Dhanusha District Election Candidates Lag in Financial Transparency Amidst Preparations
Summary
In Dhanusha district, only 88 out of 154 election candidates have opened mandatory bank accounts for financial transparency amid ongoing election preparations. Administrative and security setups are in place with stringent monitoring for code of conduct violations.
Key Points
- Only 88 of 154 election candidates in Dhanusha have opened mandatory bank accounts for election expenditure transparency.
- Election Commission mandates all income and expenditures by candidates to be channeled through these bank accounts within set expenditure limits.
- Authorities seized approximately NPR 150,000 worth of promotional materials violating the election code of conduct.
- Administrative and security preparations are complete with 645 polling centers and 32 polling stations, including 194 highly sensitive ones, staffed by 3,875 employees and 4,500 election police personnel.
