The counting of votes in Syangja-1 is scheduled to begin at 1:00 am on Friday. The all-party meeting held for the counting of votes has agreed to begin the counting of votes at 1 am.

Preparations are underway to count votes in Chitwan-3 from 1:30 am on Friday. The all-party meeting has agreed to count votes from 1:30 am.

In Chitwan-1, the all-party meeting has decided to count votes from 7 am on Friday.

An all-party meeting has begun in Jhapa Constituency No. 5 ahead of the vote counting.

तस्बिर : अंगद ढकाल/कान्तिपुर

The counting of votes in Rautahat-4 is set to begin at 1 am. Election Officer Uddhav Dhodari informed that an all-party meeting held before the counting of votes agreed to start the counting of votes from 1 am. According to the Election Office Gaur, an all-party meeting was held in Rautahat-1 and it was agreed to start the counting of votes from 7 am on Friday. No all-party meetings were held in areas 2 and 3.

The all-party meeting has decided to count votes in Chitwan-3 from 1:30 am.

Ballot boxes are being collected from all 2 constituencies in Gorkha

Ballot boxes are continuing to arrive from various constituencies in Bajura. The process of handing over the ballot boxes from some constituencies that have been brought to the counting site is ongoing. Ballot boxes have been brought to the counting site by bus and jeep. Ballot boxes from 3 polling stations in Himali Rural Municipality will be brought by helicopter tomorrow morning.

An all-party meeting has begun for the counting of votes in Kapilvastu constituencies 2 and 3. The counting of votes in constituency 1 will begin at 8 am tomorrow, according to the Returning Officer's office.

Kathmandu-10 begins at Tribhuvan University's Smriti Bhavan 

The counting of votes for Kathmandu-10 has begun. Election Officer Amrita Kumari Sharma informed Ikantipur that the counting of votes has just begun at Tribhuvan University's Smriti Bhavan in Kirtipur. According to her, the counting of votes has begun from Dakshinkali Municipality. 

Counting of votes in Dadeldhura will begin tomorrow morning. The Chief Electoral Officer's office has said that an all-party meeting has been called tomorrow before the counting begins. Chief Electoral Officer Arun Kumar Koirala said that a meeting will be held with all parties and stakeholders at 8 am on Friday. The meeting will be held at the Chief Electoral Officer's office.

The counting of votes in Chitwan-2 is scheduled to begin at 12:30 pm. The all-party meeting has just concluded and it has been decided to count the votes from 12:30 pm. 

Navin Poudel 

Parasi. The counting of votes in West Nawalparasi will take place only from tomorrow, Friday morning. 

The Chief Electoral Officer's office has stated that preparations for the counting will begin from tomorrow morning as it will take time to bring the ballot boxes to the counting site and complete the necessary procedures. After the ballot boxes arrive, an all-party meeting will be held to discuss how to count. 

Voting was held at 123 polling stations in the district. Out of 254,157 voters, only 67.8 percent voted. 

Jyoti Shrestha

Kavre. The counting of votes will begin tomorrow morning in both the constituencies of Kavre. According to the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, an all-party meeting has been called for the morning in both the constituencies.

An all-party meeting has been called for Constituency No. 1 at 6 am and 2 at 8 am and the counting of votes will begin immediately after the meeting, informed Chief Electoral Officer Prem Prasad Neupane.

It is estimated that the ballot boxes of Chaurideurali, Mahabharat and Khanikhola rural municipalities, which are considered remote in Constituency No. 1, will arrive late at night. The process of verifying the ballot boxes of other municipalities is underway.

The process of verifying the ballot boxes of Constituency No. 2 is underway.

A total of 60.42 percent of the votes were cast in Kavre, according to the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer. In Constituency No. 1, 56.57 percent or 91,128 people out of 161,100 voters have voted. Similarly, in Constituency No. 2, 64.17 percent or 165,611 people out of 161,111 voters have voted.

In the election held today, 50.19 percent of the votes were cast in Baglung. Chief District Officer Krishna Prasad Acharya said that a total of 97,050 votes were cast in Baglung, which has two constituencies. He said that 52,881 women, 44,168 men and 1 other person voted out of the total voters. There were a total of 193,381 voters in the district.

The work of bringing the ballot boxes of the elections held in 115 polling stations of Baglung-1 to the Main Election Office, Baglung headquarters is underway. District Election Officer Yagya Prasad Rijal said that the ballot boxes of all polling stations will reach the headquarters by 11 pm. Election Officer Bhim Prasad Subedi said that the ballot boxes of 115 polling stations of Baglung-2 will reach the Election Office, Burtiwang by 12 midnight. All the ballot boxes will arrive tonight and the counting of votes will begin tomorrow after an all-party meeting, the Chief Election Officer's Office has informed. There are 10 candidates from different political parties participating in Baglung-1 and 11 candidates in Baglung-2.

Ballot boxes from Khandbari and Panchkhapan municipalities in Sankhuwasabha have been collected. The ballot boxes from the remaining eight municipalities are still arriving, said DSP Kumar Prasad Mainali of the District Police Office. He said that ballot boxes from distant polling stations are still arriving. There are 119,630 voters in Sankhuwasabha. It is estimated that 62,937 votes, or 53 percent, were cast in the election held on Thursday.

A total of 53,114 votes have been cast in Gulmi-2. Chief District Officer Badrinath Gairhe informed that a total of 49.47 percent votes have been cast in this area. Of which, 28,869 are female voters, 24,243 are male voters and 2 are others.

There are a total of 17,363 voters in this area. Of which 52,938 are female, 54,423 are male and 2 are other voters. Voting was held in 129 centers out of 62 polling stations in this area. 54.53 percent of the voters in this area are female and 44.54 percent are male.

43 percent of the votes have been cast in Khotang. 63,035 votes have been cast, including 30,035 women and 33,000 men. According to Chief Election Officer Phanindra Prasad Parajuli, work is underway to bring ballot boxes to 136 polling stations in the district. Parajuli said that all the ballot boxes will be collected by 10 am on Friday and then the counting of votes will begin after holding an all-party meeting. Chief District Officer Rekha Kandel has informed that the voting was conducted peacefully. 

The counting of votes in both the constituencies of Gorkha will begin tomorrow. The collection of ballot boxes is currently ongoing. Preparations are underway to transport the ballot boxes of 23 polling stations in Gorkha-1 by helicopter on Friday. ‘We will drop the ballot boxes of Gorkha-1 by helicopter tomorrow only,’ Chief District Officer Tulsi Bahadur Shrestha said, ‘The counting of Gorkha-1 will begin only after all the ballot boxes arrive.’ 

It is expected that it will take until late at night to collect the ballot boxes of Gorkha-2. So far, only 21 ballot boxes have arrived from Gorkha Municipality and Palungtar area. Gorkha-2 Election Officer Mohan Velwase said, ‘The collection of ballot boxes is expected to take until late at night, after all the ballot boxes are collected, we will hold an all-party meeting and take a decision.’ The counting venue has been designated at the office of the Returning Officer established at the Gorkha-1 Coordination Committee Hall and the Gorkha-2 Land and Watershed Management Office.

Jyoti Katuwal

Ballot boxes have been transported from the high-mountain polling station in Namkha Rural Municipality-6 Limi in the northern part of the Himalayan district of Humla. 

A helicopter has been used to safely transport the ballot boxes due to the remote geography. According to Chief Election Officer Nilakantha Baral, a helicopter has reached Humla to transport ballot boxes from polling stations in Til, Jang, Halji and Chala in the Limi area. He informed that only ballot boxes from Sunkhani Secondary School polling station and Halji polling station in northern Limi will be transported on Thursday.

