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The official results can be found on the Election Commission website. See also winning candidates as well as overview over total results (PR and FPTP with comparison to 1999).
10/05/2008: CA Court stays Sindhuli-1 election result (ht), Baban Singh seeks help (ht)
30/04/2008: Parties submit 7 names under PR (kp), Court declines to stay Sadbhawana win (ht)
29/04/2008: CA court stays Bhandari’s win (kp), Court stays assembly member’s election (ht), Youth and politics (kp), Ensure women’s representation: CEC (ht), Two parties submit names under PR (nn)
28/04/2008: Post-poll scenario okay, says ANFREL (ht), ANFREL says post election period was peaceful (nn)
26/04/2008: Parties asked to submit PR lists (kp), Maoists bag 100 PR seats, says EC (ht), Six cases filed in CA court (nn)
25/04/2008: 25 parties secure PR seats, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp), Final PR election results today: EC (ht), Nepal Vote Count Ends, and Maoists Form Largest Party (New York Times), Case against NC candidate (ht), NHRC seeks probe details of rights violation cases during polls (nn), EC declares PR results; Maoists bag 100 seats, NC 73 and UML 70 (nn)
24/04/2008: EC completes vote count, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp), Counting over; Maoists poll 29 pc votes (ht), PR counting over, Maoists to bag around 100 seats (nn), Nepal's former communist rebels win election, by Binaj Gurubacharya (Globe and Mail), Nepal’s Maoists Win Most Seats of Any Party in Elections (New York Times), Official: Nepal's Maoists have won the most seats in the country's new assembly (iht)
23/04/2008: PR vote counting complete in 228 constituencies (kp), Maoists hold on to their lead as PR counting nears end (nn), EC tells parties to better PR closed-lists (ht), 137 forfeit deposits in Rupandehi (ht), CA court summons EC, elected (ht), Electoral system: Not quite on the mark, by Birendra P Mishra (ht)
22/04/2008: 61pc turnout, 5pc invalid votes: EC (kp), Counting over, Maoists score 120 (ht), Janajati first-timers send bigwigs packing (ht), Baglung untouched by Maoist victory wave (kp), 80 pc contestants failed to get 10 pc votes: EC (nn)
21/04/2008: Final poll results possible by Tuesday: EC (kp), Counting to be over in two days: EC (ht), PR counting scoreboard: Maoists, NC and UML in top three positions (nn), DEAN points out numerous poll code violations (ht), Plea to bar elected candidate from CA (ht), Defeated candidates move SC calling for re-polling in Mahottari-6 (nn), TMDP chief Thakur loses, NPF’s KC wins (kp), MJF’s Yadav pips Thakur (ht), No malpractices in voting process: Australia (nn)
20/04/2008: Re-poll in Dhading, Surkhet concludes (kp), Polls end with voting in Surkhet, Dhading (ht), 62 cases of violation of press freedom during polls (ht), 'Security during election was inadequate' (nn)
19/04/2008: Mahottari-6 candidates challenge poll result (kp), NHRC points out lapses during polls (kp), Irregularities tarnished CA polls: NHRC (ht), Repolling in Dhading-1, Surkhet-1 today: EC (ht), No law yet for CA members to take oath (nn), EC says election costs are within limit (nn)
18/04/2008: Re-polls held in 5 more constituencies (kp), Maoist candidates too lose deposit (kp), 35 candidates forfeit deposits in Bhaktapur (ht), Maoists pocket one-third votes in PR (nn), Poll-related violence against women recorded (kp), Election post-mortem, by Hari Bansha Dulal (kp), Rise of the Red: Inexplicable Results, by Keshab Poudel (sp), Red Alert: The electoral outcome has left many key stakers in a flux, by Sushil Sharma (sp), Observer's Report: Clean Chit (sp), Outside
Perspective: The international community welcomes the smooth conduct of
