Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Bhoj Raj Pokharel has warned that holding the constituent assembly elections on November 22 will be very difficult if government does not take urgent measures to improve the security situation of the country.

Speaking at a discussion organised by the Parliamentary Special Committee for Constituent Assembly Elections Monitoring on Tuesday, CEC Pokharel also asked the leaders to stop making negative comments on the elections.

Stating that the commission has been working on technical aspects of the election, the CEC urged the parties, the interim parliament and the government to work for create a favourable climate to ensure that the polls do not get delayed yet again.

He also said the commission has not been able to begin voters’ education programme and establish election offices in districts due to the fragile security conditions.

According to the CEC, the total number of eligible voters for the CA polls is around 17.6 million.

The meeting of the parliamentary committee today was the first since its formation.