Assistant Chief District Officer Rishiram Subedi informed that out of a total of 118 polling stations in Palpa, 29 are highly sensitive.
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In Palpa, which has two constituencies, polling stations have been classified into three levels based on security challenges: normal, sensitive, and highly sensitive.
Assistant Chief District Officer Rishiram Subedi informed that out of the total 118 polling stations in Palpa, 29 are highly sensitive. According to him, 50 are sensitive and 39 are normal. Highly sensitive polling stations are mainly classified based on geographical remoteness, past violent incidents and other security risks.
There are 52 polling stations in Palpa constituency number 1. There are 117 polling stations in this constituency. 20 polling stations in constituency number 1 are highly sensitive. There are 24 sensitive and eight normal polling stations. There are 66 polling stations in constituency 2. There are 134 polling stations here.
Similarly, Assistant Chief District Officer Subedi said that 9 polling stations in constituency number 2 are highly sensitive. He said that there are 26 sensitive and 31 normal polling stations. According to the District Election Office, there are 52 polling stations in Palpa constituency number 1 and 66 polling stations in constituency number 2.
There are 251 polling stations in 118 polling stations across the district. The district-based security committee is monitoring the situation of polling stations on the highly sensitive list on-site. Polling stations are classified considering geographical remoteness, transportation and security arrangements, and possible incidents during the election.
Each polling station has one to five centers. This time, five more polling stations have been added due to the increase in the number of voters. Training of 1,597 election police is being conducted in Palpa.
The district security committee has stated that the security agencies have proactively moved forward by formulating a targeted security strategy for the election. Nepal Police, Armed Police Force, Election Police and the Nepal Army will be mobilized in the outer perimeter of security during the election. Surveillance has been increased at highly sensitive polling stations.
Compared to the 2079 House of Representatives election, the number of voters in Palpa for the upcoming election to be held on Falgun 21 has increased by 6,110. The District Election Office has stated that 207,436 voters have been registered for the election of members of the House of Representatives. 101,893 male and 106,543 female voters have been registered for the election of members of the House of Representatives. 98,383 voters have been registered in Constituency No. 1 and 109,053 voters have been registered in Constituency No. 2.
In the 2079 election of members of the House of Representatives, there were 201,326 voters in Palpa. Of which 98,208 were male and 103,118 were female voters. The previous 118 polling stations have been registered in Palpa this time too. With the increase in the number of voters, 5 polling stations have been added in the district this time. In the previous election, there were 246 polling stations in Palpa. After the addition of 5 polling stations, the number has reached 251.
Rampur Municipality-9 Jabgadi, Nisdi Rural Municipality-1 Bankamlang, Mathagadhi Rural Municipality-1, Chidipani, Tinau Rural Municipality-6, Masyam and Baganaskali Rural Municipality-2, Pokharathok have added 5 polling stations each. Tansen Municipality has the highest number of voters in Palpa at 36,337. Rampur Municipality has 29,869 voters, while Purbakhola Rural Municipality has the lowest number of voters at 14,117.
Area No. 1 includes 10 wards of Rampur Municipality, 7 of Nisdi, 6 of Purbakhola, 5 of Rambha, 7 of Mathagadhi Ward 1 except Chidipani, 5 of Tinau, 8 of Tansen Municipality including Madanpokhara, and 37 wards. Similarly, under Constituency No. 2, 13 wards of Tansen Municipality, 5 of Tinau, 8/8 wards of Ribdikot and Rainadevi Chhahara Rural Municipality, and 9 wards of Baganaskali Rural Municipality fall.
The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer has stated that 29 candidates, including political parties and independents, have been fielded in the election to be held on Falgun 21. There are 13 candidates, including 9 political parties and 4 independents, in Constituency No. 1. Similarly, in Constituency No. 2, there are 16 candidates, including 14 political parties and 2 independents, according to Keshav Parajuli, Assistant Electoral Officer of the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer.
