The Election Commission, Nepal (EC-N) is making preparations to extend the deadline for registration of voter-list by five more days following the request of Prime Minister Suhila Karki.
Prime Minister Karki on Friday requested the Officiating Chief Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari to extend the timeline for the registration of voter-list in view of the enthusiasm and pressure seen in voter registration, PM's Press Coordinator Ram Rawal told Nepalkhabar.
After PM Karki's request, Officiating Chief Commissioner Bhandari said the EC was positive to extend the deadline by five days.
Prime Minister's Press Coordinator, Ram Bahadur Rawal, said, "There was a telephone conversation between the Prime Minister and the Officiating Chief Election Commissioner. They talked about extending the deadline for voter-list registration."
Following the Prime Minister's request, Bhandari had given a positive response regarding the possibility of extending the deadline for five days."
The EC had set November 16 as the deadline for the registration of voter's name list.
There is a high pressure for the online registration of names in the voter list after it became possible to register names in the voters name list based on the details of national identity card.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Karki had also expressed her concern to the EC regarding the issues seen in the 'internet server'.
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