Lack of social inclusion in the newly elected House of Representatives

Kirtipur mayoral race set to be a test for traditional parties : Surge of independent candidates may complicate the contest for Congress’ former seat, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 20/11/2024)

Maoist Center candidate unopposed in Rukum East (rn 20/11/2024) [??]

National Security Council recommends procedures for army mobilization in by-election (rn 20/11/2024)

Local by-elections: 407 candidates in the fray for 44 seats (kh 18/11/2024), 410 candidates file nominations for local by-elections : The Election Commission has enforced a code of conduct from Sunday (kp 18/11/2024), Complaints filed against two out of 410 by-election candidates (rep 19/11/2024)

Maoist Center and Unified Socialist agree to forge alliance in local by-elections in Kathmandu (kh 17/11/2024), Balen Shah not to endorse any candidate in Kathmandu’s by-election (kh 17/11/2024), NC and CPN-UML forge alliance in Rukum East by-election (kh) [The authoritarian and rather incompetent national leaders decide on party behaviour in local elections: This no longer has anything to do with democracy and federalism!]

Code of conduct comes into force for December 1 local by-elections : The set of restrictions takes effect starting today, the nomination day (kp 17/11/2024)

Nepali Congress and CPN-UML to compete independently in upcoming by-elections (kh 07/11/2024) [In a democratic system, this is a matter of course and not a favour from manipulating politicians!]

Local-level by-elections set for Dec 1 to fill 44 vacant seats, by Raghab Sharma (kh 06/11/2024), Local level by-elections: where and which posts? (rep 06/11/2024), Parties expedite candidate selection for local by-polls : The by-elections will be held on December 1 for various positions that have gone vacant (kp 07/11/2024) [The national level of the parties should have no say in the selection of local candidates!], RSP opts for primary elections to finalize local level by-election candidates (kh 07/11/2024)

Electoral reforms are essential not only for effective federalism but also for ensuring equal and quality representation, interview with Bipin Adhikari (sp 25/10/2024)

Rajendra Mahato submits application to EC for registration of new political party (rep 25/10/2024)

मतदान विधिमार्फत निर्वाचनमा सुधार [ Reform of elections through voting methods], by Indra Adhikari and Uddhav Pyakurel (ka 17/10/2024)

25 parties registered for local by-elections (kh 06/10/2024)

Govt decides to hold local level by-elections in December (kh 15/09/2024)

Election without alliance: Is it possible?, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 05/09/2024) [Since in Nepal the alliances formed before the elections are nothing but smoke and mirrors for the politicians afterwards, they are nothing more than fraud against the voters!]

Local level by-elections likely to be held in December (kh 23/08/2024)

No Flaws In Electoral System, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn 21/08/2024)

Top court orders law amendments before next polls to ensure constitutional spirit of inclusiveness : ‘Nepal should also follow the criteria of narrowly tailored proportionality like in other countries while giving opportunity to the deprived community’, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 09/08/2024)

Higher vote threshold for political parties will be hard to set, analysts say : Election authority working to amend law on political parties but revisions not yet known, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 09/08/2024) [CPN (UML) and NC have received just 52 per cent of the votes and now they want to throw the other half of the votes under the bus by manipulating the electoral system? Since NC and UML have no real common ground, this coalition, which is determined by power aspects, will not last long anyway. How fortunate that the two parties do not have the two-thirds majority in parliament needed to amend the constitution!]

Do it anyway : Nepal’s three biggest parties have committed to fighting future elections on their own. They should (kp 05/08/2024) [First asking for the votes of other parties, as happened with the electoral alliances, and then forming other coalitions with these votes is not democratic and fair, but highly criminal electoral fraud!]

Electoral Reform On The Anvil?, by Mukti Rijal (rn 01/08/2024) [The male party leaders are in favour of a return to a purely direct election system because this would make it much easier for them to expand the Khas Arya state and manipulate politics. This would mean that a great promise made in 2006, the creation of a socially inclusive state, would finally be shelved. Social unrest is becoming more likely. It would make more sense to reform the PR system and free it from the nominations by the party leaders!]

Relevance of  Two-Party System in Nepal, by Hari Prasad Shrestha (rep 30/07/2024) [The two parties together did not even receive 53 per cent of the votes in 2022 and they are in constant decline (13 per cent less than in 2017). There is no recognisable justification for a two-party system.]

Hearing panel rejects Pradhan’s nomination for election commissioner : Rejection follows allegations of past sexual abuse and Pradhan’s withdrawal of candidacy on Monday, by Binod Ghimire (kp 30/07/2024)

Is Mixed Electoral System Flawed?, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 21/07/2024) [To put it better: the problem lies in the abuse of both the direct and the proportional election system by the high-caste male elite of the parties. In this form, the direct voting system, which has never been honestly intended and is ultimately distorted by anti-democratic electoral alliances, prevents a correct distribution of power and social inclusion!]

Is Proportional Representation the Cause of Frequent Government Changes in Nepal?, by Hari Prasad Shrestha (rep 14/07/2024) [The problem is not the PR system as such, but the fact that it is solely in the hands of a few top politicians. They are the real problem because they also misuse the direct election system as an anti-inclusion tool! This is one of the main reasons for political stagnation, constant changes of government and corruption!]

Experts stress clear rationale, broad talks on constitution revision : An analyst says shrinking the scope of proportional representation would make Khas-Arya a more dominant force in Parliament, by Binod Ghimire (kp 07/07/2024) [This is the true face and intention of the ruling male Khas Arya minority (<15% of the population)! Their political leaders strictly reject appropriate social inclusion because they would then lose dominance and privileges in the multi-ethnic, non-patriarchal state. For them, politics is a toy without social responsibility!]

Making Electoral Process Frugal, by Rabindra Adhikary (rn 04/07/2024)

EC is serious on ensuring voting rights for Nepalis living abroad: CEC Thapaliya (rn 28/06/2024) [But the government is not, as evidenced by its inactivity despite clear instructions from the Supreme Court!]

Call For Debating Electoral Reforms, by Mukti Rijal (rn 16/05/2024)

Pokhara High Court orders recount of votes in Byas Municipality (kh 15/05/2024) [after 2 years!]

Time to Revamp Electoral System?, by Shobhakar Parajuli (kh 14/05/2024)

Ministry of Finance allocates additional 10 million rupees for by-election expenditures (kh 08/05/2024)

Inclusive Election in Nepal, by Dev Datta Joshi (rep 07/05/2024)

Experts warn against hasty change in electoral system : As two major parties peddle the narrative of a flawed system that elects hung parliament, direct election is no panacea, observers say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 04/05/2024) [The problem is the political parties and not the electoral system. Despite serious manipulation in the run-up to the elections and even greater social exclusion and nepotism, none of the ‘major’ parties are able to secure majorities. A purely direct election system is not very democratic and would still not bring about any political stability with thes power-orientatede ‘top politicians’!]

Old is still gold in Nepali politics : By-election results in Ilam and Bajhang show establishment parties are still the voter’s choice, by Santa FGaha Magar (nt 03/04/2024)

By-elections’ message, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 01/05/2024)

ML’s Suhang Nemwang emerges victorious in Ilam-2 : UML gets 27,772 votes; Nepali Congress 21,942, and Dakendra Thegim 11,457 votes (kh 30/04/2024), RSP’s Milan Limbu fails to secure 10% votes in Ilam-2 (kh 30/04/2024) [Is the RSP another short-lived party that claimed to be alternative but then wasn't?], Insights from the Ilam-2 by-election (kh 30/04/2024)

Ilam-2 by-elections held peacefully, vote count likely to start tonight (rep 27/04/2024), Ilam-2 by-election vote counting set to begin at 11 AM (kh 28/04/2024), Kathmandu tops list of most polluted cities worldwide (kh), Polling peaceful in Ilam, Bajhang : As ballots are gathered, election officials are preparing to begin vote count early today, by Parbat Portel and Basant Pratap Singh (kp 28/04/2024), Bajhang by-election: UML’s Bhandari retaining lead, Maoist Center’s Budha in second position (kh 28/04/2024), Ilam-2 by-election update: UML’s Suhang still taking lead (kh 28/04/2024)

By-elections underway in Ilam and Bajhang, to continue till 5 pm (kh 27/04/2024), Voting taking place enthusiastically in Bajhang (kh 27/04/2024), By-election in Ilam: Suhang, Khadka, Limbu cast their votes (kh 27/04/2024), Ilam-2 by-election sees 43% voter turnout so far, projected to surpass 65% (kh 27/04/2024), Bajhang-1 by-election sees 40% voter turnout so far (kh 27/04/2024), Ilam-2 By-polls: 52% voter turnout recorded so far (kh 27/04/2024), Ilam-2 By-polls: 68% voter turnout recorded by 4 pm (kh 27/04/2)

EC decides to permit public vehicles to operate freely on day of by-election (rep 26/04/2024)

Time to declare EVMs’ end : Don’t allow more public money to be drained by this project (rep 26/04/2024)

Bajhang by-election: Construction of Taklakot Road is common election agenda of candidates (rep 26/04/2024)

Election Key To Democratic Politics, by Mukti Rijal (rn 25/04/2024)

Bhajang and Ilam by-elections: 69 polling stations classified as ‘highly sensitive’ (rep 25/04/2024)

Silent period for by-election to begin from midnight (rep 24/04/2024)

I am for a fully PR system with a five percent threshold : Leaders don’t want overseas voting because that will swing results in unpredictable ways. But technically, online voting is feasible, interview with Neel Kantha Uprety (kp 15/04/2024) [Excellent statements by a former Chief Election Commissioner!]

Reforms needed to increase women’s participation in elections: Chief Election Commissioner (kh 15/04/2024)

Final list of candidates of Ilam-2 published (rep 09/04/2024)

Ilam-2 by-election sans women candidates (kh 07/04/2024)

Nepali Congress seems to be uniting on fighting elections with own might : Deuba, a vocal supporter of poll alliances, now publicly backs a proposal to go to the elections independently (kp 07/04/2024) [This is already much more democratic than power-orientated alliances, but it also requires better protection of regional and federal interests and, finally, appropriate social inclusion. There is still a long way to go!]

