sub-Clause n oftheelection agent beasprescribed. shall n of the polling agentn ofthepolling andcountingagentbeas shall y of the counting agent to perform all thefunctions all requiredy ofthecountingagent toperform ‌‌ ‌‌ her at the polling statio her atthepolling her election ag ‌‌ her election ag ‌‌ her pursuanttothisOr ent, aPolitical Party oritsagent may appoint ent: Ifanelection agent agent orpolling ent oraPolitical Party oritsagent may ‌‌ her agent isnotpr n pursuanttothisOrdinanceandthe dinance and the Rules framed framed dinance andtheRules esent asandwhen 177 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 178 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 (1) (2) (1) 66. 65. Miscellaneous 68. (3) 67. (3) (2)

shall haveshall todepositasumoftenthousandRupees. before theCommission anelection for undertheProportional System Electoral to bedeposited, andaPolitical listofthecandidates Party submitting aclosed from any electionSystem constituency, have asumofthreeshall thousandRupees from submitted by theevidence him/ name ofanothervoter, tovote, andtheperson whohascome afterwards isfound, six months, postthrough vacant theCommissionsuch fulfill shall bye-election. more shallforaperiod than remainvalid of officethe Constituent Assembly Pastthe First thePost atthetimewhenterm vacant falls System Electoral applicable. Pr forfeited. Past inanyvotes election cast underFirst thePost be shall System Electoral candidate whor The depositofthe For favor oftheCommission. listmust beaccompaniedclosed by areceiptdepositorbank ofacash in the Commission theelection for undertheProportional System, Electoral the deposit. aPolitical before listofthecandidates When Party submits aclosed cashorbank the receiptof Officerof theReturning mustinclude Past thePost System, Electoral thenomination papersubmitted totheOffice filingano While for thedeposit one sufficient tofurnish nomination only. Past election for underFirst constituency thePost System, Electoral be itshall If more thano Deposit to beF maytendered alsocountsuch papers. ballot court tosettlethepetition,holds thatthetendered papersare ballot necessary the be counted at that time. If a petition relating to the election is filed and the court papers placed not ballot envelope(1) shall in a separate pursuant to Sub-Clause countingthev While (1)andotherprocedures thereto beasprescribed. Sub-Clause shall pertaining The procedur envelopeseparate thatpurpose. keptfor box intotheballot beplaced butshall ina notbeinserted papershall a ballot paper isgiven, his/ the voter has indicated after giveshall atenderedvoter. papertosuch ballot tendered such ballot Where If any Pr Bye-electio ovision for ovision for Tendered Paper: Ballot ovided that in the case oftheelectedcandidate, thatin thecase ovided thisprovision notbe shall feiture ofDeposits: one has, by impersonation, already paperor voted obtained the ballot in the n: electedunder IfapostofMembertheConstituent Assembly es for givingandplacinges for ofthetendered paperpursuantto ballot urnished: (1) To Past under First be a candidate the Post Electoral ne nominationcandidatein for oneelection paperisfiledone mination paper for a candidacy of the election under First oftheelection underFirst mination acandidacy paperfor otes pursuanttotheprovisions ofthisAct, thetendered Chapter-10 eceives lessthantenpercent ofthe totalvalid ‌‌ her, tobethereal voter, thePolling Officer ‌‌ her vote on paper, theballot such (2) 70. (3) (2) 69. (4) (3) (2) (1) (4) (1)

the District Election Officer.the District completion ofthecounting ofthevotes and, thereby, bekeptincustodyof shall the the countingofvotes beopened andlooked shall intoand sealedafter received totheCommission. oftheelection results. date ofdeclaration tothe for the System candidates closed listof Proportional Electoral filing ofthe Past theFirst for thePostcandidates orfrom thedateof System Electoral beginningfromthe period thedateoffilingnomination paperofthe Clarific asmay beprescribed. aformat in such the records ofelection expensesincurred ofall theperiod intheelection during A Politic the Commission uponpublishedinthe anotification Nepal Gazette. beasprescribedby shall the election undertheProportional System Electoral Pastelection underFirst the Post andby thePolitical System Electoral Party in The ceilingoftheamountallo Election Expenses: (3), becredited thesumofdepositshall totheConsolidated Fund. withinthetimefr If thedepositisnotwithdrawn ofelection results. thedeclaration months after or whohave theirnames, withdrawn gettheirdepositwithinthree shall back or (2), andpersons whosenomination thecandidates papershave beenrejected Except wher Politicalsuch beforfeited. Party shall in theelectio If any Political Party failstowinatleastone seatfrom thetotalvalidvotes cast the Court in connection withthepetitionthe Court filedpursuanttothe prevailinglaws. and the valid and invalid papers may ballot be opened and looked by into only papers sealed pursuant to sub-Clause (1), the Voters' List usedinthepolling, The sealedenv ofthedocumentsusedinelectio Out Secr Electio The District ofelection results. thedeclaration after days five Election Office candidatesortheir to theDistrict agents withinthirty bythe Pastunder theFirst The have thesameshall tobegiven System Post Electoral results oftheelection andtheexpensesincurredofcandidates inthecase oftheelection by thedeclaration thePolitical five after days Party withinthirty haveexpenses asreferred(2)shall tobegiven totheCommission toinSub-Clause In the c (1). notexceedshall theceilingofexpensesasprescribedinSub-Clause The totalexpenditure incurr ecy ofDocumentsRelatedtoElection:ecy ation: For ofthisSection, thepurposes “period ofelection” means ase of the Proportional System, Electoral the statement of election al Party, acandidate, or its/ n undertheProportional System, Electoral by thedepositfurnished e the deposits are liable to be forfeited pursuant to sub-clause (1) pursuanttosub-clause e thedepositsare liabletobeforfeited elopes, oftheballot containing bags orsacks thecounterfoils

n Office shall have to forward thestatement ofexpensesso have forward n Officeshall to ed by any Political intheelection Party orcandidate wed tobe expendedby inthe the candidate ‌‌ his/ ‌‌ her election ag n, thoserequiredof thepurpose for ame as referred to in sub-clause ame asreferred toinsub-clause ent shall haveent shall tomaintain 179 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 180 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 74. (2) 73. (2) (1) (3) 72. (2) (1) 71. (4) (3)

Po assistance.necessary related bodytorender the concerned policeaswell asgovernment andsecurity (1), If assistanceissosoughtpursuanttoSub-Clause level. thepoliceat local including to security the act ofelection, seekassistancefrom any governmental bodyorrelating official deputed bythe Commission inthe actofelection may, inthecourseof Officer The Returning Po to thisSection. election toabideby theorders anddirectives issuedby theCommission pursuant outelectionandtheemployees canvassing deputedintheact of person carrying andbodies,organizations Political Parties, andtheiragents, candidates aswell as offices andbodies,governmental, semi-governmental and non-governmental It shal The Commissio Commission orders publishsuch shall intheNepal Gazette. orders in regardsCommission may to issuethe electionsnecessary and the under thisOrdinance, framed contained inthisOrdinanceandtheRules the Po carry out the objectives ofthisOrdinance. carry act ofelectiontheconduct for oftheelection. who hasvoted whom. for under thisOrdinanceany question astowhom he/ no witnessorpersonbeaskedinthecourseoflegalproceeding shall instituted Not to sub-Clause(2), have they beenopenedandlooked intoby pursuant theorderAfter oftheCourt pertaining thereto knownpertaining tohim/ any manner, thevote marked by thevoter paperorany intheballot othermatter agent orany otherpersonnotdivulge shall toany person, in ordisclose write relating orelection toelectionagent orcandidate polling counting Except asauthor Pr case hasbeenfiled. oflimitationfilingapetition for ifno the expiry fromcase, thedateoffinalsettlement ifany filed, and from thedateof The documentsmentioned inthisS look sealedenvelopes, intosuch bagsorsacks. toopenand have shall theauthority No officialorbodyotherthantheCourt ohibition on Divulgence ofSecrecy: wer toIssue OrdersandGive Directives: (1)Inaddition tothematters wer toFrame Rules: Rules inorder to The Commission maynecessary frame Assistance:wer toSeek withstanding anything containedwithstanding anything inthisOrdinanceorotherprevailinglaws, l be the duty of all including the Government of Nepal,the Government including of all l be the duty governmental n may issue necessary directives totheemployeesn may issuenecessary deputedinthe ized by thelaw,ized any employee theact deputedinperforming the Court shall sealandrestore shall form. theCourt themintheiroriginal , thePolling Officeror Monitoring Team, or any Observer ‌‌ her or which he/ her orwhich ection shall be preserved for three for months ection bepreserved shall ‌‌ she comes tokno ‌‌ she hasvoted f it shall be the duty ofthe betheduty itshall or election or w. the percentagegroups ofall appearstobemore ofthecandidates thanone hundred. Clarification:candidates Assome represent more than one group, thesumtotalof 77. 76. 75. 2 1 3 Dalit 2 Madhesi 1 Group tobeRepresented SN 5 Khas Arya andOthers KhasArya 5 Backward region 4

"Other" meansBr "Other" Humla distr "Backward Region "meansAchham, Kalikot, Jajarkot, Jumla, Dolpa, Bajahang, Bajura, Muguand schedule clearly.schedule

Ordinance, orders toremove difficulty. theCommission such may issuenecessary implementation of this Act and Rules, manuals and orders issuedunderthis Po underthisOrdinance. framed subject tothisOrdinanceandtheRules working procedures toimplementtheobjectivesnecessary ofthisOrdinance Po underthisOrdinance. framed subject tothisOrdinanceandtheRules and enf Power toFormulate andEnforce Directives: The Commission mayformulate Women prse tribes/ Oppressed wer toRemove Difficulties: arisesin connection withthe If any difficultly wer to Frame Working Procedure: The Commission mayformulate and enforce orce necessary directives toimplement the objectives ofthisOrdinance orce necessary icts. Percentage listofcandidates closed for ofcandidate ahman, Chhetri, Thakuri,Sanyasi andothergroups Dasnami notstatedinthis (Relating to Sub-section (3) of Section 7) (3)ofSection toSub-section (Relating 1 ‌‌ Indig 2 nu tribes enous Men 6.5% Women 6.5% Men 15.6% Women 15.6% 50% Percentage ofCandidate Men 15.1% Women 15.1% Men 2% Women 2% Men 18.9% Women 18.9% Schedule-1 181 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 182 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 N party ofthepolitical Seal Schedule-2 Example: Percentage Total 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 S. N. ote:

Politic represent more thanone group. Table andsubmit thesametoElection Commission. Candidatesmay represent inthis thecandidates which asmentioned inthetableassetforth name Candidate's

total candidates andmentioned inthecolumn ofpercentage.total candidates inthepercentage becalculated the columnoftotalshall ofthenumber of theconcernedgroup in thecolumnoftotal. Moreover, thenumber in represents; beadded numbersshall and mentioned andall inthecolumn groups ofall the candidate which inthebracket bewritten and 1-1shall inthetableasreferred to inSchedule-1 bewritten shall of candidate requirement ofpercentagefor any specifiedgroup hasbeenmet, thename and other groups.Sanyasi For of settling as to whether the the purposes andOthers”“ KhasAryas meansBrahman, Chhetri, Thakuri, Dasnami, An al Parties shall clearly set out the names of candidates andthegroups setout thenamesofcandidates al Parties clearly shall y candidate may representy candidate groupsWomen, including Madhesi, Dalit. (Relating to Sub-section (3) of Section 7) (3)ofSection toSub-section (Relating oe a oe a oe a oe Man Women Man Women Man Women Man Women Madhesi ------Political party Closed listcandidates Closed indig tribes/ Oppressed enous tribes Date: Politic N Author ame: al party's name: al party's ized Person'sized Signature: ‌‌