According to him, ballot boxes from the remaining polling stations in Til, Jang and Chala will be transported only on Friday.

The Election Office has stated that 164 votes were cast at Sunkhani polling station in Halji. Due to the remote mountainous terrain and lack of road access, a helicopter had to be used to transport ballot boxes from the polling station in the Limi area.

Mohan Paneru

The work of collecting ballot boxes from all polling stations in Doti under the House of Representatives member election and bringing them to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer has begun. 

According to the District Administration Office, the target is to bring ballot boxes from polling stations across the district by 5 am tomorrow, Friday. Chief District Officer Kalpana Ghimire Nepal informed that the work of collecting ballot boxes has been intensified as soon as the voting is over. 'The target is to bring ballot boxes from all polling stations to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer by tomorrow morning,' she said. 'As soon as the ballot boxes reach, formal information regarding the vote counting will be given in the first phase and then an all-party meeting will be held.'

Preparations are underway to start the vote counting from 11 am after the all-party meeting.

UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has thanked the people for the peaceful conduct of the elections. He said in a social media post, "Voting has been conducted peacefully across the country. Thank you to the government, the Election Commission, all the voters who participated in the elections, the election staff and security personnel for conducting the elections. Thank you also to the party workers and representatives who were active in the elections."

Tripti Shahi

Birendranagar. 57 percent of the votes have been cast in Surkhet. While 70,167 votes were cast in Constituency No. 1 of the district, 73,256 votes were cast in Constituency No. 2, informed the Chief of the Provincial Election Office Lal Bahadur Gurung.

The number of female voters is higher in both the constituencies. In Constituency No. 1, there were 40,619 female voters, while 29,476 male voters cast their votes. Similarly, in Constituency No. 2, there were 40,437 female voters, while 32,919 male voters voted. There were 248,943 voters in the district.

The District Police Office, Surkhet, has stated that voting in the district was peaceful.

In Surkhet, which has two constituencies, there were 242 polling stations, including two temporary ones, and 305 polling stations, including three temporary ones. 

There were 122,902 voters in Surkhet 1 and 127,668 voters in Surkhet 2.

Votes from polling stations near the district have reached the counting center, while transportation from distant centers is underway.

The Provincial Election Office has informed that 55 percent of the votes have been cast across Karnali Province.

Jyoti Katuwal

Dailekh. The counting of votes in Dailekh will begin from Friday morning. According to Chief Electoral Officer Kul Prasad Pandey, the counting of votes will take place at the office of the Chief Electoral Officer at the Dailekh District Court. He said that the work of bringing ballot boxes from all the polling stations is going on throughout the night. 

Ballot boxes have already arrived in the district from 81 polling stations across the district.

Dipendra Shakya

Sankhuwasabha- Only 13 votes have been cast at Thudam polling station in Bhotkhola rural municipality, the furthest from Sankhuwasabha.

According to District Police DSP Kumar Prasad Mainali, there were 63 voters in Thudam. Similarly, 26 votes have been cast at Ridak polling station. There are 119,630 voters in Sankhuwasabha. It is estimated that 62,937 votes, or 53 percent, were cast across the district in the election held on Thursday. 

Laxmi Gautam

Panchthar – Less than 50 percent of the voter turnout in the House of Representatives elections held on Thursday was recorded in Panchthar. Out of 143,408 voters in the district, only 71,100 voted.

33,615 women and 37,555 men voted from 180 polling stations here. Chief District Officer Vasudev Dahal said that the voting was conducted peacefully across the district.

पाँचथरमा मतपेटिका बुझ्ने बुझाउने काममा व्यस्त कर्मचारी । तस्बिर: लक्ष्मी गौतम/कान्तिपुर

Ramesh Kumar Poudel

Chitwan . 64.12 percent of the votes were cast in Chitwan on Thursday for the post of member of the House of Representatives. There were a total of 442,082 voters in Chitwan, which has three constituencies. Of these, 283,428 voters voted, informed Chitwan District Election Officer Bhimsen Karki. The highest number of votes were cast in Chitwan-3.

Counting of votes will be held in both the regions of Bhaktapur from today. The counting of votes for Bhaktapur Region No. 1 will be held at the Nepal Electricity Authority in Kharipati and the counting of votes for Region No. 2 will be held at the Agricultural Development Bank Training Center in Bode, Madhyapur Thimi, informed Chief District Officer Umesh Kumar Dhakal. 

Stating that the work of making vouchers from all the polling stations in the district and bringing the ballot boxes to the respective counting centers has been completed, he said that the counting of votes will begin after holding an all-party meeting. Both the counting centers have been managed securely with wire mesh and CCTV cameras. Preparations have been made to count votes in four pockets at a time at both the counting centers. 

The District Election Officer's Office has reported that 57.53 percent of voters voted in Dhading. 76,680 women, 81,703 men and one other voter, 57.53 percent, voted. The election was held peacefully in 114 polling stations within the district. Although the ballot boxes have been brought to the district headquarters, the ballot boxes will arrive only tomorrow from some polling stations in northern Dhading, which do not have road access. 

Preparations are underway to start counting votes by Friday afternoon after the ballot boxes arrive, said Chief Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Sharma.

Ramechhap. Voting for the House of Representatives member election has been completed peacefully in Ramechhap. According to the District Election Office, Ramechhap, a total of 48 percent votes have been cast in the district.

According to the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Ramechhap, a total of 90,710 votes have been cast in the district. Of these, 50,624 were male and 40,086 were female.

There were a total of 187,952 voters in Ramechhap for this election. 96 polling stations and 228 polling stations were designated for voting in the district, which has only one House of Representatives constituency.

Amar Kshitij Bhandari 

Dang. 58.33 percent voting has been recorded in Dang. In Dang, which has 3 constituencies, the highest voter turnout has been recorded in constituency number 3. 80,920 votes have been cast in constituency number 1, which has 140,011 voters. 82,626 votes have been cast in constituency number 2, which has 140,948 voters. 88,273 votes have been cast in constituency number 3, which has the highest number of voters. There are 150,667 voters in this constituency number 3 . 

The work of collecting ballot boxes is currently underway in Lamahi of constituency number 1, Ghorahi of constituency number 2, and Tulsipur of constituency number 3. Chief Electoral Officer Prakash Prasad Pandit has informed that the work of collecting ballot boxes will be completed by 11 pm. 

The Chief Electoral Officer Pandit also said that an all-party meeting will be held tomorrow at 7 am in all the 3 constituencies and the counting of votes will proceed.

The counting of votes in Salyan will begin on Friday morning. According to Chief Election Officer Pralhad Kumar Yogi, work is underway to bring ballot boxes to the counting center located in the District Coordination Committee hall in Khalanga. The counting of votes will begin on Friday morning after discussions with political parties and independent candidates, as ballot boxes will arrive from all polling stations in the district by midnight and it will be difficult to start at night, informed Chief Election Officer Yogi.

He said that the ballot boxes will be sealed and kept within a security perimeter. Voting was held on Thursday under the House of Representatives member election.

Ramesh Chandra Adhikari

Dhankuta- In the election for the House of Representatives held on Thursday, 54.45 percent of the votes were cast in Dhankuta. According to the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, a total of 64,490 votes were cast in the district.

Parbat Portal

Biratnagar- A total of 58.56 percent of the votes were cast in Koshi Province in the election for the post of member of the House of Representatives held on Thursday. The Provincial Election Office has stated that 20 lakh 78 thousand 788 people out of 35 lakh 74 thousand 310 voters across the province voted.

