Security Agencies Identify Sensitive Polling Stations for Upcoming House of Representatives Election

Kathmandu. Security agencies in Mahottari, Tanahun, and Solukhumbu have identified sensitive polling stations for the upcoming House of Representatives election scheduled for February 21 and informed the Election Commission about these locations.

According to our correspondents from Mahottari, Tanahun, and Solukhumbu, out of 124 polling stations in Solukhumbu, 10 have been listed as highly sensitive and 41 as sensitive.

In Mahottari, 252 polling stations are considered sensitive. Out of the district's 258 polling stations, 163 have been labeled as highly sensitive. Local administration in Tanahun has deemed eight polling stations as highly sensitive and 52 as sensitive.

Some polling stations in Mahottari Constituencies No. 3 and 4 are near the border with India. These have been included in the highly sensitive list.

The District Security Committee stated that Constituency No. 1 will have 130 polling centers across 59 polling stations, Constituency No. 2 will have 133 centers across 62 stations, Constituency No. 3 will have 142 centers across 77 stations, and Constituency No. 4 will have 131 centers across 60 stations. In the previous election, there were 499 polling centers.

In Tanahun, which has two House of Representatives constituencies, there will be 309 polling centers across 144 polling stations. Solukhumbu has 85,515 voters, and Tanahun has 254,397 registered voters.

In Tanahun Constituency No. 1, which has two House of Representatives constituencies, there are 136,118 registered voters, and in Constituency No. 2, there are 118,279 registered voters.