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Bharatpur Metropolitan – Reporters Nepal https://nepalireporter.com Impart Educate Propel Sun, 06 Aug 2017 08:16:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.6 https://nepalireporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cropped-RN_Logo-32x32.png Bharatpur Metropolitan – Reporters Nepal https://nepalireporter.com 32 32 Elected representatives in Bharatpur metropolis to be sworn in today https://nepalireporter.com/2017/08/39007 https://nepalireporter.com/2017/08/39007#respond Sun, 06 Aug 2017 08:16:03 +0000 http://nepalireporter.com/?p=39007 Renu

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CHITWAN, Aug 6: The elected representatives in Bharatpur Metropolitan City will be administered the oath of office at 3:00 pm today.

Two of them—one being elected chairperson at ward 4 Hari Acharya and another chairperson at ward 7 Rajendra Mani Kafle–will not be sworn in however as their defeated rivals have lodged a complaint with Hetauda bench of High Court, Patan, dissatisfied with poll results.

Following this, the court on June 4 had in its verdict directed concerned authority not to administer the oath of office to the two elected representatives. The metropolis mayor Renu Dahal, deputy mayor Parbati Shah, 27 ward chairpersons and 27 ward members will be sworn in.

The elections were held in the metropolis in the first phase on May 14. However, the Election Commission had ordered a re-poll in the metropolis following the findings of torn ballot papers with votes during the count. The re-election was held on August 4 following the verdict of the Supreme Court in this regard where the matter had landed challenging the direction of the EC. RSS

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The Supreme Court has asked the Election Commission to produce the original copy its decision to conduct re-voting in the Ward-19 of Bharatpur Metropolitan City.]]> controversial vacancy announcement

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KATHMANDU, June 20: The Supreme Court has asked the Election Commission to produce the original copy its decision to conduct re-voting in the Ward-19 of Bharatpur Metropolitan City.

A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Gopal Parajuli on Tuesday issued the order during the hearing on the writ petition which demands resumption of vote counting in Bharapur.

Similarly, the SC has also ordered the defendants to submit the torn ballot papers and the files related to the case against Maoist cadres who reportedly torn the papers.

Advocates Shambhu Thapa, Hari Upreti and Tikaram Bhattarai had presented arguments on behalf of the petitioners whereas senior advocate Harihar Dahal had defended the Election Commission’s decision.

Gunjaman Bishwokarma, a CPN-UML candidate for a ward member in Bahartpur 19, had filed the writ petition at the Supreme Court demanding annulment of the EC’s decision to re-conduct voting and immediate resumption of vote counting in the Ward.

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