region Backward Dalit Others and Khas Arya

Party. be made accordingshall as follows to the results of votes secured by Political such amongst seatsarefive tobeallocated Example: Ifthirteen Political Parties, allocation list. by enlisted by Party beinglimitedtothenumberofcandidates allocated inthe such secures any votes whatsoever, theseatstobesecured by Political such be Party shall until theseatsare finalized. allocation, Inmakingsuch even thougha Political Party by ones dividingsmaller from beallocated the numberofseatsshall greater quotient 4, 3, 5, 7, 9etc.). quotient.The called division result ofsuch is quotient, deriving After votes secured by each Political Party be divided by shall many example 1. dividers (for according to the divisor method.be divided serially According to this method, the According totheResultDivisorMethod, shall party eachpolitical for thevotes cast Quotient Party A Party Quotient 1.4 3 5 7 9 11 13 eut4 Result ,5 714/ 2,85, 4,00,000 Number ofvotes- 1,33,333/ 80,000/ 57,143/ 44,444/ 36,364/ 30,769/ ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌‌ (Relating to sub-section (3) of Section 58) (3)ofSection tosub-section (Relating 7 12 ‌‌ ‌‌ 5 2 Result DivisorMethod Party B Party C Party D Party E Party D Party C Party B Party 71,429/ ,00020,0 0005,50,000 50,000 2,00,000 1,00,000 3 20,000/ 14,286/ 11,111/ 9,091/ 7,692/ 6 0 2 1 33,333/ ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌‌ 9 ‌‌ 1,42,857/ 00010,000 40,000 66,667/ 28,571/ 22,222/ 18,142/ 15,385/ ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌‌ 10 ‌‌ 4 35,714/ 16,667 7,143 5,556/ 4,545/ 3,846/ ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌‌ 3,92,857/ 1,10,000/ 1,83,333 78,571/ 61,111/ 50,000/ 42,308/ Schedule-3 ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌‌ 8 11 13 ‌‌ ‌‌ 1 6 183 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 184 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 8Bopr1Kiau hraCN(M)6 Elected M 62 (UML) CPN Sherpa Kripasur 1 Bhojpur 18 7Trahm1 Terhathum 17 6Snhwsba2DipakKhadka 2 Sankhuwasabha 16 5Snhwsba1 Sankhuwasabha 15 4Jhapa 14 3Jhapa 13 2Jhapa 12 1Jhapa 11 0Jhapa 10 Jhapa 9 Jhapa 8 Ilam 7 Ilam 6 Ilam 5 acta 2 Panchthar 4 acta 1 Panchthar 3 aljn 2 Taplejung 2 aljn 1 Taplejung 1 NDsrcsCN Districts SN Annex-2 Details ofCandidatesElectedUnderFPTP ..Sam l P UL 2MElected M 62 (UML) CPN K.P. Oli Sharma 7 ia ak P UL 4MElected M 54 (UML) CPN DipakKarki 6 5 4 3 2 ai orl P UL 9MElected M 49 (UML) CPN Koirala Rabin 1 3 2 hlnt hnlCN(M)6 Elected M 64 (UML) CPN JhalanathKhanal 1 Khapung Bhawani Prasad Gurung Tara Man Budhathoki Keshav Kumar Giri Prem Bahadur Sitaula PrasadKrishna Siwakoti Kumar Sudhir Keshav Thapa Nembang Chandra Subas Aandembe Bhism Raj Kambang Ganesh Kumar Tumbahamphe Dambardhwaj Bhupendra Thebe Bhupendra Candidates’ Name P UL 2MElected M 52 (UML) CPN Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali P UL 8MElected M 48 (UML) CPN Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali P UL 1MElected M 61 (UML) CPN Congress Nepali P UL 0MElected M 60 (UML) CPN P UL 5MElected M 55 (UML) CPN P UL 5MElected M 55 (UML) CPN Party/ Political ‌‌ F ree 2MElected M 42 0MElected M 50 9MElected M 69 4MElected M 64 3MElected M 63 4MElected M 54 9MElected M 49 Age Sex Remarks 7Slkub BalBahadur KC 1 Solukhumbu 37 6Sunsari 36 5Sunsari 35 4Sunsari 34 3Sunsari 33 2Sunsari 32 1Sunsari 31 0Mrn 9 Morang 30 9Mrn 8 Morang 29 8Mrn 7 Morang 28 7Mrn 6 Morang 27 6Mrn 5 Morang 26 5Mrn 4 Morang 25 4Mrn 3 Morang 24 3Mrn 2 Morang 23 2Mrn 1 Morang 22 1Dakta2 Dhankutta 21 0Dakta1 Dhankutta 20 9Bopr2Seda a P UL 3MElected M 43 (UML) CPN Rai Sherdhan 2 Bhojpur 19 NDsrcsCN Districts SN 6 5 4 Sitaram Mahato Sitaram 4 3 2 1 Aacharya Bhim Prasad Upendra YadavUpendra Gachchhadar Bijay Kumar Bhandari Raman Rewati Rai KumarKrishna Limbu Dig Bahadur Gurung BahadurChandra Koirala Dr. Shekhar Aacharya Mahesh Aryal KumarAmrit Mandal Kewat Kumar Shiva Gachchadar Dilip Khwas Rai Chandi Prasad Pokhrel Rishikesh Thapa Bahadur Sunil Chemjong Limbu Ram Tika Candidates' Name Congress Nepali P UL 4MElected M 54 (UML) CPN Forum, Nepal Jana Adhikar Madhesi Congress Nepali (Loktantrik) Forum, Nepal Jana Adhikar Madhesi P UL 8MElected M 48 (UML) CPN P UL 9MElected M 69 (UML) CPN Congress Nepali P UL 0MElected M 60 (UML) CPN Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali (Maoist) UCPN Congress Nepali P UL 2MElected M 52 (UML) CPN P UL 6MElected M 46 (UML) CPN Party Prajatantra Rastriya P UL 9MElected M 49 (UML) CPN Political Pary/ Free 0MElected M 60 3MElected M 53 8MElected M 58 0MElected M 60 0MElected M 50 2MElected M 62 9MElected M 59 5MElected M 55 8MElected M 38 2MElected M 52 4MElected M 54 Age Sex Remarks 185 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 186 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 8Dolkha 58 7Dolkha 57 6Siraha 56 5Siraha 55 4Siraha 54 3Siraha 53 2Siraha 52 1Siraha 51 0Saptari 50 9Saptari 49 8Saptari 48 7Saptari 47 6Saptari 46 5Saptari 45 4Uapr3 Udaypur 44 3Uapr2 Udaypur 43 2Uapr1 Udaypur 42 1Ohlhna2 Okhaldhunga 41 0Ohlhna1 Okhaldhunga 40 9Koag2Bsa htriCN(M)4 Elected M 45 (UML) CPN BishalBhattrai 2 Khotang 39 8Koag1Pnhan a P UL 8MElected M 48 (UML) CPN Panchkarna Rai 1 Khotang 38 NDsrcsCN Districts SN 2 awtGrn P UL 5MElected M 45 (UML) CPN Gurung Parwat 1 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 5 4 3 2 1 Pokharel Aanand Prasad Mandal Ganesh Kumar (Prachanda) Dahal Kamal Pujpa Yadav Chandra Ram Sita Devi YadavDevi Sita Yadav Ramchandra Chaudhari Padma Narayan Yadav PrasadSurendra Chaudhari Teju Lal Chaudhari Tara Kant Yadav Umesh Kumar Mandal Ashok Kumar Chaudhari Manpur Karki Narayan Bahadur Chaudhari Manju Kumari Khadka Dr. Narayan Khatiwada Hari Ram Sunuwar Yagya Raj Candidates' Name P UL 5MElected M 55 (UML) CPN Congress Nepali (Maoist) UCPN Congress Nepali Congress Nepali P UL 2MElected M 52 (UML) CPN Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali P UL 8MElected M 48 (UML) CPN (Maoist) UCPN (Maoist) UCPN (Maoist) UCPN Congress Nepali P UL 9FElected F 39 (UML) CPN Congress Nepali Congress Nepali P UL 1MElected M 41 (UML) CPN Political Pary/ Free 5MElected M 35 8MElected M 58 2MElected M 42 7FElected F 57 5MElected M 65 5MElected M 55 1MElected M 51 3MElected M 43 6MElected M 36 2MElected M 52 5MElected M 65 4MElected M 64 3MElected M 43 Age Sex Remarks 9Sarlahi 79 8Sarlahi 78 7Sarlahi 77 76 Mahottari 6 Sitaram Bhandari Sitaram 6 Mahottari 76 5Mhtai5DpNrynShCN(M)5 Elected M 59 (UML) CPN DipNarayan Sah 5 Mahottari 75 4Mhtai4ChandeswarJha 4 Mahottari 74 3Mhtai3 Mahottari 73 2Mhtai2 Mahottari 72 1Mhtai1 Mahottari 71 0Dauh 7 Dhanusha 70 9Dauh 6 Dhanusha 69 8Dauh 5 Dhanusha 68 7Dauh 4 Dhanusha 67 66 Dhanusha 3 Bimlendra Nidhi Bimlendra 3 Dhanusha 66 5Dauh 2 Dhanusha 65 4Dauh 1 Dhanusha 64 3Snhl 3 Sindhuli 63 2Snhl 2 Sindhuli 62 1Snhl 1 Sindhuli 61 0Rmchp2 Ramechhap 60 9Rmchp1AangtawaSherpa 1 Ramechhap 59 NDsrcsCN Districts SN 3 2 1 Upreti PrasadHari Chaudhari Chandra Ram Shrestha Lal Shambhu Mandal Dayal Ram Kiran YadavKiran Pokharel Mani Giriraj Mahato Shatrudhan Prasad Sah TeliSah Prasad Prem Kishor Mohan Yadav Pro. Dr. Chanra Sah KumarSanjay Yadav Krishna Ram Parsaila Yadav Dinesh Prasad Gajurel PrasadHaribol Baral Mohan Prasad Pahadi Ganesh Kumar Shrestha KumarShyam Candidates' Name P UL 6MElected M 46 (UML) CPN Congress Nepali (Maoist) UCPN Congress Nepali Free P UL 5MElected M 55 (UML) CPN Congress Nepali (Maoist) UCPN P UL 3MElected M 43 (UML) CPN Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali (Maoist) UCPN Congress Nepali P UL 4MElected M 44 (UML) CPN (Maoist) UCPN Congress Nepali Political Pary/ Free 2MElected M 62 2MElected M 52 6MElected M 66 9MElected M 59 6FElected F 46 6MElected M 56 4MElected M 64 2MElected M 52 7MElected M 37 7MElected M 57 1MElected M 51 2MElected M 52 0MElected M 60 5MElected M 45 2MElected M 42 1MElected M 61 Age Sex Remarks 187 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 188 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 9Ktmnu10 Kathmandu 99 8Ktmnu9 Kathmandu 98 7Ktmnu8 Kathmandu 97 6Ktmnu7 Kathmandu 96 5Ktmnu6 Kathmandu 95 94 Kathmandu 5 Narhari Aacharya Narhari 5 Kathmandu 94 3Ktmnu4 Kathmandu 93 2Ktmnu3 Kathmandu 92 1Ktmnu2 Kathmandu 91 0Ktmnu1 Kathmandu 90 9Nwkt3 Nuwakot 89 8Nwkt2 Nuwakot 88 7Nwkt1 Nuwakot 87 6Daig3 Dhading 86 5Daig2 Dhading 85 4Daig1 Dhading 84 3Rsw aadnDklCN(M)4 Elected M 41 (UML) CPN Janardan Dakal 1 Rasuwa 83 2Sarlahi 82 1Sarlahi 81 0Sarlahi 80 NDsrcsCN Districts SN 6 5 Jangi Lal Ray JangiLal 5 4 KC Kumar Rajendra Ranjit Dhyan Govinda Joshi Nabindra Raj Manandhar Bir Ram Pradhan Bhimsen Dal Thapa Gagan Kumar Phuyal Rameshwor Nepal Madhav Kumar Singh Prakash Man Lama TamangLama Bahadur Singh Mahat Dr. Ramsharan KC Arjun Narsingh Pandey PrasadRajendra Burlakoti Prasad Guru Ghale Dhan Bahadur Singh Amresh Kumar Yadav Ray Mahendra Candidates' Name Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali P UL 0MElected M 50 (UML) CPN Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali P UL 1MElected M 51 (UML) CPN P UL 0MElected M 60 (UML) CPN Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali P UL 7MElected M 57 (UML) CPN P UL 7MElected M 57 (UML) CPN P UL 9MElected M 39 (UML) CPN Congress Nepali Party Loktantrik Terai Madhesh Party Nepal Sadbhawana Terai Madhesh Political Pary/ Free 5MElected M 55 6MElected M 66 2MElected M 52 9MElected M 59 0MElected M 60 7MElected M 37 8MElected M 58 3MElected M 43 2MElected M 62 6MElected M 66 3MElected M 43 0MElected M 50 6MElected M 76 Age Sex Remarks 1 ata Prabhu Sah 3 Rauthat 118 1 ata 2 Rauthat 117 1 ata 1 Rauthat 116 1 awnu 4 Makwanpur 115 1 awnu 3 Makwanpur 114 1 awnu 2 Makwanpur 113 1 awnu 1 Makwanpur 112 1 idulnhu 3 Sindhuplanchauk 111 1 idulnhu 2 Sindhuplanchauk 110 0 idulnhu 1 Sindhuplanchauk 109 0 arpacak4 Kavreplanchauk 108 0 arpacak3 Kavreplanchauk 107 0 arpacak2RmHr ueiCN(M)4 Elected M 48 (UML) CPN Subedi Hari Ram 2 Kavreplanchauk 106 0 arpacak1 Kavreplanchauk 105 0 aipr3 Lalitpur 104 0 aipr2 Lalitpur 103 0 aipr1 Lalitpur 102 0 hkau 2 Bhaktapur 101 0 hkau 1 Bhaktapur 100 NDsrcsCN Districts SN Aalam Momd. Mustak Nepal Madhav Kumar Syangtan Rajaram Paudel Anant Prasad Shah Thakuri Shah Chandra Shubhas Baniya BahadurIndra Tamang Bahadur Sher Sapkota Agni Prasad Basnet Mohan Bahadur Sapkota Bidur Prasad Chandra BadeChandra Kanchan Lama Bahadur Tirha Amatya Madan Bahadur Maharjan Chandra JBR Uday Shamsher Prasad Dhungel Rameshwor Bijukchhe Narayan Man Candidates' Name (Maoist) UCPN (Loktantrik) Forum, Nepal Jana Adhikar Madhesi P UL 0MElected M 60 (UML) CPN P UL 8MElected M 48 (UML) CPN P UL 1MElected M 51 (UML) CPN P UL 7MElected M 47 (UML) CPN Congress Nepali P UL 5MElected M 45 (UML) CPN (Maoist) UCPN Congress Nepali P UL 7MElected M 47 (UML) CPN Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Kisan Party Nepal Majdur Political Pary/ Free 2MElected M 42 7MElected M 47 4MElected M 44 6MElected M 56 5MElected M 55 6MElected M 46 0MElected M 40 3MElected M 63 9MElected M 59 4MElected M 44 3MElected M 53 3MElected M 73 Age Sex Remarks 189 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 190 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 3 oka1 Gorkha 138 137 Chitwan 5 Bikram Pandey Bikram 5 Chitwan 137 136 Chitwan 4 Shushil Koirala Shushil 4 Chitwan 136 3 hta 3 Chitwan 135 3 hta 2 Chitwan 134 3 hta 1 Chitwan 133 3 Parsa 132 3 Parsa 131 3 Parsa 130 2 Parsa 129 2 Parsa 128 2 Bara 127 2 Bara 126 2 Bara 125 2 Bara 124 2 Bara 123 2 Bara 122 2 ata 6 Rauthat 121 2 ata 5 Rauthat 120 1 ata 4 Rauthat 119 NDsrcsCN Districts SN 5 4 3 2 1 Rajendra Amatya Rajendra 1 6 5 am htnCN(M)4 Elected F 45 (UML) CPN Najma Khatun 4 3 2 1 Bhattrai Dr. Baburam Pokharel Bhakta Krishna Adhirkari Nath Shesh Pandey PrasadSurendra Jay Prakash Tharu Jay Chaudhari PrasadSurendra Raj KumarRaj Gupta Yadav PrasadBichari Paudel Purushottam Chaudhari Balbir Prasad Mansur Pharmullah Yadav Chandra Radhe Prasad Yadav AyodhyaRam Bhattrai KumarRam Yadav Kumar Sunil Bhagat Bin SatyaNarayan Candidates' Name (Maoist) UCPN Party Prajatantra Rastriya Congress Nepali P UL 6MElected M 46 (UML) CPN Congress Nepali P UL 5MElected M 55 (UML) CPN P UL 3MElected M 53 (UML) CPN Congress Nepali P UL 3MElected M 43 (UML) CPN P UL 7MElected M 47 (UML) CPN Congress Nepali P UL 9MElected M 49 (UML) CPN P UL 2MElected M 52 (UML) CPN Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali P UL 0MElected M 50 (UML) CPN Congress Nepali (Maoist) UCPN Political Pary/ Free 9MElected M 59 0MElected M 60 4MElected M 74 9MElected M 69 6MElected M 56 6MElected M 56 9MElected M 59 3MElected M 73 8MElected M 58 3MElected M 33 3MElected M 43 Age Sex Remarks 5 Palpa 159 5 Palpa 158 5 Palpa 157 5 Gulmi 156 5 Gulmi 155 5 Gulmi 154 5 ynj 3 Syangja 153 5 ynj 2 Syangja 152 5 ynj 1 Syangja 151 5 aau u a idlCN(M)5 Elected M 57 (UML) CPN Tuk Sigdel Raj 3 Tanahun 150 4 aau 2 Tanahun 149 4 aau 1 Tanahun 148 4 Kaski 147 4 Kaski 146 4 Kaski 145 4 Kaski 144 4 ajn 2 Lamjung 143 4 ajn 1 Lamjung 142 4 aag1 Manang 141 4 oka3 Gorkha 140 139 Gorkha 2 Hitraj Pandey Hitraj 2 Gorkha 139 NDsrcsCN Districts SN 3 2 1 3 2 1 iaGr Oi P UL 6FElected F 46 (UML) CPN (Oli) Giri Sita 4 3 2 Sharda Paudel Sharda 2 1 Nepal PrasadHari Pandey PrasadSom Kandel Radhakrishna Bista Gokarna Raj Bhandari Kant Chandra Chhantel Thapa Bahadur Krishna Pathak Mukti Prasad Pangeni PrasadKamal Raju Thapa Raju Paudel Ramchandra Bhandari Shankar Adhikari Rabindra Thapa Yagya Bahadur Kunwar BahadurChandra Ghale Jamindraman Gurung Tek Bahadur Gurung Chham Bahadur Candidates' Name Congress Nepali P UL 8MElected M 58 (UML) CPN P UL 1MElected M 51 (UML) CPN P UL 8MElected M 48 (UML) CPN Congress Nepali Congress Nepali P UL 7MElected M 57 (UML) CPN Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali P UL 4MElected M 44 (UML) CPN Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali P UL 1MElected M 51 (UML) CPN Congress Nepali (Maoist) UCPN (Maoist) UCPN Political Pary/ Free 1MElected M 61 2MElected M 52 0MElected M 60 9MElected M 49 5MElected M 35 8MElected M 68 5MElected M 45 1FElected F 61 8MElected M 58 3MElected M 53 8MElected M 58 4MElected M 34 9MElected M 59 Age Sex Remarks 191 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 192 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 7 aibsu4 Kapilbastu 178 7 aibsu3 Kapilbastu 177 7 aibsu2 Kapilbastu 176 7 aibsu1Bla diaiCN(M)5 Elected M 53 (UML) CPN Adhikari Balram 1 Kapilbastu 175 7 uedh 7 Rupendehi 174 7 uedh 6 Rupendehi 173 7 uedh 5 Rupendehi 172 7 uedh 4 Rupendehi 171 170 Rupendehi 3 Bal Krishna Khad BalKrishna 3 Rupendehi 170 6 uedh DipakBohara 2 Rupendehi 169 6 uedh 1 Rupendehi 168 6 aaprs 6 Nawalparasi 167 166 Nawalparasi 5 Bikram Khanal Bikram 5 Nawalparasi 166 6 aaprs 4 Nawalparasi 165 6 aaprs 3 Nawalparasi 164 6 aaprs ia hetaCN(M)5 Elected M 57 (UML) CPN Shrestha Jiban 2 Nawalparasi 163 162 Nawalparasi 1 Shashank Koirala Shashank 1 Nawalparasi 162 6 rhkaci2 Arghakhanchi 161 6 rhkaci1 Arghakhanchi 160 NDsrcsCN Districts SN Aacharya Raj Surendra Gupta KumarBrijesh Musalman Athar Kamal Goshwami Puri Kamleshwor Shukla Nath Sarbendra Sharh KumarBharat Paudel Bishnu Prasad Gaddi Abdul Rajjyak Kalwar Karan Dev Chaudhari Tharu Chaudhari Baijnath Paudel PrasadKrishna Chhetri thapa Singh Dr. Duman Rayamajhi Top Bahadur Candidates' Name Congress Nepali Party Loktantrik Terai Madhesh Free Party Loktantrik Terai Madhesh Party Loktantrik Terai Madhesh Congress Nepali P UL 4MElected M 54 (UML) CPN Congress Nepali Party Prajatantra Rastriya Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali P UL 8MElected M 48 (UML) CPN P UL 0MElected M 60 (UML) CPN Congress Nepali P UL 4MElected M 54 (UML) CPN (Maoist) UCPN Political Pary/ Free 5MElected M 55 2MElected M 42 3MElected M 43 7MElected M 57 3MElected M 63 9MElected M 59 3MElected M 53 3MElected M 63 5MElected M 55 0MElected M 60 4MElected M 44 7MElected M 57 2MElected M 52 Age Sex Remarks 9 Dang 198 9 Dang 197 9 Dang 196 9 Dang 195 9 Salyan 194 9 Salyan 193 9 yta iaBhdrK P UL 1MElected M 61 (UML) CPN Bahadur Hira KC 2 Pyuthan 192 9 yta advGua P UL 5MElected M 65 (UML) CPN Gautam Bamdev 1 Pyuthan 191 9 Rolpa 190 8 Rolpa 189 8 Rukum 188 8 Rukum 187 8 Parwat 186 8 Parwat 185 8 aln 3 Baglung 184 8 aln 2 Baglung 183 8 aln 1 Baglung 182 8 ygi1NbrjSam P UL 4MElected M 44 (UML) CPN Nabaraj Sharma 1 Myagdi 181 8 utn 1 Mustang 180 7 aibsu5 Kapilbastu 179 NDsrcsCN Districts SN 4 3 Raju Khanal Raju 3 2 1 rks wl P UL 6MElected M 46 (UML) CPN Prakash Jwala 2 1 2 Onasari Ghari Onasari 2 1 Janardan Sharma 2 GaneshmanPun 1 iahLmhlCN(M)4 Elected M 44 (UML) CPN BikashLamshal 2 1 Bhandari Buddhiram Chaudhari Shushila Chaudhari DC Parwata Basnet Tek Bahadur Mahara Bahadur Krishan Joshi Arjun Prasad Chhantyal Kumari Gyan Paudel Prakash Sharma Khadka Bahadur Hari Thakali Romi Gauchan Shah Abhisheh Pratap Candidates' Name Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali (Maoist) UCPN (Maoist) UCPN (Maoist) UCPN (Maoist) UCPN (Maoist) UCPN Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Forum, Nepal Jana Adhikar Madhesi Political Pary/ Free 4MElected M 64 7MElected M 47 5FElected F 45 7FElected F 47 8MElected M 48 5FElected F 35 4MElected M 54 1MElected M 51 0MElected M 40 7MElected M 57 6FElected F 56 5MElected M 55 0MElected M 50 3MElected M 53 1MElected M 31 Age Sex Remarks 193 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 194 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 1 Bardiya 218 1 Bardiya 217 1 Bardiya 216 1 Banke 215 1 Banke 214 1 Banke 213 1 Banke 212 1 uke 3 Surkhet 211 1 uke 2 Surkhet 210 0 uke 1 Surkhet 209 0 alk 2 Dailekh 208 0 alk 1 Dailekh 207 0 aakt2 Jajarkot 206 0 aakt1 Jajarkot 205 0 Humla 204 0 Kalikot 203 0 Jumla 202 0 Mugu 201 0 Dolpa 200 9 Dang 199 NDsrcsCN Districts SN 3 2 advGua P UL 5MElected M 65 (UML) CPN Gautam Bamdev 1 4 3 Shusil Koirala Shusil 3 2 1 1 1 1 Lalit JungShahi Lalit 1 oa aiaCN(M)5 Elected M 50 (UML) CPN Mohan Baniya 1 1 DipakGiri 5 Tharu Kumar Santa Gautam KumarSanjay Sunar Dal Bahadur Yadav Dinesh Chandra Dev Raj Bhar Raj Dev Amar Sharma Bista Tapta Bahadur Thani Hridayaram Khadka Bahadur Purna Pokhaarel PrasadLaxmi Thapa Ammar Bahadru Shah Bikram Rajiv Basnet Bahadur Shakti Shahi Bahadur Jiban Bahadur Shahi Mahendra Buda Dhan Bahadur Candidates' Name (Maoist) UCPN Congress Nepali P UL 4MElected M 54 (UML) CPN Congress Nepali P UL 9MElected M 59 (UML) CPN P UL 3MElected M 63 (UML) CPN Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali P UL 1MElected M 51 (UML) CPN P UL 8MElected M 58 (UML) CPN Congress Nepali (Maoist) UCPN Congress Nepali (Maoist) UCPN Congress Nepali P UL 9MElected M 39 (UML) CPN Congress Nepali Political Pary/ Free 4MElected M 44 0MElected M 50 4MElected M 74 9MElected M 49 4MElected M 54 8MElected M 58 5MElected M 45 4MElected M 44 9MElected M 49 7MElected M 37 8MElected M 58 2MElected M 52 Age Sex Remarks 240 Kanchanpur 4 Ramesh Lekhak Ramesh 4 Kanchanpur 240 3 acapr3 Kanchanpur 239 3 acapr2 Kanchanpur 238 3 acapr1 Kanchanpur 237 3 aedua1 Dadeldhura 236 3 Baitadi 235 3 Baitadi 234 3 acua1 Darchula 233 3 Kailali 232 3 Kailali 231 3 Kailali 230 2 Kailali 229 2 Kailali 228 2 Kailali 227 2 Doti 226 2 Doti 225 2 ahn 2 Bajhang 224 2 ahn 1 Bajhang 223 2 chm2Baa adCN(M)4 Elected M 49 (UML) CPN Saud Bharat 2 Achham 222 2 chm1 Achham 221 2 Bajura 220 1 Bardiya 219 NDsrcsCN Districts SN 2 1 6 5 Dirgha Raj Bhat DirghaRaj 5 4 3 2 1 2 1 1 4 Thapa Bahadur Singh Saud Narayan Prakash Bista Diwan Singh Deuba Bahadur Sher Chanda Nar Bahadru Bhandari Damodar Thagunna Ganesh Singh Deuwa Bahadur Sher Chaudhari Shankar Garui Chaudhari Janam Ram Rathaur Mohan Singh Chaudhari Janak Raj Aale Prem Bahadur Balayar Bir Bahadur Rawal Bahadur Lal Khatri Man Prasad Rawal Bhim Bahadur Thapa Bahadur Karna Tharu Man Bahadru Candidates' Name Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali P UL 0MElected M 40 (UML) CPN P UL 4MElected M 44 (UML) CPN Congress Nepali Congress Nepali (Maoist) UCPN (Loktantrik) Forum, Nepal Jana Adhikar Madhesi P UL 0MElected M 60 (UML) CPN (Loktantrik) Forum, Nepal Jana Adhikar Madhesi P UL 2MElected M 42 (UML) CPN Congress Nepali P UL 0MElected M 50 (UML) CPN P UL 0MElected M 50 (UML) CPN P UL 7MElected M 57 (UML) CPN P UL 5MElected M 45 (UML) CPN (Maoist) UCPN Political Pary/ Free 0MElected M 50 3MElected M 53 1MElected M 51 2MElected M 52 8MElected M 68 1MElected M 51 8MElected M 68 7MElected M 67 2MElected M 32 3MElected M 53 6MElected M 36 8MElected M 48 1MElected M 41 Age Sex Remarks 195 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 196 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 Hon. Bhaire Kami o.Babt huayNmntdNominated Nominated Hon. BhagbatiChaudary Badhuwal Hon. Bhagatbahadur Hon. BasantiJha o.BrhmnPnMgrFPTP Hon. Magar BarshamanPun o.Blrsn hn PPNepali Congress FPTP Hon. Khand Balkrishna o.Blrsn hne FPTP Hon. Dhungel Balkrishna Majagaiya Hon. Sharma Baldev Hon. Badshah Kurmi Hon. Prasad Badri Neupane o.BbrmBatriFPTP Hon. Bhattarai Baburam Hon. BabulalPaswan Hon. Dhobi BabitaDevi Hon. BabinaMoktan Lawati o.BbnSnhFT Swatantra FPTP Hon. BabanSingh Chhetri Hon. Ashokkumar Rokaya o.Ajnrsa oh PPNepali Congress FPTP Hon. ArjunprashadJoshi Hon. ArjunRai Hon. Saha Arbinda Hon. Anilkumar Jha Annex-3 has been 34 in these elections - has led to a decline of -hasledto adecline has been34intheseelections The multiplicity of Madheshi parties -theirnumber ofMadheshi parties The multiplicity CA MembersName PR FPTP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR Election Election System directly (UML) Communist Party ofNepal (Maoists) Communist Party of Nepal Party Terai Madhes Loktantrik (Maoists) Communist Party ofNepal (Maoists) Communist Party ofNepal Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Party, Nepal Ekta Chure BhawarRastriya (Maoists) Communist Party ofNepal (Maoists) Communist Party ofNepal atiaPaaataPryRupendehi Prajatantra Party Rastriya Nepal Prajatantra Party,Rastriya (Maoists) Communist Party ofNepal atiaJnskiPryKhotang JanasaktiParty Rastriya Party, Nepal Terai Madhes Loktantrik eea abaaaPryRautahat Federal Party Sadbhavana Party Sunsari Kailali Mahottari Lalitpur Rupendehi Okhaldhunga Dang Banke Sarlahi Gorkha Morang Jhapa Rautahat Banke Parbat Dhanusha District Other JanajatiandDalit Other Thakali Sunuwar Kami Chhantyal Sherpa Ghale anai / Sannyasi Magar Tamang Muslim Gurung Limbu Rai Thakuri Newar Yadav Tharu Tarai Dalit) Madheshi (without Yadav andMuslimbutincluding Chhetri Bahun Caste / ‌‌ EthnicGroup ‌‌