पाँचथरको फिदिम नगरपालिका २ काे आदर्श आधारभूत मतदान केन्द्रमा मतदान सकिएपछि मत पेटिकाको सुरक्षा गर्दै प्रहरी र निर्वाचन प्रहरी । तस्बिर: लक्ष्मी गाैतम

The Far Western Province recorded 50.9 percent voting. According to the Provincial Election Office, 874,177 out of a total of 1,716,660 voters across the province voted.

Kanchanpur recorded the highest voter turnout of 58.6 percent, followed by Kailali at 55.4 percent, Darchula at 53.8 percent, and Bajura at 52.6 percent.

Similarly, Dadeldhura recorded 49.2 percent, Baitadi at 46.8 percent, Bajhang at 41.1 percent, Doti at 40.9 percent, and Achham at the lowest voter turnout of 39.2 percent, according to the Election Office.

Voting was conducted peacefully at all polling stations across the province, and preparations for counting of votes are currently underway by collecting ballot boxes, election officials said.

Ash Gurung

Lamjung . The counting of votes in Lamjung for the election to select members of the House of Representatives will begin at 10 am on Friday.

Chief Election Officer Shishir Raj Dhakal informed that an all-party meeting has been called at 8 am for the counting of votes. ‘We have called an all-party meeting at 8 am. After that, the counting of votes will begin at 10 am,’ he said. According to him, the process of bringing ballot boxes to the counting center is currently underway.

Chief Election Officer Dhakal said that ballot boxes are being brought from the farthest villages of Dudhpokhari and Kholasothar and that all ballot papers will be verified by 2 am.

Mohan Paneru
Doti- A total of 52,538 votes have been cast in the voting held at 181 polling stations in the district. The District Election Office has stated that 40.80 percent of the 128,739 voters in the district voted.

Humla. A 65.36 percent voter turnout was recorded in the House of Representatives elections held in the Himalayan district of Humla. Despite the geographical remoteness, cold weather and mountainous difficulties, voters participated enthusiastically in the vote.

According to the District Election Office, the voting process was completed from 64 polling stations out of 60 polling stations in the district. The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer has stated that 22,467 votes were cast in Humla, which has a total of 34,372 voters.

According to Chief Electoral Officer Neelkanth Baral, 11,409 are male and 11,058 are female voters. Voters from remote villages and settlements of Humla had reached the polling stations since morning and cast their votes in queues. The administration has stated that despite difficulties in movement in some places due to snowfall, voting was conducted peacefully in most centers.

The security agencies had made strict arrangements to conduct the election in a safe, fair and fear-free environment. The voting was held under the joint security of the Nepal Army, Nepal Police and the Armed Police Force.

After the voting, the counting process will begin only after all the ballot boxes are received, as ballot boxes have not arrived from 63 centers except for the Sunkhani Primary School Halji polling center, the Chief Electoral Officer's office has stated.

Local stakeholders have said that the enthusiastic participation shown by voters despite the challenging geographical conditions of the Himalayan district has further strengthened people's faith in the democratic process.

DB Budha

Jumla. 41,210 votes have been cast in Jumla. According to the District Election Office, Jumla, 57.44 percent of the votes have been cast. A total of 41,210 votes have been cast, including 21,146 women and 20,064 men, according to District Election Officer Dipendra Kandel. He said that the votes were cast according to the reports received from 110 polling stations in the district. 

According to Chief District Officer Deepak Poudel, the Jumla election has been completed peacefully and enthusiastically. Stating that the election was completed peacefully with the support of all levels of political parties and government agencies in the election process, he said that the documents are now being collected and brought to the district headquarters. 

The counting of votes in Jumla is set to begin tomorrow at 7 am. An all-party meeting held at the office of the Chief Election Officer has decided to start the counting of votes from 7 am. Assistant Election Officer Harikrishna Timilsena informed that the counting of votes will begin at 7 am on Friday as the ballot boxes are arriving. 

Manoj Badu 

Darchula . Locals with voting rights in two polling stations in the district have boycotted the election. Voters at Gaurishankar Secondary School Nagu in Naugad Rural Municipality-1 and Dudhila Basic School Jhusku in Apihimal Rural Municipality-3 have boycotted the election.

Due to the boycott by locals, employees are returning to the district headquarters carrying empty ballot boxes for the direct route. Only temporary voters (employees) of both polling stations have voted for the proportional representation.

According to Devsingh Farswan, Assistant Polling Officer of Gaurishankar Secondary School Nagu, 9 votes have been cast for the proportional representation. He said that they will return to the district headquarters, Khalanga, only on Friday due to the difficult road conditions. There were 602 voters in this polling station.

On Wednesday, a team led by the provincial secretary of the Sudurpaschim province government reached Nagu and urged the residents of the Nagu area who had boycotted the voting to vote.

Meanwhile, 8 votes were cast in the proportional representation election at Dudhila Basic School in Apihimal Rural Municipality. Polling officer Premraj Awasthi informed that due to the boycott by the locals, they returned to the district headquarters with only the proportional representation votes cast by the employees.

Achham. A total of 64,780 votes have been cast in Achham under the House of Representatives elections. According to the District Election Office, 36,939 are women, 27,839 are men and 2 are others. Accordingly, it is seen that more women have cast their votes than men.

There are a total of 165,337 voters in the district. Of these, 83,301 are women, 82,034 are men and 2 are others. The District Election Office has stated that 39.18 percent of the total voters have cast their votes.

There are two constituencies under the House of Representatives in Achham. There are 213 polling stations across the district, including 105 in Constituency No. 1 and 108 in Constituency No. 2.

For the House of Representatives elections, 17 candidates, including 8 candidates from each party and one independent candidate, are in the fray from Achham-1 and Achham-2.

Biplav Maharjan

Salyan. Around 52 percent of the votes were cast in Salyan in the House of Representatives elections held on Thursday. Chief District Officer Mahendra Kumar Sapkota informed that around 52 percent of the votes were cast in 208 polling stations in the district. According to him, Salyan, which has only one constituency, has 162,449 voters. Out of which 84,000 have voted.

After the voting is over, he informed that the ballot boxes are being brought to the counting center in the hall of the District Coordination Committee in Khalanga, Salyan.

Jajarkot. Voting has been completed peacefully at all places in Jajarkot under the House of Representatives election. The voting, which began at 7 am in 147 polling stations of 89 polling stations, including one temporary one, was completed peacefully. There were no major untoward incidents during the voting and the security arrangements were effective, informed District Chief District Officer Raju Prasad Poudel. According to him, the work of collecting ballot boxes from all polling stations has started as soon as the voting was completed. The process of bringing the collected ballot boxes to the designated counting center safely is ongoing. 

The Nepal Army, Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and Election Police were mobilized to make the election peaceful, dignified and orderly. The Main Election Office has informed that 61,667 votes were cast, including proportional, out of 107,091 voters in Jajarkot. Of these, 29,981 were male, 31,684 were female and 2 were others. The office has stated that 57.58% of the total voters cast their votes.

Bhawani Bhatta

Kanchanpur. 58 percent voting has been recorded in Kanchanpur. According to the District Election Office, 184,316 people have voted in all 3 constituencies. 

According to Bhan Bahadur Mahara, Information Officer of the District Election Office, 61,074 people have voted in Constituency No. 1. Which is 60.4 percent of the total voters. There are 111,724 voters in that constituency. 

64,881 votes have been cast in Constituency No. 2. Which is 59.21 percent. There are 109,574 voters in that constituency. Similarly, 58,361 votes have been cast in Constituency No. 3. Which is 58.63 percent. There are 314,385 voters in Kanchanpur, which has three constituencies. 

Currently, the work of transporting ballot boxes is underway in all three constituencies. Mahara informed that preparations are being made for the counting of votes from tonight by holding an all-party meeting immediately after the ballot boxes are collected. 

