MYAGDI, Nov 27: The local people Myagdi have demanded sustainable peace, stable government, development and prosperity. The first phases of federal and provincial election concluded on Sunday (Nov 26) in 32 districts of hilly and mountainous region including Myagdi district. Myadgi falls in province 4.

The voters, who cast their votes on yesterday, have suggested the political leaders to focus on economic prosperity and development of the district instead of only fighting for power.

The three tiers of election (local level elections have already been conducted) are expected to end the longstanding political instability and political turmoil, and carry out development activities.

“The country has seen many systems of government changed over time. I cast my vote many times. However, there is not any tangible change seen in the lives of people, nor there are development activities,” said 96-year-old Rana Bahadur Subedi, who exercised his franchise from Hamshabahini polling centre in Beni Municipality on November 26 polls.

Now the elected representatives should focus on prosperity and development, he said.

Likewise, another voter Rupa Sapkota asked the people’s representatives to emphasize development.

KATHMANDU, Sept 17: The Election Commission (EC) has arranged an alternative option for a voter lacking voter identity card with photo issued by the EC to exercise his or her franchise in the third phase of September 18 local elections in Province 2.

In case a voter loses his or her voter ID card, or gets it destroyed, he or she can vote by producing other identity cards issued by the government like citizenship card, passport, driving license, and land ownership certificate, said EC’s assistant Spokesperson Mukunda Sharma. RSS

KATHMANDU, JUNE 27: The Election Commission (EC) has made an arrangement for the voters to cast vote showing other government documents beside the voter Identity card in the second round of local level election scheduled for June 28.

However, the name of the voters has to be included in the final name list of voters published for the second-round of the election.

EC Spokesperson Surya Prasad Sharma said that the EC took this decision to ensure the rights of voters if the voters could not get their voters identity cards due to some reasons as well as the ID card was lost or destroyed.

According to the EC, the arrangement has been made where a voter can vote on the basis of citizenship certificate, voter ID card issued by the EC in 2070 BS, passport, license, land ownership certificate and other ID card along with photograph issued by the government bodies.

The EC has also directed to make arrangement to allow voter cast vote on the basis of details of his/her citizenship certificate as per the Local Level Election Guidelines if there is minor mistake in voters’ name list or voter ID card.

A meeting held today under the chairmanship of Chief Election Commissioner Dr Ayodhi Prasad Yadav took the decision in this regard to ensure rights of the voters enlisted in the list of voters’ name list along photograph.

The EC has also made arrangement of toll free number 16600144222 to acquire some necessary information related to election.

The election of 334 local-level at 35 districts of province no 1, 5 and 7 is taking place on Wednesday. RSS