Enthusiastic voting underway nationwide: Election Commission
Summary
Voting is underway across Nepal with enthusiasm as the Election Commission reports smooth and secure polling at over 23,000 centres nationwide. Over 18.9 million voters are eligible to elect 275 House of Representatives members in a single-phase election.
Key Points
- Voting is taking place smoothly and securely nationwide according to the Election Commission spokesperson Narayan Prasad Bhattarai.
- Polling is conducted in all 77 districts from 7am to 5pm in a single phase.
- There are 18,903,689 eligible voters, an increase of 915,119 from the 2022 elections, with 52 percent aged between 18 and 40.
- A total of 6,541 candidates are contesting 275 seats under first-past-the-post and proportional representation systems, with security deployment totaling 341,113 personnel.