Ethnicity of the elected FPTP Candidates oftheelectedFPTP Ethnicity Dashnami N me %ofPopulation % umber 35.42 13 66.67 16 97.92 19 39.58 23 418.33 44 531.25 75 0.00 0 0.42 1 0.42 1 0.42 1 0.83 2 0.83 2 0.83 2 1.25 3 1.67 4 1.67 4 2.08 5 2.08 5 2.50 6 2.50 6 3.33 8 Annex-4 20.05 16.60 12.18 5.50 0.05 0.14 4.75 0.04 0.43 0.09 0.86 7.12 5.81 4.39 1.46 1.97 2.34 1.61 4.99 3.98 6.56 197 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 198 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 hrhtTriPryNpl3,7 .306,2 0.662 2 062,526 0.67 3 Nepali JanataDal 63,834 (Gantantrik) Madeshi Janadikar Forum 0.71 0 0.43 Akhanda Nepal Party 66,778 38,972 Dalit JanajatiParty 5 0.44 1 Nepal Pariwar Dal 39,352 Tharuhat Tarai Nepal Party 1.28 Party 0.60 121,274 Terai Madhes Sadbhavana 54,323 0 Janamukti Party Rastriya Nepal Workers Peasants Party Party Samajwadi 1.20 Madhesh Rashtriya 108,683 (United) 10 Communist Party ofNepal Janamorcha Rastriya 2.75 Federal Party Socialist 260,234 (2002) (Marxist–Leninist) 3 Communist Party ofNepal Party Sadbhavana Party 2.63 Tarai-Madhesh Loktantrik 238,313 Nepal Madhesi JanaAdhikar Forum, Prajatantra Party Rastriya Nepal (Loktantrik) Madhesi JanaAdhikar Forum, Nepal Prajatantra Party Rastriya Nepal (Maoist) Unified Communist of Party (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Communist Party ofNepal Nepali Congress Annex-5 Party Final Result of PR ResultofPR VoteFinal Count ,0,4 77 6149761.154 84 15.21 1,439,726 26 91 23.66 2,239,609 91 17.79 25.55 1,609,145 2,418,370 105 27.55 2,492,090 29.80 2,694,983 oe et oe Seats % Votes Seats % Votes 4,3 .61132114 5 7 1.41 8 133,271 1.91 1 181,140 2.26 4 10 214,319 1.56 2 140,930 24 1.90 2.91 171,889 274,987 2.28 6.66 4 206,110 630,697 0 3.13 283,468 2.79 252,579 52903 39203 1 1 2 0.36 2 33,982 0.39 0.52 36,883 0 2 0.55 48,802 0 51,823 0 0.39 0.66 0 35,289 0.14 62,746 3 0.37 12,590 1 0.16 33,508 3 14,546 0.84 3 79,508 0.72 0.97 65,047 0 91,997 0.98 5 92,387 0 0.84 0 76,392 1.38 0.27 130,300 24,808 0 0.74 66,666 1.08 98,091 ,1 .803,0 .51 0.35 33,203 0 0.08 6,816 FPTP PR aaNplNra at ,9 .2081900 0 0.09 8,119 0 0 0.02 Parishad 1,398 Chhetra Nepal Shanti Party 0.11 Ekata Chure BabarRashtriya 10,018 Nava Nepal Nirman Party 0 Organization Mongol National Janajati Party 0.02 BargaNishadPicchada Dalit 1,478 Nepal Sena Shiva Jana Prajatantrik Party Party Janata DalLoktantrik Dal 0 Samajwadi Nepal Loktantrik Janata DalNepal 0 Dal Lok 0 0.16 Nepal 15,578 Party Swabhiman Rashtriya 0.17 Madhesh Terai 0.19 Forum 16,204 0 Party 18,140 0 PashchimAkhanda Sudhur 0 0.14 Ekata Party 12,572 Terai Madhesh Pahad Himal 0.03 Party 1 0.09 2,457 1 Rashtriya Khas Samabeshi 1 8,291 Nepal Party Sadbhawana 0.24 Nepal JanataParty 0.29 23,001 0.27 Nepal Yuwa KisanParty 27,397 Nepal Communist Party 25,215 0 0 Party NepalSamajwadi 0 Gantantrik Sanghiya 0.09 (Tharuhat) Manch 0.04 Rastriya Loktantrik Sanghiya 8,130 0.23 3,510 JanataParty Samajwadi 20,395 Party Nepal Madhesh Samata Party Sadhbhawana Sanghiya Party Nepal Jana Jagaran Party Nepa Rastriya Morcha, Nepal Khambuwan Rashtriya Party oe et oe Seats % Votes Seats % Votes ,1 .3079500 0 0.08 0 7,975 0.09 0 0 8,215 0 0.03 0 0.09 2,410 0.09 8,416 0 8,645 0.05 0 4,669 0.11 0 10,359 0 0.04 0 0.01 3,479 0 1,318 0.12 0 11,270 0.02 0.12 0 1,552 11,286 0 0.13 12,334 0 0 0.13 0.02 0 12,466 1,550 0 0.04 0.16 0 3,632 15,225 0.06 5,548 0.17 0 0.02 0 15,650 2,212 0 0.07 1 0.20 6,035 1 18,631 0.03 0.22 0 2,441 21,128 0.23 21,624 0 1 0.10 0 8,950 1 0.05 0.30 4,622 28,011 0.05 0.32 4,661 30,686 0 0 0.10 9,377 0.07 6,451 5 .0083200 0 0.09 8,332 0 0 0 0.00 255 0.11 0.12 10,645 10,953 0 0 0.00 0.01 350 748 100 ,5 .80 0.08 7,757 0 0.00 41 FPTP PR 199 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 200 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 aua aa at ea 6 .0045200 0 0.05 0 4,522 0.05 0 4,650 0.00 Nepal 0 460 Hindu Prajatantrik Party, 0 Mukti Tigers 0.01 TeraiJantantrik Madhes 0.05 577 Party Nepal Bahujan Samaj 5,085 (United) Nepal Party Sadbhawana 0 Party Churebavar Rashtriya 0 NagarikParty Rashtriya (Gajendrawadi) 0.01 Nepal Party Sadbhawana 566 0.06 Nepal Party Labour 5,371 Nepal NagarikParty Party Churebavar Loktantrik 0 Nepal MuktiAndolan Rashtriya Morcha Nepal 0.02 Rashtrabadi Samyukta 1,959 Party Samajwadi Madhesh Bahujan Rashtriya Party Sena Shiva Rashtriya 0 Janata DalUnited Nepal Ama Party 0.06 Nepal 6,097 0 YatharthabadiRashtriya Party Madhesh 0 Madhesi Janadikar Forum 0.08 Nepal 7,178 Party, EktaSamaj Garib 0.03 Party,Samajwadi Nepal 2,569 0 Samabeshi Sanghiya Party Nepal Shanti 0 JanataDalNepal Rashtirya Party Nepal Sahakari 0 Party Bishwa Satyabadi Parishad LimbuwanRajya Sanghiya Nepal EkataParty Gantantrik Party oe et oe Seats % Votes Seats % Votes ,5 .3043000 0 0.05 0 4,370 0.05 0 4,578 0 0.03 0 2,755 0.05 4,824 0.01 1,285 0 0.02 1,679 0 0.06 0 5,491 0 0.06 5,814 0.02 0 0 1,542 0.06 0.02 6,032 2,197 0 0 0.07 0.02 7,063 1,659 0 0.03 3,063 7 .0042500 0 0.04 4,215 0 0 0.00 178 0.05 0 4,668 0 0.05 0 0 0.05 4,837 4,861 0.00 0 0 0.06 290 0 5,216 0 0.06 0.01 0 5,225 0.01 982 0 0.06 691 0 5,301 0.00 0 0.06 167 0 5,396 0.01 812 0.06 0 0.01 5,505 0 869 0 0.01 0.06 522 5,859 0.01 953 0 0 0 0.06 0.00 0.07 6,141 421 6,666 0 0 0.01 0.00 847 111 500 ,7 .60 0.06 5,978 0 0.00 65 FPTP PR Nepal Nyayik Dal Nepal Janabhawana Party JanataParty Rashtrabadi Nepal Bikashbadi Party Sanghiya (Lohiaite) Nepal Party Samajwadi 0 Nepal Limbuwan MuktiMorcha 0.03 EkataParty Rashtrabadi 3,229 Bikash Dal YatayatRashtriya Nepal 0 Party 0 Naya Janadharana Sanghiyata 0 NepalMatribhumi Dal 0.00 0.04 JanaBikasParty Rastriya 94 3,373 Party -Nepal Loktantrik 0.04 Dal Sewa Nepal Rashtra 3,484 0 Jana Morcha Nepal United Green Organization 0 Morcha Samajik 0 0.01 Deshbhakta Paryavaraniya 550 0.00 Party Republican Social 403 0.04 EkataParty Rashtriya 3,748 Bikash Party Nepal Rashtriya Nepal Party Gauravshali 0 0 Churebavar Party Rashtriya Janata Party Nepal 0.04 (ML-Socialist) 0.00 Nepal 4,140 Communist Party 398 Party 0 Ekata Nepal JanaSambeshi Party Democratic Liberal Limbuwan MuktiMorcha 0.00 Deshbhakta Samaaj 55 Party Nepal Samabeshi of Nepal Party Jana Unity-Cooperative Naya Party Nepal Rashtriya Party oe et oe Seats % Votes Seats % Votes ,5 .1035500 0 0.04 3,595 0 0.01 1,354 0 0.04 4,066 0 0.02 2,125 4 .0023900 0 0 0.03 2,379 0.03 0 0 2,505 0 0 0.03 0.00 0 2,743 146 0.03 0.01 0 2,844 762 0.03 2,905 0 0.01 0 0 743 0.01 0 0.03 741 0 0.00 3,099 0 394 0.03 0 0.03 3,107 0 0.03 3,127 0 3,181 0 0.00 0 0 0.03 440 0 0.00 3,293 0.04 0 0.00 249 0.04 3,360 0 0.01 183 3,365 876 0 0.04 0 0 0.00 3,388 217 0.01 0 0 0.04 0.01 541 0 3,661 750 0.04 0.00 0 0 3,674 116 0.04 0 3,721 0 0.04 0.01 0 0.04 3,866 788 0.00 3,882 0 142 0.00 0 407 0.01 0.01 703 131 800 ,3 .30 0.03 2,439 0 0.00 28 0 0.03 2,952 0 0 0.03 3,102 0.00 12 0 0.00 67 .0026200 0 0.03 2,652 0 0.00 0 0 0.03 3,007 0 0.00 0 FPTP PR 201 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 202 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 et 03(PPP)5 1+8 2(+2 02 64(12+52) 89(43+46) 2(0+2) 1(0+1) 12(0+12) 5(0+5) 2013 parties 50(12+38) 2008 parties 83(43+40) seats 2013(FPTP+PR) seats 2008(FPTP+PR) % in2013 % in2008 ai aaaoKat at 8 .00000 0 0.00 0 0 0 Total 0.00 0.02 Independents 682 1,729 (MLM) Communist Communist Party ofNepal 0 0 Party JanatakoKranti Garib Nepali JanataParty 0.02 Party 0.00 YuwaLoktantrik Rashtriya 1,902 135 Party 0 Terai Pahad 0 HimalSamaj JanataParty Nepal Loktantrik 0.02 Party 0.00 2,034 Ekata Nepal Shanti League 334 Yuwa Nepal Party Shakti 0 Dal Nepal Shramjivi Nepal Madhesi JanataDal (S) Party NepalHariyali 0.00 Nepal Om Sena 45 Party, Nepal Madhesh Ekata Rashtriya JanataParty -Nepal Shramik JanaMorcha Samyukta Janaekta Party Tamangsaling Rashtriya Source: Election Commission, Nepal, Republica Commission, Source: Election ", "Pahichanbadi(based on atableprovided by dalko bistar", inhisarticle Lawoti Mahendra Madheshi, (2008and 2013 compared) andDalitparties Janajati Party ahs aaaiDlttotal Dalit Janajati Madhesi Kantipur, 13 December2013) ,4,0 0 4 ,6,6 0 335 100 9,463,862 240 100 9,044,908 13 .607 16.07 13.93 0.72 0.44 3.96 1.89 11.39 11.60 oe et oe Seats % Votes Seats % Votes 17 4 0,6 .92––– – – 2 1.19 107,764 4 .0077100 0 0.00 7,781 0 0.00 0 247 0.02 1,813 0 0 0.02 0 0.00 1,927 435 0.02 0 0 2,031 0.02 0.00 0 2,225 251 0.01 0 850 0.00 147 400 ,9 .10 0 0.01 1,191 0.02 0 1,697 0 0 0 0.00 0.02 34 1,820 0.02 0.00 0 1,891 81 0 0 0.02 2,011 0.00 22 0.00 0 40 0 0.00 0.02 18 2,308 0 0.00 36 .009600 0 0.01 996 0 0.00 0 FPTP 13 7 3 2 PR 33 13

