Insights & explainers
Straightforward answers to questions about local representatives, election promises and the numbers in our archive.
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Understand the office, the promise and the budget
A candidate may promise better roads or faster services. What can their office do? Where would the money come from? Our explainers help you ask specific questions and find sources you can check.
What Can Your Mayor and Ward Chair Actually Do?
Understand what mayors, deputy mayors and ward chairs do in Nepal, with simple examples and questions to ask before voting in local elections.
Read the explainerYour Municipality Has a Budget. What Do the Numbers Tell You?
Learn how to read a local budget in Nepal: find the right year, check units, compare allocations with spending, and ask better questions about projects.
Read the explainerA Campaign Promise Sounds Good. What Should You Ask Next?
Compare local election promises in Nepal with simple questions about the work, funding, timetable and evidence. Learn what a campaign claim leaves unanswered.
Read the explainerLooking for election figures or voter services?
Our 2082 results analysis explains close contests and seat shares using the archived data. For registration and voter-list services, start with the official voter-information guide.