Preparing to introduce an ordinance to allow Nepalis from abroad to participate in voting
-
Media Baaji
- Sun, 16 November 2025
Kathmandu. The government has prepared to bring an ordinance to regulate voting arrangements for Nepalis living abroad in the general election. The draft ordinance prepared by the Ministry of Home Affairs has been sent to the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs after suggestions from stakeholders. Home Minister Omprakash Aryal said that the draft of the ordinance is to allow the citizens of different constituencies to participate in voting along with those who are abroad.
Minister Aryal said, "We are trying to get voters from out of country and out of constituencies to participate in the election." We have sent the draft of the ordinance to the Ministry of Law. The ordinance sent to the Ministry of Law will be sent to the relevant ministry after necessary amendments. After approval by the Council of Ministers, it will go to the process of issuance by the President. According to the preparations, the ordinance will get its final form by next week.
Citizens living abroad will be able to vote for proportionality if the ordinance is issued and implemented according to the proposed system.
Related News
Now you can vote from abroad, no vote option on the ballot paper
Kathmandu. The government has completed the process of amending four major election laws to ensure voting rights to Nepali citizens living abroad and arrange inter-district voting. In an all-party discussion held at the Ministry of Home Affairs on...
Preparations for Prime Minister Shah's visit to India intensified: Foreign Affairs preparing the agenda
Kathmandu. The government has accelerated the preparations for Prime Minister Balendra Shah's first official foreign visit to India. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also invited Shah to visit India in his congratulatory letter after his electi...
70 thousand new voters were added
Kathmandu. The process of registering names in the voter's list is going on. So far 70 thousand new voters have been added. According to the Election Commission, 70,415 people have been added to the voter list till October 2. The process of regist...
Complaints against candidates are being investigated, final list will be published tomorrow
Kathmandu. The Election Commission has informed that the list of candidates will be published after 5:00 pm today after examining the complaints filed against the candidates who have registered their nomination papers for the election of members o...
Registration of voter list continued on Saturday
Kathmandu. The number of new voters has started to increase enthusiastically after the collection of voter list has started even using national identity card. In order to manage the pressure, the Commission, which has...
UML said that the silence of the Prime Minister in the Parliament is a sign of an arbitrary ruler
Kathmandu. CPN-UML General Secretary Shankar Pokharel has commented that Prime Minister Balendra Shah is not accountable to the people. In an event held at UML party office Chasal on Saturday, General Secretary Pokharel said that questions are bei...