KATHMANDU: The Election Commission (EC) has sought clarifications from 95 election candidates and political parties on violation of code of conduct which is in effect for the House of Representatives election scheduled for March 5.
As many as 454 complaints were received so far at EC.
Among those from which the clarifications were sought, 62 furnished the responses. Six of them have been asked justification again, according to Sita Pun Shreesh, assistant spokesperson at Ec.
EC received five such responses from among the six candidates questioned over violation of election code. The election organizing and monitoring body also took action against eight persons for their failure to submit logical clarifications.
In addition to political parties and their candidates, journalists, media houses, and the government and non-government organizations were sought clarifications in response to the complaints lodged against them.
EC wrote to Press Council Nepal, media content monitoring agency, to proceed with action against the registered media and journalists if they were found violating election code. The setopati.com news portal was asked clarification via Press the Council Nepal for it conducted poll and wrote on certain candidates’ likely victory while making news analyses on election race.
The complaints are received at district level as well.
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