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The counting of votes for the by-elections of 5 local levels of Lumbini province has started. The counting of votes for ward presidents except the vice president of Putha Uttarganga Rural Municipality of Rukum East has started on Sunday night.
In Lumbini, elections were held for the vice president and ward president in Putha Uttarganga Rural Municipality of Rukum East, Musikot Municipality of Gulmi, Thakurbaba Rural Municipality of Bardia, Runtigadhi Rural Municipality of Rolpa and Suddhodhan Rural Municipality of Kapilvastu.
Counting of votes has started since Sunday night in all other wards except for the vice president of Putha Uttarganga Rural Municipality of Rukum East. Counting of votes for ward president was started on Monday evening in Putha. As it will take time to bring the ballot boxes of 14 wards to the counting place for the vice president in Putha, preparations have been made to count the votes only from Monday morning, Assistant Election Officer Eshwari Prasad Subedi said. Subedi said that out of 11,180 voters in Putha, only 5,933 people participated in the voting.
69.41 percent votes have fallen in Kapilvastu's Suddhodhan-1. According to District Election Officer Amar Bahadur Wali, 3 thousand 379 votes have fallen. He said that 69.41 percent votes were cast in all the three polling stations. Wali said that counting of votes started from 8 pm on Sunday night. Ward No. of Putha Uttarganga of Rukum East. Maoist candidate Jagat Gharti has already been elected unopposed as the ward president of 2.
There were 4 thousand 868 voters in Suddhodhan Rural Municipality-1. An election was held for the vacant post after the death of Tilakram Yadav, elected from the Nepali Congress on 8 October 2081. Fourteen candidates including four independents are competing for the post of ward president. Counting of votes has also started here.
Similarly, 63.79 percent votes were cast in the election for the ward president of Thakurbaba municipality-4 in Bardia. Counting of votes has also started in Bardia from Sunday night. Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Shrestha said that 2,239 out of 3,510 voters voted in Thakurbaba Municipality-4. There are 6 candidates for the post of Ward President. Ward president Surya Bahadur Bista became the head of district coordination committee and by-elections have been held recently.
Similarly, 57.1 percent votes were cast in the election for the ward president of Musikot municipality-1 in Gulmi. Chief District Officer Janardan Gautam said that 2,334 out of 4,051 voters of the ward voted. According to Gautam, counting of votes has also started in Musikot Municipality from Sunday night.
Almost 60 percent of the votes have fallen in the election for the ward president of Runtigadhi rural municipality-4 of Rolpa. 1,297 people have voted in the ward with 1,900 voters. Counting of votes in Runtigadhi has already started . Chief District Officer Khim Bahadur Adhikari said that the counting of votes is going on and the results will be announced within three hours.
