"The Election Commission (EC) has created conducive environment for conducting elections in a peaceful, free and fearless manner," Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Nil Kantha Upreti told reporters at the EC's office today.
"All the preparations relating to the Constituent Assembly elections have been completed within the constitutional and legal frameworks," he said.
It is also understood that in view of the upcoming polls, there is heightened vigil and close coordination between India and Nepal to curb any illegal cross-border activities. The frontier is expected to be sealed for three to four days ahead of the election.
Over 17,000 candidates are contesting the elections for 601-seat Constituent Assembly under direct and proportionate voting system, Upreti said.
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The voters can exercise their franchise by producing their voters' identity cards along with their photograph in a peaceful and fearless environment, he said.
We have already initiated the process of distributing voters' identity cards along with the photographs to all 12,147,865 voters across the country, the CEC said.
A total of 122 political parties have filed nominations of their candidates. We have arranged security for all 17,000 candidates, Upreti said.