The counting of votes for Constituency No. 3 will be held at the District Coordination Committee hall. Similarly, the counting of votes for Constituency No. 2 will be held at the assembly hall of Shuklaphanta Municipality 10 and the counting of votes for Constituency No. 1 will be held at the assembly hall of Belauri Municipality 4. Wire mesh and CC cameras have been installed at the counting site.

Navin Poudel

Parasi- Women have been seen participating in voting more than men in West Nawalparasi. According to the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, 163,965 votes have been cast in the district.   

Out of the 64.51 percent voter turnout, 88,988 women voted, while 75,655 men and 2 others voted.  In East Nawalparasi, only 59 percent voted. After the voting is over, preparations are underway to take the ballot boxes to the counting center. 

Manoj Badu 

Darchula. 53.76 percent voter turnout in Darchula in the House of Representatives member election. The Chief Electoral Officer's Office has stated that 49,968 votes were cast in all polling stations within the stipulated time. 

There were a total of 92,948 voters in the district. 

Out of which 26,631 were women and 23,337 were men.

Arjun Shah

Bajura-51 percent of the votes have been cast in Bajura. According to the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, 44,773 votes have been cast in 118 polling stations.  

After the voting process is over, the ballot boxes are being collected. The ballot boxes of Himal Bhakti Basic School Gumba in Himali Rural Municipality-3, which is a remote and remote polling station, were taken to the district headquarters, Martadi, today by a Nepali Army helicopter, said Chief District Officer Dorendra Niraula. 

The ballot boxes of the other three polling stations, Boudi, Bam and Bichhya, will be collected at the Bichhya police post and brought by a Nepali Army helicopter on Friday morning, said Chief Electoral Officer Pokharel. There are 87,861 voters in Bajura. 

Ranjana BC

Kailali. According to preliminary estimates, up to 57 percent of the votes have been cast in the House of Representatives elections held in Kailali. According to the district's Chief Election Officer Bhuwan Singh Thapa, the work of collecting ballot boxes from various polling stations is currently underway. He said that the process of bringing the ballot boxes to the relevant places under the supervision of security personnel is ongoing.

There are 5 constituencies in Kailali for the House of Representatives. 645 polling stations were designated across the district.  A total of 551,000 voters are registered in those centers.

According to the Election Office, priority has been given to the work of collecting ballot boxes from across the district.

Gorkha has a voter turnout of 49.64 percent. According to the District Election Office, Gorkha,  113,725 people voted in Gorkha, which has two constituencies. Of these, 58,562 are women and 55,163 are men. 

Gorkha has 229,058 voters. ‘This is preliminary data, we will also verify it,’ said Ravilal Subedi, Information Officer of the District Election Office, Gorkha. The office also stated that voting was conducted peacefully in the district. - Hariram Upreti/Gorkha

Nepali Congress President Gagan Kumar Thapa has said that the party's loyalty and unwavering commitment to democracy have been strongly expressed. 

Issuing a statement after the voting for the House of Representatives member election concluded, President Thapa expressed his gratitude and respect to all those who made the election successful. 

Ramesh Chandra Adhikari

Dhankuta- Only 6.34 percent of the votes have been cast at a temporary polling station in Dhankuta.

Election Officer Rajendra Bhattarai informed that out of 1,561 voters, only 99 people voted at the temporary polling station at Gokundeshwor Secondary School in Dhankuta-6.

Civil servants voted at the temporary polling station. He said that the voting percentage was low as most of the employees were deployed for the election. At another temporary polling station in the district, Jail, 97 percent of the votes were cast.  

Basanta Pratap Singh 

Bajhang. Initial details have been received that 41 percent of the votes have been cast in Bajhang as of 5 pm on Thursday. The District Election Office has stated that the percentage of votes may increase slightly as the details continue to come in. 

According to District Election Officer Basanta Bahadur Dhanuk, information has been received that 52,116 votes have been cast across the district. He said that the details could not be updated due to the inability to contact in some places. There were 126,903 voters in Bajhang for the 2082 BS election. 

The Chief Election Officer has stated that the election was conducted peacefully in 137 polling stations and 191 polling stations. Immediately after the election, the ballot boxes of the remote Saipal rural municipality of the district were brought to the district headquarters by a Nepali Army helicopter, while all the ballot boxes from other polling stations will be brought to the district headquarters by land by tonight.

Shiva Puri 

Rautahat– Elections were held peacefully in Rautahat on Thursday. According to the District Election Office, the elections were held peacefully in all four constituencies.

Chief District Officer Dinesh Sagar Bhusal informed that apart from some minor disputes, there were no major incidents. According to Pradya Bhusal, the process of bringing ballot boxes is currently underway. 142 candidates were in the fray. No incidents were reported even in sensitive and highly sensitive areas.

Laxmi Sah

Bara – Polling was peaceful in 145 sensitive and highly sensitive polling stations in Bara.

Assistant Chief District Officer Chhabiraman Bhattarai said that due to proper management of polling stations and security, there was no inconvenience or security challenge anywhere.

Polling stations in the Nepal-India border area were considered sensitive and highly sensitive. Voting The pressure of voters at polling stations has decreased. Rajkumar Dahal, Assistant Election Officer of the Office of the Chief Election Officer, said that 60 percent voting was recorded in all 4 constituencies by 5 pm. 

Ballot boxes from two temporary polling stations have been brought to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Dhankuta. The Chief Electoral Officer's Office has stated that the ballot boxes from the District Jail and the Gokundeshwor Secondary School temporary center in Dhankuta-6 have been brought. The Community Building, which houses the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, is the counting site. - Ramesh Chandra Adhikari

Nawaraj Shrestha

Ramechhap - A 106-year-old woman in Ramechhap has also expressed her faith in democracy by voting in the House of Representatives elections.

106-year-old Mankumari Pandey of Manthali Municipality-12 voted from the Secondary School Sikral Center in Gelu, Manthali Municipality-12 on Thursday.

According to polling officer Dilli Adhikari, Pandey was brought to the polling station by relatives. Although she could not vote herself due to her extreme old age, she voted through a relative's helper.

'Voting at the age of 106 is not a normal thing. My mother could not vote herself, she voted with the help of a relative,' said polling officer Adhikari.

Pandey's citizenship certificate states that she was born on 5th Shrawan 1976 BS, he said. The official said that even at such an old age, showing the feeling that one should participate in the election and express one's vote is an example of deep faith in democracy. 

According to the polling officer, 89-year-old Hem Bahadur Pandey also voted from the Sikral Secondary School polling station.

Jyoti Katuwal. 67,155 votes have been cast in 2 constituencies in Dailekh. The Central Election Office has stated that 42 percent of the votes have been cast by 4 pm in the voting that began at 7 am.

21 candidates, including 9 political parties and 3 independent candidates, are in the fray. The total number of voters is 161,204. 

Rukum East has recorded 50.84 percent voter turnout as of 4:30 pm. 

9,495 men and 8,183 women voted. The total number of voters is 17,678. 

In Achham, 57,817 people have voted till 4 pm on Thursday. Which is 34.97 percent. 

According to the election office, 32,980 women and 24,837 men have voted. There are 165,337 voters in the district.

Dadeldhura has recorded 44.23 percent voter turnout till 4 pm. 41,368 people, including 22,485 women and 18,883 men, have voted. That is 44.23 percent. 

The Election Office has stated that there are 93,403 voters in the district. 

In the ongoing election for members of the House of Representatives, 52 percent of the votes have been cast in East Nawalparasi. According to Prem Poudel, spokesperson for the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, the initial analysis is that 52 percent of the votes have been cast in both the constituencies here by 4 pm on Thursday.

