Today is the first day of the electoral silence period. As per the information stated by the Election Commission, the preparations for the election have been completed and a meticulous monitoring team has been mobilized to monitor and take immediate action in case of violation of the code of conduct. They have also initiated the distribution of voter ID cards from polling stations across the country. The card will be distributed by tomorrow. Newly registered voters will get an identity card. Similarly, the Commission has also stated that the voters who have applied to the District Election Office after losing their identity cards will also get the identity card from their respective polling stations. According to the Commission, the voters who do not have a voter identity card can vote even if they show their citizenship. A total of 10,756 polling stations have been allocated at 753 local levels across the country.

The team of the commission has reached all the polling stations. The local level election is being held countrywide in a single phase on May 13. For that, a period of electoral silence started last night. This time, 145,011 candidates are running for 35,221 posts at 753 local levels. There are 17,733,723 voters. Those returning home from cities including the capital could be seen queuing at the bus park. Political parties were found to have rented vehicles to commute their voters. On the first day of the electoral silence period, some incidents of violation of the election code of conduct were witnessed and documented in different parts of the country. The political manipulation during this period certainly does not help to make the election impartial.