The printing of ballot papers for 55 constituencies under the direct system for the upcoming House of Representatives elections has been completed. The printing of ballot papers for the proportional electoral system has already been completed. The Election Commission has stated that all ballot papers will be printed by 11 Falgun.

According to the Election Commission's Assistant Spokesperson Prakash Neupane, 60 lakh ballot papers have been printed for 55 constituencies out of 165 constituencies by Wednesday evening. After the printing of proportional ballot papers was completed on 12 Magh, the printing of direct ballot papers has begun. 

The ballot papers are being printed amidst high security of the Nepali Army at the printing house of the Janak Education Materials Center in Bhaktapur. Proportional ballot papers with 58 election symbols in black have been prepared on white paper. 20.8 million ballot papers have been printed for the proportional side. There are 18.93689 voters across the country. The proportional ballot papers have been 'packed' for transportation to each district, said the Assistant Spokesperson Neupane. 

There are 3,406 candidates in the direct side. There are 5 to 45 candidates in the constituency. Small ballot papers are being printed in places with fewer candidates and large ballot papers are being printed in places with more candidates. The direct side will have a ballot paper with red election symbols on white paper. The ballot papers contain the election symbols of political parties as well as independent candidates. The target is to print 20.3 million ballot papers per day. 

The Commission has stated that around 1.3 million ballot papers are being printed per day. The transportation of ballot papers will begin the next day after printing by 11 Falgun, said Neupane, the Commission's assistant spokesperson. The Commission is selecting a company through a tender process for transportation.

There are preparations to send proportional and direct ballot papers simultaneously. Ballot papers will be transported by Nepal Army helicopters to the Himalayan districts of Humla, Dolpa, Mugu, Manang and Mustang. The Commission is preparing to start transporting election materials other than ballot papers on 1 Falgun.

According to the election law, the party symbols are placed on the ballot papers based on the votes received by the parties represented in the parliament in the previous House of Representatives elections in the proportional system. After that, the party symbols are placed in the order in which they were registered for election purposes. After the political party symbols, the independent candidate symbols are placed on the ballot papers.