NName SN 4Ganesh Prasad Bimali 34 Ashok Koirala 33 Pokhrel Chandra Ram 32 Shrestha CheenKaji 31 Rai KumariLaxmi 30 Pariyar Sujata 29 MinakshiJha 28 Kumari Sarda Kabita 27 Gurung Sita 26 Nepali Congress Neupane Ishwori 25 Pariyar Jeevan 24 Prasad Badri Pandey 23 MinBahadur Bihwakarma 22 Sherchan Ratna 21 20 Dhanraj Gurung 19 Ambika Basnet 18 Pant Kamala 17 Nepali Congress Gurung Suryaman 16 Ananda Prasad Dhungana 15 Nepali Congress MahalaxmiUpadhyaya (Dina) 14 Manmohan Bhattarai 13 Koirala Sujata 12 ManBahadur Bishwakarma 11 Mahat Prakash Sharan 10 aedaBka ewn Nepali Prasad Minendra Congress Rijal 9 Bahadur karki Gyanendra 8 Pradeep Giri 7 Narendra Nemwang Bikram 6 DilBahadur Gharti 5 LilaKoirla 4 Kul Bahadur Gurung 3 GopalManShrestha 2 1 Mahendra YadavMahendra YadavChitralekha Name ListofCA MembersElectedunderPR Party Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Annex-6 Sex M F M M M M M M F F F F F F M M F M M F F M M M F M M M M M F M M F 203 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 204 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 NName SN 4JhulBahadur Ale 74 Pun Amar Singh 73 DilmanPakhrin 72 Mohan Kumar Rai 71 Bhandari Devi Laxmi 70 Khabas BhotaniDevi 69 Chaudhary Devi Sabitri 68 BishnuMaya Pariyar 67 AshaB.K. 66 Sop Kalpana 65 AumJoshi Malla Devi 64 KumariLimbu Mahendra 63 Anjani Shrestha 62 Jwarchan Suwarna 61 60 Ale(Rana) BindaDevi 59 Lama Puhslata 58 57 Shrestha Lakshmi Rajya 56 Nepali Congress Usha Gurung 55 Pramila Das Devi 54 KhatunHalwaini Aara Sarwat 53 52 Shah Kaushar 51 Nepali Congress Mandal(Dhanuk) Sangita 50 49 (Khadka) Sharma Shila 48 Dhakal DeepshikhaSharma 47 Dr. Deuba Rana Arzu 46 Joshi Devi Chandraa 45 MithuMalla 44 RitaShahi 43 Anita Devkota 42 41 Prasai Sarita 40 Bohara BalDev 39 38 Bahadur Bharat Khadka 37 Tarini Chataut Dutt 36 Jagdishwor Narsingh K.C. 35 Anjana Timilsinna WajimayaSaraswati Thakur Rashmi Kumari YadavMukta Thakuri Shahi Madhu WagleDhruba Party Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Sex F F M M M M F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F M M M M M 1 dtaNrynKsuhnNpl omns at UL M Nepali Communist Party (UML) Narayan Aditya Kasaudhan 113 F 112 Dr. BanshidharMishra 111 Nepali Communist Party (UML) Dharmanath Prasad Shah 110 Jha Sheetal 109 Narayan Mandal Satya M 108 Ambika KhawasRajbanshi 107 Nepali Communist Party (UML) Chaudhary Rabani 106 Shrestha Ranjana 105 104 Prasad Bishram Chaudhary 103 Rana Ram Kripa 102 101 Ukheda Afilal 100 NName SN 6Sad uaiBswkraNpl omns at UL F M Gaire Devi Gyanu Nepali Communist Party (UML) 99 Nepali Communist Party (UML) Ku.Teku. Nepali 98 BhagwatNepali 97 KumariBishwakarma Sharda 96 Bahadur (Darji)Gautam Jit 95 ChudamandiB.K. Jangali 94 Devi Dulari 93 Avatar Ram Pasman 92 Narbhan Kaami 91 Balmiki MaikuLal 90 Rana Lal Pyare 89 Bahadur Dilli Chaudhary 88 Mokhtar Ahmed 87 Haresh Prasad Mahatto 86 Chaudhary BiddhiSagar 85 Chaudhary Devi Shanti 84 Rajbanshi Lal Amrit 83 AbdulHamidSiddhiqui 82 Badshah Kurmi 81 Bhuihar Singh Lalbabu 80 79 Nepali Congress Karna Ranjit 78 Khadga Bahadur Basyal 77 Bahadur Ghale Lal 76 Manohar Narayan Shrestha 75 Ramchandra Shah TeliShah Ramchandra Prasad Tharu Nagendra Nagarkoti KumariGautame(Sarki) Shiva KumarAmiya Yadav Party eaiCmuitPry(M)M M Nepali Communist Party (UML) M Nepali Communist Party (UML) M Nepali Communist Party (UML) M Nepali Communist Party (UML) Nepali Communist Party (UML) F F Nepali Communist Party (UML) M Nepali Communist Party (UML) Nepali Communist Party (UML) M F Nepali Communist Party (UML) M Nepali Communist Party (UML) F Nepali Communist Party (UML) F Nepali Communist Party (UML) M Nepali Communist Party (UML) Nepali Communist Party (UML) M F Nepali Communist Party (UML) M Nepali Communist Party (UML) Nepali Communist Party (UML) Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Nepali Congress Sex M M M M M M M M F M M M M M M M M 205 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 206 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 153 Kashi Nath Kashi Adhikary 153 Pashupati Chaulagain 152 Mohan Bharat Adhikary 151 Yuva Gyawali Raj 150 F Kumar Amrit Bohra 149 Nepali Communist Party (UML) Pemba Lama 148 Gurung Devi Ratna 147 (Karki) Rajbhandari Shakuntala 146 Tara Rai Devi 145 Prabha Bajracharya Devi 144 NardeviMagar Pun 143 JalesaBudathoki Sindhu 142 F (Khadka) Dilshobha Pun 141 LilaMagar Nepali Communist Party (UML) 140 Rai Jayanti Devi 139 138 (Bohra) Shakya AshtaLaxmi 137 MahinLimbu M 136 Sherchan Mahendra 135 NepaliCommunist (UML) Party 134 Harka BolRai 133 Tul Bahadur Gurung 132 Nar Bahadur Thapa Magar 131 130 GaneshManGurung 129 Gokul Prasad Gharti 128 127 Singh Lal Sidhi 126 BinodShrestha 125 Bahadur Bhujel Gyan 124 Golcha Rajlaxmi 123 KumariSarkar Ranjana 122 Anarkali Miya 121 Prabin Sabiya 120 119 118 KumariJha Ranju 117 Mahato Devi Kamala 116 JunaidAnsari 115 Bahadur Rajbanshi Hari 114 NName SN Shreemaya Thakali TamangRaj Ichya Tsewang Tenzen Tamang TuladharLal Ganga YadavDevi Mina Asha Yadav Party eaiCmuitPry(M)M M Nepali Communist Party (UML) M Nepali Communist Party (UML) M Nepali Communist Party (UML) M Nepali Communist Party (UML) F Nepali Communist Party (UML) F Nepali Communist Party (UML) Nepali Communist Party (UML) F F Nepali Communist Party (UML) F Nepali Communist Party (UML) F Nepali Communist Party (UML) F Nepali Communist Party (UML) F Nepali Communist Party (UML) F Nepali Communist Party (UML) F Nepali Communist Party (UML) Nepali Communist Party (UML) F M Nepali Communist Party (UML) M Nepali Communist Party (UML) M Nepali Communist Party (UML) M Nepali Communist Party (UML) Nepali Communist Party (UML) M M Nepali Communist Party (UML) M Nepali Communist Party (UML) M Nepali Communist Party (UML) M Nepali Communist Party (UML) M Nepali Communist Party (UML) M Nepali Communist Party (UML) F Nepali Communist Party (UML) F Nepali Communist Party (UML) F Nepali Communist Party (UML) F Nepali Communist Party (UML) F Nepali Communist Party (UML) F Nepali Communist Party (UML) F Nepali Communist Party (UML) F Nepali Communist Party (UML) M Nepali Communist Party (UML) M Nepali Communist Party (UML) Nepali Communist Party (UML) Sex 9 Asha Koirala 193 Dhital Krishna 192 Dong Kamala UCPN-M 191 190 189 JuthBahadur Tuhure Khadgi 188 Kumar Darai Santa 187 Prakash Wala Surya Rai 186 Prasad Shree Jawegu 185 Ongdi Sherpa 184 Modi Aman Lal 183 182 Mohammad JakirHusain 181 UCPN-M Pratap Rabindra Shah 180 Anita KumariPariyar UCPN-M 179 (Bhattarai) BheshKumariRaut 178 Kumar Surendra karki 177 (Shakya) BedMaya Bhandari 176 RitaRawal 175 Rokaya Basundhara 174 MamataGiri 173 KumariOli Gauri 172 Madan KumariShah 171 Joshi Sharma Kalpana 170 Tukabhadra Hamal 169 KumariGhimire Kamala 168 Bhandari BidyaDevi 167 Nepal Shusila 166 KumariGhimire Jeevan 165 Prasai Gaura (Koirala) 164 Manabi Shanta 163 Nirmal Prakash Subedi 162 KedarPrasad Sanjel 161 Dhan Bahadur Rayamajhi 160 BhishmaNath Adhikary 159 BalBahadur Mahat 158 ManaKumar Gautam 157 Tularam Bishta 156 BhanuBhaktaDhakal 155 KeshavPrasad Badal 154 NName SN Radhika TamangRadhika Yogendra TamaGhising Mohan Tudu Party UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M F F Nepali Communist Party (UML) F Nepali Communist Party (UML) F Nepali Communist Party (UML) F Nepali Communist Party (UML) F Nepali Communist Party (UML) F Nepali Communist Party (UML) F Nepali Communist Party (UML) F Nepali Communist Party (UML) F Nepali Communist Party (UML) F Nepali Communist Party (UML) F Nepali Communist Party (UML) F Nepali Communist Party (UML) M Nepali Communist Party (UML) M Nepali Communist Party (UML) M Nepali Communist Party (UML) M Nepali Communist Party (UML) M Nepali Communist Party (UML) M Nepali Communist Party (UML) M Nepali Communist Party (UML) M Nepali Communist Party (UML) M Nepali Communist Party (UML) Nepali Communist Party (UML) Sex M F F F M F F M M M M M M M M M F M 207 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 208 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 3 Bhaskar Bhadra 232 UCPN-M 231 230 229 Maharjan(Shrestha) Rupa 228 Anjana Chaudhary 227 Tulasa Rana 226 UCPN-M Nepali Sita 225 Dhan Maya Bishwakarma(Khanal) 224 223 Harijan Dulari 222 Usha Ansari Kiran 221 Prasad Surendra Jayswal 220 Narayan Ram Bidari 219 DorPrasad Upadhyaya 218 Paswan Shambhu Hajari 217 Dhaniram Paudel 216 Nisha KumariShah 215 214 213 Kumar Mandal Lalendra 212 Nayak Ajay Shankar 211 Dhanaa Pahari 210 GopalGiri 209 Khuna Durga 208 Gyawali Harilal 207 UCPN-M Fuljhari Devi 206 Dilmaya Dhami 205 Bahadur B.K. Karna 204 Rawal JanakiKumariSaud 203 KumariRegmi Lalita 202 Goma Kunwar 201 RekhaSharma 200 Magar Gharti Keshri 199 198 DaljitB.K. Shripali 197 Tej KumariPaudel 196 Bahadur Gurung Lal 195 BhaktiPrasad Pandey 194 NName SN Bikram Bahadur Thapa Bikram Thapa Kamal Thapa Punaram YadavSoniya YadavSingh Ram Mukhiya Pratikshya Tiwari TaramuSirjana Khatri Party ahry rjtnr at-ea M M Prajatantra Party-Nepal Rashtriya M Prajatantra Party-Nepal Rashtriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal Rashtriya UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M UCPN-M Sex F F F M F F F F F F M M M M M F M F M M F M F M F F M F F F F F M F M M 7 Dr. Pokhrel Baburam 271 Ram Ramani 270 AshaChaturwedi 269 Pawan Kumar Sharda 268 Narayan Dev Jitendra 267 Chaudhary Kalpana 266 265 Yogendra Chaudhary 264 Anandi Panta 263 262 GitaSingh 261 IshtiyakAhmed Khan 260 Shrestha Rajyalaxmi 259 258 Kumar Ramesh Lama 257 Sharma Saroj 256 Jayanta Chand 255 254 253 Chaudhary Dulari Ram 252 Kumar Ram Agrawal 251 Bhattarai Kanta 250 Pasi Shreekanti 249 (Gyawali) Luitel Sita 248 247 Dhano Mahara 246 Devi Rajeshwori 245 BabinaMoktan Lawati 244 Bishta Biraj 243 Sharma Devi Kamala 242 241 ReshamBahadur Lama 240 Shrestha Devi Leela 239 DilNath Giri 238 DineshShrestha 237 Kunti KumariShahi 236 Bantawa Shayandra 235 Kumar Shrestha Sushil 234 Kuram Subba Ram 233 NName SN Sumitra Tharuni Sumitra Pasman Thapa Laxmi Parshuram Tamang Bahadur Thapa Surya (Khapangi) Bhakat Bahadur Bishwakarma Tiwdewal Sundar Shyam PrasadGanga Yadav Party MPRF-Democratic MPRF-Democratic MPRF-Democratic MPRF-Democratic MPRF-Democratic MPRF-Democratic MPRF-Democratic F MPRF-Democratic F Prajatantra Party-Nepal Rashtriya F Prajatantra Party-Nepal Rashtriya M Prajatantra Party-Nepal Rashtriya F Prajatantra Party-Nepal Rashtriya M Prajatantra Party-Nepal Rashtriya M Prajatantra Party-Nepal Rashtriya M Prajatantra Party-Nepal Rashtriya M Prajatantra Party-Nepal Rashtriya M Prajatantra Party-Nepal Rashtriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal Rashtriya M Prajatantra Party-Nepal Rashtriya F M Prajatantra Party-Nepal Rashtriya F Prajatantra Party-Nepal Rashtriya F Prajatantra Party-Nepal Rashtriya F Prajatantra Party-Nepal Rashtriya M Prajatantra Party-Nepal Rashtriya F Prajatantra Party-Nepal Rashtriya F Prajatantra Party-Nepal Rashtriya F Prajatantra Party-Nepal Rashtriya M Prajatantra Party-Nepal Rashtriya F Prajatantra Party-Nepal Rashtriya M Prajatantra Party-Nepal Rashtriya M Prajatantra Party-Nepal Rashtriya F Prajatantra Party-Nepal Rashtriya M Prajatantra Party-Nepal Rashtriya M Prajatantra Party-Nepal Rashtriya F Prajatantra Party-Nepal Rashtriya M Prajatantra Party-Nepal Rashtriya M Prajatantra Party-Nepal Rashtriya M Prajatantra Party-Nepal Rashtriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal Rashtriya Sex M F F M M F F M 209 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 210 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 311 Dilli Prasad Dilli Kafle 311 Prem Suwal 310 Pramila Rana 309 MithilaChaudhary 308 Joshi Jay Dev 307 MinaPun 306 Paudel Durga 305 Bahadur Chitra K.C. 304 Ashok Kumar Rai 303 302 Ali Sidhiqui Kashim 301 DilBahadur Nepali 300 Shah Urmila Devi 299 Shah Madhavi Rani 298 BimalKumar Kedia 297 CPN(ML) Narsingha Chaudhary 296 Karna Lal Laxman 295 KumariDevi Shail 294 Chaudhary Chandra Shiva 293 B.K. Kamala 292 CPN(ML) Nemwang Sundar Aindra 291 Mahara Devi Kalsa 290 Prakash Chandra (CP)Mainali 289 KumariGarediya Raj 288 MinaChaudhary 287 Jha Indra 286 KedarNandan Chaudhary 285 Prasad Ramesh Kurmi 284 AkwalAhmed Shah 283 Bijay Kumar Singh 282 Birendra Prasad Mahato 281 280 Kumar Agrawal Shrawan 279 Panta Chanya Sharma 278 JannatunNisa Dhuniya 277 KumariChaudhary Laxami 276 MPRF-Democratic 275 BabuRaut Lal 274 GitaChetri 273 Dr. Kumar Pokhrel Subodh 272 NName SN Radha Devi Timilsinna Devi Radha YadavShivaji Usha Yadav Party ea adrKsa at M M Nepal MajdurKisaan Party F Nepal MajdurKisaanParty F Nepal Communist Party (United) M Nepal Communist Party (United) Nepal Communist Party (United) Janamorcha Rashtriya Janamorcha Rashtriya M Janamorcha Rashtriya F Party Nepal Samajwadi Sanghiya M Party Nepal Samajwadi Sanghiya M Party Nepal Samajwadi Sanghiya F Party Nepal Samajwadi Sanghiya Party Nepal Samajwadi Sanghiya Party Sadbhawana Party Sadbhawana Party Sadbhawana Party Sadbhawana Party Sadbhawana CPN(ML) CPN(ML) CPN(ML) F F Terai- Party Madhesh Loktantrik M Terai- Party Madhesh Loktantrik M Terai- Party Madhesh Loktantrik M Terai- Party Madhesh Loktantrik M Terai- Party Madhesh Loktantrik M Terai- Party Madhesh Loktantrik Terai- Party Madhesh Loktantrik MPRF MPRF MPRF MPRF MPRF MPRF MPRF MPRF MPRF-Democratic Sex M M M F F M F M M M F F M F M M M F F F F M F 335 Meghraj Nepali(Nishad) Meghraj 335 Dhakal Lokmandi 334 Kumar Khadka 333 Kumar Ram Rai 332 DimpleKumariJha 331 Rajwanshi Laxman F 330 329 Shah Charan Hari 328 Prem Bahadur Singh Tharuhat 327 Terai Nepal Party Chaudhary Rukmani 326 (Satgauwa) GangaChaudhary 325 GopalDahit 324 Kumari Amerika 323 NarendraKalwar Shah 322 Yashoda KumariLama 321 Bishwendra Paswan 320 KumariB.K. 