election and anxiously watches its results unfurl (sp), Fall Of Titans: From east to west, many established leaders were made to bite the dust by political minnows, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp), Hardly surprising: The Maoists’ organisational skills paid off, by Deepak Thapa (nt), RPP-Nepal leader shot dead in Nawalparasi (nn), Politician who supported king killed in postelection violence in Nepal (iht), The
long march in Nepal: The country's voters have elected for change, but
the Maoists may have a battle to turn their historic victory into
tangible benefits, by Sanjeev Sherchan (Guardian), Nepal votes in historic election intended to seal peace deal with insurgents, by Matthew Rosenberg (Canadian Press), Poll and Politics in Nepal, by Abdul Ruff (Global Politician), After election landslide, Nepalese Maoists reassure investors and major powers, by K. Ratnayake and Peter Symonds (World Socialist Web Site), A Maoist in Nepal's palace, by Dhruba Adhikary (Asia Times)
17/04/2008: Panel to probe poll irregularity in Dhading (kp), Repolling in 14 Siraha centres today (ht), Repolling concludes peacefully in 45 centres (nn), Mostly janajatis elected in western region, by Kulchandra Neupane (kp), Maoists consolidate lead (ht), Maoists unlikely to get absolute majority (kp), Maoists lead PR count in districts (kp), Maoists in lead in Dhading PR race (ht), Maoists top PR count in Sindhupalchowk (ht), Terai based parties bag votes in hills, mountains (nn), Re-polling held in 5 Nepal constituencies for special assembly (iht), Repolling put off after arson in Arghakhanchi (ht) [Instead
of suppressing and arresting peaceful Tibetan demonstrators in
Kathmandu you should better protect the few remaining repolling
stations in the countryside!!], The sky has not fallen, by Prateek Pradhan (kp), Constituent Assembly Elections Result In A Great Surprise for Maoist Nepal, by Prakash Bom (Global Politician), NC accuses Maoists of terrorising people (ht) [The ballot was secret! How can the Maoists know who voted for them and who did not?]
16/04/2008: Female voters thumb print ballots (kp), Over 9,000 FPTP votes invalid in Kavre district (ht), 60 pc turnout in repolling in Sarlahi (ht), Maoists inch closer to clear majority (ht), How seats will be split under PR? (kp), Re-polling held in 32 centers (kp), Re-polling on in five constituencies (nn), NC to study poor poll performance, by Chitranga Thapa (kp), Old habits die hard (kp), Independent candidate wins in Saptari (ht), CA election winner has murder case against him (ht), Baban’s candidacy legitimate, says EC (ht), First CA meeting to convene at BICC (ht), Accepting new reality, by Abhi Subedi (kp), Rebels with a cause, by Prem Bahadur Phyak (kp), Will the kursi change Maoists?, by Namrata Sharma (kp), Experts differ on need to amend interim constitution, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht), No alternative (ht), Maoists international recognition? (tg), Maoists' electoral surge: What say Nepal’s noted scholars? (tg), Koirala’s crumbling house of cards!, by N.P. Upadhyaya (tg), Read message on the wall (tg), UML leaders confer with Prime Minister over poll results (nn), Nepal Maoists poised for major election victory; 2 parties may pull out of government (iht), Canada to continue its support after CA polls (nn), Himalayan revolution, by Manzur Ejaz (Daily Times), Kicking out a king (Guardian), Nepal king told: 'Go gracefully' (BBC News), Maoist Election Victory Stuns World: CPN-M heading to a majority under the 240-seat first-past-the-post system, by Prakash Luitel (on)
