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In the by-election for the post of vice president of Puthauttarganga Rural Municipality of Rukum East, 53 percent of votes fell. According to the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, 5,931 people participated out of a total of 11,180 voters.
Assistant Electoral Officer Ishwari Subedi said that voting was completed peacefully in 22 polling stations in 14 wards of Puthauttarganga. Last August 28, when the jeep accident happened in Baglung, the municipality vice president Bhupendra Budha and 2 no. After the death of Ward President Jas Bahadur Sirpali, the two posts were vacant. Now, in the by-elections, Kesh Kumari Tulachan has been nominated on behalf of UML with the Congress symbol and Narpura Budha on behalf of Maoist Center.
As for the post of ward president, Jagat Gharti of the Maoist center has been unanimously elected after UML and 1 independent candidate withdrew their candidacy. Now there is a competition between Tulachan of Congress-UML and Budha of Maoist Center for the position of vice president of the municipality.
In the election held in 2079, out of a total of 11 thousand 253 voters, 8 thousand 412 i.e. 74.75 percent participated . Compared to this, 21 percent votes have fallen this time. It is estimated that this number may have decreased because the voters who are outside Bhugol did not come to the respective municipality as the election is only for the post of vice president.
District Police Chief DSP Madhavraj Kharel said that the process of bringing the ballot boxes from the polling stations to the center of Puthauttaranga-10 Taksera has started. According to him, all the ballot boxes will be brought by Monday morning and then the all-party meeting will be held to start the counting of votes.
