Ahead of the February 21 election, election police are working to control traffic jams at intersections in Kathmandu. They have been given this responsibility after the number of traffic police in the valley was reduced.
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Election police (formerly temporary police) recruited for the House of Representatives elections have been deployed as traffic police in the Kathmandu Valley. Ahead of the Falgun 21 election, election police are working to control traffic jams at intersections in Kathmandu. They have been given this responsibility after the number of traffic police in the valley was reduced.
प्रतिनिधिसभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा समानुपातिकतर्फ ११० र प्रत्यक्षतर्फ १६५ सदस्य गरी कूल २७५ सिटको एकै दिन चुनाव हुँदै छ । त्यसका लागि नेपाली सेना, नेपाल प्रहरी, सशस्त्र र राष्ट्रिय अनुसन्धान विभागबाट करिब १ लाख ८८ हजार जनशक्ति चुनावी सुरक्षामा खटिँदैछन् । यसबाहेक नेपाल प्रहरी मातहत रहने गरी १ लाख ३३ हजार ९ सय ८० र सशस्त्र प्रहरी मातहत खटिने गरी १५ हजार १ सय १० गरी कूल १ लाख ४९ हजार ९० जना निर्वाचन प्रहरी चुनावी सुरक्षामा तैनाथ गरिएको छ ।
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