HoR By-election: 20 candidates register nominations in Ilam-2 (With pictures), by Bhim Chapagain (rep 07/04/2024)

Election Commission invites complaints against candidates for by-election : Interested individuals can submit the complaints from 10 am to 3 pm today (kh 07/04/2024), Much-anticipated bypolls kick off with nominations : In a three-horse race in Ilam-2, UML federal candidate has Maoist Centre’s backing. Nepali Congress is going solo (kp 07/04/2024)

12 candidates registered for the by-elections of Bajhang province assembly (kh 06/04/2024)

By-election April 27: Eight candidates register nominations in Ilam-2 (kh 06/04/2024), Three parties rally behind Suhang Nembang for Ilam-2 by-election (kh 07/04/2024) [Free and fair elections the Nepali way!]

Nominations being filed for the by-elections today (rep 06/04/2024)

Ilam sees increase of 422 voters : National count rises by 87,417 (kh 05/04/2024)

Congress picks Dambar Khadka and Abhisek Singh as bypoll candidates : Maoist Centre decides to back UML candidate Suhang Nembang in Ilam-2 constituency. RSP has fielded Milan Limbu for the seat (kp 05/04/2024)

Maoist Center extends support to CPN-UML candidate for Ilam-2 by-election (kh 04/04/2024)

By-elections : Litmus Test For Parties’ Popularity, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 02/04/2024)

UML, Maoist Centre in talks for common candidate in Ilam-2 : Rastriya Swatantra Party, another coalition partner, has picked Milan Limbu as its candidate (kp 01/04/2024) [Preventing free and fair elections by means of agreements between the autocratic party leaders. Isn't that what you call democracy in Nepal?]

These are candidates announced for Ilam-2 by-election (kh 30/03/2024)

Who is not corrupt? The politics of vote-buying has replaced ideological and ethical competitions in elections, by Achyut Wagle (kp 26/03/2024)

Election symbols allocated to 20 parties for by-election (kh 18/03/2024)

RSP to contest in Ilam-2 by-election, no candidacy in Bajhang (kh 11/03/2024)

EC rejects Resham Chaudhary as Nagarik Unmukti Party Chair, affirms continuity with Ranjita Shrestha (kh 07/03/2024)

By-election Update : Final voter list to be published on April 4 (kh 28/02/2024)

Ilam by-election: NC picks Khadka, UML eyes Suhang as parties prepare for showdown (kh 27/02/2024)

EC schedules by-election for Illam and Bajhang on April 27 (kh 25/02/2024), By-elections in Ilam, Bajhang on April 27 : Two dozen positions at the local level too remain vacant, but the commission is yet to decide when to hold elections there (kp 26/02/2024), By-election 2024: EC unveils candidacy registration schedule (kh 26/02/2024)

EC asks parties to report name, statute, and leadership changes within 30 days (rep 16/02/2024)

EC concerns ensuring franchise rights to NRNs (kh 09/02/2024)

Of alternative voting methods : Nepal must assess its capacity to implement absentee voting and digitalise elections, by Arjun Thapa (kp 06/02/2024)

By-election preparation intensifies, date announcement expected next week (kh 02/02/2024), EC proposes holding by-elections for 25 posts within mid-May (rep 04/02/2024), Election Commission prepares for bypolls in April : The lower house seat of Ilam-2 is vacant after the demise of former Speaker and chairman of the Constituent Assembly Subas Nembang (kp 05/02/2024)

NA Election Outcome No Threat To Ruling Coalition, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 30/01/2024)

Maoist Center emerges as largest party in National Assembly (kh 25/01/2024), National Assembly election sparks distrust in ruling coalition : Maoist Center emerges as the largest party, UML the third party in the National Assembly (rep 26/01/2024)

99 percent voter turnout in NA election: EC (kh 25/01/2024)

Successful conclusion of NA Election across seven provinces, results awaited this evening (kh 25/01/2024), Anand Prasad Dhungana and Pooja Chaudhary elected as National Assembly members from Madhesh Province  (rep 25/01/2024), UML candidate Koirala elected as National Assembly member from Koshi Province, defeats her rival from ruling coalition (rep 25/01/2024), Bishnu Sapkota of NC and Jhakku Subedi of Maoist Center elected as National Assembly members from Lumbini province (rep 25/01/2024), NA election: Sabitri Malla clinches victory in Karnali (kh 25/01/2024), NA election: NC’s Bishnu Pudasaini secures victory in Bagmati  (kh 25/01/2024), NA election: NC’s Krishna Sitaula wins from Koshi (kh 25/01/2024), Win bolsters Sitaula’s chances as Assembly chair : Congress desperately wants a seat in the Constitutional Council. The upper house head is one of its members (kp 26/01/2024)

Challenges of misinformation : Emerging AI tools will result in a playground of information manipulation in the upcoming elections, by Ujjwal Acharya (kp 24/01/2024)

RPP-UML form alliance for NA election in Koshi (kh 22/01/2024) [Similar mindset?]

Election Code of Conduct to take effect from Tuesday (kh 14/01/2024), Restrictions in effect: National Assembly election code of conduct (kh 16/01/2024)

Maximum election expenditure for NA candidate set at Rs 350,000 (kh 14/01/2024) [Since the NA election is held by a relatively small electoral body and the voting behaviour has already been arranged in advance by the party leaders, it is reasonable to ask why there is any major expenditure at all, unless it is to buy votes!]

National Assembly Elections: Candidates can withdraw their names today (rep 12/01/2024), RPP’s candidate Thapa withdraws from National Assembly election in Lumbini Province (kh 12/01/2024)

Election Commission initiates probe into complaints against NA election candidates (kh 10/01/2024)

NA election: EC to register complaints against candidates today (kh 09/01/2024)

Battle for 19 seats in National Assembly: 47 candidates from key political parties to compete in January 25 election (kh 08/01/2024), 52 candidates in the fray for 19 NA seats (kh 08/01/2024(

Fringe ruling parties unhappy over Assembly seat-sharing : Janamat, Nagarik Unmukti and Loktantrik Samajbadi parties get no candidacies, by Binod Ghimire (kp 08/01/2024)

UML candidate returns without filing candidacy after name not found in voter list (kh 08/01/2024)

NA Election: EC publishing final voter list today (kh 07/01/2024)

UML left to fight upper house election with own strength : Even with the main opposition out of picture, ruling parties are struggling to finalise names of coalition candidates, by Anil Giri (kp 07/01/2024)

Ruling alliance rejects collaboration with CPN-UML in NA election : Alliance meeting at 4 PM, official decisions awaited (kh 06/01/2024)

National Assembly: Whose representation matters? (rep 05/01/2024) [Anti-democrats at work!]

Ruling coalition grapples with NA seat allocation dilemma : 19 National Assembly seats remain contentious, by Gyanu Ghimire (kh 03/01/2024),
Maoist Center asserts claim on six seats for upcoming NA election (kh 03/01/2024) [Megalomania of an increasingly insignificant party?],
uling coalition to hold talks with UML regarding NA election (kh 03/01/2024) [When elections turn into a farce!], UML’s strategic moves fuel alliance uncertainty, by Gyanu Ghimire (kh 03/01/2024)

EC makes necessary preparations for NA election nominations (kh 28/12/2023), National Assembly Elections: Electoral Officer appointed for all seven provinces (rep 28/12/2023) [Thank God, all men: five Bahun and two Chhetri!]

NC President blames electoral system for electoral alliance (rep 22/12/2023) [Although the electoral system is supposed to guarantee inclusion and proportional representation, this is deliberately abused and circumvented by the parties and especially their leaders. Without a commitment by the parties to proportional representation in the direct election system, as already prescribed by the Interim Constitution but was never respected, adequate social inclusion cannot be achieved. Apart from this, one-party governments are becoming increasingly rare in democratic states. In Nepal today, they would be extremely unlikely even with a purely direct election system.]

By-elections for 24 vacant seats across all levels set for April 2024 (kh 21/12/2023)

NA Election: 2,074 voters with a total vote weightage of 57,559 (kh 20/12/2023)

EC allocates symbols to 12 parties for NA elections (kh 17/12/2023)

NA elections spark tug-of-war as parties vie for dominance, by Gyanu Ghimire (kh 15/12/2023), 12 political parties submit applications for NA elections (kh 15/12/2023), NC to claim 10 seats in National Assembly elections (kh 15/12/2023) [This party received just 25 per cent of the vote in the last parliamentary elections and is claiming more than 50 per cent of the vacant seats in the National Assembly? That doesn't sound very democratic!]

NA Election: UML fears seat loss, coalition tackles allocation challenges (kh 14/12/2023)

Parties gear up for National Assembly election : Some leaders withdraw their names from the closed list of PR candidates as they plan to contest upper house seats (kp 10/12/2023), Choose wise : The next set of members who enter the National Assembly will be a sign of the mindset of big parties (kp 12/12/2023) [They will never change under the current failed leadership!], Five parties register names for National Assembly elections (rep 12/12/2023)

EC summons political parties to register for upcoming NA election (kh 08/12/2023)

AESF-VI begins, to conclude by issuing Kathmandu Declaration (rep 06/12/2023)

Candidates from closed lists cannot compete in National Assembly elections: EC (rep 04/12/2023)

Kathmandu hosting International Conference on Electoral Management (kh 28/11/2023)

National Assembly set for overhaul: Chair and one-third of members exiting by March 2024 (kh 21/11/2023), National Assembly elections for 19 members likely on January 25 : The term of the 19 members of the upper house including its Chairperson Ganesh Timilsina expires on March 3, by Binod Ghimire (kp 23/11/2023), EC adjusts vote weightage for coming National Assembly election (rep 23/11/2023)

EC initiates preparations for NA elections for 20 vacant seats (kh 11/11/2023)

CIAA recommends barring indicted people from election, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 19/10/2023), Poll candidates : The issue is one of integrity of those contesting the three tiers of elections (ht 20/10/2023)

EC removes Mayor Rinakumari Sah from office for leaving UML (kh 17/10/2023) [Once again, this shows the short-sightedness of the PPA. The mentioned paragraphs have their justification with regard to politicians who were elected to the House of Representatives or the Provincial Assemblies via the party lists. All directly elected persons, and this applies to all politicians at the local level, were elected in person directly by the people. Party affiliation plays only a subordinate role. But the patriarchy can rejoice that one of the very few directly elected women mayors has been ousted.]

