Kathmandu, Nepal: Constitutional Council has recommended three names for appointment as election commissioners.
A meeting of the Constitutional Council held on Friday recommended Narendra Dahal, Ishwari Prasad Paudel and Sudhir Kumar Shah for appointment as election commissioners.
The recommendation of the Constitutional Council for appointment as election commissioners is taken as a part of necessary preparation to hold the elections.
As per the constitutional provision, there should be five commissioners in the Election Commission (EC), the constitutional body responsible to hold the elections.
Currently, the EC has two commissioners including the Chief Election Commissioner Dr. Ayodhi Prasad Yadav and Commissioner Ila Sharma as other commissioners have already retired.
In the CC meeting, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Chief Justice Sushila Karki, Speaker Onsari Gharti, Main Opposition Party Leader KP Sharma Oli and Chief Secretary Dr. Som Lal Subedi were present.