15/04/2008: Re-polls for 8 more booths (kp), Election cancelled in more polling centres (ht), Government spends about Rs 6b for CA polls, by Indra Gurung (ht), Re-polling begins in four districts (nn), Maoists lead initial PR count, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp), Maoists in lead even in PR vote count (ht), Maoists continue to be on a roll (ht), Maoists widen victory margin (nn), Maoist ex-rebels continue to widen lead in Nepal count, by Gopal Sharma (Reuters), Nepal’s Maoists surge ahead in vote count (Peninsula), Nepal's ex-rebels close to winning half of directly elected seats in special assembly (iht), Maoists rout rivals in Sagarmatha zone (ht), Maoists’ victory is positive development, says Pranab (ht), Mahat injured in Maoist attack (kp), ‘Maoist cadres’ thrash Dr Mahat in Nuwakot (ht), Ktm blasts-accused Baban Singh wins poll, by Shiva Puri (kp), ‘Wanted man’ wins Rautahat seat (ht), Prachanda got most airtime in pre-election month (kp), Preliminary Report on Media Coverage of CA Election (Nepal Monitor), Madhav Nepal loses in Rautahat too (kp), Cadres urge UML leaders to shun town centered politics (kp), Looking inward (ht), CPN-UML ministers to tender their resignation by evening Tuesday (nn), RPP alleges foul play in vote-counting in Sunsari-2 (ht), Maoists won’t dump allies, says Mahara (ht), Shekhar roots for a national government (ht), MJF chief asks PM to quit (ht), NC mulling over whether to stay in the government or not (nn), Terrorised poll but positive step toward peace: RPP (kp), Thapa loses deposit (kp), Ethnonationalism & Maoist challenges, by Beerendra Pandey (kp), From rebels to rulers, by Monica Regmi (kp), Political transition: So far, so good, by Birendra P Mishra (ht), US urges patience and nonviolent observance of democratic process (nn), US, UK ambassadors call on PM (nn), Nepal Maoist win rings false alarm bells abroad, by Simon Denyer (Reuters), Analysts ponder Maoist upset in Nepal: Most had predicted that former rebels would place third, by Henry Chu (San Francisco Chronicle), Nepal's ex-rebels surprise observers, winning over half of directly elected seats in vote, by Binaj Gurubacharya (Santa Barbara News-Press), Ex-rebel chief looks headed for Nepal leadership, by Sudeshna Sarkar (Hindustan Times), Maoists' margin widens in Nepal parliament vote, by Jason Motlagh (Washington Times), Nepal Needs Social and Economic Revolution (Arab News), From Lotus Flower to the Fierce One: the story of the Maoist who took power in Nepal, by Andrew Buncombe (Independent, UK), Maoists’ chief looks headed for leadership (Gulf Times)
14/04/2008: EC for repolling in 98 centres (ht), EC to conduct repolling in 23 more centres (nn), Repolling in 23 more stations (kp), EC says repolling will be held in 106 centers (nn), Defeated by 504 votes, 800 votes invalid, by Lilaballav Ghimire (kp), Maoists continue winning streak (ht), Maoists hit century as they head for landslide victory (nn), Nepal's former rebels extend lead in early election results (iht), Maoists embrace democracy, by Randeep Ramesh (Gulf Times), Former Maoist guerrillas on brink of historic Nepal election victory, by Randeep Ramesh (Guardian), Nepal's Maoists head for election victory, by Andrew Buncombe (Independent, UK), Maoists likely to govern Nepal (Peninsula), Maoists on track for landslide in Nepal poll, by Thomas Bell (Peninsula), Maoists hold stunning lead in Nepal elections (Kuwait Times), Maoists, PM discuss govt formation (ht), Prachanda meets PM, urges collaboration (kp), We will lead next govt: Dr Bhattarai (kp), Stung by defeat, NC starts introspection, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), Nepali Congress secures two seats in Syangja (ht), NC, MJF fetch seats in Morang (ht), Deuba and Dr. Mahat win (nn), Ilam stands exception to other poll results (kp), Maoists sweep Rolpa, Dang (ht), Maoists win two seats in Banke district (ht), Top leaders who lost election (kp), CA poll winners in districts (kp), Many women among poll winners, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp), Not to join another, either: UML to withdraw from government, by Ghanashyam Ojha (kp), UML to withdraw from government (nn), 20 injured in firing (ht), 20 injured in clash among party cadres (kp), SMS greetings with political tones (ht), Election’s over: The parties should work together, by Lok Raj Baral (ht), Unfolding message (ht), EU delegation meets PM Koirala (nn), Mahara for cooperation among parties after polls (nn), The red wave (kp), Enter Nepal's Maoist establishment, by Kanak Mani Dixit (kp), Price of folly, by Shyam KC (kp), First vote (kp), ‘King should leave palace right after CA’s first sitting’, interview with Baburam Bhattarai (kp)