There are 268,000 voters in East Nawalparasi, which has two constituencies. Chief Electoral Officer Kamal Prasad Gyawali informed that peaceful voting is taking place in all 311 polling stations here. -Narayan Sharma/Nawalparasi

Dolpa. 62 percent of the votes have been cast in the Himalayan district of Dolpa by 4 pm. According to Topendra Mudhamagar, Information Officer of the District Police Office, Dolpa, 62 percent of the votes have been cast so far.

In terms of numbers,  a total of 15,419 votes have been cast and voting is being carried out enthusiastically at all polling stations in the district, Budhamagar informed.

It is said that employees are waiting for voters at many polling stations in Upper Dolpa.

There are a total of 70 polling stations in Dolpa. Of which, 100 percent of the votes have been cast at the polling station of the District Prison Office. The total number of voters in Dolpa is 24,115.

The District Police Office has stated that 54,830 or 46 percent votes have been cast in Khuwasabha till 4 pm on Thursday. According to District Security Committee sources, voting is underway in 164 polling stations in Sankhuwasabha. 

There are 119,630 voters in Sankhuwasabha.- Dipendra Shakya/Sankhuwasabha

Tripti Shahi

Birendranagar. Surkhet has so far recorded 50 percent of the votes. While 62,050 votes were cast in constituency number 1 of the district, 66,857 votes were cast in constituency number 2. This is the number of votes cast till 4 pm, according to the Provincial Election Office, Surkhet.

There are 248,943 voters in the district.

Voting is taking place peacefully in the district. Surkhet, which has two constituencies, has 242 polling stations, including two temporary ones, and 355 polling stations, including three temporary ones.  .

49 percent of the votes have been cast in the entire Karnali province so far.

Dipendra Shakya

Sankhuwasabha- The District Police Office has stated that 54,830 or 46 percent votes have been cast in Sankhuwasabha as of 4 pm on Thursday.

According to the District Security Committee, voting is underway in 164 polling stations in Sankhuwasabha. There are 119,630 voters in Sankhuwasabha.

Tarkaraj Bhatt

Dadeldhura– With just one hour left for the voting to end, 44.23 percent voting has been recorded in Dadeldhura.

The voting, which began at 7 am, will continue till 5 pm. 

According to the election office, 41,368 votes have been cast out of 93,403 voters in the district till 4 pm. Of the votes cast, 22,485 are women and 18,883 are men.

62 percent of votes have been cast in Dolpa till 4 pm. Tapendra Mudhamagar, Information Officer of District Police Office, Dolpa, said that 15,419 votes have been cast. He said that voting is being done enthusiastically at all the polling stations in the district. There are a total of 70 polling stations in Dolpa. The polling station of the District Jail Office has completed with 100 percent voting. The total number of voters in Dolpa is 24,115. - Ramchandra Neupane

Binod Ghimire

Dhankuta - 44 percent voting has been recorded in Dhankuta as of 3:45 pm under the House of Representatives member election.

According to the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, 52,584 votes have been cast by that time. Of which, 26,345 are men and 26,239 are women.

The administration has stated that voting is being held peacefully at 168 polling stations across the district since morning.

Shiva Puri 

Rautahat– 247,000 people have voted in the four constituencies of Rautahat till 4 pm on Thursday.

In Rautahat, which has 436,622 voters, 56 percent voter turnout was recorded till 4 pm, according to the District Administration Office.

The district administration has stated that peaceful voting is currently taking place in 541 polling stations in the district. 

Anish Tiwari 

Sindhupalchowk- 41 percent of the votes have been cast in Sindhupalchowk, which has two House of Representatives constituencies, by 3 pm on Thursday.

According to the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, 41 percent of the total voters have voted by 3 pm. 

There are 274,998 voters in Sindhupalchowk, which has three cities and nine rural municipalities, in two constituencies.

Out of which 113,435 voters have voted so far. Of these, 50,975 are women and 62,461 are men.

According to Chief Electoral Officer Rita Bakhrel, voters have come out to vote enthusiastically. There are 146 polling stations and 338 polling centers in the district. There are 83 polling stations and 172 centers in Sindhupalchowk-1. 
 

Ajit Tiwari

Janakpur – 55 percent voting has been recorded in Dhanusha till 4 pm.

Dhanusha Chief District Officer Prem Prasad Luitel informed that 55 percent voting has been recorded in all four constituencies of Dhanusha. 

Although the turnout at polling stations in Dhanusha was thin in the morning, there was a heavy presence of voters after noon.

Siraha has recorded 62 percent voter turnout as of 3:30 pm. Siraha, which has four constituencies, has 453,645 voters. Siraha-1 has 111,949 voters, Siraha-2 has 115,760 voters, Siraha-3 has 119,250 voters, and Siraha-4 has 106,686 voters. 531 polling stations have been set up in various places in the district for voting. Chief District Officer Surendra Poudel said that voting is continuing peacefully across the district. - Binay Azad

Dipendra Shakya

Sankhuwasabha-Kiriyaputri resident journalist Naveen Gurung has voted from Kalika Secondary School in Khandbari-4 Sekaha. Gurung's father passed away on Wednesday.

Karnali. In the ongoing voting for the post of member of the House of Representatives, 45.2 percent of the votes have been cast in Karnali till 3 pm. 

According to Nandaram Chaulagain, Information Officer of the Election Commission's Karnali Province Election Office, Surkhet, among the 12 constituencies of the province, Dolpa has the highest voter turnout of 59.42 percent.

Similarly, 55.42 percent was cast in Mugu, 52.91 in Humla, 50.61 in Rukum Paschim, 49.75 percent in Jajarkot, 47.67 in Jumla, 42.64 in Kalikot, and 38.45 percent in Salyan, informed Information Officer Chaulagain. 

According to him, 48.25 percent of votes have been cast in Surkhet Constituency No. 1, 46.11 percent in Constituency No. 2, 37.33 percent in Dailekh Constituency No. 1, and 35.27 percent in Constituency No. 2. The Provincial Election Office has stated that 468,425 voters have cast their votes in Karnali Province so far out of a total of 1 million 37,250 voters.

Binay Azad

Siraha - 62 percent voting has been done in Siraha till 3:30 pm. It has been completed. Voting started at 7 am and around 62 percent voting has been done till 3:30 pm.

Siraha, which has four constituencies, has a total of 453,645 voters. There are 111,949 voters in Siraha-1, 115,760 voters in Siraha-2, 119,250 voters in Siraha-3 and 106,686 voters in Siraha-4.

531 polling stations have been set up in various places in the district for voting. Chief District Officer Surendra Poudel said that voting is continuing peacefully across the district.

Nepali Communist Party (NCP) leader Narayan Kaji Shrestha has decided not to vote this time. Shrestha, who is a direct candidate from Sarlahi-3, has his voter list at the Paropkar Adarsh ​​Secondary School polling station in Siranchowk-8, Jawari, Gorkha.

Shrestha is currently in Sarlahi. ‘It has become impossible to reach Gorkha to vote,’ Suresh Kaji Shrestha, who is in his secretariat, said, ‘We are in Sarlahi now, it is not possible to reach Gorkha.’ Lekhnath Neupane is the candidate from the NCP in Gorkha-2. -Hariram Upreti/Gorkha

Police have arrested a person on charges of trying to cast a vote in the name of another person. The arrested person is 18-year-old Arje Hayat of Bairiya, Rajpur Municipality-9. He was taken into custody after he tried to vote in the name of Mahmud Asik at the Bairiya Orphanage polling station, DSP Bishnu Pradeep Basyal said. - Shiva Puri

Kedar Shiwakoti

Dolakha. A dispute has arisen after a person tried to vote with a cooperative ID card at the Kalinagh polling station in Kalinchowk Rural Municipality-8 of Dolakha. 