EC prepares to register and update voter list through local level (rep 17/10/2023)

Electoral system needs to be reviewed: Lawmaker Uprety (kh 16/10/2023)

Procedure ready to register names of Nepalis abroad in voter list (kh 13/10/2023)

Full proportional system of elections : The best solution to people's dissatisfaction, by Bhrikesh Chandra Lal (ht 05/10/2023) [This is exactly the system that the Maoists had demanded before the 2008 elections. Unfortunately, like so many other goals, they have long since lost sight of this themselves!]

PM Dahal assures Nepalis living abroad of voting rights (kh 17/09/2023)

Poll body fears delay in new law's passage may block reform : The draft bill has been at the Home Ministry for more than two months which shows that it is reluctant to expedite discussions on the bill that takes years to get through both Houses of the Federal Parliament, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 16/09/2023) [Government and opposition parties obviously see their non-inclusive, unconstitutional and corrupt electoral practices in danger with electoral reform!], Timely electoral law : It would be prudent for the ministries to quickly forward election bills to the legislature (kp 18/09/2023)

Poll Reform Bill To Enhance Inclusion, by Liladhar Upadhyaya (rn 15/09/2023) [In absolutely no public sector is social inclusion even rudimentarily practised!]

EC bringing laws to stop flamboyant election campaigns, expenses (kh 09/09/2023)

Election Commission calls for speedy passage of ‘No Vote’ provision : If 51 percent of voters opt ‘No Vote’, the election becomes invalid and rejected candidates can’t run next time, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 29/08/2023), Election Commission proposes NOTA, suffrage right for Nepali citizens employed abroad, by Bal Krishna Sah (ht 29/09/2023)

It’s time to talk about electoral reforms, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 03/08/2023)

Nepali Congress leaders’ call for review of proportional election system creates buzz : Provision misused since its introduction as leaders handpick candidates close to them, by Binod Ghimire (kp 30/07/2023) [The problem is the undemocratic and unconstitutional behaviour of the top politicians of all parties in nominating candidates for both the FPTP and PR systems. Here, a change in the law on political parties is urgently needed. Only the representative electoral system reflects the strength of a party. The direct election system in its present form is misused solely to ensure the dominance of the Khas Arya minority males.  The promised socially inclusive state would be finally discarded.]

Poll body takes action against candidates failing to report campaign spending : It has imposed fines ranging from Rs7,000 to Rs20,000 on political parties failing to comply with legal provisions, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 26/07/2023) [This smacks of political corruption, for which the fines are ridiculous!], EC fines erring candidates, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 26/07/2023), Four MPs of RSP approach Patan High Court against EC's decision to impose a fine of Rs 15,000 (rep 30/07/2023), High Court orders EC not to implement decision to fine candidate Rs 15,000 (kh 31/07/2023)

Revising electoral system : A change in the country’s electoral system cannot be decided in closed-door meetings of political parties (kp 24/07/2023)

EC fines parties failing to submit audit report on time (ht 18/07/2023)

Free and unfair : The Election Commission’s bill can ensure electoral reform. Parliament must pass it (nt 07/07/2023)

Time for NOTA, by Ayodi Prasad Yadav (ae 05/07/2023)

EC allows one to get elected as MP through PR system not more than twice (rep 03/07/2023)

EC directs parties to elect 33% women candidates in FPTP (rep 03/07/2023), Election Commission proposes two-term limit for PR candidates : In the draft bill, the poll body has proposed the provision for ‘NOTA’ and mandatory allocation of 33 percent seats for women candidates under the FPTP system, among others (kp 04/07/2023) [Article 63 of the Interim Constitution had already stipulated that the inclusion rules of the PR system should also be applied to the nomination of FPTP candidates. This did not interest the male Khas Arya at the top of the parties at that time at all. That is why they did not even include this passage in today's Constitution!], EC proposes sweeping reforms, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 04/07/2023), EC suggests NOTA ballot paper (ae 04/07/2023), Sweeping poll reforms : Political parties must be ready to pass the bill as it is to make the electoral system more effective (ht 05/07/2023) [But this is against the interests of the political leaders!]

EC proposes barring defeated candidate from contesting election in another tier for 5 years (rep 03/07/2023)

MPs from mountain region and oppressed castes treated as third-grade representatives: MP Sherpa (rep 03/07/2023)

Discussion on Changing the Electoral System : Is social inclusion falling out of reach?, by Karl-Heinz Krämer (kh 19/06/2023)

Learning From Thailand’s Elections, by Krishnaman Pradhan (rn 14/06/2023)

Deuba moots election system change : Speaks of having in place FPTP system for HoR and PR system for National Assembly, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 11/06/2023) [Deuba pleads for the final end of social inclusion in the HoR instead of ensuring that this inclusion is also prescribed in the selection of candidates for the FPTP system! 15 percent male Khas Arya should be the absolute limit for all political levels and also for the leadership levels of political parties if Nepal's social harmony is to be maintained!]

Election Commission calls all-party meeting to discuss government decision to ‘scrap’ district poll offices : In the budget, the government announced to confine district election offices within the district administration office, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 09/06/2023), District Election Offices are to be managed differently, not dissolved: PM Dahal (kh 09/06/2023), Cross-party leaders oppose plan to scrap district election offices : Election commissioners meet prime minister to register concerns over government plan (kp 10/06/2023), Parliamentary Committee directs govt to review the decision to revoke the electoral office (kh 14/06/2023)

Teachers in politics : Most public school teachers in Nepal work with poor pay and perks, which makes them veer towards politics (kp 24/05/2023) [In no democratic country should citizens be excluded from political activity because of their profession. This is one of the fundamental rights of human beings! And why does the exclusion in Nepal, for example, not apply to rich businessmen, while an uprising is being rehearsed against poor teachers?]

Could the primary system work in Nepal? : After RSP, RPP is considering primaries to pick candidates, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 21/05/2023) [Perhaps such a procedure could finally help to make the selection of candidates socially inclusive and end the total dominance of male Khas Arya, if the latter allow it at all. So far, they consider this country as theirs!], Primary concerns : It is doubtful whether just tweaking the system to pick election candidates will improve politics (kp 22/05/2023)

EC seeks clarification from political parties, university teachers (kh 21/05/2023) [It should be the basic right of every Nepali citizen to be politically active, regardless of their everyday occupation. The Political Parties Act is discriminatory in this respect, while on the other hand it grants authoritarian powers to party leaders!], Poll body seeks clarification on Tribhuvan University teachers’ involvement in party politics : In 2021, the Patan High Court had ruled those drawing a salary and taking benefits from state coffers should not be involved in party politics (kp 25/05/2023)

By-election 2023: Swing voting or polarisation? The use of informal networks, rather than open policy debate, is still a key to winning elections, by Sanjeev Humagain (kp 05/05/2023)

Key Takeaways For Established Parties, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 02/05/2023)

Rising poll expenses : Apart from laws, public awareness is a must to ensure free, fair and impartial elections (ht 28/04/2023)

JSP’s Upendra Yadav elected from Bara-2 (kh 26/04/2023)

Swarnim Wagle elected from Tanahun-1 : The renowned economist and former vice-chair of National Planning Commission had rebelled against Nepali Congress and joined Rashtriya Swatantra Party to contest the by-election from Tanahu-1. He won by a huge margin (nlt 25/04/2023), Rabi Lamichhane secures landslide victory from Chitwan-2 : The Rastriya Swatantra Party chairman got reelected from the same constituency twice in five months with a much larger number of votes than in the November 2022 polls (nlt 25/04/2023), RSP’s Rabi Lamichhane’s remarkable victory, receives 5,000 more votes than in previous election, by Basanta Dhungana (rep 25/04/2023), For whom the bell tolls, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 25/04/2023)

Bypolls close with average 60 percent voter turnout : Elections were held in Bara-2, Tanahun-1 and Chitwan-2 with results expected to be declared by April 25, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 24/04/2023), By-election results indicate people’s declining interest in major parties: Deuba (kh 24/04/2023) [In a democratic state, the responsible leaders of these parties would resign immediately!]

Vote counting in Chitwan-2 only after all-party meeting (kh 24/04/2023)

By-election sees around 60 percent turnout (kh 23/04/2023)

Nepal votes: By-election taking place today : Voters to exercise franchise right in Bara-2, Chitwan-1 and Tanahu-1 (kh 23/04/2023), JSP leader attempting to cast double votes in Bara-2 arrested (kh 23/04/2023), Election Commission seeks 24-hour clarification from Chief Minister of Madhesh (nlt 23/04/2023), Voting stalled following scuffle between cadres of RSP and other parties in Chitwan’s Naya Kiran School polling center (kh 23/04/2023), Voting  restarts in Chitwan’s polling center after RSP apologizes  (rep 23/04/2023), Voting resumes at Naya Kiran Secondary School polling center in Chitwan (kh 23/04/2023), JSP cadres capture polling station in Bara (kh 23/04/2023)

Vehicular movement along Prithvi Highway to be allowed tomorrow : Local roads to remain closed tomorrow (April 23) (kh 22/04/2023) [What is this? Such a measure prevents the elderly and disabled, for example, from reaching the polling stations.]

Ensure Voting Right For All Nepalis, by Lokdeep Thapa (rn 21/04/2023)

Nepal-India border in Bara sealed for 72 hrs ahead of by-election (nlt 21/04/2023)

Parties show their strength ahead of Sunday’s elections : Bypolls are being held in Tanahun-1, Chitwan-2 and Bara-2. Election silence starts Friday (kp 21/04/2023)

EC directs to release election expenses within a week (kh 19/04/2023), EC publishes names of 74 candidates not submitting election expenses (kh 19/04/2023)

Public Financing of Elections Could be a Game-changer for Nepal, by Alok K Bohara (rep 18/04/2023)

Army to be mobilized for April 23 by-election (kh 17/04/2023)

Prime minister renews voting pledge to Nepali citizens residing abroad : Experts say enabling Nepali citizens working or studying abroad to exercise their franchise is easier said than done, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 16/04/2023) [So far, these have only been hollow promises by politicians, although the Supreme Court has long obliged the government to apply this right of Nepali citizens!], Difficult but doable : The political parties should do more than pay lip service to give voting rights to Nepalis living abroad (kp 17/04/2023)

Parties intensify by-election activities in Chitwan 2 (rn 16/04/2023)

Six organizations permitted to observe by-elections (rep 12/04/2023)

Nepal is holding bypolls in three constituencies, but election fever has gripped the entire nation : Upendra Yadav, Rabi Lamichhane and Swarnim Wagle are among the prominent contestants in the bypolls taking place on April 23, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 09/04/2023) [Another competition among the male high-caste minority elite!]