13/04/2008: Repolling in 15 more stations: EC (kp), 75 centres to have re-polling, says EC (ht), CA poll winners in districts (kp), Groundswell for Maoists: People vote for change, by Yuvraj Acharya (kp), Maoists poised for landslide win (ht), Prachanda pulls off big victory (ht), A huge win for Bhattarai (ht), Maoists bag three Makwanpur seats, sweep Dhankuta (ht), Maoists sweep UML base in Lalitpur (ht), NWPP wins in Bhaktapur (ht), Maoists continue winning streak; NC and UML trail behind (nn), MJF chief ousts PM's daughter from Sunsari-5; takes Morang-5 also (nn), Maoists widen victory margin; NC trailing in third place (nn), Prachanda wins from Rolpa-2 as well (nn), Maoists score strongly in Nepal polls (Peninsula), Poll met int’l standards: EU; US should recognise Maoists: Carter (kp), EU observers happy with poll procedures (ht), UK congratulates Nepal for peaceful polls (nn), Polls held peacefully: ANFREL (ht), Poll results reflect people’s ‘yearning for change’, by Lila Ballav Ghimire (kp), Surprise lead for Maoists spells end of the line for Nepal's King, by Ed Douglas (Observer)
12/04/2008: Maoists take early lead (kp), Maoists spring a surprise, take initial lead, by Arjun Bhandari (ht), Maoists expect clear majority: NC worried; unexpected for UML, by Thira L Bhusal (kp), Maoists appear set to sweep the polls, UML crushed in
initial results (nn), Maoists’ good show surprises many in Valley (ht), Prakash Man, Dev Gurung elected (kp), Mahara dons the victory cap in Dang-3 (nn), NC victory in Kathmandu 3, Maoists in Dang 2 (nn), Maoists take Dhankuta-2, Bardiya-1; NC's Suprabha Ghimire wins in Ktm-4 (nn), Nepal's Maoists gain first seats Nepal's Maoists gain first seats (BBC News), Pulse of the nation (ht), EC to reschedule polling at 60 booths (kp), NHRC takes up Surkhet, Dang poll violence (kp), Witness to a drama, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), Polling officer in custody (kp), 3 poll staffers freed, another missing (kp), SI finds Nepal polls free, fair, democratic (ht), UN, US, China congratulate Nepali people (kp), Japanese mission lauds poll procedure (kp), ANFREL says polls was successful and credible (nn), CA polls met international standard: EU (nn), FNJ worried about ‘bar’ on coverage of vote counting (ht), New Year, New Nepal (kp), Dhungana praises UML, Maoists’ role (ht), Election fever still gripping Valley folk (ht), UML gen secy loses to CPN-M candidate in Kathmandu-2; NWPP takes both constituencies in Bhaktapur (nn), Chairman Prachanda triumphs in Ktm-10 as his party takes initial lead (nn), Maoists bag 15 seats; NC and UML share four each; NWPP win two; Prachanda to hold victory rally (nn), Khum Bahadur Khadka loses; Ananta emerges victorious (nn), Number of centers needing re-polling reaches 75 (nn), Fall of giants taking its toll; Sushil Koirala announces resignation as NC acting prez (nn)
11/04/2008: Nepal stuns world, itself: Poll peaceful, turnout 60 pc (kp), Nepal shows the way: Polls peaceful, turnout huge (ht), Independent candidate among 3 killed in poll violence (kp), Party activists against fair poll, by Rameshchandra Adhikari (kp), Big three, other leaders cast votes (kp), Enthused elders add charm to polls (kp), Carter happy UNMIN, India laud poll (kp), India welcomes success of poll (kp), Parties now need to accept people's decision: UNMIN (nn), Arbour welcomes the CA polls (nn), Historic polls (kp), Zero point reached finally, by Khagendra N Sharma (kp), News analysis : Polls acid test of Maoist mass base (ht), A paradigm shift (ht), High