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<p>The Ministry of Home Affairs has stated that the necessary preparations have been completed for security arrangements for the local level election slated for May 14.<br><br>Home Ministry spokesman Bal Krishna Panthi said all necessary security preparations have been made for holding the election in a free and fear-free environment.<br><br>According to him, the security plan has been already prepared for the central level while such plans are in the phase of preparation at the regional and district level. <br><br>Mr. Panthi said the Nepal Police would be mobilized in the inner formation while the Armed Police Force in the outer security formation. </p><p>Likewise, the meeting of the Security Council took a decision last week to depute the Nepal Army in the outer circle for securing the polling centre and the ballot boxes. The meeting of the Council of Ministers will take a decision regarding the additional role of the Army.<br><br>The Home Administration has the plan to mobilize 226 thousand security personnel in the election. <br><br><b>CEC Yadav stresses on 50% women participation in election </b><br><br>Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Ayodhee Prasad Yadav has suggested fifty-percent women candidacies in the upcoming local-level election.</p><p>Speaking at an election-related orientation programme with the stakeholders concerned kicked off in Dhulikhel from today, CEC Yadav said the provision for a 33 percent women participation in the past elections remained unimplemented, adding that a guarantee of participation of women, dalits and other communities in the coming elections was the need of the hour.<br><br> On the occasion, he was of the view of discouraging the mindset of winning the election at any cost. <br></p>