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Raju Janajati 17 Male Sharma Sailesh Hapur-2, Dang 13 Kumar Sreedhar Rajbhandari 12 Prabha Sah Lalitpur 11 Rajopadhyay BimalChandra 10 Swain-1, Ilam Khatiwada Durga Upadhyay MumaDevi 6 5 Kathmandu BisaljitPalikhe Gautam Bijay Raj 3 Pyakurel Raj Subodh 2 1 Name Observer SN 5PsaRjAhkr uoai8 hp aeBamnCenter Brahmin Male BhargwaKaphle 29 Juropani-8, Jhapa Bajare Chaudhari 26 Posha Adhikari Raj 25 BinodGautam 24 Mishra Rajesh 23 Nir Lama 22 Madan Paudel Lalitpur 21 Pramin Ghimire Brahmin 20 Female Gautam Krishna 18 Sanepa, Lalitpur Pratik Dhakal Raj 16 SubhekshyaKarki 15 KumariPaudel Srijana 14 Kathmandu Brahmin Female Naya pati-9, Kathmandu Nepal Srijana Bhandari Swarnima 9 GeetaGautam 8 7 Anuj KC 4 Som Raj Thapa Raj Som CA MemberElection, 2070(2013) iangr oagMl her Eastern Chhetri Male Biratnagar, Morang Kathmandu Kathmandu Brahmin napa-8,Kirtipur Ilam Male Biratnagar-11, Morang Dhankuta Kavre Brahmin Nayagaun Deupur-8, Kathmandu Bardiya Male Brahmin Kathmandu Male Fanne-4, Dhankuta 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Female Latikoili-9, Surkhet 187 BimalaBudhamagar 186 Giri Chranjuibi 178 RitaChaudhari 175 173 Myagdi Chhetri Male Koiri Brijram 170 Madhu Parajuli 169 Shikh-7, Myagdi Narayan Prasad Bhusal 168 Shresth Parwati Rupandehi Palpa 167 Palpa Ghanashyam Khadka Brahmin Brahmin 166 Female Brahmin Male Male BishnuNeupane Pali-7, Arghakhanchi 164 Madanpokhara-7, Palpa Khanal(Samjhana) Pushpa 163 Barandi-8, Palpa Giri Amrit 162 Madhav Prasad Basyal 161 Prasad Rajendra Basyal 160 Gobinda Thapa Laxman Thapas Laxman Bidur Tripathee aiaa4 uuMl aaaiMugu Janajati Male Thehe VDC-1, Humla Kakiwada-4, Mugu Jajarkot VDEC-2,Katang Bardiya Surkhet Brahmin VDC-2,Malarani Male Naps-2,Gulari Bardiya Banke Manikapur VDC-8, Pyuthan VDC-4,Raspurkot Pytuthan VDC-8,Maranthana Pyuthan Khalanga VDC-8, Surkhet VDC-6,Lung Pyuthan Janajati Hekuli VDC-8,Dang Male Surkhet Bidhyapur VDC-6, Lalikoili-8, Surkhet Bardiya Janajati VDC-4,Rajapur Bardiya Female Napa-10,Gulari Bardiya Nawalparasi Kaski Brahmin Napa-9,Lekhanath Male Khidim-6, Arghakhanchi Nawalparasi Nawalparasi VDC-5,Guthiprani Brahmin Nawalparasi Female VDC-8,Guthiprani Makar-9, Nawalparasi Janajati Rupandehi Arghakhanchi Ghanchar-9, Male Brahmin Balkot-3,Arghakhanchi Male Rupandehi Brahmin Mulpani-6, Baglung Male Khyaha VDC-6,Palpa Bamgha-5, Gulmi aeDltHumla Dalit Male Jajarkot Chhetri Surkhet Male Janajati Male Banke Aadibasi Pyuthan Male Pyuthan Dalit Female Janajati Male Pyuthan Pyuthan Brahmin Female Brahmin Dang Male Surkhet Janajati Female Sanyasi Male Bardiya Janajati Female Kaski Brahmin Nawalparasi Male Dalit Nawalparasi Male Madhesi Male Brahmin Male Rupandehi Brahmin Male Arghakhanchi Arghakhanchi 1 hrBhdrSaiBgsoi9 ak aeOhrBanke Other Male KhadkarajJoshi Bageswori-9, Banke 216 Khatri Santa 215 KC Sobha 214 Bahadur Shahi Sher 213 Kumar Raj Sakya 202 Pandey Rabindra Dolpa 199 Brahmin Male Dharendra Dangi 197 Adarsh Tripurakot-2, KC Dolpa 196 MandattaRawal 195 BishnuBahadur Malla 194 3 i aau aar aj-,Knhnu aeChtiKanchanpur Chhetri Kailali Male Aadibasi Kailali Male Darji-7, Kanchanpur Dalit Dhangipur-1, Kailali 232 Male BirBahadur Dagaura 231 Kumar Raj Chaudhari Phulbari-6, Kailali 230 Bahadur Biswakarma Krishna Kailali 229 Bhatta Lawadev Brahmin Kailali 228 BinodBista Male Aadibasi 227 BK Hemkarna Male 226 BhimBK 225 Male Baitadi Baliya-6, Janakinagar-4, BhimRasaili Kailali Kailali 224 Durgasthan-2, Baitadi Prakash BK Chhetri 223 DilBahadur Chaudhari Male 222 Yam Prasad Khanal Durgasthan-2, Baitadi 221 Chandra Mahendra 220 Bahadur Shahi Lal 219 Bahadur Chand Sher 218 ArjunShah Dang 217 Dolpa Brahmin Brahmin Male Male Midwestern Tharmare-7,Salyan Tripurakot-2, Dolpa Pabitra Shahi Janajati 212 Prakash Chandra Sharma Male Bardiya 210 Midwestern Neupane Ramchandra 209 Nayagaun-8, Janajati Bariaya Dhanbir Dahal Chhetri 208 Male Malla Saraswati Male 207 Prasad Som Chaudhari Banke Nepalgunj-16,206 Banke Narayan Sbedi Chhetri Kalika-3, Bardiya 205 BholanathMahatChhetri Male 204 ManBahadur Chaudhari 203 Dhangadhi-5 Kailali 201 BinodKumar Pandey 200 MeenaKumariBudhathoki 198 Rajendra Bahadur Thagunna Rajendra Bahadur Thapa Durga ahei1 oiMl her Dotyi Dadeldhura Mastamandu-5, Chhetri Kailali Male Kailali Bajhang Dalit Chhetri Bajhang Dalit Kaphleki-1, Doti Male Male Bajhang Male hemantwada-6, Bajhang Dalit Dhangadi Napa-13 Dalit Male Narayan-9, Kailali Male Chainpur-1, Bajhang Rithapata-8, Bajhang Bajura Chhetri Farwestern Male Bajura Brahmin Kuldevmandu-6, Bajura Brahmin Male Male Kundemandau-6, Bajura Ranagaun-1, Doti Birendranagar-9, Surkhet Rim-8, Salyan Rukum Brahmin VDC,Pikhana Kalikot Midwestern Male Chhetri Midwestern Female Brahmin Wafikot-4,Rukum Banke-1, Nepalgunj Male Jajarkot Deudakala, Bardiya Janajati Male Khalanga-1, Jajarkot Pyuthan Suwaghat, Surkhet Rolpa Brahmin Dahachowk-2, Chhetri Male Male Bijaynagar-5, Pyuthan Salyan Khalanga-5, Dandagaun, Jungar-2, Rolpa Rukum Musikot Khalanga-1, Mahat VDC-8,Julma aeTauiDadeldhura Thakuri Male Surkhet Salyan Chhetri Female Chhetri Kalikot Female Chhetri Male Surkhet Chhetri Male Salyan Chhetri Female Rukum Chhetri Julma Male Chhetri Male Baitadi 219 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 220 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 257 Mo. Hak Jyabul 253 Bahadur BK Dev 251 Sapkota Biswaraj 249 Sarki Bhupendra 247 Kailali Kailali Aadibasi Chhetri Male Kanchanpur Female Chaudhari Puja Chhetri 239 Thapapur-7,Kailali Nilam Paneru Male Phulbari-4, Kailali 238 ManamauyaMahatChhetri Suda-3, Kanchanpur 237 Nathuram Chaudhari 236 Tulasi Nepali 235 Komal Niranjan Bhat 234 7 itskaCadaiHkl-,DbgFml rhi Kathmandu Brahmin Female Siraha Brahmin Dhankuta Male Brahmin Hekuli-6, Dabng Male Bhojpur NJamdaha-5, Siraha Chhetri Diptisikha Chaudhari Sanne-1, Dhankuta 270 Male Mar Bahadur Bhandari Banke Keureni Paki-4, Bhojpur 269 Brahmin Gautam Rajaram 268 Yogendra Chapagain Male 267 Karki Chandra Kiran 266 Neupane Sanjib Phulbari-4, Kailali 265 Sharma Sabnam Kaski Rupandehi 264 Bahadur Khanal Krishna Brahmin Brahmin 263 Female Adhikari Subas Male 262 Kusmihira-4, Baglung ApsaraBasyal Kahariya-3, Rupandehi 261 Bhattarai Laxmi 260 Sharma Devi Sakuntala 259 Prasad Badri Gyawali 258 Dhungana Sujata 256 AiliyaMumu 255 254 Adhikari Mitralal 252 Prasad Shiv Satyal Kailali 250 Dalit Rai Kabita 248 Male Bahadur Karki Laxman Darchula 246 Naypu-4, Chhetri Mugu 245 Yagya Bhatta Male 244 243 Ghusha-8, Darchula Bahadur Pariyar Sur 242 Khatri Shivraj 241 Narendra Kumar Karki 240 Kumar Kailash Paneru 233 Anita Thapa Jankraj Thapaliya Jankraj Bahadur WaliGanesh Bahadur Thakulla Man arplnhw- aeBrahmin Male Kathmandu Kavrepalanchowk-7 Bhojpur Brahmin Female Brahmin Male Keureni Paki-1, Bhojpur Palpa Kathmandu-11 Brahmin Brahmin Female Palpa Male Thada-3, Arghakhanchi Brahmin Female Malunga-3, Palpa Kathmandu Dalamdanda-6, Palpa Chhetri Female Morang Sunsari Madhesi Homtang-5, Bhojpur Lalitpur Udaypur Muslim Male Baglung TriyugaUpamanapa-15, Brahmin Male Sorabhag-6, Morang Male Dalit Sarsyukharkha-1, Kavre Male Pakali-5, Sunsari Hanpang-9, Taplejung Rautahat Righa-4, Baglung Brahmin Dhankuta Okhaldhunga Male Raniban-1, Dalit Santapur-2, Rautahat Surkhet Male Kathmandu Chhetri Kamanapa-1, Doti Male Sanne-6, Dhankuta Brahmin Kailali Kanchanpur Male Dekhatmuli-9, Chhetri Piladi-9, Surkhet Male Achham Ranagaun-2, Doti Chhetri Narayanpur-8, Kailali Male Kanchanpur Nandegada-5, Achham Aadibasi Female pipalladi-8, Kanchanpur Dadeldhura Kalpalmandu, Laxmipur-6, Kanchanpur Dadeldhura Mastamandu-5, eaeBamnUdaypur Brahmin Female Taplejung Brahmin Male Bhaktapur Brahmin Male Kathmandu Janajati Female Kanchanpur Chhetri Male Dadelchura Brahmin Female Kanchanpur Dalit Female Dadeldhura Brahmin Male Arghakhanchi Kavre 9 rdyNrynshKcaa7 aaMl her Bara Chhetri Male Nuwakot Brahmin Male Kachawa-7, Bara BidurNapa-7, Bidur 301 300 Hriday Narayan sah 299 Bhhata Chandra Dev 298 Mahara Ramo 296 Dhamala Ranjit 285 Tej Bahadur Rawal 282 Jumla Siraha Brahmin Janajati Male Male Dhangadhi-7, Siraha Taliup-2, Jumla Bhatta Giriraj 273 RakshyaBahadur Rawal 272 Mo. Akhatar Shakil 271 9 oedaCaaa hnua1 an aeBamnDhankuta Brahmin Male Prasad Sambhu Shrestha 297 Dang Dhankuta-1, Aadibasi Sanne Male 295 Bardiya Kharel Laxmi 294 Aadibasi Yogendra Chapagai Saptari Chaulahi-6, Dang 293 Male Nusa Amagai Chhetri 292 BalBahadur Sunar Dhodhari-2, Bardiya Male Makawanpur 291 Chaudhari Krishnaraj Brahmin 290 Saptari-8, Dharampur Bahadur Chaudhari Surat Male 289 288 Kumar Pokhrel 287 Bijay Kumar Pande Dang 286 Kalaiya-5, Bara Chhetri AjitAcharya 284 Bardiya Male ManojKumar Acharya 283 Chhetri Male Manpur-1, Dang 281 Devkota Sushilraj Nayagaun-2, Bardiya 280 Jumla Binay Dotel 279 Chhetri GamansingKhadka 278 Chaudhari Sobharaj Male 277 Nepali Sangita Kalikakhenu-2, Jumla 276 BhawanaKhattri 275 Bahadur Dipendra Shahi 274 Bimal Wagle Kumar Tiwari Sanjay Monoj Kumar Thakur Monoj Anjana Thapa Yagyaraj Thapa hrtu-2 hta ea rhi Chitwan Brahmin Femal Bharatpur-12, Chitwan Bara Dhanusha Dalit Bara Morang Brahmin Male Napa-7,Biratnagar Female Mahuwa-4, Dhanusha Khannurichanha Surkhet Gorkha Dhanusha-4, Brahmin Kakadi-5, Bara Female Dalit Male Tanpang-7, Gorkha Dasarthpur-9, Rolpa Chhetri Surkhet Female Brahmin Male Dhading Ugratara-1, Kavre Jumla Brahmin Badachaur-4, Rolpa Chhetri Male Dhading-9, Jyamarung Male Jumla Tanahun-9, Titara Brahmin Male Mahat-9, Jumla Siraha Dailekh Brahmin Syanja Narayan Napa-1, Male Karnali-2, Jumla Dalit Bishnupurki-5, Siraha Female Jumla Dang Chhetri Brahmin Female Waling-4, Syanja Male Chandannath-2, Jumla Gadhwa-7, Dang aeBamnBara Brahmin Male Kathmandu Brahmin Male Dhanusha Chhetri Male Tanahun Chhetri Male Dailekh Chhetri Male Kavre 221 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 222 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 Details of Violation of Constituent Assembly Member Assembly ofConstituent Details of Violation SN Annex-9 4 45 Threats to voters 34 19Use election ofalcoholcampaign during 33 79Dissemination ofnews/ 32 31 30 87 Editorial infavor/ 87Editorial 30 persons andsecurity toelection staffs 49disturbance 29 44 Threat toelection staffs 3 28 17Use ofpublicproperty, resources 27 33Use ofmike, loudspeakers 26 65 Transfer, deploy, promotion ofpostcivilemployees andfulfillment 25 26Rally, movement inpublicarea obstructing assembly 24 3 84Dissemination ofbiasednews/ 23 2 78Dissemination offactual news/ 22 Election for Publicity 36HelicopterCharter 21 20 18 46 Obstruction on Candidate’s Publicity & Activities affecting elections 4 on parties/ basedonly 7Criticism 19 on Candidate’s &Activities 46Obstruction elections affecting Publicity 18 ofsilence ofperiod 34 Violation 17 27 Torch anddemonstration withweapons rally 16 11Pasting posters/ 15 inelection procedure 47Disruption 14 38Use oft 13 2 14Maximum ofpamphlet/ weight andsize 12 inadistrict by 39Use party oftwo lightvehicles 11 10 15 Tampering ofcandidates/ materials withpublicity 9 32Use ofchildren 8 10 Poster pastinginpublicareas 7 vote tocast 48Obstruction 6 20 Tampering withvoter materials education 5 inschool 35Election publicity 4 12 Wall Painting, banner 3 29Use anddisplay ofexplosive devices, lathi, Khukuri 2 ofparties inelection campaign 30Obstruction 1 28 Size offlag 28 Size permission 24 Parties’ election programs insamevenue/ 21 Distributing Cash,21 Distributing Party &Organizing Material wo light vehicles by candidate in a constituency by inaconstituency wo candidate lightvehicles ‌‌ pamphlets inpr Election CodeofConduct Election ‌‌ against ofparties/ ‌‌ CoC Violation Point CoC Violation infor Total mation withoutbias ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌‌ infor candidates’ infor ivate propterty ivate propterty ‌‌ mation, incitingviolence candidates candidates mation ‌‌ poster ‌‌ way o plce,porm,ps ok 4 policies, programs, pastworks n administration’s ‌‌ candidates candidates No. of Violation 912 135 349 15 26 32 37 38 41 45 52 59 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 6 5 5 8 9 9 peaceful manner! CA andconclusion massiveCongratulations for public participation toall election in • • • is commendable andpraiseworthy." theEC,including ofNepal, Government Political Parties andsocialorganizations people", oftheelection, theconclusion hesaidafter adding, "The role ofall, success resulting fromhistorical of the Nepali the display of collective rationality people, exceptsome for minorincidents. of participation withwiderandencouraging the election washeldpeacefully citizens,congratulated all thevoters andthestakeholders. including Hesaidthat the predictions Pashupatinath toLord thetimebeing? for this time.victory But, ifotherelementsare decisive, wouldn’t itbebettertoleave If election iswon by people'svote, be abletostopUCPN-M's nobodywill strange irony mediaishighlightingitunilaterally. thatthecorporate assecond plan. ofUCPN victory of irregualritiesorminimizing thegrand Itisa election by tocoveron uptheirhumiliatingdefeat charge disrupting UML tried retain will itsdominance that the UCPN-M inGorkha,Sensing NC- panicked quoists andagainsttransformation. sponsored power centers, are understoodthatthey status staunch beeasily itcan tomorrow evening. However, and listening to the watching predictions of some Thereforecasting election isnopointin result todaycome asitwill out by "I extendmycongratulationsNepali toall sistersandbrothers this for DahalPrachanda Kamal hasthankedand Pushpa Chairperson UCPN-M Baburam Bhattarai’sBaburam facebook status Constituent Assembly Election Assembly Constituent Press ReleasesIssuedafter Prachanda Congratulates All Prachanda Congratulates Naya Patrika, November 19, 2013, pg1 Annex-10 223 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 224 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 UCPN-M Spokesperson Agni Sapkota elections.conspiracies intheConstituent Assembly aspertheaspirationandexpectation oftheNepali peopleduetovarious forward election sincethisprocessConstituent nottobemoving Assembly hasbeenfound forthesuspension officehasdecidedtodemand ofthecentral ongoing votecountof 1. Decisions ofthemeeting 3. issue Contemporary 2. ofelection review Preliminary 1. Condolence ofthemeeting Agendas Independence andDemocracy. ofgreat People'scondolence tothemartyrs War, People's Movement andNational Parisdanda, Koteshwor. The meetingbeganwithaminutesilenceexpressing Comrade PrachandaChairperson on November 25, office 2013atthecentral Committee Central presided byconducted meetingofthe Seventh its sixth full UnifiedCommunist of greatparty Nepal (Maoist) party andglorious Party Our Dear mediacolleagues, Dispatc 2013/ no: Letter