profile observers descend on Ktm-10 (ht), Success at last (ht), Poll counting starts in many places; NC's Prakash Man: Singh victorious in Kathmandu-1 (nn), Top leaders say 'epoch-making' election will help Nepal enter a 'new era' (nn), NC candidates leading in most Kathmandu constituencies (nn), NC, CPN-M candidates leading in most constituencies in Kathmandu (nn), Maoists leading in Lalitpur-3; NWPP likely to win both seats in Bhaktapur (nn), Maoists take lead in Bardiya, Dang (nn), Maoists taking lead in Mid-West (nn), Maoists taking lead in most places (nn), CPN-M's Dev Gurung wins in Manang district (nn), Ballot boxes yet to arrive in Surkhet district headquarters (nn), Problems in vote counting in Ilam (nn), MJF doing well among terai-centric parties, leads in two constituencies in Banke (nn), Civil servants deprived of voting (kp 11/04/2008), Electronic voting machines wow many, confound some (ht 11/04/2008), Bhaktapur sees over 80 pc turnout (ht 11/04/2008), There will be repolling at 60 centers: EC (nn 11/04/2008)
Voting postponed in seven polling centres; one killed in Mahottari (nn 10/04/2008), Booths 'captured' in Lalitpur, Dolakha and Baglung; clashes in some districts (nn 10/04/2008), NC cadre dies in clash with MJF men in Sunsari-5; Sujata demands re-polling (nn 10/04/2008), Polling concludes; voter turnout around 60 pc; CEC describes polling as a success (nn 10/04/2008), Voting concludes peacefully in Mid-West (nn 10/04/2008), Independent candidate gunned down in Sarlahi (nn 10/04/2008)
Poll
in Surkhet -1 on April 19 (kp 10/04/2008), Election in Surkhet-1 deferred till April 19 (ht 10/04/2008)
First result expected tomorrow: CEC (ht 10/04/2008)
Parties’ use of kids flayed (ht 10/04/2008)
UML
for poll deferral in 9 Kavre VDCs (kp 10/04/2008)
Polls schedule: (see constitutional and legal rules relating to inclusion)
See also special election website of eKantipur
See data of former parliamentary elections
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Returning officers reach poll centers (kp 09/04/2008)
Five districts vulnerable to poll violence, says NEMA (ht 09/04/2008)
CEC blames king for not being on voter list (ht 09/04/2008)
EC sees reason (ht 09/04/2008)
EC allows UNMIN, OHCHR, ICRC free movement, asks NHRC to have passes (kp 08/04/2008), EC denies NHRC poll passes (ht 08/04/2008), Election Commission admits it erred (ht 09/04/2008)
Poll observers urged to go to rural areas (kp 07/04/2008), Neutral monitors? (kp 07/04/2008), Party cadres, teacher as poll observers (kp 09/04/2008)
Parties fear scuttling of polls in Arghakhanchi, by Bishnu Subedi/Rajendra Pokhrel (ht 07/03/2008)
SC releases text of verdict on poll participation (ht 07/04/2008)
All women staff to man some poll booths (kp 06/04/2008)
Envoy’s take on election : Public transport must on polling day (ht 06/04/2008)
Rival candidates set example in poll campaign civility, by Labadev Dhungana (kp 06/04/2008)
Snowfall hits campaign (ht 06/04/2008)
Final results to be out 3 weeks after polls: EC (ht 05/04/2008)
5,701 candidates in fray for PR election (ht 05/04/2008)
Treat IDPs as temporary voters, NRC tells govt (ht 05/04/2008), Kalikot IDPs to miss election, by Indra Gurung and Rabindra Shahi (ht 08/04/2008)
No power cuts in vote counting centers (nn 05/04/2008)
NBA gears up to observe polls (kp 05/04/2008)
Corrupt Leaders As CA Candidates How Could This Happen? by Manoj Rijal (rn 05/04/2008)
Solukhumbu folks blank on poll procedures, by Juli Gurung (kp 05/02/2008)
Assume poll duty or face action: EC (ht 04/04/2008)
EC asks clarifications from four candidates (nn 04/04/2008)
NHRC to monitor EC, observers’ activities (ht 04/04/2008)
Poll preparation over in Kathmandu (ht 04/04/2008)
Bhutanese refugees restricted to travel out of camps (nn)
‘Binocular terror’ grips villagers, by Ghanashyam Ojha (kp 03/04/2008), Use of kids in campaigns slammed, by Shreejana Shrestha (kp 03/04/2008)