The dispute arose after the polling officer did not allow the voter to cast his vote with a cooperative ID card. Voting has been stopped after the dispute. 

An all-party meeting is currently being held to resume the voting.

Mohan Chand

Baitadi. 35.82 percent of the votes have been cast in Baitadi for the election of members of the House of Representatives. Of the 156,372 voters, 56,050 have already voted by 3 pm, informed Naresh Dayal, a computer operator at the Chief Electoral Officer's office.

A total of 56,050 people, including 30,116 women, 25,888 men and one other, have voted.

Baitadi Chief District Officer Krishna Thapa said that voting is going on peacefully across the district and voters are participating enthusiastically. 

For the election of members of the House of Representatives, 45 percent of the votes have been cast in Dang till 2:30 pm. So far, 196,413 votes have been cast, informed Gehendra Kanwar, Information Officer of the Provincial Election Office, Dang. He said that 66,186 votes have been cast in Constituency No. 1, 58,728 votes in Constituency No. 2 and 71,499 votes have been cast in Constituency No. 3. There are 431,686 voters in Dang, including 213,380 males and 218,303 females. Out of which, 140,010 voters, including 70,554 males and 69,446 females, are registered in Constituency No. 1. There are 140,965 voters, including 68,558 males and 72,446 females, in Constituency No. There are 150,720 voters in Dang, including 74,268 men and 76,451 women.

 There are 159 polling stations in the three constituencies of Dang. Out of which, there are 54 in Constituency No. 1, 49 in Constituency No. 2 and 56 in Constituency No. 3. Similarly, there are 482 polling stations in the three constituencies. Out of which, there are 158 in Constituency No. 1, 155 in Constituency No. 2 and 169 in Constituency No. 3.

60 candidates are in the election contest in Dang. Out of which, there are 14 candidates from 12 political parties and 2 independent candidates in Constituency No. 1, 23 candidates from 15 political parties and 8 independent candidates in Constituency No. 2 and 23 candidates from 15 political parties and 8 independent candidates in Constituency No. 3.

दाङको घोराही-१५ भरतपुरस्थित पदमोदय पब्लिक मावि केन्द्रमा मतदान गर्न लाइन लागेका मतदाता । तस्बिर : दुर्गालाल केसी/कान्तिपुर

According to the latest update, 41 percent of the votes have been cast in the ongoing voting in ten districts of Karnali Province. There are 1 million 37 thousand 250 voters in Karnali Province. The Provincial Election Office, Surkhet, has reported that 424 thousand 755 votes have been cast so far. 

The highest voter turnout was 55 percent in Mugu, while the lowest voter turnout was 30 percent in Kalikot. 

The District Police Office has reported that 39 percent or 46,643 votes have been cast in Sankhuwasabha by 2:30 pm. This district, which has only one constituency, has 119,630 voters, including 62,172 men and 57,458 women. There are 109 polling stations and 164 polling centers in the district. -Dipendra Shakya/Sankhuwasabha

The District Election Office has informed that about 30 percent of the votes have been cast in Bajhang till 2:30 pm.

According to the details received from various polling stations, 38,148 people have voted in Bajhang so far and the voting process is ongoing, informed District Election Officer Basant Dhanuk. -Basant Pratap Singh/ Bajhang

In Gulmi, 35 percent of the votes have been cast till 2:30 pm. Chief District Officer Badrinath Ghairai also informed that the situation is normal at all polling stations till now.

There are 229,549 voters in Gulmi, said District Election Office Gulmi Chief Rishi Ghimire. According to him, there are 115,210 women, 114,337 men and two others. The number of voters has increased by 5,273 compared to the last election. So far, there are 145 polling stations and 284 polling stations in this district, Ghimire said.

There are 122,186 voters in Constituency No. 1. Of which 62,272 are women and 59,914 are men. 83 polling stations and 155 polling stations have been established in this constituency.

There are 17,363 voters in Constituency No. 2. Of which 52,938 are women, 54,423 are men and two others are voters. There are 62 polling stations and 129 polling stations in this area. 

স Ntosh Mahatara/ Gulmi

Jumla has registered a voter turnout of 40.74 percent till 2 pm. 29,227 votes have been cast in Jumla, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer.

In which  14,940 women and 14,287 men have voted. Voting is underway at 110 polling stations in Jumla. -DB Budha, Jumla 

The District Election Office has reported that 42 percent or 37,353 votes have been cast in Bajura as of 2 pm. Voting is currently underway peacefully in Bajura. 

In the ongoing  voting for the House of Representatives member election, 32 percent of the votes have been cast in Rolpa till 2 pm. 

Rolpa, which has only one House of Representatives constituency,  has recorded 32 percent of the votes cast by 2 pm, said Rolpa Chief District Officer Ganga Bahadur Chhetri. More than 2,000 security personnel have been deployed across the district. 

There are 86 polling stations and 182 polling stations, including two temporary ones, in Rolpa. The district has a total of 149,597 voters. Of which 74,907 are female voters and 74,690 are male voters. -Kashiram Dangi, Minraj Roka/ Rolpa 

Mustang has recorded 50 percent voting by 2 pm. According to Assistant Chief District Officer Ek Narayan Bhandari, voting is taking place peacefully in all areas. There are 39 polling stations in Mustang. The total number of voters is 11,328, of which 5,664 have already voted.

A total of 123,159 votes have been cast in both constituencies of Kavrepalanchok district by 2 pm. According to the Election Office, a total of 123,159 votes have been cast in various polling stations across the district, including 54,925 women and 68,234 men. This is about 37 percent of the total voter turnout.

Voters have been enthusiastically participating in the vote since morning in all polling stations under the House of Representatives constituencies No. 1 and 2 of the district. Long lines of voters have been seen at some polling stations.

According to the Election Office, voting is being conducted peacefully across the district so far. Voters are voting confidently amid a heavy presence of security forces. The Election Commission has stated that the voting, which began at 7 am, will continue till 5 pm. -Pujan Dhital/Kavre 

About 34 percent, or 166,073 votes, have been cast in Makawanpur by 2 pm. There are 315,334 voters in Makawanpur, which has 2 constituencies. The Election Office has stated that voting is taking place peacefully at all polling stations. Hari Prasad Dhakal, head of the Bagmati Province Election Office, Hetauda, ​​said that voting is taking place in a peaceful atmosphere at all 374 polling stations. '34 percent votes have been cast by 2 pm,' he said. - Pratap Bista/Hetauda

As of 2 pm, 70,460 votes have been cast in Gulmi. Chief District Officer Badrinath Ghairai informed that the situation is normal at all polling stations.

There are 229,549 voters in Gulmi, said Rishi Ghimire, Chief of the District Election Office, Gulmi. According to him, there are 115,210 women, 114,337 men and two others. The number of voters has increased by 5,273 compared to the last election. So far, there are 145 polling stations and 284 polling stations in this district, said Ghimire.

There are 122,186 voters in Constituency No. 1. Of which 62,272 are women and 59,914 are men. 83 polling stations and 155 polling stations have been established in this constituency.

There are 17,363 voters in Constituency No. 2. Of which 52,938 are women, 54,423 are men and two others are voters. There are 62 polling stations and 129 polling stations in this area. - Santosh Mahatara/Gulmi

Congress President and Sarlahi 4 candidate Gagan Thapa is inspecting the polling station. He has reached Sarlahi after casting his vote in Kathmandu.

Voting is continuing peacefully in all 4 constituencies of Mahottari. Voting that began at 7 am has completed 35 percent of the vote by 1 pm.

According to Mahottari Chief District Officer Indradev Yadav,  77,184 women and 73,277 men have voted by 1 pm.

