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Procedure ready to register names of Nepali citizens abroad in voter list



Election Commission Nepal
Election Commission Nepal

Kathmandu, Oct 13: The Election Commission has prepared a draft of procedure to register voter name-list of Nepali citizens residing abroad and update it, 2080. And the EC has solicited suggestions on it.

As per the procedures the Nepali citizens living in foreign countries remaining to be enlisted yet in voter name-list could be incorporated in the system from abroad itself. The EC has uploaded the draft of the procedures in its website on Thursday and urged all concerned to provide their feedback on it.

In the draft, it has been proposed to assign the countries for registration of name in voter list of the Nepali people and determine centres by respective diplomatic mission of the country.

An arrangement has been made where the EC will write to the Foreign Ministry to assign concerned employees to register names in voter list.

Nepalis living in abroad could select place and date appropriate for them for biometric collection after filling the form through online system if they want to register their names in voter list.

Anyone willing to provide suggestion on the provisions incorporated in the draft could do so within November 16.