April 23 by-polls: 29 polling stations highly sensitive in Chitwan (rep 09/04/2023)

Ringing in the new : The 23 April polls will be a referendum on which among the RSP, NC, UML or JSP has more support, by Shristi Karki (nt 07/04/2023)

A keen fight : It is surprising why the Maoist Centre did not field any candidates in the three constituencies (ht 05/04/2023)

By-election battle heats up, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 05/03/2023)

Electoral Office upholds Rabi Lamichhane’s candidacy, revokes three complaints (kh 05/04/2023)

Country caught up in by-polls fervour : Two party chiefs Upendra Yadav and Rabi Lamichhane are contesting. Economist Swarnim Wagle is also in the fray, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 04/04/2023)

By-election: NC to support Upendra Yadav in Bara-2 (kh 02/04/2023), Loktantrik Samajbadi Party to support Janata Samajbadi Party’s candidate in Bara-2 by-election : Loktantrik Samajbadi Party’s Rajendra Mahato, an aspirant for the Bara-2 seat, says he won’t contest the by-election from the constituency following party chairman’s decision (kp 02/04/2023)

Swatantra Party announces bypoll candidates : Rabi Lamichhane will contest from Chitwan-2, Swarnim Wagle from Tanahun-1 and Ramesh Kharel from Bara-2 (kp 02/04/2023) [Exclusively male Bahuns in this "alternative" party too! Besides, if I don't get nominated as a candidate in one party, then I'll just switch to a more willing party.]

UML to field Sarvendra Khanal in Tanahu-1 and Ram Neupane in Chitwan-2 (kh 01/04/2023) [Thank God, both male Bahuns. That the political parties are not ashamed of their personnel policy! All this talk of social inclusion is a frace!]

26 parties registered in Tanahun and Bara for by-election (rep 31/03/2023)

Winning Bara-2 may not be easy for Yadav : Bent on barring Yadav from Parliament, Janamat set to field Maoist defector Shiv Chandra Kushwaha, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp (kp 30/03/2023), LSP leader Mahato to contest by-election from Bara-2 (rep 30/03/2023), Bara-2 by-election further polarises Madhesh politics : The ‘working alliance’ formed during Vice President election is disintegrating, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 31/03/2023)

Nepal concludes scheduled elections (kh 25/03/2023)

EC to hold by-elections in Tanahun and Bara on April 23 (rep 20/03/2023), EC asks parties to register for Tanahu-1, Bara-2 by-election by March 26 (kh 22/03/2023)

Chitwan-2 registers 631 new voters for upcoming by-election (kh 16/03/2023)

Chitwan-2 by-election: EC grants election symbols to 18 parties (kh 09/03/2023)

Polling centers set up for presidential election (kh 08/03/2023)

Parties preparing for April 23 by-election in Chitwan-2 : The lower house seat became vacant after Rabi Lamichhane, who was elected from the constituency in November, lost lawmaker status after citizenship document controversy, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 06/03/2023)

Code of conduct for presidential and vice-presidential elections to come into effect from tomorrow (rep 28/02/2023), EC issues election code of conduct for presidential, vice-presidential election (kh 28/02/2023)

MP Chaudhary demands his name be included in presidential election voter list (rep 23/02/2023), MP Chaudhary's name included in voters’ list (rep 24/02/2023)

EC publicizes names of 881 voters for Presidential election (kh 22/02/2023)

EC calls for registering parties for by-election (kh 19/02/2023)

Prez Bhandari waives fines slapped by EC to local level candidates failing to submit election expenses on time (rep 18/02/2023), Writ filed at SC against decision of President’s Office to waive fines for local level candidates (kh 22/02/2023), Cabinet decision to waive fines of local poll candidates draws flak : Government had decided to exempt fines imposed by poll commission on candidates who failed to furnish campaign spending details on time. The decision has been challenged in court, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 23/02/2023) [Laws are there to be broken for the cultivation of corruption by government, parties and politicians!]

There should be a law allowing people to vote from their place of residence: CEC Thapaliya (rep 16/02/2023)

By-election in Chitwan-2 to be held on April 23 (kh 12/02/2023), EC schedules date of registration of candidacy for by-election in Chitwan-2 (rep 15/02/2023)

NC leader Umesh Shrestha asking EC to declare him winner from Chitwan-2 (kh 05/02/2023) [Only a new election in this constituency would be a clean solution!]

Political Match-Fixing, by Narayan Manandhar (rep 04/02/2023)

EC sending back Rs three billion out of election budget (kh 03/02/2023), EC is yet to pay Rs 2 billion to various private sector service providers for election expenses (rep 10/02/2023) [???]

Landmark bill to boost women candidacy in polls : Election Commission is drafting a bill to increase women’s candidacy in all three tiers of government by a third, by Binod Ghimire (kp 02/0/2023), Hope amid despair : The proposed bill to field more directly elected women candidates is a silver lining (kp 03/02/2023)

Homework underway to make 33 percent women candidates mandatory in FPTP elections to HoR and PAs: CEC Thapaliya (rep 01/02/2023), Landmark bill to boost women candidacy in polls : Election Commission is drafting a bill to increase women’s candidacy in all three tiers of government by a third, by Binod Ghimire (kp 02/0/2023)

EC publishes schedule for President, Vice-President election (kh 30/01/2023)

Election Commission should immediately declare the date for the election of president : ‘It is beyond my imagination that the Commission will not declare the dates on time and fulfill its constitutional responsibility as there is absolutely no hindrance to do so’, interview with Ila Sharma, former Election Commissioner (nlt 28/01/2023)

Presidential election: When constitutional and legal terms clash : President and Vice President Election Act 2017 requires vote at least a month before the incumbent’s term ends, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 22/01/2023)

Nepal: What the Election of 2022 Denotes, by Binoj Basnyat (kh 17/01/2023)

Uphold Spirit Of PR Election System, by Sangita Subedi (rep 16/01/2023)

Not your time : The public wants the defeated candidates to stay out of Parliament for the next five years (kp 09/01/2023)

EC calls for party registration for National Assembly by-election (rep 08/01/2023)

Power sharing, inclusive politics in Nepal: Honour the constitutional principle, by Yagya Bahadur Karki (ht 06/01/2023) [When will the arrogant high-caste macho males at the top of the state and political parties finally be punished for their constant disregard of the constitution and laws? A permanent ban from political office should be the minimum punishment! This is not a trivial offence, but malicious intent!]

CPN-UML claims popularity in election race : Popularity of Nepali Congress has declined by more than seven percent and the popular votes of Maoist Centre have decreased by 2.5 percent, says UML’s election report (nlt 02/03/2023) [As is so often the case, this is not true. Only the PR votes say something about the popularity of a party. Here the result is: NC -6.97%, UML -6.31%, MC -2.53%. So they are all losers!]

EC suggests holding National Assembly by-election on February 8 (rn 02/01/2023)

EC preparing for election of President, Vice-President (rn 27/12/2022)

Women representation still remains bare minimum, by Arpana Adhikari (rn 25/12/2022)

Electioneering in South Asia : Economic difficulties are going to play a role in the electoral political narratives in the region, by Smruti P Pattanaik (kp 22/12/2022)

Electoral Mandate And Message, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn 21/12/2022)

Presidential, Vice-presidential election to be held by March 14: CEC Thapaliya (kh 19/12/2022)

5 parties have numbers to pick their President : Multiple aspirants from various parties eye the top post, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 19/12/2022)

EC will institutionalize electoral system achievements: CEC Thapaliya (kh 19/12/2022) [Urgent reforms would be more important than institutionalising shortcomings!]

Bell ringing for status-quo : The November elections were more a loss for established parties than a win for newbies, by Paban Raj Pandey (kp 18/12/2022)

40 political parties lost their bail (kh 16/12/2022)

Old Games, New Faces : A mood-based analysis of recent elections from abroad, by Uttam Paudel (rep 16/12/2022

Disabled people’s representation minimal in new Parliament (kh 15/12/2022)

Dalit community sees representation of 28 PR members in province assemblies (kh 15/12/2022) [This means 5 percent of the MPs from about 14 per cent of the population! Just imagine, in the seven provinces there would be a total of only 12 male MPs from the Bahun community who make up six per cent of the population!]

15 Dalit leaders elected to HoR under proportional category (kh 15/12/2022)

HoR, Bagmati Province Assembly to have 52 members from Kathmandu district (kh 15/12/2022)

FPTP Election: A Road Less Traveled by Women : Providing equal opportunity to women in elections is crucial to believe in women’s capacity and change stereotypes in politics, by Neelam Dhanuse (rep 15/12/2022) [Nepal's macho politicians will do everything they can to prevent this!]

EC announces HoR poll results, by Pratik Ghimire (ae 15/12/2022)

EC thanks governments for accomplishing elections (rn 14/12/2022) [And the government thanks the EC for not criticizing the lack of inclusion of women, Dalits, Janajatis and Muslims and the rigging of elections by the electoral alliance!]