In Mahottari 1, 12,422 women and 11,268 men, totaling 23,690; in Mahottari 2, 11,414 women and 10,917 men, totaling 22,331; in Mahottari 3, 26,407 women and 25,890 men, totaling 52,297; and in Mahottari 4, 15,461 women and 15,798 men, totaling 31,928 voters have voted.

107-year-old Kamala Devi Shahi cast her vote at the Aishwarya Secondary School polling station in Darna, Bannigadhi Jayagarh Rural Municipality-6, Achham. Arjun Shah

33  prisoners have cast their votes at the district jail in Khandbari, the headquarters of Sankhuwasabha. Voting has been completed in the jail.  Polling Officer Shobha Dahal informed that they voted from a temporary polling station in the jail. 28 male and 5 female prisoners have voted. - Dipendra Shakya

33  prisoners have cast their votes in the district prison located in Khandbari, the district headquarters of Sankhuwasabha, as part of the House of Representatives member election.  Voting has been completed in the prison. Among the prisoners in the prison, 33 people included in the voter list have voted.  

Polling Officer Shobha Dahal informed that 33 prisoners voted from the temporary polling station in the prison.

Polling Officer Dahal said that 28 male and 5 female prisoners who were on the voter list in the district prison voted. Similarly, 51 people have voted from the temporary polling station till 12 noon. There are 1,397 temporary voters in the district. - Dipendra Shakya/Sankhuwasabha

So far, about 25 percent of the vote has been cast in Banke. There are a total of 350,371 voters in the district. Of these, 178,139 are men, 172,223 are women, and 9 are other voters. 139 polling stations and about 400 polling centers have been designated for voting across the district.

149 votes have been cast in the Bhimphedi Regional Prison till 1:30 pm. The jailer of Bhimphedi Prison has said that 149 votes have been cast out of 162 voters.

Bhimphedi Prison has 166 voters, including 4 women, out of which 162 are voters as 4 have been released from prison. Out of these, 149 prisoners, including 4 women, have voted. They can vote only in the proportional representation system. There are 2 temporary polling stations in Makawanpur. One is in Bhimphedi Prison and the other is in the District Administration Office, Hetauda. There are 3,307 voters. Voters at temporary polling stations can vote only in the proportional representation system.

In Arghakhanchi, the only constituency in the House of Representatives election, more than 56,000 votes have been cast as of 1:30 pm. 

Chief District Officer Toyanarayan Subedi said that voting is being held peacefully at 211 polling stations so far. 

Voters in all villages have reached the center from their homes to cast their votes in a safe manner. The district has 171,662 voters. -Birendra KC / Arghakhanchi

41 percent voting has been recorded in Kathmandu till 1 pm. 288,659 votes have been cast in 10 constituencies of Kathmandu. Voting is being conducted peacefully at 320 polling stations in Kathmandu, where 710,708 votes have been cast. The Election Commission has stated that there were no incidents in the voting that began at 7 am and that the voting is continuing peacefully. Similarly, 24 percent voting has been recorded in Bhaktapur and 31 percent in Lalitpur.

Achham has recorded 20.58 percent voter turnout as of 1 pm. The Election Office has stated that 34,022 votes have been cast in Achham, which has a population of 165,337 voters. In which 18,263 women and 15,759 men have voted. 

It is reported that 33 percent of the votes have been cast in the district for the House of Representatives by 1 pm. Voting is taking place at 491 polling stations out of 236 polling stations in the district, said Nischal Moktan, Information Officer of the District Election Office.

Voting is taking place peacefully across the district so far. There are 396,265 voters in the three constituencies of the district. -Manoj Poudel/Kapilvastu

Security arrangements have been tightened at the polling stations in Dhankuta. All security forces have been mobilized, administration sources have said. In the meantime, the Nepali Army has also patrolled all the polling stations in the district. Chief District Officer Vinod Kumar Khadka said that voting is being conducted peacefully in the district.

So far, 30.7 percent of the votes have been cast in Karnali Province. According to the Provincial Election Commission, the highest voter turnout has been recorded in Humla at 43.72 percent. Similarly, 37.55 percent has been recorded in Mugu, 34.53 percent in Jajarkot, 34.05 percent in Dolpa, 33.57 percent in Salyan, 31.53 percent in Surkhet Constituency No. 2 and 30.72 percent in Constituency No. 1, 31.26 percent in Jumla, 26.79 percent in Kalikot, 21.92 percent in Dailekh Constituency No. 1, 16.83 percent in Constituency No. 2 and 34.53 percent in Rukum West. Tripti Shahi/Surkhet

The election for the House of Representatives is underway. The Election Commission has informed that about 30 percent of the votes have been cast in Parbat till 12 noon. The Commission said, 'So far, 37,725 votes have been cast.'

About 57 percent of the votes have been cast at the polling station located in Dho, Ward Office of Dolpobuddha Rural Municipality-1 in Upper Dolpa.

Polling Officer Ashok Rai informed that about 57 percent of the votes have been cast so far. According to him, out of the total voters, 249, 141 have voted so far. It is said that the employees are waiting for the voters as no voters have come. - Ramchandra Neupane/Dolpa 

Prisoners in Birgunj Prison have voted 100 percent. According to jailer Babulal Regmi, out of a total of 32 prisoners, all have voted. They were only able to vote under the proportional system. There are 67 voters in the prison, including prisoners, security personnel and employees, but since other voters except prisoners are deployed at other polling stations, not all voters are able to vote, said jailer Regmi. - Shankar Acharya

During the House of Representatives elections, 34 percent voting has been recorded in Rukum West. According to Election Commission spokesperson Narayan Prasad Bhattarai, 34 percent voting has been recorded in Rukum West till 12 noon. The commission has informed that 36,834 votes have been cast in this constituency.

27 percent voting has been completed in Tehrathum till 12:30 noon. A total of 19,415 voters, including 10,379 males and 9,036 females, have already cast their votes, informed Chief Electoral Officer Dil Kumar Bardewa. According to the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, voting is being held peacefully at 94 polling stations across the district. The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer has been making public the voting percentage every two hours. There are 73,137 voters in Tehrathum. - Chandra Karki

Prisoners in Birgunj Prison have voted 100 percent. According to jailer Babulal Regmi, there are a total of 32 prisoner voters, and all of them have voted. They were only able to vote under the proportional system.

Jailer Regmi said that out of a total of 67 voters in the prison, including prisoners, security personnel and employees, all voters except prisoners are deployed at other polling stations, so not all voters are in a position to vote. - Shankar Acharya/Parsa

Dhankuta has recorded 18 percent voting till 12 noon. According to the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, voting is being held peacefully at a total of 168 polling stations, including 166 permanent and 2 temporary, across the district. The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer has stated that it will make the voting percentage public every two hours. - Binod Ghimire

The postponed voting process has begun at the Premnagar polling station in Bardibas, Mahottari after a dispute between two parties. The voting process began after 2 hours at that polling station.

A situation of dispute arose after some voters tried to vote repeatedly. The voting process, which was postponed from 10:30 am, started at 12:40 pm, informed Mahottari Chief District Officer Indradev Yadav.

During the dispute, Ward Chairman Bhoril Yadav and Nepali Communist Party cadres clashed, resulting in Ward Chairman Yadav sustaining minor injuries.

Nepal Police has informed that the election of the House of Representatives is being held peacefully across Nepal. According to Nepal Police Spokesperson DIG Abinarayan Kafle, the situation is being brought back to normal after coordination and facilitation in disputed areas. He said that despite sporadic incidents in some places, the situation has been brought back to normal. 

About 23 votes have been cast at the Photgaun polling station in Shey-Phoksundo Rural Municipality-6 in Upper Dolpa.

