Thirty Provincial Lawmakers Absent from National Assembly Elections

Thirty lawmakers from the seven provinces, who were eligible to vote in the National Assembly member elections held on Sunday, were found not to have participated in the voting. However, the Election Commission reported that 95.68 percent of the votes were cast.

Provincial assembly members and local level chiefs and deputy chiefs are the voters for the National Assembly member elections. According to the Election Commission, out of 92 Provincial Assembly members in Koshi Province, only 87 participated in the voting for the National Assembly member elections held on Sunday.

Similarly, out of one hundred members in Madhes Province, 99 members participated in the voting. The highest number of absentees were from the Provincial Assembly members of Bagmati Province. According to the Election Commission spokesperson Narayan Prasad Bhattarai, out of 104 provincial lawmakers in Bagmati, only 89 participated in the voting.

Likewise, in Gandaki, 57 out of 59 lawmakers participated in the voting, while 78 out of 83 in Lumbini participated. Furthermore, only 39 out of 40 in Karnali and 49 out of 51 in Sudurpaschim participated in the voting.