Nepal EC Urges Media: No Opinion Poll Results Before Elections

• Nepal's Election Commission (EC) has urged media not to disclose opinion poll results before general elections.
• The EC stated that premature disclosure could damage a "healthy competitive environment" and disillusion voters.
• Acting Chief Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari cautioned social media users against misusing technology and spreading AI-generated misleading content.
• Nepal is scheduled to hold House of Representatives elections on March 5.
• Printing of 20.3 million ballot papers for the first-past-the-post electoral system has been completed and will be dispatched soon.