November polls fail to ensure fair representation of Dalits : The representation of Dalit community in the newly elected legislature—5.81 percent— is the lowest since the 2008 Constituent Assembly, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 13/12/2022)

Doctored images and out-of-context videos spread misinformation during Nepal elections (kh 13/12/2022)

Wives, cronies and company : Old parties’ leaders have given more ammunition to those who argue that PR is irredeemably corrupt (kp 12/12/2022), Gross Misuse of PR System (rep 12/12/2022)

Assessing the election results : Experiments with coalition governments have been marred by corruption scandals, by Nishchal N Pandey (kp 12/12/2022)

More invalid votes under PR (kh 12/12/2022)

Parties can make corrections to PR list by 4 pm today: EC (kh 12/12/2022)

Election Commission lifts election code of conduct (kh 11/12/2022)

Parties pick PR candidates amid cries of unfairness : The proportional representation system, which was meant to ensure representation of marginalised groups, has been hijacked, say political analysts, by Tika R Pradhan and Nishan Khatiwada (kp 11/12/2022), Parties submit names of PR candidates (ht 11/12/2022)

EC to announce final names of PR candidates on Monday (kh 11/12/2022)

RSP submits HoR members under PR category to EC (kh 11/12/2022)

Petition demands removal of polygamous PR candidates : Lawyer registers a writ petition at the Supreme Court after appealing the Election Commission that candidates practising polygamy be denied election (kp 10/12/2022)

NC picks 32 PR lawmakers (rep 10/12/2022), NC finalizes names of 32 PR candidates for HoR (with list) (kh 10/12/2022) [Nepotism without any scruples!], NC submits name list of selected HoR members under PR (kh 11/12/2022)

Unified Socialist submits PR candidate list to EC (kh 10/12/2022)

CPN-UML Secretariat finalizes PR candidates (with list) (kh 10/12/2022)

Maoist Center submits PR candidates’ list to EC (With list) (kh 10/12/2022)

RPP finalizes seven PR lawmakers (rep 10/12/2022)

Nepal’s Elections Observation Has Transformed A Lot In The Last Three Decades, interview with Krishna Man Pradhan (sp 09/12/2022)

“Nepali People Have Lost Interest In The Existing Major Parties”, interview with SD Muni (sp 09/12/2022)

Election Musings : That the people should elect a Head of State with executive powers has been voiced by many young Nepalis contesting the elections, by Hemang Dixit (sp 09/12/2022)

Seats of power : Nepal’s political parties negotiate power-sharing deals to form a government, by Shristi Karki (nt 09/12/2022)

They are back again in the House! : Oh, no, not again, by Bishwo Gauchan (ht 09/12/2022)

Power of red flag is fading in Nepal, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 18/12/2022)

UML to send 19 female members under PR system, NC 29 (kh 08/12/2022) [Adequate social inclusion in parliament will never be achieved unless the parties dominated by high-caste males are required to apply the rules of social inclusion in the selection of candidates for the FPTP system. Khas Arya, for example, are already over-represented through the FPTP system. It is not understandable that more members of this social group have to be nominated through the PR system! The striving for adequate inclusion of all social groups, as declared after Jana Andolan II, is implausible. The ruling high-caste male elite is only interested in securing its privileges and posts!]

Here is how proportional members are elected to provincial assemblies (rep 08/12/2022), Election of 110 PR candidates: Who are on the lists of national parties?, by Sajira Shrestha (rep 09/12/2022)

With 89 seats, NC becomes largest party in HoR; UML second (kh 07/12/2022), Ruling alliance two seats shy of majority : At the end of proportional representation vote counting, the five-party alliance has 136 seats against the 138 required to prove a majority in the 275-strong House, by Binod Ghimire (kp 07/12/2022), Full results out: Mathematics of parliament is now clear : Nepali Congress bags 89 seats, CPN-UML 78, CPN (Maoist Center) 32 and the Rastriya Swatantra Party 20, among others (nlt 08/12/2022)

RSP’s Poudel reaches SC demanding re-election in Rupandehi-2 (kh 06/12/2022)

Rightist tilt in Nepal : History shows that politics devoid of philosophical underpinnings last only a season, by Achyut Wagle (kp 06/12/2022)

Maoist-Center hell bent on perpetuating power, election results be damned : Here is a brief commentary on the fall and fall of CPN (Maoist-Center), a political party that used to claim itself as the most revolutionary force in Nepal until a decade ago, by Kishor Dahal (nlt 06/12/2022)

Vote counting of PR category to complete today (kh 06/12/2022), PR category: UML leading followed by NC (kh 06/12/2022)

138 lose election deposits in Saptari (kh 06/12/2022)

Nepali Congress, CPN-UML emerge as largest parties in provincial assemblies (rep 05/12/2022) [The overall result of all provinces is incidental. In a federal state, each province must be considered on its own and be independent of the politicians at the central level!], PA poll: NC wins 111 out of 330 seats, UML 91 (rn 05/12/2022)

UML gets highest number of votes under PR category (kh 05/12/2022)

FPTP: NC wins 57 seats; UML 44 (kh 05/12/2022), Results of 165 HoR seats declared, NC wins highest 57 (rep 05/12/2022), List of newly-elected HoR members (kh 05/12/2022), Results for 165 seats in HoR declared, NC wins highest 57 (rn 05/12/2022), New government expected in 2 weeks : Election Commission plans to submit the election report to President Bidya Devi Bhandari early next week, by Binod Ghimire (kp 05/12/2022)

Maoist Center’s Karki elected from Dolakha (kh 05/12/2022)

Maoist and Madhesh-based parties see steep decline in electoral politics : The parties that emerged as major political forces from the 2006 people’s movement are now losing their appeal, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 04/12/2022)

We will be decisive for a majority in parliament: CK Raut (kh 04/12/2022)

10 parties get less than 5,000 votes under PR system (kh 04/12/2022)

UML ahead in PR vote count; NC following (kh 04/12/2022

NC’s Badri Pandey elected from Bajura (kh 04/12/2022)

NC’s Shahi elected to PA from Bajura (2) (kh 04/12/2022), UML’s KC clinches PA member from Dolakha (2) (kh 04/12/2022)

Changing Electoral Landscape, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn 03/12/2022)

What’s the mandate of Nov 20 polls? The message from voters is that the traditional parties should reform or they will perish, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 03/12/2022)

Patronizing Sovereign Dignity of Nepal, by GP Acharya (rep 03/12/2022)

New parliament to have seven national parties, including two new ones : Emergence of Rabi Lamichhane-led Rastriya Swatantra Party and CK Raut-led Janamat Party as two new national parties (rep 03/12/2022)

Dhanraj Gurung’s victory ensured as 5,000 votes remain to be counted (kh 03/12/2022), NC’s Dhanraj Gurung elected to HoR from Syangja-2 (kh 03/12/2022)

20 candidates secure 30 thousand plus votes yet lost HoR seats (kh 03/12/2022)

Six leaders defeated central ministers in parliamentary polls, by Bal Krishna Sah (ht 03/12/2022)

Over 20 businessmen make it to parliament this election (rep 03/12/2022)

Unpacking CK Raut’s win over Upendra Yadav : Raut’s personal touch with voters and Yadav’s overreliance on caste votes are key factors. JSP blames foreign hand, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 03/12/2022)

The past is foretold in Nepal poll results : Although the arithmetic shows big parties dominate, Nepalis have sent them a clear message of dissatisfaction, by Shristi Karki (nt 02/12/2022)

Systematically Disenfranchised!, by Nishant Pokharel (rep 02/12/2022)

Mixed Outcomes Of Elections, by Shyam P Mainali (rn 02/12/2022)

Exclusionary parliament : Major parties are running out of excuses to deny election tickets to marginalised (kp 02/12/2022)

14 leaders of ‘above 70 category’ get elected in HoR (kh 02/12/2022) [They have done everything to ensure this!]

Vote counting stopped in Bajura (kh 02/11/2022)

A dozen parties ensure representation in parliament (kh 02/11/2022)

Bibeksheel Sajha Party: 200 thousand votes in 2074 BS, 789 in 2079 BS (kh 02/12/2022)

The shifting political tide in Madhes, by Manika Jha (ae 01/12/2022)

Dalit and women leaders in Karnali feel cheated : Big parties did not field any Dalit candidate for Parliament from Karnali Province, by Krishna Prasad Gautam (kp 01/12/2022)

HoR welcoming 31 indigenous members (rn 01/12/2022)

Low Voter Turnout Hints Public Resentment, by Rajendra Chataut (rn 01/12/2022)

Fix Delivery Means To Fulfill Promises, by Mukti Rijal (rn 01/12/2022)

CPN-MC, a pale shadow of its 2008 avatar : The party has not only lost its numerical strength in the HoR, but also its vote-share, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 01/12/2022)

UML becomes the largest party in Province 1 (kh 01/12/2022)

Congress reaches out to Janamat Party chief Raut to discuss new government : Raut held hour-long talks with Bimalendra Nidhi in Kathmandu (kp 01/12/2022), Janamat Party agrees to join ruling coalition with NC (kh 01/12/2022), Janmat Party sets three conditions to join NC-led coalition (kh 01/12/2022)) [??]

Nov 20 polls: Where Do We Go From Here?, by Sindhuj Thapa and Anmol Purbey (rep 01/12/2022)

Amid din of government formation, will the CPN-UML remain silent? Party members say multiple options are open including tying up with the Maoists or the Congress for a ruling coalition, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 01/12/2022), Act two, scene one : The same old men will begin fighting for the chair if the youth leaders don't intervene (kp01/12/2022), Deuba’s moment to shine : The debate on who should lead the next government has become a matter of public interest, by Siddhartha Thapa (kp 01/12/2022) [He was PM five times and did not shine. So now presumably a sixth time, although the voters have denied the ruling coalition a majority?]

PR vote count: UML gets 2.7 million votes, NC following (kh 01/12/2022), Vote count: NC continues to lead; UML following (kh 01/12/2022)

Gyanendra Bahadur Karki wins from Sundari-4 : Karki defeated Jagdish Prasad Kusiyat, a candidate of CPN-UML, by a margin of 112 votes (nlt 01/12/2022)

Voting underway in 10 polling centers of Dolakha (kh 01/12/2022)

Indecisive election results: Now the battle for new government : Nepal's federal parliament constitutes 275 members of parliament. As many as 138 lawmakers are necessary to establish a majority and claim the premiership. So who will lead Nepal’s next government?, by Dhan Bahadur Khadka (nlt 30/11/2022) [In democratic states, now would be the moment for politicians to admit defeat, retire from office and ambitions for power, and make way for a younger generation! But Nepal's failed politicians have already started thinking about how to form a new government without a parliamentary majority.]

New House of Representatives to be less inclusive : As proportional representation votes are scattered among parties, women, Dalits, Janajatis will be underrepresented, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 30/11/2022) [This is the outspoken goal of the political parties totally dominated by male Khas Arya! The fact that another 30 per cent Khas Aryas are nominated via the PR system contradicts all statements on inclusion!]

