Election Commission records 6 percent turnout by 9:30am
Summary
By 9:30am, about 6% of eligible voters had cast ballots in Nepal's elections, with voting ongoing smoothly despite minor incidents in few areas.
Key Points
- About six percent of eligible voters had cast their ballots by 9:30am.
- Voting is proceeding smoothly with only minor incidents reported at a few locations.
- A total of 18.9 million voters are eligible to elect 275 members of the House of Representatives.
- The Election Commission has deployed over 341,000 security personnel to ensure a peaceful voting process.
