Enthusiastic voting is taking place in the Himalayas, hills and Madhesh. Observers and local leaders who spoke to Kantipur over the phone said they found enthusiastic voting in Madhesh and urban areas.

Election observers and local leaders have reported that some polling stations in remote hilly and mountainous areas were similar to previous elections. The observers said that voters were voting with confidence due to tight security arrangements.

Observer Mun Bahadur Rawat, who is observing around the headquarters of the Himalayan district of Jumla, said that voters were participating in the vote with enthusiasm.

‘I found that voting was taking place with more enthusiasm than in the previous elections I attended,’ he told Ikantipur over the phone. ‘By noon, about 20 percent of the votes were cast in the polling stations we observed.’

Binod Gurung, ward chairman of Ward No. 3 of Waragung Rural Municipality in Mustang, informed over the phone that about 50 percent of the votes had been cast in Chusang by noon. ‘There are 600 voters in this ward. About half of them have already voted by noon.’ Voters from far away are also continuing to come,' he said, 'the election is going on peacefully.'

He said that voters seem confident as the voting is going on peacefully. Shivnath Yadav, who is observing the polling stations in Parsa, said that he found voters participating in the vote with enthusiasm till Thursday afternoon.

It is mentioned that he had observed a dozen polling stations till afternoon. 'A long line of men and women has been seen at the polling stations in Parsa,' he said, 'voters are enthusiastic after observing a dozen polling stations.'

Election observer Bimal Thakur, who has observed 25 polling stations in Siraha one, two and three constituencies, said that he found voting to be taking place in a peaceful and enthusiastic manner than before. When he reached the Golbazar polling station while observing, he said that women had participated more enthusiastically in this election.

‘Enthusiastic voting is taking place at the polling station in Sirha from morning to afternoon. This time, women participation was higher than in the past,’ he said, ‘The number of women was less in the past elections.’

Prem Sapkota, who is observing the elections in Pokhara Metropolitan City, said that he found that voting was taking place in the same proportion as in the past. ‘Voting was seen to be taking place in the polling station in Pokhara in the same trend as in the past elections,’ he said, adding that the security arrangements were tight, ‘The security arrangements at the polling station were tight.’

Banke election observer Tekraj Jaishi informed that he found that voters were excited while observing 6 polling stations. He said that he saw long lines at polling stations in wards 11 and 20 of Nepalgunj Sub-metropolitan City until the afternoon of voting. ‘Voters seemed excited at the centers I observed. There was a long line to vote,' he said, 'It was an enthusiastic vote.'

Ramesh Basnet, a civic leader from Dhangadhi Sub-metropolitan City 18 'E' village, informed that there was less voting at his polling station till 12 noon compared to the past. He said that he found that workers of old political parties also did not show enthusiasm to encourage voters. 'In 2079, 30 percent of the votes were cast till noon. Today, it has fallen to only 10 percent,' he said.

Campaigner Naveen Silwal said that he found the voting to be enthusiastic at the polling station of Buddhi Bikas Secondary School in Rorang-7, Charaudi, Benighat, Dhading. 'There has been a long line since morning. Voters were not found staying at home wondering why they should vote,' he said.