Two new forces enter federal parliament as national parties : Rabi Lamichhane’s Rastriya Swatantra Party and CK Raut’s Janamat Party make the cut after the election results pour in, by Binod Ghimire (kp 30/11/2022)

All bills in HoR inactive, bills in National Assembly remain unchanged (rep 30/11/2022)

Election deposits of nine candidates, including one from UML, confiscated in Kailali-1, by Yogesh Rawal (rep 30/11/2022), 168 poll candidates' deposits forfeited in Rautahat (ht 30/11/2022)

Youth As Leaders, by Dixya Poudel (rn 30/11/2022

Parties fail to garner majority in Provincial Assemblies (kh 30/11/2022), Karnali: The candidates who couldn’t get even 100 votes, by Govinda KC (rep 30/11/2022)

Worth the investment? Failure to maintain financial transparency in political parties allows for the criminalisation of politics, by Shristi Rai (kp 30/11/2022)

EC decides to  kick off  vote count in Bajura and Syangja-2 (kh 30/11/2022)

Polls in Madhesh: JSP and LSP lose ground (kh 30/11/2022)

NC’s Narayan Khadka elected from Udayapur-1 (kh 30/11/2022), FPTP members elected to HoR so far (kh 30/11/2022)

Message from Nepali voters : This time, there were thousands who joined the fray with little resources or connections, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 29/11/2022)

Crystal gazing Nepal’s next five years : The independents contested the election to clean up the country’s politics and fight corruption, by Naresh Koirala (kp 29/11/2022)

Ruling Coalition In Driving Seat, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 29/11/2022)

Parties flouted laws, used children in elections, by Ruby Rauniyar (rep 29/11/2022)

Sarlahi sends no woman member into HoR, elects one under PA (kh 29/11/2022)

Over 9.6 million votes counted under PR category: EC (kh 29/11/2022), UML continues leading PR vote count with 2,607,472 votes (kh 29/11/2022)

Parties agree to resume vote counting in Communication Minister Karki's constituency (rep 29/11/2022), Counting of votes resumes in Udayapur-1, UML boycotts, by Maheshwor Chamling Rai (rep 29/11/2022)

UML stands first, NC second in Madhesh in Nov 20 elections (kh 29/11/2022)

UML’s Mahaseth elected from Dhanusha-4 (kh 29/11/2022)

UML’s Mahato clinches PA seat from Dhanusha 4(2) (kh 29/11/2022), UML’s Hari Narayan defeats Madhesh Province minister in Dhanusha-4 (B), by Surendra Yadav (rep 29/11/2022)

FPTP members elected to HoR so far (kh 29/11/2022)

Youth voice: What youths expect from faces of hope in parliament, by Sharana Sherpa and Anjali Shukla (nlt 28/11/2022),
Old parties failed to understand the new generation : The political template of Congress and Communists are decades old. Closed camps and cadre training don't work so well in the age of social media, interview with Krishna Khanal (kp 28/11/2022), Over 60 former MPs face defeat in parliamentary election (rep 28/11/2022)

Economic promises and challenges : None of the manifestos explains how to mobilise resources and enhance administration, by Chandan Sapkota (kp 28/11/2022)

Is communist alliance in the making? Poor performance of CPN (Maoist Center) in federal parliament polls and desperation of KP Oli and CPN-UML leaders to return to power indicate the possibility. But observers are not so sure (nlt 28/11/2022)

Nepal : Fractured Mandate, by Ajit Kumar Singh (SAIR 28/11/2022)

Parties Move To Form New Government, by Ballav Dahal (rn 28/11/2022)

Women representation nil under FPTP in Karnali province : Single candidate to represent Dalits (kh 28/11/2022)

On their own merit : If talent is discouraged in political parties, those committed to public service will seek alternatives (kp 28/11/2022)

Exploitation fears as more contractors become lawmakers : Stakeholders say contractor-turned lawmakers could misuse their influence to skew laws and policies in their favour, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 28/11/2022) [Teachers and other people in the public service are not allowed to run, but people who have a great economic advantage from their election are!]

Candidates begin submitting election spending (kh 28/11/2022), EC directs candidates and parties to submit election expenses within15 days (kh 28/11/2022), EC instructs candidates to submit their election expenses within 35 days (rep 28/11/2022)

Dang sees 5.92 percent votes invalid (kh 28/11/2022)

PR votes: UML leading followed by Nepali Congress (kh 28/11/2022), 15 percent votes under PR yet to be counted (kh 28/11/2022)

FPTP members elected to HoR so far (kh 28/11/2022)

Re-election to be held in Dolakha on Dec 1 (kh 28/11/2022), Repolling in 10 Dolakha booths on December 1 (ht 28/11/2022)

JSP’s Ashok Rai elected from Sunsari-1 (kh 28/11/2022)

Contours of post-election politics : Democracy seems to have become stronger with the popular quest for alternatives, by Lok Raj Baral (kp 27/11/2022), The ambition of politicians and the will of voters : Attempt of a first election analysis, by Karl-Heinz Krämer (Nepal Observer 27/11/2022) [see also Khabarhub 29/11/2022]

Ruling alliance fails to stop UML : Dissimilar ideologies of the parties in the coalition seems to have not favoured them, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 27/11/2022), Maoists had difficulties winning elections even in their bastions, by Dinesh Subedi (rep 27/11/2022), Deuba, Dahal commit to saving the alliance : KP Sharma Oli has also been reaching out to other parties to build a coalition he can lead, by Anil Giri (kp 27/11/2022) [The message from the voters is clear: Not these old failed politicians again! Without the manipulations of the top politicians, this message would have been much clearer!]

60 former MPs defeated in election (kh 27/11/2022)

Voters reject candidates favoured by top leaders : The trend reflects people’s growing frustration with the top brass and how the political parties are run, analysts say, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 27/11/2022)

Voters’ Expectations, by Parmeshwar Devkota (rn 27/11/2022), Writing Is On The Wall For Parties, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 27/11/2022)

EC will decide on vote count resumption in Bajura, Syangja and Dolakha soon: Spokesperson Paudel (kh 27/11/2022), EC decides to hold re-election in 10 polling stations in Dolakha (kh 27/11/2022)

What caused lower voters turnout in this election?, by Ranju Kafle (rn 27/11/2022)

80 percent votes under PR counted so far: EC (kh 27/141/2022)

Election results of all districts but for three will come by November 29: EC (kh 27/11/2022)

General Election2022: Results of 157 seats under FPTP out (kh 27/11/2022)

Results of 156 constituencies out, Congress lead winning 51 seats : Nepali Congress has won 51 seats, followed by CPN-UML with 41 seats. Likewise, CPN (Maoist) and CPN (Unified Socialist) and Rastriya Swatantra Party have won 17 seats, 10 seats, and seven seats, respectively (nlt 27/11/2022), As counting nears end, picture of new House emerges : Congress leads in first-past-the-post tally, UML hopes to catch up with proportional representation votes, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 27/11/2022)

UML’s Subash Nemwang elected from Ilam-2 (kh 27/11/2022), UML’s Mahato elected from Mahottari-1 (kh 27/11/2022), NC’s Dig Limbu wins HoR seat from Morang-1 (kh 27/11/2022), UML’s Basnet elected from Ilam-1 defeating Jhalanath Khanal (kh 27/11/2022)

RPP wins 7 seats in Bagmati State Assembly (kh 27/11/2022), 14 CMs in five years: 7 won elections, two lost (rep 27/11/2022), Ruling coalition clinches victory in majority seats in Karnali PA (kh 27/11/2022)

Members elected to HoR so far (kh 27/11/2022)

PR votes: UML leading followed by Nepali Congress (kh 27/11/2022)

Counting of votes uncertain in Bajura (kh 27/11/2022)

Vote count in Sunsari-4 postponed since Saturday evening (kh 27/11/2022)

Remarkable Electoral Shifts, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn 26/11/2022)

Caste-based voting on the wane in Madhesh, poll results suggest : As society becomes more diverse, the province has started to look more at candidates’ vision than their ethnicity, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 26/11/2022)

Established Madhes parties lose vote share to new outfits, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 26/11/2022)

Rabi Lamichhane discloses his election expenditure (kh 26/11/2022)

All candidates of ruling alliance win election in Karnali Province (kh 26/11/2022)

Khanal demands for reelection in Ilam (rep 26/11/2022)

Vote count halts in Sunsari-4 (kh 26/11/2022), ‘Communication minister demanded recounting of votes after he was certain to lose’ (rep 27/11/2022)

UML is losing ground in Gandaki Province. Congress making gains : In 2017, UML alone won 13 lower house seats from Gandaki, but this time its tally has reduced to just five, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 26/11/2022), Beating all odds, CPN–UML becomes leading force in Madhesh Province : But split cost the party dearly in Sudurpaschim and Karnali provinces, by Binod Ghimire (kp 26/11/2022), NC’s Acharya elected HoR member from Kapilvastu-2 (kh 26/11/2022), RPP candidate Bohara defeats incumbent Home Minister Khand in Rupandehi-3 (rep 26/11/2022), Maoist Center’s Amanlal Modi wins from Morang-4 (kh 26/11/2022), NC’s Tejulal Chaudhary elected from Saptari-4 (kh 26/11/2022), RPP’s Bikram Pandey turns victorious in Chitwan-3 (kh 26/11/2022), NC’s Shahi clinches victory in Mugu (kh 26/11/2022), NC’s Mahendra Ray Yadav wins in Mahottari-4 (kp 26/11/2022), NC and UML garner over 2 million votes under PR category (kh 26/11/2022), Mahindra Raya Yadav elected from Sarlahi-2 (kh 26/11/2022)

PR vote count: UML leading followed by NC and RSP (kh 26/11/2022), PR votes: UML still ahead followed by NC and Maoist Center (kh 26/11/2022), PR Votes: Maoist Center takes a lead against Rastriya Swatantra Party, UML continues the lead as NC trails behind it (rep 26/11/2022), NC and UML garner over 2 million votes under PR category (kh 26/11/2022), 7.6 million votes counted under PR category: EC (kh 26/11/2022), 7.6 million votes counted under proportional category (rep 26/11/2022)

Re-poll in Bajura's Budhinanda today (rn 26/11/2022)

Panel formed to probe deaths following vote-related dispute (ht 26/11/2022)

Update: Members elected to HoR (kh 26/11/2022), JSP’s Raj Kishor elected from Siraha-2 (kh 26/11/2022),

UML’s Malla clinches PA seat in Mugu (1) (kh 26/11/2022), NC wins PA seat in Nuwakot 2(2) (kh 26/11/2022)

Vox Populi : The people have spoken: they do not want business as usual in politics (nt 25/11/2022), The Nepali people have spoken : Voters have made their dissatisfaction with the country’s serial politicians clear: shape up or ship out, by Sonia Awale (nt 25/11/2022)

The underdogs have won. Now what? The next five years will be crucial, not just for the newer parties, but also for the older lot, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 25/11/2022)

Expat push key to Swatantra Party’s electoral success : Migrant workers and students studying abroad had urged their family members back in Nepal to cast their votes in favour of RSP this election, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 25/11/2022), RSP, new kid on the block, chimes with voters : Wins five parliamentary seats in valley, placed 3rd in PR vote count, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 25/11/2022)

Women participation in HoR: Seven get directly elected, two still leading (kh 25/11/2022) [Besides 158 males: this is what the patriarchal party leaders call appropriate and "inclusive"!], Women candidates in HoR and PA elections of 2079 BS, by Smriti Dhungana (rep 25/11/2022)

Polls largely fair : The govt and the EC have failed to ensure the voting right of the Nepali migrant workers (ht 25/11/2022) [Elections that are dominated and manipulated by the Tagadhari, especially Bahun patriarchy and discriminate against women, Janajatis, Madheshis, Dalits and Muslims can hardly be called fair!]

