Persons declared fugitive by any court of law to be barred from becoming candidates. Year: 2025 Domain: Electoral Process Eligibilities and Ineligibilities of Candidates Status: Legal and Policy Framework Last Update: 14-Dec-25
Wilful defaulters of loans and bills are be made ineligible as candidates to run for Parliament. A loan defaulter must pay off all loans and interests completely at least six months prior to filing for nomination as a candidate for Parliament. Requirements to be put in place to make anyone ineligible to remain as a member of Parliament if he or she becomes a loan defaulter after the election. Year: 2025 Domain: Electoral Process Eligibilities and Ineligibilities of Candidates Status: Reform Proposed Last Update: 14-Dec-25
The Voter List Act is to be amended to include individuals who turn 18 before the announcement of the election schedule. Year: 2025 Domain: Electoral Process Updating the Voter List Status: Action Implementation Last Update: 14-Dec-25
All discrepancies, including the “gender gap,” to be eliminated through a door-to-door verification and updating process of the voter list. Year: 2025 Domain: Electoral Process Updating the Voter List Status: Action Implementation Last Update: 14-Dec-25
Necessary immediate measures to be initiated to provide updated photo-enabled NID smart cards to all citizens included in the voter list, so that these smart cards can be used for voter identification. Year: 2025 Domain: Electoral Process National Identity Card Management Status: Operationalisation Last Update: 14-Dec-25
National Identity Registration Act 2023, that transferred the responsibility of NID management to the Ministry of Home Affair, to be immediately repealed. Year: 2025 Domain: Electoral Process National Identity Card Management Status: Operationalisation Last Update: 14-Dec-25
Registered political parties to be brought under the Right to Information Act, 2009. Year: 2025 Domain: Electoral Process Registration of Political Parties Status: Reform Initiated Last Update: 14-Dec-25
Political party funds to be spent transparently and audited accounts of parties to be made public and submitted to the Election Commission, which will have the authority to scrutinise such accounts and publish them in its website. Year: 2025 Domain: Electoral Process Registration of Political Parties Status: Legal and Policy Framework Last Update: 14-Dec-25
Boundaries of all parliamentary constituencies to be redrawn, based on the proposed amendments of the law drafted by the Reform Commission and in alignment with internationally recognised principles of boundary delimitation, and a special committee comprising relevant experts to be formed with the help of the Election Commission to undertake the boundary-redrawing process for the coming election. Year: 2025 Domain: Delimitation Of Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral Process Status: Legal and Policy Framework Last Update: 14-Dec-25
The Commission to be responsible for providing protection to candidates and their electoral and polling agents during election. Year: 2025 Domain: Electoral Process Responsibilities of the Election Commission Status: Action Implementation Last Update: 14-Dec-25