to probe into thewidespread andirregularitiesthat took place consipiracy in The part It is informed throughIt isinformed thispress statement, thatthemeetingofparty h no: 99 Unified Communist of Nepal (Maoist) Party y demands to form a high level investigation ahighlevel y demandsto form commission immediately Unified Communist of Nepal (Maoist) Party ‌‌ 14 Press Statement Central CommitteeCentral Central CommitteeCentral Press Release November 21, 2013 6. 4. 3. 2. UCPN-M Spokesperson Agni Sapkota November 25, 2013 5. 7.

b. a. · · · · within one week. election andreport andirregularitiesintheConstituten Assembly conspiracy andirregularitiesthattook election. placeconspiracy intheConstituent Assembly United Fr thefollowing: concerned stakehodlers that occurred intheCA election, and parties proposes otherpolitical all ourparty throughandirreuglarities formed conspiracy ofConstituentmechanisms Assembly questio As aserious process constitution drafting endorsed by unification, national theseventh convention oftheparty peace and The part a comprehensive review. practice,such planofaction after withfurther decidestomove forward theparty weaknesses andotherorganizational toavoid theweakness oftheparty criticising theplansofco Identifying intheCA andConstituent Assembly of transformation election. isthemaincarrier which UCPN-M ofthestatusqoistsagainstourparty support central committee meeting which will beheldinDecember24. committee will central meetingwhich that occuredtheelection andsubmit withinone during areport month atthe andprobe problems andconspiracy; theinternal andlapses about theirregularity of constituenciesexpress will andcongratulatethevoters, gratitute them inform The part · A taskfor

making process. thatboycottedparties election intheconstitution- theConstituent Assembly Take necessar Constitution.amending theInterim ofco Establish amechanism Janak Raj Joshi Janak Raj N Ram De Khim Lal Chandr Ram Barsha ManPun y clarifies that it is firm and committed to the political courseof andaction thatitisfirm committedtothepolitical y clarifies y has decided that all the central committee members and candidates committee the central membersandcandidates y hasdecidedthatall ce with following members has been formed to collect thefacts tocollect ofthe membershasbeenformed ce withfollowing ont: Buildabroad whoare unitedfront againstthe thoseparties ofall arayan Bidari a Jha vkota y initiation withappropriateprocedure the inorder toinclude n mark has emerged intheconstitution-making from the nspiracy and irregularities in time and seriously self- andirregularitiesintimeseriously nspiracy nsensus in constitution drafting and all aspectsby andall nsensus inconstitution drafting 225 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 226 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 Vice PresidentVice Poudel Chandra Ram Jai Nepal ! consensus, thatbeganfrom cooperationandunity the 12-point understanding. intheconstitution toensure ofall firm makingprocess of participation asperthespirit tomakeconstitution.the government butmainly Nepali Congress reiterates thatitis ofwinandloss..periphery We toform shouldkeepinmindthat thiselection isnotonly constitution rising above by theaspirationsofpeopleanddraft tofulfill opportunity invote counting. decisionundemocratic andparticipate mandate. Thus, to call on UCPN-M respect thepeople’s we sovereignty by correcting its implemented thepeople’s verdict alsotorespect anditurges thepeople's otherparties loss".nation shouldnotlosedespitetheparty’s Nepali respected Congress and hasalways leaders have to respect taught all the people's mandate by sending a message that “the favor, beitthereferendum Election in2008. orConstituent Assembly respected Our remind that Nepali Congress hasaccepted the unexpected consequence albeit aginstits andfrom theperspectives andvaluesofdemocracy. ofnorms ethically We would liketo intheelection isinappropriatepolitically, participating the consequence after morally, once againstbrought naturetosurface. theundemocratic ofUCPN-M Not accepting thatitwaslaggingfarbehindinelection learning has This decisioncomes which after and secret way on November 20, results out. oftheelections came preliminary 2013after nation andexpectiation ofthepeoplewithinone year. a constitution and by as per of the goodneed of the govermnance and prosperity drafting by from inthedirection notdeviating thecommitment andresolution to take thecountry respect theirrole highly will andfeeling. to assure thattheparty thisprocess, toconclude national andinternationalobservers Nepali Congress would like of neighborcountries, donor agencies, Internationalnon-government organizations, election. holdingtheConstituent Assembly successfully for commending the role While of Ministers, agencies, security all andindividualsinvolved organizations inthisprocess all election.Assembly Similarly, we would alsoliketothanktheElection Commission, Council Constituent inhistorical participating process democratic byimportant enthusiastically

General Election,General specially, should betakenasan thatofConstituent Assembly hasdisregardedThe UCPN-M thepeople by boycotting vote countinginasudden firmly Nepali move forward Congress will assures Nepali all peoplethattheparty We andvoters holding an for would thecitizens liketothankandcongratulateall BP Memorial Building, BP Memorial Lalitpur, Nepal

Nepali Congress Press Statement Central Office Central November 21, 2013

Chairperson Jhalnath Khanal process. inthevote-countingby process participating andjoinintheconstitution making peopleimmediately.of all We torespect on theUCPN-M thepeople’s call mandate to retract itswrong decision ofrejecting theelection heldwithenthusiasticparticpation results asnatural, itself. theparty mightbecounterproductive for We urge UCPN-M in aprocess likeelection, where people’s by mandate isacceptedtakingthe gracefully trend ofgoing againstnorms, ofUCPN-M valuesandculture winorloss inwhich the elections were heldinapeacfuel andfairmanner. We would liketostress thatthe theelections were where hestatedthat after concluded release issuedimmediately Prachanda’s Chairperson UCPN-M way andwithoutirregularitiesafter press have made public facts that the election was held in observers a peaceful, free and fair has taken a wrong decisionUCPN-M at a context when the national andinternational election in2008whereAssembly ourseniormostleaders losttheelection. The inconstitutionhonestly makingprocess by accepting theresults ofConstituent in apeaceful manner. We would liketoremindthatwe played UCPN-M ourrole by comingtheelections theelection outfollowing resultsfrustrated started asthey to boycott vote counting, being after inConstituent Assembly not toparticipate supporters. agencies, deployed staffs for election, inelection andall participating parties all intheelection actively government,participated Election Commission, security andotherparites.CPN-M thosewho toall gratitude (UML)expresses CPN hearty generatedby despitethefear vital inholdingtheelectionboycott peacefully of pf government, Election Commission, hasbeen agencies andcivilservants security ofvoters despitesomeheld withenthusiasticparticipation sporadicincidents. Role Serious attention of our party has been drawn towards has beendrawn decision theUCPN-M attention ofourparty Serious On November 19, 2013, election second wassuccessfully Constituent Assembly

Communist ofNepal Party Madannagar, Balkhu, Kathmandu. (Unified Marxist -Leninist) (Unified Marxist Press Release Central Office Central November 21, 2013 227 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 228 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 229 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 230 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 • • • • SUMMARY EXECUTIVE EUROPEAN UNIONELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION–NEPAL Well-conducted of continuation for allow withhighparticipation elections parties as well as to those parties boycotting aswell astothose parties theelections.parties However, thisdidnot throughout period, thecampaign toboth participating variously attributed acrossactively thecountry. incidentsofaviolent nature took place Several Freedoms were and assembly of speech respected campaigned as candidates those withoutthesecardswere facilitated on production ofotherdocuments. day, voters did notface difficulties generally regarding as theiridentification the provision cards. ofvoter ID However, thaton reported election EUobservers electorate. faced Oneofthemainchallenges by administration theelectoral was anestimatedfigure ofaroundcapturing 75percent ofthepotential Nepalese Final The Voters’ List, as announced by the ECN, 12,147,865 voters includes advance ofelection day, aswere staffdeployments. process. in well wasconcluded tothedistricts ofelection material The delivery ECN demonstratedcompetence inconductingoperationsoftheelectoral key andtimeconstraints. challenges manner despiteconsiderablelogistical The manner.impartial Technical preparations electoral were completed inatimely throughout thewholeelection process, acting, thusfar, inanindependentand The Election Commission of Nepal (ECN) has enjoyed public confidence a finalconclusion. of resultsany follow consequent andwill complaints andappealsbefore reaching implemented. thecountingandaggregation The EUEOMcontinues toobserve efficient processing of votersandappropriateuseof controls andsafeguards were as stationsvoteprotected in97per centofthepolling observed wassufficiently assessedtobe good. staffwasmostly ofpolling performance ofthe Theintegrity by theEUEOMand stations inthepolling observed followed consistently atmosphere. calm and generally conducted in an orderly Polling procedures were constitution Nepal. anew for mandated to draft Assembly Voting was The 19 November elections were thesecond electionsfortheConstituent 2013 CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY2013 CONSTITUENT ELECTIONS PRELIMINARY STATEMENT Kathmandu, 21November 2013 democratic statebuilding democratic

• • • • in Nepal since 4 October following an invitation from the Government of Nepal Nepal of Government the from invitation an following October 4 since Nepal in The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) has been present present been has EOM) (EU Mission Observation Election Union European The • financing. greaterintocampaign for transparency opportunity fundingbutthiswasnotadopted missingthe ofsourcesdisclosure ofparty requirement theelections. ofastatementafter ofthecodehad required Adraft spendinglimits, campaign includes ofexpenditure to extendsonly supervision has beenusedtoenforcethanpunitive itrather measures. thecode While those whoviolatedthecode. thecodehaslegalweight, While pressure moral enforcement powers on theECN. However, sanctions were few imposedon The CodeofConductfortheElection conferred extensive and monitoring conductedexception by ofaweek-long UCPN-M. massrally activities withthe were level through manifest meetingsatalocal small largely campaign. impacthave ofthea significant on the unfolding campaign Electoral were women. officers encounteredofficers) and21percentof assistantpolling by EUobservers apparent alsoon election dayofficers(presiding whenjust11percent ofpolling lowextremely levels numbers amongst of theall ECN. officials within This was lower from numbersofcandidates thesegroups. Women in have beenobserved a combination reflected will oflegalloopholesin andanabsenceofpolitical notbemaintainedinthistime, will pessimism thattheseachievements dueto ofthesecommunities advancesall for historic in2008. There iswidespread marginalised groups intheConstituent Assembly, measures resulted which in ofwomen andtraditionally lawhasestablished targetstheinclusion Electoral for respecting any pre theseatswon,to allocate theelections, after without oftheirchoice tocandidates the linkbetween voters andtheirelectedrepresentatives. Political are able parties list weaken procedures closed within selectionthe PR for of successful candidates elections. protected intheprovisions orFPTP fully governing eitherPR The tobysubscribed Nepal. However, representation ofpolitical theright isnot theconductfor ofgenuine elections inlinewiththeinternationalcommitments electionsfor theConstituentprovides a Assembly The legalframework good basis andspace,of airtime presented tone. inaneutral generally andreports broadcasters andnewspapers,public andprivate withproportionate distribution conductedMedia monitoring by theEUEOMrevealed faircoverage by both UML andNC, were efforts made tocoverage tominorparties. significant provide activities onby campaign mainly UCPN-M, coverage focused electoral CPN- their messages tov

