Election Commission dispatches ballot papers to all constituencies for March 5 vote
Summary
The Election Commission has dispatched ballot papers to all 165 constituencies for Nepal's March 5 House of Representatives elections, setting up over 23,000 polling centres with extensive security and voter education measures.
Key Points
- The Election Commission has sent ballot papers and materials to all 165 constituencies for elections on March 5.
- A total of 20.8 million proportional and 20.3 million first-past-the-post ballot papers have been printed covering 58 parties and 3,406 candidates.
- Security will be provided by the Nepali Army, Nepal Police, Armed Police Force, and election police, with 339,000 personnel deployed nationwide.
- Foreign and international election observers have been invited, with the commission covering their expenses.
