They were not allowed to vote in the referendum of 2037 BS. The elected government formed after the political change of 2046 BS also did not protect their voting rights. Since the practice of women not being able to vote on the basis of gender could not be eliminated, they were not given the right to vote even until the mid-term elections to be held in Kartik 2051 BS. That village was ‘Parsadewad of Mahottari.’

Not only did they vote, but women were also banned from even going to the polling station. They were not deprived of the right to vote by law, but by men. In other words, men had taken away the right to vote from women there. Men used to vote in the name of women.

A few days before the vote, men used to hold a meeting and decide on how to cast women's votes. The House of Representatives Election Regulations, 2047, had made a provision that they could not vote in the name of others. However, it was customary for women in that village to cast their votes in the name of their husbands, sons or relatives. Siddha Mahato, the then vice-president of Dewar village in Parsa, said that women's votes were cast by their husbands, sons, brothers-in-law and brothers-in-law. He said, 'Voting was done in this way according to the unanimous decision of the society.'

Vice President Mahato informed that it has been decided that men will vote for women in the elections to be held on Kartik 29, 2051. The Muslim community used to live in the village. VDC Secretary Bishnu Dev Yadav, who has gained experience by participating in the elections of the village many times, said that although it is prohibited by law, proxy voting is done in the village with the consent of all parties. Some men of the place said that this was done because the Muslim community wears a veil and changes clothes repeatedly to vote. Some locals said that since the same woman cannot be recognized because she wears a veil, there is a possibility of conflict between them.

Local women said that they will go to the booth to vote if their husbands give them permission. Some women said that they face social pressure not to let their husbands vote.

Not only in that VDC, but also in Geda Bhetpur VDC, the constituency of the then Minister Maheshwor Prasad Singh under Mahottari Constituency No. 3, women were being deprived of the right to vote. In that place, it was customary for men to not be able to cast votes that women had not cast. Since women were not allowed to come to the polling station, votes were not cast in their names. Women were not allowed to cast votes and men were not given the right to cast votes in their names.

Not only in the Panchayat, the first parliamentary election held in 2048 after the establishment of democracy, and the local body elections in 2049 had already been held. Preparations were underway for the mid-term elections on 29 Kartik 2051. However, the fact that women in the village were not able to cast votes in the elections was a matter of surprise in itself. The news prepared by Mahottari correspondent Rabindra Upreti, linking this context, was published in Kantipur Daily under the title ‘Where Women Cannot Vote’ on 28 Kartik 2051. The news was published the day before the election.