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231 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 232 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 good theconduct elections basisfor ofdemocratic inlinewith theinternational LEGAL FRAMEWORK seats.submitted the PR theirlistsfor seats, competed theFPTP for A totalof6,127candidates parties while122political the remaining 335are electedthrough aProportional Representation system. (PR) seats: 240membersare electedthrough theFirst-Past Constitutionthe575elected for Interim ofNepal creates aMixed System Electoral theelections byelected and26are theCouncilofMinisters.The appointedafter elections.hold the2013Constituent Assembly wasestablishedwhosesolemandateisto Election CouncilofMinisters(IECM) the country. instability, ofpolitical aperiod After acare-takergovernment -Interim tobeadopted for members failedtoreachoffederalism anagreement on thetype government. inMay 2012after wasdissolved The previousConstituent Assembly Assembly, constitution mandatedtoadopt Nepal, anew for anew andtoform BACKGROUND PRELIMINARY FINDINGS support throughout. throughout. support the European Union member states’ diplomatic missions resident in Nepal for their their for Nepal in resident missions diplomatic states’ member Union European the EU EOM is also grateful to the Delegation of the European Union to Nepal and and Nepal to Union European the of Delegation the to grateful also is EOM EU of Nepal for their cooperation and assistance in the course of the observation. The The observation. the of course the in assistance and cooperation their for Nepal of other Nepalese authorities, political parties and civil society as well as the people people the as well as society civil and parties political authorities, Nepalese other its appreciation to the government of Nepal and the Election Commission and and Commission Election the and Nepal of government the to appreciation its months of the conclusion of the electoral process. The EU EOM wishes to express express to wishes EOM EU The process. electoral the of conclusion the of months and will publish a final report, containing detailed recommendations, within two two within recommendations, detailed containing report, final a publish will and remain in country to observe post election developments and the tabulation of results results of tabulation the and developments election post observe to country in remain Observation signed at the United Nations in October 2005. The EU EOM will will EOM EU The 2005. October in Nations United the at signed Observation conclusions and adheres to the Declaration of Principles for International Election Election International for Principles of Declaration the to adheres and conclusions and fully endorses this Statement. The EU EOM is independent in its findings and and findings its in independent is EOM EU The Statement. this endorses fully and European Parliament, headed by Daniel van der Stoep, MEP, also joined the mission mission the joined also MEP, Stoep, der van Daniel by headed Parliament, European for genuine elections as well as the laws of Nepal. A delegation of members of the the of members of delegation A Nepal. of laws the as well as elections genuine for to assess the whole electoral process in accordance with international commitments commitments international with accordance in process electoral whole the assess to observers from 28 EU Member States, Norway and Switzerland across the country country the across Switzerland and Norway States, Member EU 28 from observers Member of the European Parliament (France). In total, the EU EOM deployed 112 112 deployed EOM EU the total, In (France). Parliament European the of Member and the Election Commission. The Mission is led by Chief Observer, Eva Joly, Joly, Eva Observer, Chief by led is Mission The Commission. Election the and The legal framework for the Constituent Assembly elections providesfor theConstituent a Assembly The legalframework is composedThe Constituent of 601 members, Assembly 575 are of which The 19 November elections were thesecond electionsfortheConstituent The-Post (FP TP) system while system TP) deployments. well in advance ofelection day, wasconcluded tothedistricts material aswere staff ofelection papersandthedistribution material.of ballot ofelection The delivery competence process inconductingoperationsoftheelectoral astheprinting key such andtimeconstraints. challenges considerable logistical The ECNdemonstrated process. preparations,electoral ofandconfidence improvingintheelectoral the transparency manner.impartial The ECNheld regular press conferences toupdatestakeholders on throughout thewholeelection process, acting, thusfar, inanindependentand ELECTION ADMINISTRATION amongst others, seats. intheelectionPR for allowingthemtoparticipate voters,the ECNasspecialarrangementswere madetemporary for prisoners including leaflets education were made available inBraille. right to vote wasvindicated The by were made available. egregious inlightofthefact that10,000 voter This isparticularly was not affordedsecrecy to asvoters no withtactile visual impairment guides ballot representative electedinaby-election election. therealundermines ofthevoter, choice reducing themandateofhis potentially and subsequentby-election shouldhebesuccessfulinthetwo constituencies. This in two constituencies simultaneously. ofa This createsresignation thepossibility voter and hiselectedrepresentative. Furthermore, tocontest ispermitted acandidate whereconstituency heiscontesting theelection weakens the connection between the In FPTP, theabsence ofarequirement isregistered thatacandidate tovote inthe only, ofthevoter party the choice totheselection ofthepolitical notofthecandidate. without respecting any list. pre-determined order within their closed This, thus, limits theseatswon,are abletoallocate the elections, after oftheirchoice tocandidates list weaken thelinkbetween voters andtheirelectedrepresentatives. Political parties elections. closed The proceduresPR candidates withinthe for selection ofsuccessful protected intheprovisionsPR ortheFPTP right isnotfully eitherthe governing This intheconduct ofpublicaffairs...“to takepart throughchosen freely representatives”. has the right citizen Civil and Political provides 25 (a) which that every Rights Article authoritatively, issue. toaparticular pertains whatthelawiswhich innature.continues tobefragmentary bequite acomplex mattertodetermine, Itcan are across to be found of instruments, a plethora with the result that election law tobycommitments subscribed Nepal. provisionstoelections applicable Legal Technical preparations electoral were mannerdespite completed inatimely The Election Commission of Nepal (ECN)hasenjoyed publicconfidence ConstitutionThe Interim provides that voting istobe by secret ballot. However, right ofpolitical representationThe issetoutintheInternationalCovenant on 233 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 234 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 were facilitated on production ofotherdocuments. face difficulties few regarding voters without these cards as those their identification polling. However, thaton reported election day, EUobservers voters didnot generally until election day,was uncertain of with some remaining still attheclose uncollected the ECNtoissuethesecards, cards ofthe12.2millionvoter ID delivery thetimely provision cards. ofvoter ID appreciated decision of andpublicly Despitetheclear communities. having beenregistered islow in2008-theholdingof which among marginalised certificate a citizenship addition, the current for register, eligiblevoters could notregister without themselves might have stalemate. alsobeenafactor duetodisillusionmentwiththepolitical In registration, andlesspopulation displacement. Absenceofmotivation toregister emigration, outofdistrict for lesslikelihoodofmultipleduetothefacility entries for to qualification registration, the requirement to register inperson, significant nature ofvoter registration,to factorsasthevoluntary such themore rigorous approach electorate. captured thenotableproportion ofaround 75percentofthepotentialNepalese that thevoting population reaches 16million. Basedon thesefigures, voter registration register. Also, basedon the2011Censusconducted inNepal itcouldbeestimated number ofvoters registered theseelections for ascompared tothoseinthe2008 2013. There difference, isasignificant million, amountingto5.4 circa between the Voter registration phases, wasconducted inseveral withthelastone endinginAugust VOTER REGISTRATION with more than50registered voters andprisoners. people tovoters voting incare centres wasalsoapplicable elderly for temporary for elections,PR ofthesevoters. reducing ofdisenfranchisement thelevel The provision personnel on electionelection for the single-constituency officials andday security ofthe voting process.transparency Temporary voting was allowed government and for manner. Procedures and provided sufficient safeguards toensure theintegrity training. asthereinto reality were than10percentwomen inthe fewer among participants staffdidnottranslate of50percentfemale by totherecruitment theECNaspiring to be satisfactory.assessed by EU observers However, the adoption of a gender policy One of the main challenges facedOne ofthemainchallenges by administration theelectoral was the The difference innumbers registered between 2008and2013 may beattributed Final The Voters’ List, asannounced by theECN, 12,147,865 voters. includes Temporary and independent acted in an impartial election staff generally Training-of-trainers and activities were conducted countrywide (TOT) except f or the brief opportunity toregister on thebasisof opportunity or thebrief elections. rangeThese from assaults on individuals and acts of intimidation as as well boycotting aswell astothoseparties the parties to bothparticipating variously incidents ofaviolentnature several tookintensified attributed place ascampaigning establishedapolite andcordial speech. tone of political initially parties However, andprocessions.rallies parties, andnocomplaints were made regarding ofpermissionfor biasinthegranting were gatherings prohibited.campaign well withpolitical cooperated authorities Local acrossactively thecountry. There spacefordebate, wasanopenpolitical andno ELECTION CAMPAIGN to thelaw. nomination.years ofageofficialparty andlacking All decisions were taken according ofNepalese lack citizenship, on groundscandidates included which beingunder25 seats. the FPTP for against candidates The ECN, however, FPTP also disqualified21 own initiative, disqualified an candidates.additional 294 No objections were made of amurder conviction, holdingpublicoffice. andtheothertwo for TheECN, onits made tocandidates. Three ofthem were disqualified bytheECN, one onthe grounds toobjecttheirpossiblerepresentatives.opportunity only,to candidatureislimitedothercandidates thegeneralpublicof depriving being inlinewithinternationalcommitments agreed toby Nepal, toobject theright applied, anddisqualifications were in accordance withthelaw. Despite requirements seats. orPR either FPTP The candidates wererequirements of for qualification strictly CANDIDATE NOMINATION of voters. perconstituency,one MemberoftheConstituent Assembly regardlessofthenumber Covenant on CivilandPolitical Rights.foresees only asFPTP This isundermined 25(b)oftheInternational expressedprinciple asequalsuffrageprotected inArticle fromsuggest deviation some significant thecoreofequal principle representation, a district, has4,795voters whilethesmallest inManangdistrict. These discrepancies with thelargesthaving82,218voters intheBhaktapur electorate inone constituency is 50,616. However, exist oftheelectorate differences between thesize significant to thenumberofregistered voters, perconstituency oftheelectorate theaverage size Campaign launches and the publication of manifestoes by ofmanifestoes andthepublication themainpolitical Campaign launches Freedoms were andassembly respectedcampaigned ofspeech ascandidates Among thenominationsseats, submittedthePR for nineobjections were There were nounreasonable requirements tocandidatecontest register asa were the2013elections. boundaries for notreviewed Constituency According 235 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 236 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 Security Plan wasadequate toitspurpose. Plan Security low, created adeterrent againstviolence, effect Election thattheIntegrated indicating 10 percent. forces presencecampaigning, during Security tobevery whileobserved women activities low wasestimatedtobeextremely atlessthan in thesecampaign calm. was largely atmosphere observed events inthecampaign Participation of was notadopted. a bank. tointroducecampaign financing greaterinto transparency This opportunity wereto ensurecontributionsinexcess of25,000NPR thatcampaign made through their sources offunding, todisclose provisionsparties requiringpolitical included and the elections.submitted after of the Code of Conduct 2013, Adraft however, had to the requirement extends only that a statement of expendituresupervision be candidates. totheir moresupport offer financialandmaterial offices, central their party’s which were ableto compared parties tothemainpolitical withscarcefinancial fromresources financialsupport parties lacked as they political resources. candidates fromcandidates and egregiousfor independent This isespecially dismissed thecomplaints. wasinviolation thatthisevent oftheCodeConduct,ECN asserting buttheECN activity. acampaign in such andNCfiledcomplaints withthe BoththeCPN-UML from easttowest. moved acrosswhich thecountry toengage party Itwastheonly conducted from 6to13November rally andthemasscampaign events campaign parties.other political ofthis were inseveral Indicators helicopterusetoparticipate governance, themajorconcernsofvoters. thusindicating manifestos, emphasis given with significant todecentralisationandissuesoflocal observed, events campaign topics discussed were theprincipal thecontent ofparty processionsand small withflagsandslogans. According toEUobservers, inthe voters through activitiesasdoor-to-doorcampaigning, such meetings corner small level.a local contact with on focused makingclose parties Candidates and political strategy.party ofany political part actions thanforming rather were by caused individualrivalries competing withinthesameconstituency. candidates due totheactivities ofrival Such ofthecampaign.the unfolding activities were ofcampaign obstructions also Some continued throughout period, thecampaign impact thisdidnothave asignificant on vehicles. ofparty todestruction onattacks publictransportation Though these activities The EU EOM has observed 366 campaign events campaign across 366 thecountry.The EUEOMhasobserved The regulated.Campaign financeisloosely While spendinglimits were imposed, funding,In theabsence of public campaign on rely theirown financial candidates had greater financial resources atitsdisposalthandidthe clearly UCPN-M activities were through campaign manifest meetingsat Electoral small largely Nepal on 30October2013.TV No violations offreedom ofexpression were observed. and theFNCCI, withrepresentatives parties, ofninepolitical wasbroadcast live by parties’ of political analysis manifestoes. A public debate organised by NDI-Nepal representatives.parties space devoted intheireditions national to newspapers Some level,and local broadcast specialprogrammes and on elections candidates involving to also provide coverage to minor parties. and Radio stations,TV both at national activities by UCPN-M, andNC, CPN-UML effort themediamade asignificant their messages tovoters. on campaign mainly coverage focused Althoughelectoral MEDIA 1 the ECN issued an order on 18 November to halt temporarily thetransmissionof the ECNissuedanorder on 18November tohalttemporarily radiostations byprivate broadcasting activities. live coverage ofcampaign breaches of the Code ofConduct outby inUdayapur and Parbat carried districts violatingtheCodeofConductfor through biascoverage. reported EUobservers takingadvantageonNepal Radio ofthisfacility and62on parties Nepalpolitical TV. of campaign, this provision was implemented by the ECN resulting in 84 out of 122 submittedseats. tocontestnumber ofcandidates thePR thelast week during Only inbothnational radio and parties topolitical was allocated inproportion tothe TV election related programmes. and, beingwidely main parties ingeneral, represented and equitably inthenews referred, theperiod coverage during intheirelectoral of impartiality withthethree coverage. mediamonitoredThe 12 private by theEUalsoshowed degree asignificant and CPN-UML, to each of both UCPN-M news while NC received 17 per cent of Gorkhapatra newspaper daily 17percent. andCPN-UML 19percent ofairtime NC wasallocated The public On Nepal 1,TV received UCPN-M coverage, 21percentofthetotalelectoral while UCPN-M, whileNCreceived 11percent. 13percentofcoverage andCPN-UML andelection related initsnews programmes to 15percentofairtime Nepal allocated presented tone. in a neutral period, the monitoring During stated-owned Radio and space among contestants. Newsandelection related wasgenerally information broadcasters andnewspapers,and private ofairtime withproportionate distribution from 19OctobertoNovember, balancedcoverage by bothpublic revealed afairly

Nagarik. Nepal FM, Image FM, newspaper, Kantipur Post, Annapurna Naya Patrika, The HimalayanTimes and mediaKantipur as well astheprivate TV, Sagarmatha TV, Image TV, FM, Kantipur UjyaaloFM, The sample included thestate-o The sampleincluded Media monitoring of15nationalMedia monitoring mediaoutlets Media, in general, to present parties political provided for a diverse for platform After several violations oftheCodeConduct several andabreach silence, ofcampaign After An official Filmycomplaint wassubmitted by NCtotheECNagainst TV In accordance withprovisions intheECNCodeofConduct, free airtime allocated 19percentofthespace initselection relatedallocated wned media Radio Nepal,wned mediaRadio Nepal 1andGorkhapatraTV 1

conducted by theEUEOM, newspaper, 237 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 238 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 political parties have women nominated fewer parties thanin2008.political 50percentof While goals. minorities,several notmeettheinclusion electedwill andsothenumberseventually however, as one person may of inclusion represent the purpose is inadequate to serve who nominate election. more in parties the PR for than 100 candidates only rule,This marginalisedgroups, ofwomengoal andtraditionally ofinclusion thisiscompulsory PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN ANDMARGINALISED GROUPS legal weight, pressure moral hasbeenusedtoenforcethanpunitive itrather measures. ofnon-repetition.to restrain violations andsoughtundertakings thecodehas While having beentakenin144ofthese. attempted The cases actiongenerally takeninthese from to17November,total of187complaints intheperiod 22July withsome action adopted instead. instyle approach hasbeenmediatory which The ECN recorded a the law, sanctions were butfew imposedon thosewhoviolatedthecode, withan informal.almost entirely Powers tosanction are detailedin offenders extensively and enforcement powers on theECNanditsofficials, enforcement oftheCodewas process. theelectoral their aimofhaltingorchanging requirements domestic for observers. None of these actions succeeded in achieving as well astheomission ofnegative voting rights, ofaccreditation andtheseverity ofwomen,violations oftherights ofpersons withdisabilitiesandofthediaspora, sought topostponetheelections due, ofthesecases Almost all variously, toalleged election-related ofthedateelections. were cases filedsincethedeclaration to deal with public interest has widejurisdiction an extremely which litigation. Seven oftheirpossible thequalifications tochallenge representatives.opportunity candidates, and parties be filed only by political thepublicof general depriving parties. remedy aggrieved for providing atimely for Regrettably, thesepetitions may election results, toissueadecision, thecourt for aswell astheperiod are reasonable, offences.electoral of forsubmitting thevalidity petitionschallenging Thetimeframes to hear petitionsthe jurisdiction to invalidate elections, void counts, and deal with ELECTORAL JUSTICE breachingsilence. magazinesfor campaign andweekly newspapers transmitting. different daily FMandtofifteen toStar ECNalsoissuedwarnings ABC Channel station.TV ABC Channel, however, ignored theorder and continued There are 668 women amongst the 6,127 FPTP candidates as all ofthe main candidates asall There are 668 women amongst the6,127FPTP Constitution theInterim 2007,While law, andelectoral reiterate the repeatedly theCodeofConductElection for conferred extensive monitoring While Election related mattershave on alsobeenadjudicated by Court theSupreme Court,The Constituent Assembly establishedhoc on anad basis,recently has eueom.eu/ An electronic is availableon version the Mission websitewww. ofthisStatement conducted. stations in43outof46polling observed. Closingwasassessedpositively implemented. assessed, EUobservers therefore operationtohave beenwell theoverall as efficient processing of votersandappropriateuseof controls andsafeguards were of the vote was protectedsufficiently in 97stations per cent ofthe polling observed assessedtobe good. staffwasmostly ofpolling and theperformance Theintegrity procedures were stations inthepolling visitedby followed consistently EUobservers representatives acting inexcess oftheirmandatewere, however, observed. Polling waspresent in64percentof thesestations.observer party instancesofpolitical Afew whileatleastone national present stations in96percentofthepolling observed atmosphere. calm andgenerally in anorderly Political representatives were party most openedon timeorwithadelay oflessthanone hour. Voting wasconducted by theEUEOM. stationsthe polling observed stations Ofthepolling observed, POLLING ANDCLOSING country. requirements throughout considered the to deploy to reduce observers their capacity and by loosening the for domesticaccreditationrules observers by flexibility reviewing groups election dayoftheprocess. during added tothetransparency ECNhasshown domestic observers. The presencenumberof domestic observer ofasignificant OBSERVERSDOMESTIC were officersencounteredassistant polling women. byEUobservers day officers(presiding whenjust11percent ofpolling officers)and21percentof levels oftheECN.amongstall officialswithin Thiswasapparent also onelection toawoman.be allocated Women low inextremely numbers have beenobserved has proposed that, numberofseats, winanuneven where parties the “odd” seatshould that 33percentofwomen ismaintained, intheConstituent Assembly civilsociety quotas. themandatory arecandidates notboundtoobserve Inanattempttoensure legal loopholes reduce will the figure below this level, fielding less than 100 as parties in the Proportionalseats is guaranteed apparently reserved Representation election, The conduct ofassessedin94percent voting operations waspositively In total, 54national organisations accredited by theECNdeployed 23,443 ‌‌ nepal2013. F European Union Election Observation Mission -Nepal 2013 European Union Election Observation Trade Tower, Ground Floor, Kathmandu – Thapathali Nepal Tel.+977-9801101986 E-mail: [email protected] ,Eberhard Laue EUEOMPress Officer, or further information,or further pleasecontact: www.eueom.eu/ ‌‌ nepal2013 239 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 240 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 2. 1. Nepal by Army 2013andRolePlayed Election Assembly Constituent

