March 1: The Election Commission (EC) has decided to issue election code of conduct-2023 for the presidential and vice presidential elections effective from March 1.    
Issuing a statement on Tuesday, the EC said that the election code of conduct will start from March 1 and end on 19 in view of coming presidential and vice-presidential elections.    
As per the EC's decision on January 30, the presidential election will take place on March 9 and that of vice president on March 17. There are 882 voters for the election.    
Nomination for the presidential election was filed on February 25 after establishing an Office of the Election Officer.

The press release issued by EC Spokesperson Shaligram Sharma Poudel says that the EC issued the Election Code of Conduct to exercise the rights granted by Article-22 of the Election Commission Act-2073 for the election.    
The same election code of conduct was implemented for the election to the House of Representatives and Province Assembly on November 20.    
As per the EC, the election code of conduct would be implemented for the government and ministers of federal parliament, Province Assembly members, the provincial governments and their ministers, employees of federation, province and local-level, security bodies, civil servants, security personnel, government, semi-government and public organisations and their employees, political parties and their sister organisations, candidates, their representatives, public post holders, media houses, media persons and the voters. -- RSS