Electoral Police Deployed from Myagdi to Neighboring Baglung for Upcoming House of Representatives Election Security

Myagdi. One hundred electoral police personnel have been dispatched from Myagdi to the neighboring district of Baglung for the security of the upcoming House of Representatives election.

The deployment from Myagdi occurred because Baglung received fewer applications than required for electoral police. Baglung's Superintendent of Police, Tilak Bharti, informed that out of the 212 electoral police requested, 102 personnel had reported by Tuesday morning.

He stated that training has begun for a total of 1,240 personnel, including those coming from Myagdi. Since the required number of electoral police was not met even after extending the deadline three times, personnel who had applied in excess in Myagdi were sent to Baglung.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Surya Bahadur Thapa of the District Police Office, Myagdi, stated that 861 electoral police have been recruited in Myagdi targeting the election. A ten-day training program is underway for them at the Open Stage Sports Ground in Beni and at Darbang, the center of Malika Rural Municipality.

The electoral police have been appointed to support the Nepal Police, Armed Police Force, and Nepali Army who will be deployed for the management of peace and security during the House of Representatives election scheduled for Falgun 21.

The District Election Office stated that in Myagdi, which has 6 local levels and 45 wards, a total of 86,397 voters have been registered, comprising 42,332 males, 44,064 females, and one other.

Assistant Chief District Officer Kul Prasad Acharya stated that the District Security Committee has formulated an election security strategy for Myagdi, classifying the 82 polling stations as eight highly sensitive, 29 sensitive, and 45 normal.