Lingden lifts Rastriya Prajatantra Party’s status in the House : On Thursday evening, the party’s share of proportional representation votes was 7 percent, by Binod Ghimire (kp 25/11/2022) [The improvement of the RPP must also be attributed primarily to the bad policies and largely failed manipulations of the erstwhile major parties. The probably 6 or 7 per cent share in the PR vote shows that people do not really want a return to Hindu state and monarchy!]

Problem persists in three districts as Election Commission fails to resolve issues : The body is studying the disputes and has announced re-polls at a centre in Bajura (kp 25/11/2022)

14,849 votes invalid in HoR, PA poll in Kailali-3 (rn 25/11/2022)

UML’s Mainali elected HoR member from Bara-1 (kh 25/11/2022), NC’s Yadav elected HoR member from Dhanusha-2 (kh 25/11/2022), UML’s Mahato elected to HoR from Dhanusha-3 (kh 25/11/2022), NC’s Dr. Shekhar Koirala elected from Morang-6 (kh 25/11/2022), NC candidate wins HoR seat from Nawalparasi (Bardaghat-Susta East)-2 (kh 25/11/2022), RPP’s Dhruba Pradhan elected from Nawalparasi-2 (kh 25/11/2022), Panchthar: UML’s candidate Nembang wins HoR seat (kh 25/11/2022), UML’s Uprety wins HoR seat from Sarlahi-3 (kh 25/11/2022), UML’s Gokul Baskota ensures victory in Kavre-2 (kh 25/11/2022), NC’s Dilli Raj Pant elected from Kailali-5 (kh 25/11/2022), UML’s Pradip Gyawali concedes defeat : "I take responsibility for adverse results" (kh 25/11/2022), UML’s Gurung clinches HoR seat from Kaski-1 (kh 25/11/2022), Birendra Mahato of JSP wins from Siraha-4 (rep 25/11/2022), UML’s Gaire elected HoR member from Palpa-2 (kh 25/11/2022), NUP’s Chaudhary wins from Kailali 2 (kh 25/11/2022), NC’s Sunil Sharma gets elected from Morang-3 (kh 25/11/2022), UML’s Acharya wins HoR seat from Palpa-1 (kh 25/11/2022), Mahantha Thakur clinches HoR seat from Mahottari-3 (kh), NC’s Thapa wins from Syangja-1 (kh 25/11/2022), UML leader Bishnu Poudel elected from Rupandehi-2 (kh 25/11/2022)

Pathak elected PA member from Nawalparasi (Bardaghat-Susta West)-1 (1) (kh 25/11/2022), UML’s Maharjan elected PA member from Lalitpur 3(2) (kh 25/11/2022), UML’s Basnet wins in Sunsari-1 (A), by Rohit Rai (rep 25/11/2022), NC’s Karki wins in Morang-6 (B) (rep 25/11/2022), Minister Shahi elected in Dolpa (B) (rep 25/11/2022), Maoist Center’s Shrestha wins PA member from Ramechhap (kh 25/11/2022)

The stark message of elections, by Shiva P Tiwari (ae 24/11/2022), What are the new prime minister’s biggest challenges?, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 24/11/2022), Lessons from election (ae 24/11/2022)

The scrutiny of incoming Swatantra Party lawmakers has already begun : While some find party’s lack of clear ideology troubling, others reckon its ranks of field experts will serve well, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 24/11/2022)

In Madhesh, political ground is shifting : Fourteen years after the Madhesh movement, voters have punished its major faces in the recent polls, by Binod Ghimire (kp 24/11/2022), CK Raut’s Janamat Party emerges as a strong regional force : His victory surprised many as his party’s performance during the May local elections had been dismal, Abdhesh Kumar Jha & Santosh Singh (kp 24/11/2022)

Times they’re changing : The rise of the Rastriya Swatantra Party reflects the passion for change among Nepali voters (kp 24/11/2022)

Sobita Gautam and Dr Toshima Karki: New faces kindling hope in Kathmandu and outside : They did not resort to blame-game, their election campaign was sober and comparatively frugal. Rise of Sobita Gautam and Dr Toshima Karki has now ignited a new hope among youths, by Sharana Sherpa (nlt 24/11/2022)

Rise of rebels, fall of ‘yes-men’ : General secretaries of CPN-UML and CPN-Maoist lost the elections while the general secretaries duo of Nepali Congress won the race, by Dhan Bahadur Khadka (nlt 24/11/2022)

Polling for Nepal's parliament 2022: Ballot box or cyber-voting?, by Anand Aditya (ht 24/11/2022)

Defining Contours Of Democracy, by Mukti Rijal (rn 24/11/2022)

Stability For Sustainable Development, by Bishnu Prasad Khanal (rn 24/11/2022)

Vote count of 88 constituencies concludes; NC wins 33 seats, UML 19 and Maoist Center nine seats (rep 24/11/2022), Members elected to HoR so far (kh 24/11/2022)

Rabi Lamichhane ensures victory from Chitwan-2 : Official announcement yet to be made (kh 24/11/2022), Rabi Lamichhane secures landslide victory in Chitwan-2 : Lamichhane secured 49,261 votes, while Umesh Shrestha of Nepali Congress bagged 15,091 votes (nlt 24/11/2022), NC’s Rathaur wins HoR seat from Banke 3 (kh 24/11/2022), Unified Socialist’s Joshi elected HoR member from Bajhang (kh 24/11/2022), UML’s Ghimire elected HoR member from Rupandehi 5 (kh 24/11/2022), UML’s Gurung elected HoR member from Lamjung (kh 24/11/2022), UML’s Gurung wins from Lamjung, defeats Maoist’s heavyweight Dev Gurung : Gurung bagged 31,789 votes, while Prithivi Subba Gurung got 34,969 votes (nlt 24/11/2022), Deepak Singh defeats Kamal Thapa in  Makwanpur-1 (rep 24/11/2022), Kamal Thapa concedes defeat (kh 24/11/2022), Unified Socialist’s Ale wins HoR seat from Doti (kh 24/11/2022), RSP’s Dr. Toshima Karki elected from Lalitpur-3 (kh 24/11/2022), UML’s Thapa elected HoR member from Pyuthan (kh 24/11/2022), Maoist Chairman Prachanda elected to HoR from Gorkha-2 (kh 24/11/2022), NC leader Paudel elected HoR member from Tanahun 1 (kh 24/11/2022), Suwal elected to HoR from Bhaktapur-1 (kh 24/11/2022), Maoist Center’s Sharma wins HoR member from Dang-2 (kh 24/11/2022), Unified Socialist Chair Madhav Nepal elected from Rautahat-1 (kh 24/11/2022), UML makes clean sweep in Parbat (kh 24/11/2022), CPN-UML’s LP Sanwa elected HoR member from Jhapa-4 (kh 24/11/2022), Dr. Shashank clinches fourth win in a row (kh 24/11/2022), RPP’s Deepak Singh wins in Makwanpur-1 (kh 24/11/2022), Maoist Center’s Pasang defeats UML’s Bishal Bhattarai in Khotang (kh 24/11/2022), Man Bahadur Rai elected HoR member from Solukhumbu (rep 24/11/2022), NC leader Paudel elected as HoR member from Tanahun-1 (rep 24/11/2022), Ruling alliance candidate wins HoR seat in Sarlahi-1 (rep 24/11/2022), NC wins election in Myagdi after 23 years (rn 24/11/2022), NC comes winner in Sidhuli-1 (kh 24/11/2022), UML’s Bidya Bhattarai wins HoR seat in Kaski-2 (kh 24/11/2022), Rajendra Lingden wins from Jhapa-3 : Lingden defeated Nepali Congress leader Krishna Prasad Sitaula by a margin of 3,276 votes (nlt 24/11/2022), RSP’s Hari Dhakal wins in Chitwan-1 (kh 24/11/2022), UML wins HoR, PA seats in Arghakhanchi (kh 24/11/2022), Nagarik Unmukti Party’s Ranjita Shrestha wins in Kailali-1 (kh 24/11/2022), NC’s Yadav wins HoR seat in Saptari-3 (kh 24/11/2022), CPN (Maoist Center) candidate Sapkota elected HoR member from Sindhupalchowk-1 (rn 24/11/2022), RSP’s Hari Dhakal wins in Chitwan-2 (rep 24/11/2022), Ramshankar Yadav wins from Siraha-1 (rep 24/11/2022), NC leader Khadka elected from Surkhet-1 (kh 24/11/2022), NC’s Karki secures HoR post from Nawalparasi East-2 (kh 24/11/2022), NC rebel candidate Amaresh Kumar Singh elected from Sarlahi-4 (kh 24/11/2022), Rayamajhi wins HoR seat from Arghakhanchi (kh 24/11/2022)

