KATHMANDU, Dec 7: Voting for the second and final phase of the House of Representatives and Province Assembly election has begun in 45 districts. Voters armed with their voter identity cards have started streaming into polling stations since early morning, as voting started at 7 am today. It will continue until 5 pm today.

The polls will elect 128 parliamentary and 128 provincial representatives.

A total of 12,235,999 voters are expected to cast their votes from the total 15,344 polling centers.

Under the first-past-the-post system, altogether 1663 candidates for the House of Representatives, and 2819 for the State Assemblies are competing. Likewise, under the proportional representation, 110 candidates for parliament, and 5,838 for province are in the race.

Over 200,000 security personnel have been deployed in the ground for the elections, according to Home Ministry. Likewise, 155,000 poll officials have been deputed for managing the elections today.

KATHMANDU, June 28: The voting under the second phase of local level election is talking place in province 1, 5 and 7 peacefully and enthusiastically.
The voting which commenced at 7 am today morning will take place till 5 pm. According to the Election Commission, as of the latest update acquired at 1:30 pm, 53 percent votes have been cast so far.

KATHMANDU, June 28: Voting is taking place under the second phase local level election in Province Nos. 1, 5 and 7 in a peaceful and enthusiastic manner.

The Election Commission stated that polling centers opened at 7 am today for voting in the election taking place for 334 local levels in 35 districts of the three provinces and voting was going on in a peaceful and enthusiastic manner. However, voting was delayed in some of the 8,364 polling centers due to rain.

A press release issued by Election Commission spokesperson Surya Prasad Sharma states that although rainfall was reported at some places of the eastern hills, voters are in queue enthusiastically waiting for their turn to cast votes.
The Election Commission has thanked the political parties, the local civil society and all who helped better manage the voting center at the local level by managing tarpauline sheets and other materials.

113-year-old grandma votes
One hundred and thirteen years old Pashupati Saud cast her ballot at 7 am today at the Bhumiraj Lower Secondary School polling centre at Suranaya Rural Municipality in Baitadi district.

Similarly, 105-year-old Kalashi Bhatta of Shaileshikhar Municipality cast her vote at local Bhumiraj Lower Secondary School, Tauki polling center at 7 am.

Fifteen thousand 38 people’s representatives would be elected in the one metropolitan city, seven sub-metropolitan cities, 111 municipalities and 215 rural municipalities in the second phase local election. Of them, 41 people’s representatives have already been elected unopposed. RSS