KATHMANDU, Feb. 2 -- Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya has said that the Election Commission is going to put in place legal provisions to make it mandatory for every political party to field at least 33 percent women candidates under the First Past The Post (FPTP) system in the House of Representatives and provincial assembly elections.

Speaking at a meeting of the National Concern and Coordination Committee under the National Assembly on Wednesday, Chief Election Commissioner Thapaliya said that a new bill related to elections is being prepared. He added that such an arrangement will come into implementation in the new cycle of election.

Thapaliya also said that the bill being prepared by the commission will be f...