Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has been elected new Prime Minister on Tuesday. It is his fourth prime ministerial stint. PM Deuba was born on 13 June 1946 in Dadelhura district. Currently a resident of Chappali, Budhanilakantha, Kathmandu, PM Deuba originally hails from Ruwakhola, of Dadeldhura in the far western region of the country. He was elected the President of the biggest party Nepali Congress on 7 March 2016. His first prime ministerial stint was from September 1995 to March to 1997 while the second from August 2001 to October 2002, the third from June 2004 June to February 2005. He was relieved from the post by then King Gyanendra Shah reasoning his incompetence in February 2005. There are only 45 days for the much-awaited May 14 local level election. But doubts remain about whether the Election Commission will be able to successfully hold election in every part of the country on that date. What is the commission doing to dispel these doubts? And what happens if, for some reason, there can be no election in certain parts? In an interview with Republica’s Mahabir Paudyal and Bhadra Sharma, Chief Election Commissioner Ayodhee Prasad Yadav assures Nepalis that election will happen on the appointed date and contingent plans are in place in case of unforeseen events. myrepublica
