Nepal Elections: First general election continues in Nepal after protests, 1.89 crore voters will decide today
Kathmandu. Voting began in Nepal on Thursday morning for the first general elections since the ‘Gen Z’ protests last year. Last year, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s government in Nepal fell after violent ‘Gen Z’ protests. More than 1.89 crore Nepalese are eligible to exercise their franchise in the general elections.
There are 3,406 candidates in the fray for the 165 seats of Nepal’s 275-member House of Representatives for which direct voting is to be held, and 3,135 candidates are in the fray for the 110 seats for which the election is to be held through proportional voting. Voting began at 7 am and will end at 5 pm.
Counting of votes will begin immediately after the ballot boxes are collected. Acting Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari had said in a press conference held here on the eve of voting on Wednesday that all preparations for the elections have been completed. He urged voters to participate actively and enthusiastically in the democratic process.
More than three lakh security personnel deployed
Tight security arrangements have been made for the elections in Nepal and more than three lakh security personnel have been deployed under an integrated security plan in coordination with the army. The Election Commission gave this information on Wednesday. At a press conference here on the eve of the elections, Acting Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari said all preparations for the elections have been completed and urged voters to actively and enthusiastically participate in the democratic process.
He said tight security arrangements have been made with the deployment of more than 3,00,000 security personnel under an integrated security plan in coordination with the Nepal Army. Bhandari expressed confidence that voters will exercise their franchise in large numbers. Bhandari said that voting will start at 7 in the morning and end at 5 in the evening. He also said that counting of votes will begin immediately after the ballot boxes are collected.
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