A parliamentary panel on Wednesday endorsed former secretary Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya for the post of Nepal's Chief Election Commissioner.
The Parliamentary Hearing Committee approved Thapaliya's appointment after conducting a hearing on Wednesday.
The Constitutional Council had recommended him for the post that had been lying vacant after Ayodhee Prasad Yadav's tenure ended last month.
Thapaliya has served as secretary at the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration.
He presented his plans for reforms in the commission and electoral system. He pledged to hold a free and fair election, ensure voting rights for the people living in foreign countries, and upgrade the election system.
He will formally join office after President Bidhya Devi Bhandari officially appoints him to the top post.