Kathmandu, March 1 -- Despite the overall positive environment ahead of the upcoming polls, election observers have recorded numerous violations of election laws, established norms, and the election code of conduct.

A preliminary report by Nepal's prominent election observation committees suggests that, unlike previous elections, where violations were largely physical, this election has seen a significant rise in digital violations. The report by the National Election Observation Committee Nepal (NEOC), the NGO Federation of Nepal, the General Election Observation Committee Nepal (GEOC), and the Election Observation Committee Nepal (EOC) shows that the spread of false and misleading information through social media has seen an exponentia...