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Nepal Ar election observers, andthemedia. civilsociety Commission, diplomatic missions, independentnational andinternational Nepalhas beenlaudedby Government, theconcernedsectorincluding Election 2007. thatNepal roletheelections Army's during Itiswell known toeveryone ofNepalGovernment decision according Constitution totheInterim ofNepal intheCA wasmobilized Army election, conducted on November 19asperthe elections inafree,Assembly fair, peaceful and fear-free environment”. Nepal Army “according ofNepal's totheGovernment goal ofconducting Constituent professional manner asperthemandatepassedtoNepaland inahighly toal It isclear Army is always committed to the protection of the country andthepeople. committed totheprotection isalways ofthecountry Army roleappreciated played theimpartial by theelections. Nepal during Army Nepal is confident andhonored that Nepali people have and understoodthe reality of Nepal, draggedintocontroversy. hasbeenunnecessarily The Nepal Army professional mannerasperthemandateprovidedin ahighly by Government rigging. The Nepal Army, its and responsibilities honestly performed which through disseminationinthenameofelection ofbaselessandmisleading news mediasection by Army certain andprofessional of Nepal apolitical character my's attentiontowards hasbeendrawn the theattempttoattack l that the Nepal Army performed itsresponsibilities l thattheNepalhonestly performed Army Relations their historic endeavours. their historic neighbour, andpeopleofNepal Indiastandsready theGovernment in tosupport would topeace, contribute inNepal. andstability prosperity and friend Asaclose aspirations of the people of Nepal together with progress on the development agenda Nepal. smooth conduct ofelections, inaccordance withtherequest of oftheGovernment the peopleofNepal have reposed process. inthedemocratic this achievement.be congratulatedfor The impressive turnout reflects thefaiththat to forces andtheElection Commission ofNepal andsecurity Government deserve goal andprosperous ofademocratic future. The peopleof Nepal, parties, political steptowardsConstituent Assembly-cum-Parliamentisanimportant realising Nepal's Source: India believes that the early promulgation Constitution of anew reflecting thattheearly India believes the the for support logistical ofIndiawashappyGovernment toextendnecessary The successfulconduct offree andfairelections today in for the Nepal

of+free+and+fair+elections+in+Nepal http:/ Successful conductoffree inNepal andfairelections Successful ‌‌ / ‌‌ w ww.mea.gov.in/ Ministry of External Affairs ofExternal Ministry Government ofIndia Government ‌‌ p ress-releases.htm?dtl/ ‌‌ 2 2507/ ‌‌ S November 19, 2013 uccessful+conduct+ 241 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 242 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 Source: democratic path. democratic Nepal’s continuewill tosupport progress along apeaceful, prosperous, inclusive, and aconstitution, taskofconcluding leaders totheimportant turn theUnitedStates thedreams theNepali andaspirationsofall support people. As Nepal’s elected newly ofwomenparticipation andyouth, thatcan andbecomingdemocracy apluralistic conflict, Nepal hasmade vital progress toward civilsociety, supporting promoting the civilians were thevictimsofviolentextremism theendof andterrorism. Since homegrown means. The Nepali people endured years of civil war, innocent in which working conflicts and disputesviaconstitutional torebuildthe world resolve and after that beganin2006. elections.Constituent Assembly These elections mark avitalstepinthepeace process Elections liketheseare amilestoneNepal notjustfor peoplearound butfor States congratulatesthepeopleof Nepal The Unitedontheir November 19

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‌‌ the-pr ess-office/ ‌‌ 2013/ ‌‌ 11/ ‌‌ 20/ ‌‌ statement-pr ess- 243 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 244 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 245 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 246 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 247 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 248 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 249 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 250 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 A passenger bus heading towards Kathmandu from Sarlahi hasbeentorchedA passengerin busheading towards from Kathmandu Sarlahi by on bandhenforcers ofattack vehicles fromReports midnighthave beenreceived. bombsitsbandh. on chargeofdefying the protestors andhurled torched vehicles would beallowed inthesecondmarkets to operate day and vehicles ofthestrike, have led violent.alliance turned CPN-M The group has announced that which Cards from region. eastern Inthemeantime, theboycott outby activities carried Commission of the EC Nilkantha Upreti of voter announced distribution Identity (CA) Constituentfor Assembly elections have beencompleted. ChiefElection ActivitiesonRise, OneInjuredViolent ExplosionLeaves Update:Latest 2300hrs Source: representatives District ofCCCE November 12, 2013 12 14 10 2 4 0 6 8 Campaign for Clean Election (CCCE) Election Clean for Secretariat Campaign Campaign for Clean Election (CCCE) Secretariat (CCCE) for Election Campaign Clean The Election Commissionthatmostofthepreparations (EC)hasinformed Sample of Daily Report Published by Citizen's Citizen's by Published Report ofDaily Sample Sample of Daily Report Published by Published Citizen's Sample ofReport Daily Others UCPN(Maoist) CPN-Maoist Nepali Congress CPN(UML) Madheshi Janaadhikar Madheshi CPN(UML) NepaliCongress CPN-Maoist UCPN(Maoist) Others 13 6 No. Violations of CoC on 12November 2013 6 5 2 Annex-11 Forum, Nepal 1 251 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 252 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 Dhankuta. An unidentifiedgroup detonatedtwo bombsofKrishnapur inGajraula on charge ofbeinginvolved(FLSC) andCPN-M inanti-election activities in lodged cadres againstfour ofManch-affiliated StateCouncil Limbuwan Federal was parked Municipality-3. athishouseinButwal hasbeen ofpubicoffence Acase from Gayaddin candidate (Mahato)poll Kapilbastu-3 KurmiSadhbhawana whenit in Kailali. In Kapilbastu,car belongingan unidentified group to torched the Maruti roadthe Bhajani-Sukhad section inDarakh wereVDC-1 defusedby Nepal Army . defusedsutalibombArmy inKapilbastu incurred minordamage whenanunidentifiedgroup detonated sutalibomb. Nepal inBidurfrom inNuwakotNC assembly Kakani VDC . petrolAn vanheading unidentifiedgroupbombtowards atthepick-up hurled the Nepal defused in the Manthali suspicious object army found in VDC-8 office in the building of UML village committee party vandalized . inSunsari Municpality-3 office inInaruwa An unidentified group party UCPN-M from no.in the candidate house of found UML poll constituency and 6 Bhim Acharya by different groups. Bomb disposalteamof defusedtheexplosiveNepal Army device areNC andUMLwhich have busyintheirelection alsobeentargeted campaigns petrol bombmicrobus. atamoving inLalitpur UCPN-M, parties Majorpolitical which, 14incidents are againstpoint30and1229 ofelection CoC. locals. placesby andcreating invarious plantingexplosive spreading devices terror among elections. The groups, have intensifiedelection CPN-M boycott campaigns including the election CoCwould beappliedalsotogroups have which announced boycott of weapons likelathi, spear, andweapons poserisks. khukuri which The EChad saidthat and ammunitionsorpoisonous objectsorsharp anddemonstratingwithchemical . wastorched usedby inRupandehi candidate poll whileavehicle Chitwan Political Parties Others UCPN(Maoist) CPN-Maoist Nepali Congress CPN(UML) ahsiJnahkrFrm ea 1 1 Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal Total Likewise, three sutalibombs plantedby along unidentifiedgroup inKirtipur shopbelonging to Shoe Pandey ofDang Municipality inGhorahi Tirtha One 4-year-old wasinjured Abhishek Lama whenanunidentifiedgroup hurled The CCCE received 33 incidents of violation of election CoC today.Out of Point 29oftheCAarms election CodeofConduct (CoC)prohibits carrying 93 23 965 39 35 32 30 29 No. CoC Violation 13 4 9 6 1 1 4 6 4 2 5 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 21 33 2 1 1 3 14 12 . Okhaldhunga . Ramechhap Total activities. Kailali, Saptari, Baitadi, on chargeofbeinginvolved districts inanti-election Bajura elections successful, hastakenactions. Police arrested some persons inMorang, Ilam, was beatenupby inDailekh. NCcadre inSingasen VDC-7 threatening them with weapons inDailekh. Bahadur UML cadre Sher Thapa Magar have pasted postersagainsttheelection CoCinBardiya. permission from. theelection officeinSindhuli UCPN-M, NCandMJF-Loktantrik againsttheelection CoCwithouttaking have usedvehicles ofparties candidates theelection to strongly follow codeofconduct. hasurged theparties in Syangja Poll are they associatedwith. ofparties candidates for The District AdministrationOffice in Taplejungassemblies inschool . Teachersin inKhotang.election campaign UCPN-M, NC and UMLcontinued tohold election have expressedin thedistrict commitment nottousechildrenintheir andschools by inKhotang. election NCcadrescampaign during Meanwhile, parties political all committee Narsingh Bahadur KhadkawithKhukuri ofNerpa wasattacked VDC-5 violated in maximum numbers by parties. political MemberofUMLvillageparty children inelection assemblies. twoThese pointsofelection CoChavefound been by whilepoint32restrictsuseof in theprograms opposition organized parties Code Election Parties Violate Tanahun. . inKanchanpur VDC-5 AbombKahunshivapur went in offinJhaputarof VDC-1 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Annex-12

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255 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 256 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 Record of Electoral Process and other issues (Please read the questions in the boxes boxes the in questions the read (Please issues other and Process Electoral of Record 2: Part carefully. Mark (√) sign at the appropriate boxes. Please leave the boxes empty if you feel that that feel you if empty boxes the leave Please boxes. appropriate the at sign (√) Mark carefully. you cannot answer the question or you think that the question is not relevant. Please write in in write Please relevant. not is question the that think you or question the answer cannot you details if any violence or irregularities have occurred in the ‘other comments’ section or in a a in or section comments’ ‘other the in occurred have irregularities or violence any if details separate paper in case there is lack of space and attach with this form). form). this with attach and space of lack is there case in paper separate The electronic format of this form can also be filled andsenttoinfo@cleanelection. can alsobefilled The electronicform ofthis format Part I: aboutPolling Information and Station Voters Station (booth) Station 5. Number ofPolling Station 4. Name ofPolling immediately after thevoting concludes. after immediately representativeC district INSE shouldsend Annex-14 1. District 7. Organization 6. Name ofObserver VDC/ 3. 2. Constituency (Please send this form to INSEC district representative district toINSEC orcoordinator sendthisform ofCCCE(Please Secretariat oftheCitizen’sSecretariat Election Clean for Campaign ‌‌ Municipalit this form immediately totheregional secretariat. immediately officeandcentral this form Polling Station Observation Form Polling Observation Station Constituent Assembly MemberElection,Constituent Assembly 2013 Informal Sector Service Centre(INSEC) Service Sector Informal Polling Station Observation FormPolling (Election Day) Observation Station y (INSEC) Centre Service Sector Informal org [email protected]) Polling Station 8. Total Voters inthe gender votes oncast basisof 11. Total numberof votes cast 10. Total numberof Polling Station senttothe ballot 9. Total numberof 12. Remainingballot oe aeTotal Male Women ae Female Male Representation (Party) 2. Proportional (Candidate) 1. Past First thePost Representation (Party) 2. Proportional (Candidate) 1. Past First thePost Representation (Party) 2. Proportional (Candidate) PostPast1.the First Total 27 Are the voters who stood in line after 5pm vote? Are allowed tocast the voters who stood inlineafter Was on time (5pm)? station the polling closed 27 Were thevoters who had queuedbefore 5pm vote? allowed tocast 26 25 4Are boxes? the tendered inballot (nibida)allowed ballots tocast the Voting After Are the tendered (nibida)keptinanenvelope? ballots 24 Have thevoters who voted votes thesecond once for time? cast 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 thevoter’s verifying Have papersdelivered ballot after only name? 15 14 Are there routes separate station? toenterandexitatthe polling 13 12 11 Is the polling station Isthepolling disabled-friendly? Voting Process Istheremenandwomen linefor station? aseparate inthepolling 11 station Hasthepolling openedon time(7am)? 10 present station? Are orcandidates inthepolling agents ofparties 9 8 7 6 Hasanyone attemptedtothreaten or pressure you? of VotingBefore theStart station? insidethepolling Have you beenallowed toobserve 5 4 3 station Isthepolling atanaccessible andpublicplace? 2 1 Environment aroundstation polling votes? Have thevoters whosenamesare inthevoter’s listnotallowed tocast boxes?ballot Have papersinseparate thevoters thetwo ballot beenallowed tocast PR (party) andsecond (candidate) area vote (b)firstFPTP tocast Proportional Representation delivered another?(a)secret one after Past First papersfor Have ballot thePost thetwo separate and paper? Is thereareasecret aprovision tocast vote intheballot ofenclosed to thevoter? Is there asignature oftheelectionpaperdelivered officerattheballot paper? himtheballot delivering handofthevoter before Has inkbeenappliedon thethumbofleft environment standinginaqueue? after Have thevoters entered station insidethepolling inapeaceful voting started? station, agents ofparties, person whenthe andauthorised observers Were there any otherpersons except officialsdeployed atthe polling political parties,political before sealingthem? observers ballot boxes officershownto Has thepolling empty agentsof station atthepolling intheirproper places? necessary voter’sAre including materials list, papers, ballot boxes, ballot ink station? Have any activitiesthe affecting voters takenplace around thepolling station oritsvicinities? pastedinthepolling andcandidate ofparty materials Are publicity Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No 257 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 258 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 Date: Signature: Card no.Identity oftheobserver: Name,Observer’s Surname: in the polling stationin thepolling thatyou have observed another page in case therxe is lack ofspace islack inthispage. therxe another page incase code ofconduct have occurred in thestation you have observed. You add can Part 3: Comments Other voting station inthispolling isofnomeaning Intermediate: Isolatedincidentsofirregularitiesoccurred process Direction: Direction: Worse: Bad: Good: Direction: equal tothetotalofquestion Isthetotalnumberofballot 37? Record of VotingOverall Process ofObserver andEvaluation 38 37 Total numberofabsentee ballots Total tendered votes ballot) (excluding numberofcast 36 Total notused(questions numberofballot 31+32+33) 35 Total numberoffaulty/ 34 Total withoutsignature numberofballot 33 Total withsignature numberofballot thatwere notused 32 31 Records/ 30 29 sealed? Are boxes theballot properly 28 Many incidentsofirregularitiesoccurred hadthe which affected voting 34+35+36) Total (totalofquestions andunusedballot ballot numberofcast parties? agentsof all political Was box theholeinballot sealedandrecord takeninthepresence envelope?in aseparate countedandsealed Have thathave the ballots notbeenusedproperly No irregularitiestookthevoting place during Plenty of incidents of irregularities occurred because of which the ofincidentsirregularitiesoccurredwhich because Plenty ‌‌ (This form is developed by Posha Raj Adhikari of PME unit of INSEC) of unit PME of Adhikari Raj Posha by developed is form (This v erification of ballot of erification Please mark (√)inthebox issuitabletothevoting which processPlease Please write indetailifincidentsandactivities againsttheelection write Please ‌‌ retur ned ballot 128 Constituent Assembly Election 2013 129 Constituent Assembly Election 2013