Maoist Center secures PA seats from Sindhupalchok (kh 24/11/2022), CPN-UML wins PA seats from Gulmi-2 (kh 24/11/2022), Results of PA elections 2022 so far (kh 24/11/2022), Lakshman Kishore Chaudhary wins PA seat from Kailali-1B (rep 24/11/2022), Anurag Khadka wins in Dang-1 (rep 24/11/2022), UML's Menyangwo elected province assembly member from Taplejung A (rep 24/11/2022), Vindu Kumar Thapa wins in Kaski-2B (rep 24/11/2022), Janmajaya Timilsina elected provincial assembly member from Bardia 2 A (rep 24/11/2022), Sakil Mia of Janamat Party wins Province Assembly seat from Saptari-1(B) (rep 24/11/2022)

Shishir Khanal wins from Kathmandu-6 (nlt 23/11/2022), Yogesh Bhattarai elected from Taplejung (nlt 23/11/2022), Gokarna Bista elected from Gulmi-2 for third consecutive time (nlt 23/11/2022), CK Raut elected from Saptari-2 with a wide margin (nlt 23/11/2022), Pradip Poudel elected from Kathmandu-5 : Poudel defeated CPN-UML leader Ishwar Pokharel by 5,065 votes (nlt 23/11/2022), Sobita Gautam elected from Kathmandu-2 (nlt 23/11/2022), Sher Bahadur Deuba elected for seventh consecutive time from Dadeldhura (nlt 23/11/2022), RSP’s Dr. Toshima Karki elected from Lalitpur-3  (kh 23/11/2022), Unified Socialist candidate registers first win from Achham (kh 23/11/2022), NC’s Thani secures HoR seat from Surkhet-2 (kh 23/11/2022), RPP’s Rana elected from Banke Constituency-2 (kh 23/11/2022), NC’s Rajendra KC elected from Kathmandu Constituency-10 (kh 23/11/2022), Maoist Center’s Ghartimar gets elected from Rukum East (kh 23/11/2022), Resham Chaudhary’s father Lalveer Chaudhary wins in Bardiya-2 (kh 23/11/2022), Nagarik Unmukti Party turns victorious in all seats in Kailali-3 (kh 23/11/2022), JSP’s Pradeep Yadav wins from Parsa-1 (kh 23/11/2022), JSP’s Pradeep Yadav wins from Parsa-1 (kh 23/11/2022), Maoist Center’s Devendra Poudel elected from Baglung-2 (kh 23/11/2022), NC candidate Ramhari Khatiwada wins  from Okhaldhunga (kh 23/11/2022), NC candidate Ajay Chaurasiya wins in Parsa-2 (kh 23/11/2022), UML Chair KP Oli wins by a huge margin in Jhapa-5 (kh 23/11/2022), Unified Socialist’s Kisan Shrestha elected from Bara-4 (kh 23/11/2022), NC leader Lekhak wins in Kanchanpur-3 (kh 23/11/2022), KC of Rastriya Janamorcha wins HoR seat from Baglung-1 (rep 23/11/2022)

NC’s Ale gets victory in Province Assembly from Tanahun (kh 23/11/2022), UML’s Dhami becomes victorious in Darchula PA-1 (kh 23/11/2022), RPP wins in both PA seats in Kathmandu-2 (kh 23/11/2022), NC makes clean sweep in Kathmandu-1 (kh 23/11/2022), CPN-UML’s Pachhai wins PA seat in Jumla (kh 23/11/2022)

Validation of the existing order : Voters have validated the status quo with their participation as well as abstention, by CK Lal (kp 23/11/2022)

A eulogy to unfact : During election campaigns, when truth is reduced to pithy slogans, facts are far from simple errors of details, by Dharma Adhikari (kp 23/11/2022)

Nepalis Vote For A Change, by Namrata Sharma (rn 23/11/2022)

After ballot paper mix-up, calls grow for shift to electronic voting : Election observers blame polling officers for the problem, by Bijnod Ghimire (kp 23/11/2022)

135 election employees awaiting rescue in Upper Dolpa (kh 23/11/2022)

Shape up or ship out : The major political forces must start the long process of their renewal right now. They have been adequately warned (kp 22/11/2022), The mavericks are coming : The parties should get the message that the Nepali people are getting tired of their ways, by Achyut Wagle (kp 22/11/2022)

Newer parties could make gains in Nepal's election, analysts say (ht 22/11/2022)

Voters Indifferent To Poll, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 22/11/2022)

UML’s Shrestha wins HoR election from Kathmandu-9 (nlt 22/11/2022)

NC candidate Patel elected PA member from Parsa-2 A (rn 22/11/2022)

NC wins PA seat in Rasuwa-1 (kh 22/11/2022)

RPP wins Province Assembly seat in Kathmandu- 2(1) (kh 22/11/2022)

Nagarik Unmukti Party’s Chaudhary wins in Kailali-3 (kh 22/11/2022), What is the Nagarik Unmukti Party about? Here is basic information about the Nagarik Unmukti Party that is emerging as a new force in west Terai of Nepal (nlt 22/11/2022)

Prakash Man Singh re-elected from Kathmandu-1 : Nepali Congress leader won for the fourth time beating Rastriya Prajatantra Party leader Rabindra Mishra by just 125 votes (nlt 22/11/2022), Gagan Thapa elected from Kathmandu-4
Thapa has garnered 21,302 votes, while his nearest rival Bhattarai secured 13,855 (nlt 22/11/2022)

Congress takes lead in preliminary vote counting : Rastriya Swatantra Party makes an encouraging entry into national politics (kp 22/11/2022)

When Nepal stops : Government service delivery comes to a halt during elections. The cost is evident all around (kp 21/11/2022) [The way in which elections are organised is irrational and in many respects represents a serious restriction of basic civil rights!], Heavy security presence at polling centres perplexes tourists, by Bal Krishna Sah (ht 21/11/2022)

Federal parliament election 2022 result: Prem Bahadur Maharjan wins from Lalitpur-2 : CPN-UML candidate Prem Bahadur Maharjan has been elected to federal parliament from Lalitpur Constituency-2 (nlt 21/11/2022)

Vote counting halted in Gorkha district as dispute escalates over election-rigging : The vote counting process has not yet started in Gorkha where Maoist chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal is one of the contenders (nlt 21/11/2022)

‘Back-to-back elections also led to low voter turnout : ‘People say why give the same old parties another chance when they have failed to perform, repeatedly’, interview with Sanjeev Humagain (kp 21/11/2022)

What does the result of the initial vote count suggest?, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 21/11/2022)

NC’s Sherchan elected to Mustang’s Provincial Assembly (B) (kh 21/11/2022)

NC candidate Gurung wins from Mustang in Gandaki Province Assembly (kh 21/11/2022), NC's Namdu Gurung wins Province Assembly seat from Mustang (rn 21/11/2022)

Nepali Congress wins HoR seat in Mustang (nlt 21/11/2022), Yogesh becomes centre of attraction in Mustang political scene after winning election (rn 21/11/2022)

Vote counting of FPTP, PR being conducted simultaneously (kh 21/11/2022)

NA defuses homemade bomb in Dhankuta (kh 21/11/2022)

Sunday’s elections a test for old players, newcomers alike : Except for the 1999 elections, independent candidates have always won seats in Nepal’s parliament, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 21/11/2022)

Nepal votes 2022: Frustrated with mainstream parties, many voters stay away from polling booths : Observers say a variety of other reasons have contributed to the low turnout of voters at federal parliament and provincial assemblies elections (nlt 20/11/2022), Nepal Elections: Voter turnout of 61 percent; counting to start tonight : The voter turnout in the last elections in 2017 was around 70 percent. It was 60 percent and 78 percent in 2008 and 2013 Constituent Assembly elections (nlt 20/11/2022), Around 61 percent cast votes in largely peaceful polls : Disputes and incidents of violence were reported in some places, with one death and several injuries. Repolling required in 15 centres across provinces, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 21/11/2022) ["Peaceful" looks different!], Polling marred by incidents of violence in some districts : Police fire warning shots at some stations to disperse crowds. One person died from bullet wounds while 3, including a policeman, got injured in Bajura, by Arjun Shah (kp 21/11/2022), Frustration with old guard cited as main reason for relatively low turnout : Without independent candidates and new parties, the voter turnout would have been lower still, observers say, by Nishan Khatiwada and Anup Ojha (kp 21/11/2022)

Unequal votes: The undemocratic election system of Nepal : Having population as the criterion for electoral constituency delineation will not do any justice to the actual constituents. The number of voters should be the main basis for constituency delineation, by Sindhuj Thapa (nlt 20/11/2022)

Rampant use of minors in election campaigning reported : Authorised monitoring teams have reported as many as 165 incidents of use of minors in poll-related activities, by Binod Ghimire (kp 20/11/2022)

Thousands of eligible citizens outside constituencies denied voting rights : The election commission should have come up with an arrangement to allow eligible voters based anywhere within the country to vote, experts say (kp 20/11/2022)

Foreign election observers make election supervision (rep 20/11/2022), 46 organizations, including two foreign ones, observe Sunday’s election (kh 20/11/2022)

Elderly voters return after security personnel tell them not to take keys to polling station (rep 20/11/2022) [?????]

Controversy in Dhanusha and Saptari after provincial assemblies’ ballot papers given instead of HoR ballot paper (rep 20/11/2022)

EC directs not to postpone voting over minor disputes (rep 20/11/2022)

What sets this election apart : The country goes to polls amid rising frustration, decline of ideology and advent of some promising new forces, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 20/11/2022)

Winds of change as country is geared to vote (kp 20/11/2022)

Day of voters’ freedom : Voters know that lust for power and position dominates the atmosphere of democratic politics, by Abhi Subedi (kp 20/11/2022)

Rise of Rastriya Swatantra Party due to frustration with major parties Which parties will suffer due to rise of Swatantra Party? How will ruling coalition and UML fare?, by Ameet Dhakal (Setopati 20/11/2022)

A story of working class couple for whom elections meant literally nothing : "We have to work for a square meal a day. If we don't work, we'll have nothing to eat. We get sound sleep only when we have a decent meal" (nlt 20/11/2022)

Polls Landmark For Federal Republic, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 20/11/2022)

How is Nepal voting? Know about Nepal’s federal and provincial assembly elections (nlt 20/11/2022)