Nov 10, Kathmandu - The Election Commission has consulted with former office bearers and former secretaries of the Commission, targeting the upcoming elections to the House of Representatives and the National Assembly.

The consultation was held at the central office of the commission on Monday with the aim of gaining past experiences to make the upcoming elections clean, independent, impartial, fearless and economical.

An interim electoral government has been formed in line with the spirit of the Gen-Z movement, and elections to the House of Representatives are being held on Falgun 21. Similarly, elections to the National Assembly are being held on Magh 11 for 19 member posts.

The consultation, chaired by Acting Chief Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari, is being attended by Commissioners Sagun Shumsher JBR and Dr. Janaki Tuladhar, former Chief Election Commissioners Surya Prasad Shrestha, Neelkantha Upreti, Dolakh Bahadur Gurung, and former secretaries of the commission Madhu Regmi, Bharatmani Subedi, Suresh Adhikari, and Raviraj Panta.

At the beginning of the consultation meeting, Commission Secretary Mahadev Pantha said that the program was organized to exchange experiences in previous election management and the role played in resolving problems and challenges.

Informing that vacant posts have been filled in the commission's offices across the country to complete the election on time, he said that a meeting of the security organization is being held for election security.

“The knowledge and experience of former office bearers are important as the exchange of experiences inspires reform and innovative thinking in election management,” he said. “The upcoming election is not only a constitutional obligation but also a cornerstone of democratic practice.”

So far, 125 parties have been registered with the commission. The commission has stated that some parties are in the process of registering. Secretary Pantha informed that three new parties have been registered in the current fiscal year.

He said that important suggestions would be obtained from the discussion on the role and attention of the commission to create a conducive environment for the elections to the House of Representatives, and the steps to be taken for the effective implementation of the election code of conduct.