Voting Begins for House of Representatives Election Across Nepal

Summary

Voting has begun across Nepal for the House of Representatives election with 275 seats contested under first-past-the-post and proportional representation systems, supported by a unified and extensive security operation involving over 330,000 personnel.

Key Points
  • Voting has started for the election of the House of Representatives across Nepal.
  • There are 275 seats up for election: 165 through first-past-the-post and 110 through proportional representation.
  • A unified security plan has been implemented by the interim government led by Sushila Karki to ensure election security.
  • Approximately 334,000 security personnel from army, police, Armed Police Force, and National Investigation Department are deployed for election security.
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