EC appoints monitoring officers to enforce code of conduct

KATHMANDU: The Election Commission has appointed monitoring officers to oversee the implementation of the election code of conduct.

According to Commission spokesperson Narayan Prasad Bhattarai, assistant chief district officers have been designated at the district level to ensure effective monitoring.

The Commission stated that assistant chief district officers will be responsible for all non-financial matters related to the code of conduct.

Meanwhile, chief treasury controllers and treasury controllers have been assigned separate responsibilities to monitor financial aspects.

The election for the House of Representatives is scheduled for March 5.

To ensure the election is conducted in a free, fair, transparent, and credible manner, the Election Commission has enforced the Election Code of Conduct, 2082.

The code has been in effect since Jan 18.