Chief District Officer Junu Hamal said that 23 votes have been cast so far at this polling station, which has the lowest number of voters in the district.

Although it is estimated that this many voters are in the village, it has been reported that it was delayed until 5 pm. There are a total of 40 voters at this polling station. -Ramchandra Neupane/Dolpa 

UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has cast his vote. He has cast his vote from Mahendra Shanti Vidyalaya, Balkot, Bhaktapur. 

Oli is the candidate for Jhapa-5. 

All voters in the temporary polling station of Surkhet Constituency No. 2, the District Jail, have voted. The District Jail Office has stated that out of 103 voters in the prison, 15 have not been released as some have served their sentences and some have been transferred to other prisons.

The remaining 88 voters have already voted, said Lal Bahadur Gurung, Chief of the Provincial Election Office, Surkhet. Out of the 88 voters, 8 are women and 80 are men. Although all voters in the prison have voted, Chief Gurung said that the commission has set a time limit of 5 pm, so they have to stay until that time. There are 142 polling stations in Surkhet, including two temporary ones, and 305 polling centers, including three temporary ones.

UML candidate Ajay Kranti Shakya has voted from Kathmandu 9. Shakya voted from the Fasiga Lagantol polling station in Ward No. 21 in Kathmandu Metropolitan City. 

Shakya has urged the general voters to exercise their franchise with confidence. 

The Election Commission has informed that enthusiastic voting is taking place in all districts. Commission spokesperson Narayan Prasad Bhattarai informed that voting is taking place in all districts in an enthusiastic manner.

Commission spokesperson Bhattarai said, 'Enthusiastic voting is taking place in all districts.'

Bhattarai also informed that 31,63,736 votes have been cast across the country till 12 noon in all districts. He said that about 18 percent of the total voters have cast their votes.

Around  65 percent of the votes have been cast at the Saptakoshi Basic School Dhandgau polling station in Chharkatangsong Rural Municipality-3 in Upper Dolpa.

Polling Officer Dr. Sajan Rokaya informed that around 65 percent of the votes have been cast so far. According to him, out of a total of 116 voters, 75 people have voted so far. -Ramchandra Neupane/Kantipur 

Voting for the House of Representatives election is underway today. Public transport has been banned across the country and the roads are deserted. However, the police have strictly monitored the roads of Rautahat to ensure that vehicles without permits are not operated.

There is no ban on the operation of vehicles with permits, including ambulances and diplomatic missions, but the police have stopped more than forty motorcycles and cars that were operated without permits.

Such vehicles will be allowed to operate only after 5 pm, said Shankar Acharya, Chief of the Area Police Office, Garuda. Vehicles that have not received permits and are in operation have been stopped on the side of the road. -Rajeshwor Pandey/Rautahat

28 prisoners have voted in Udayapur. Out of the 246 prisoners in Udayapur District Jail, 28 people whose names are on the voter list have voted. The District Election Office, Udayapur, has stated that only 28 people were able to vote as the names of all the prisoners in the prison are not on the voter list.

In Humla, the voter turnout has dropped to 33 percent by 12 noon. According to Chief Election Officer Neelkantha Baral, more than 11,000 voters have voted so far.

There are 60 polling stations and 64 polling centers in Humla district. Baral informed that voting is underway in all the polling centers. The total number of voters in Humla is 34,276. -Jyoti Katuwal

Ramesh Malla, a candidate of the Nepali Communist Party in Salyan for the House of Representatives election, has cast his vote from the polling station at Saraswati Secondary School, Jharkanda, Kumakh Rural Municipality-5, Salyan. 

According to the Election Commission, 19,23,824 votes have been cast as of 11 am. According to the commission, this is 10.18 percent of the total voters.

11 percent voter turnout has been recorded in Dhankuta till 11 am. A small number of voters have turned up at polling stations. 119 polling stations and 166 polling stations have been designated in the district, which has only one constituency. 17 candidates, including 3 independent candidates, are in the fray. There are a total of 118,425 voters here.  - Ramesh Chandra Adhikari

Voting has been completed at a temporary polling station in Surkhet. The Provincial Election Office, Surkhet, has stated that voting has been completed at a temporary polling station in the District Jail, Surkhet. Provincial Election Officer Man Bahadur Gurung informed that 88 prisoners voted from the prison. According to him, 50,668 votes have been cast in Surkhet so far. Trupti Shahi/Surkhet

Chief District Officer Basudev Ghimire has said that about 20 percent of the votes have been cast in Sunsari so far. Voters were lining up since 6 am. There are 580,945 voters in Sunsari, which has four constituencies. - Arjun Subedi

100 percent voting has been completed at the Palpa Prison Temporary Voting Center in Tansen. According to Assistant Chief District Officer Rishiram Subedi, out of a total of 67 voters, all have voted in the proportional representation system. The District Election Office, Palpa, has stated that there are 4 female and 63 male voters. -Madhav Aryal/Palpa

As of 11 am, 18,406 votes have been cast in Achham district under the House of Representatives elections. According to the District Election Office, 9,526 are male and 8,880 are female. This is about 11.13 percent of the total voters.

Out of the 130 polling stations in the district, 66 are classified as highly sensitive, 50 as sensitive and only 14 as general. There are a total of 213 polling stations in Achham.

There are two constituencies in the district under the House of Representatives. Constituency No. 1 has 105 polling stations while Constituency No. 2 has 108 polling stations. In terms of the number of voters, both the constituencies are almost equal. There are 82,513 voters in Constituency No. 1 and 82,824 voters in Constituency No. 2. A total of 17 candidates, including 8 candidates from each party and one independent candidate, are in the fray for the House of Representatives elections from Achham-1 and Achham-2. The District Administration Office has stated that the election is proceeding peacefully. Achham

Nepal's Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens Shraddha Shrestha has voted. She voted from Kathmandu. 

Minister Shrestha has also called on voters to actively participate in voting and fulfill their civic duty. After voting, she said, 'I have fulfilled my civic duty by voting in today's historic House of Representatives election. I am confident that you have also exercised your precious right to vote.' 

Minister Shrestha is a voter of Kathmandu Constituency No. 5. She voted from Bhadrakali Primary School Khadka Bhadrakali (C) polling station. 

In the Himalayan district of Mugu, 16 percent of the votes have been cast in 5 hours. A total of 5,692 people, including 2,643 women and 3,119 men, have cast their votes so far from all polling stations and centers across the district, said Chief District Officer Khadananda Khatri.

Mugu, which has only one constituency at four local levels, has 68 polling stations and 70 polling stations, said Chief District Officer Khatri. The District Election Office has stated that enthusiastic and peaceful voting is taking place at all polling stations and centers in Mugu, which has a total of 36,31 voters. Jyoti Katuwal 

National Assembly Chairman Narayan Prasad Dahal has said that there has been an enthusiastic participation of voters in the election. Dahal gave this response after casting his vote from Bharatpur, Chitwan 3.

National Assembly Chairman Dahal said that this time's election is different from the previous ones. 'The importance of this election is different. When the election date was fixed and we came here, it was in a different environment, so its importance is different,' Dahal said, 'I have been looking at different places. When I came from Bharpur, I saw the enthusiastic participation of the people. Voting has started, I think the voter participation is good. I believe that this election will give the country a new outlet.'

Chairman Dahal said that there is hope for change in the country as expected by the people. He said that the government after the election will fulfill the expectations of the people after the Gen-G movement. He said that the next government should focus on addressing the demands raised in the movement. "I also express my commitment to work seriously from my place to formulate acts, laws, and bills in accordance with the feelings and desires of the people and to take the country towards good governance and corruption-free," Dahal said.