In the second week of Kartik last year, the residents of Limi, Namkha Rural Municipality-6, Humla, left the village before the snowfall. Nyalu Lake, which is accessible from the district headquarters Simkot to Limi, is covered in thick snow until the last week of Chaitra. Only after the snow melts, the locals used to return home only in Baisakh every year.

About 100 locals from Limi have returned to their village after shoveling snow from a lake at an altitude of about 5,000 meters to vote in the election to be held on Thursday. ‘There was about three feet of snow on the pass (lake), and after taking a dozer from Simkot and removing it in four days, the road was finally opened,’ said Paljor Tamang, ward chairman of Namkha-5. ‘Around 100 locals have returned to vote, and others are also in the process of returning.’

According to him, about 100 locals have come to the district headquarters. They are also preparing to return to their village. The Simkot-Hilsa road was closed in Kartik due to snowfall. The road is still not fully open due to snow and thick frost. ‘Vehicles have been opened from Simkot to Selimadah, about 10 kilometers from there, and from there you have to walk for about 6 hours to Talungkhola,’ he said. ‘From Talungkhola to Limi, you can reach it by car again.’

According to him, voters returning to their villages from Tuesday will return to Limi in the same way. Humla Chief District Officer Tek Kumar Regmi said that five employees and 13 security personnel have been sent to the three polling stations in Limi by helicopter. According to him, election materials were also sent with the team. He informed that a team of six policemen had reached Limi on foot before that. ‘Voters are also returning, the peace and security situation is also normal,’ he said. ‘Looking at the enthusiasm of voters to return to their villages, it is seen that more votes will be cast than in previous elections.’ In the last election, 53 percent of the voter turnout in Limi was recorded.’

Three helicopter flights were made to send staff and materials to Limi, which has three villages. There are 672 voters in Limi's three polling stations, Himshikhar Basic School in Til, Sunkhani Basic School in Halji, and Bhrikuti Basic School in Jang. Out of them, there were about 80 voters in the village.

Staff deployed at Himalaya Basic School Chala polling station in Namkha Rural Municipality-4 were also sent by army helicopter. Five staff and 13 security personnel have been deployed at that polling station.

Election materials and staff have been sent on foot to five polling stations in Mugamkarmarong Rural Municipality of Mugu, which experiences heavy snowfall. Mugu Chief District Officer Khadananda Khatri said that since a helicopter was requested but was not available, election materials, staff and security personnel were sent on foot to Pulu, Chittaikuna, Dolfu, Kimri and Khari polling stations. "Almost half of the locals had gone out to escape the cold, and they are continuing to return to vote," he said. "Voters are returning by shoveling snow even though there is snow on the roads leading to the village." According to him, employees have reached all 79 polling stations in Mugu by Monday evening.