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The Wire
News
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Seventeen years after emancipation, many ex-kamaiyas prepare to vote in local elections for the first time
Data
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Demographics of the federal legislature
News Analysis
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Registration and voting regulations are making it difficult for many Nepalis to get to the polls
Perspectives
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Patriarchy alone is not a sufficient explanation for the lack of women in candidate selection for the recently held local elections.
Features
7 min read
Throughout his career, Upendra Koirala has occupied a set of high profile positions by appeasing communist leaders
Features
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Election results reveal gender and Pahad-Terai imbalances in Dalit representation
Perspectives
6 min read
Federalism appears to be working in exactly the two places—with distinct regional identities—where it was most likely to work.
Opinions
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The campaigns revealed that either the idea of provinces hasn’t yet filtered down to the street level, or the federal project has been deliberately weakened