80 Asian observers arrive in Kathmandu; more EU observers to leave for districts (nn 03/04/2008)
Number of election observers less than expected (nn 02/04/2008), EC issues 60,000 cards for observers (kp 03/04/2008), EC clueless on reining in observers (ht 03/04/2008), Monitoring observers (ht 04/04/2008), Credibility of Monitors (rn 04/04/2008)
Mock poll at TUTH disqualifies 100 votes (kp 02/04/2008)
Media keep Gokarna’s women folk informed of CA election (ht 02/04/2008), Many Goldhunga VDC people ignorant of CA, by Tika R Pradhan (ht 02/04/2008)
Govt decision on poll holidays today (ht 02/04/2008), Two weeks long poll vacation for school students (nn 02/04/2008), Five-day govt holiday for poll (kp 03/04/2008), No vehicle movement from April 9 evening (kp 03/04/2008), Another Dasain: Avoiding work is Nepal’s national hallmark, by Artha Beed (nt 04/04/2008), Valley bans liquor sale, consumption at public places (kp 05/04/2008)
CA polls and human rights, by Navaraj Pudasaini (kp 01/04/2008)
Nepali prisoners’ right to vote, by Somsri Hananuntasuk (ht 01/04/2008)
Bhaktapur shows the way in poll tolerance, by Yuvraj Acharya and Ghanashyam Ojha (kp 01/04/2008), Rancour among parties missing in Sindhuli, by Sanjeev Ghimire (ht 01/04/2008), Voters in Kathmandu-1 lacking education on electronic voting system (nn 01/04/2008), Conducive poll environment in Pyuthan, by J Pandey and Numraj Khanal (kp 02/04/2008)
YCL, Terai rebels prime code violators: ANFREL (nn 01/04/2008)
Booze banned as Nepal goes dry, by Bacchus Pradhan (ht 01/04/2008)
Who Are Contesting in CA Elections of Nepal? (Nepal Monitor 31/03/2008) [including list of registered parties as well as the complete lists of the FPTP and PR candidates]
EC to reject 22 underage candidates (kp 31/03/2008), EC to debar 66 underage PR candidates (kp 02/04/2008), EC names 66 underage PR candidates (ht 02/04/2008), 251 PR candidatures to be scrapped (nn 02/04/2008), EC disqualifies 280 candidates; Rs 1.5m insurance cover for officials (kp 04/04/2008), EC rejects 299 PR candidates: RPP tops disqualifications (kp 05/04/2008), Gross ignorance (kp 05/04/2008)
EC doubts election observing bodies’ transparency (ht 31/03/2008), Some poll observers are biased: Report (ht 01/04/2008)
GEOC concerned over EC 'inaction' (nn 31/03/2008)
5 RJP candidates resign en bloc (kp 31/03/2008)
RPP's Bhojpur candidate dies (nn 31/03/2008), Bhojpur-2 polls on April 17 (nn 02/04/2008)
18,933 security personnel to be mobilized for poll security in Mid-West (nn 31/03/2008)
NC, Maoists competing in Gorkha constituencies, by Prakash Rimal (ht 30/03/2008)
Women’s Alliance urges votes for female candidates (kp 31/03/2008)
Mothers’ groups into election campaign, by Kul Chandra Neupane and Prem Kumari Ghale (kp 31/03/2008)
UNMIN Election Report No 2, 30 March 2008 (UNMIN 30/03/2008)
Logistics for election almost ready, says EC (nn 30/03/2008)
Many see CA poll as general elections, by Mohan Budaair (kp 30/03/2008)
Poll candidates finding it hard to reach all villages, by Pitamber Sigdel and Sita Niraula (ht 30/03/2008)
[ht 30/03/2008]
Complexity of poll observation, by Dipendra Jha (kp 29/03/2008), Japanese observers to begin work (ht 29/03/2008)
Key Parties' Manifestos to CA Polls in Nepal: Comparative Study of the Maoist, UML and NC, by Conflict Study Center, Kathmandu, 28/03/2008
We want to cast our vote: Displaced Nepalese, by Balram Baniya and Sankar Kharel (kp 28/03/2008), Taplejung campaigning confined to urban areas, by Pitambar Sigdel and Sita Niraula (ht 28/03/2008), Congress hopes to sweep all three seats in Syangja, by Prakash Rimal and Bhawani Adhikari (ht 28/03/2008), Pyuthan candidates not making big promises (ht 28/03/2008)
PM, other leaders figures in two lists: Some crucial votes will not be cast, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 27/03/2008) [This raises doubts on the correctness of the elections!]
