South Asia Partnership Nepal (SAP-Nepal) is member of National Election Observation Committee (NEOC) and has been engaged as National election observer since 2046 B.S including the first Constituent Assembly Election on 2065 B.S. till date. Similarly, SAP Nepal team monitored both local and provincial/national level election this year held on 13 May 2022 and 20 November 2022 respectively. In the provincial/national election this year, the team monitored election at Patan of Baitadi District of Nepal as national election observer. SAP Nepal team monitored 5 wards (4,6,8,9 and 10) namely Thad,Patan valley, Khodpe, Kaksyapali and Hatasha respectively of Patan Municipality of Baitadi district. According to the observation of the team, the election at Baitadi was held peacefully following election codes of conduct. 58% votes were casted in each wards monitored.
Such election monitoring also provided opportunity for SAP Nepal to directly observe the real situation of voter’s rights of marginalized and specially women in the remote areas of Nepal. The sharing of such real experience to concerned stakeholders would further provide support to address the challenges that are hindering active participation of marginalized women in voting process as well as in political empowerment. Since, SAP Nepal has been working continuously for women empowerment of especially marginalized communities, the infield experience collection of women voters sheds lights on the interventions required for political empowerment of women of Nepal.