Election police to be selected in 61 districts

Kathmandu. The Election Police has been selected in 61 districts for the security of the House of Representatives elections scheduled for March 4. According to the Nepal Police Headquarters, a total of 2,11,727 people have applied for recruitment in the election police this time.

According to Police Spokesperson DIG Abi Narayan Kafle, preparations are underway to publish the results in 16 districts where the number of applications is less than the required number.TAG_OPEN_p_9 Applications have been called for re-application in these districts and the results of written and oral examinations would be made public on Wednesday, he informed.

The selected election police will be given 10-day training from January 29. After the completion of the training, they will be mobilized in the field from February 25, according to the Police Headquarters.

Meanwhile, the Armed Police Force (APF) is also initiating the process of selecting the election police.TAG_OPEN_p_7 A committee formed under the leadership of the District Security Committee and the Chief District Officer has been selecting the election police personnel of the Armed Police Force. The Armed Police Force (APF) is recruiting 15,110 election police personnel for the first time. After the preliminary selection, the Armed Police Force is preparing to train them.

Nepal Police will mobilize 133,TAG_OPEN_p_6 980 election personnel in the upcoming elections. For this, the Ministry of Finance has allocated Rs 7.13 billion.

According to the police headquarters, the CRS (Criminal Record System) of all those who apply for the election police has been checked.TAG_OPEN_p_5 The CRS investigation will ascertain whether the accused is involved in the crime or absconding.