Voting preferences: Changu women’s husbands to decide for them (ht 27/03/2008)
NBA to mobilize 995 lawyers as observers (kp 27/03/2008), Halt SC hearings till polls: NBA (ht 27/03/2008)
810 foreign observers to fan out across nation (ht 27/03/2008)
Rupandhehi poll: tough contest (kp 27/03/2008)
Nepali citizens yes, voters no, by Kiran Chapagain (kp 26/03/2008), 25,000 to miss polls in Myagdi: Working abroad, they won’t be in town for voting, by Prakash Rimal and Rishi Baral (ht 26/03/2008) [The right to postal vote would have been far more important than the introduction of manipulable voting machines!!], Parties educating voters about EVM use (ht 30/03/2008)
CA Polls Mother Of All Elections In Nepal, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn 26/03/2008)
Independent candidates in fray with own agendas (ht 26/03/2008)
EC moves to enforce poll code (kp 26/03/2008)
High expectation from the polls?, by Somsri Hananuntasuk (ANFREL) (kp 26/03/2008)
Polls are nostalgic for many elderly (ht 26/03/2008), Voters' Delight, by Ambar Mainali (rn 26/03/2008)
Squatters deprived of voting right (ht 25/03/2008)
Code of Conduct: EC must crack the whip immediately, by Birendra P Mishra (ht 25/03/2008)
Manifestos at a glance: Parties are one on most issues, by Lok Raj Baral (ht 24/03/2008)
Sense of proportion (ht 24/03/2008)
Parties rarely lodge complaints at EC, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 24/03/2008)
Funds for MPs against poll code: EC (ht 24/03/2008)
1,000 observers for five Kapilvastu seats (ht 23/03/2008)
UML, Maoists may tie up in Tanahun, by Madan Wagle (ht 23/03/2008), CA polls fail to charm Mulpani residents (ht 23/03/2008), Kapan residents seem immune to poll fever (ht 23/03/2008), No cakewalk for Ananta, by Ghanashyam Ojha (kp 24/03/2008), Leaders fail to wow Dodhara, Chandani folks, by Padam Raj Joshi (ht 25/03/2008)
EC does it, by Khagendra N Sharma (kp 22/03/2008)
Why voters are indifferent to PR system candidates, by Arjun Bhandari (ht 22/03/2008)
50,035 can bet their votes won’t go waste, by Razen Manandhar (ht 22/03/2008) [Voting machines are extremely insecure because they can easily be manipulated!!]
Political manifestos & anti-graft agenda, by Narayan Manandhar (kp 22/03/2008)
Election campaigns underway in districts (ht 22/03/2008), Election programmes obstructed; major parties violating code of conduct: Report (nn 22/03/2008)
Peace Party Nepal manifesto out (ht 22/03/2008)
Voting centers to be set up at barracks, cantonments (kp 21/03/2008)
Rights activist says political parties taking Dalits for a ride (ht 21/03/2008)
