The Election Commission (EC) has asked the Non Governmental Organisations wishing to play the role of observers in upcoming municipal elections to apply for the same along with necessary documents.

The application should include an attested copy of the Organisation’s Registration Certificate, Statute, report of any similar activity if carried out in the past, district and municipality intended to observe and a passport size photograph of the observer. The observer should be above 21 years of age.

The Commission will also allow interested International Organisations to become observers of the election.

Talking to Nepalnews on Tuesday, joint secretary and chief of the observation department, Pradip Kumar Khatiwada, said the commission will welcome any international organizations to monitor the polls to ensure free and fair elections.

He however said that no organizations have approached the EC for the purpose.

Khatiwada assured that the EC is ready to provide all necessary assistance to national and international organizations that wants to play the role of observers.

Meanwhile, the EC has said that it has received necessary documents from both factions of Rastriya Prajatantra Party in response to its call for submission of evidence for the official Rastriya Prajatantra Party, as claimed by both the sides.

The EC is holding municipal polls despite the call from major opposition political parties to actively boycott it. The EC is inviting national and international observers to observe the polls to assure international communities, which are raising credibility for free and fair polls.