Elections 2022

A high-level delegation, including Chief of the Army Staff (CoAS) Prabhu Ram Sharma, has held a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya on security arrangements for the November 20 elections. 

During the meeting held at the Election Commission Secretariat in Kathmandu on Friday, CoAS Sharma briefed about the works and activities carried out by the Nepali Army in connection with election security. 

He told the EC chief that the election security had been effective and efficient based on the on-site observation and the intelligence gathered. "The Army is ready to take up any role to ensure that the election is held in a secure environment," CoAS Sharma assured Thapaliya.

CEC Thapaliya appreciated the Nepali Army’s support, from ballot paper printing to transporting election materials and election officials deputed to conduct the elections in the remote mountainous region.

Election Commissioners Ishwori Prasad Poudyal, Ram Prasad Bhandari and Sagun SJB Rana were also present in the meeting. They said notable cooperation was received from the Nepali Army in the context of preparations for the election, enforcement of the election code of conduct and managing election security.
- RSS