Mustang District Finalizes 39 Polling Stations for Upcoming By-election

Mustang. A total of 39 polling stations and centers have been established in the Himalayan district of Mustang for the House of Representatives by-election scheduled for Falgun 21. Among the 39 polling stations and centers across the five local levels in the district, the lowest number of voters is registered at the Samar Basic School polling station located in Waragung Muktikshetra-3 Samar.

According to the District Election Office, this polling station has only 36 registered voters. District Election Officer Lokendra Gyawali informed that after the Samar Basic polling station in Mustang, which has a single constituency for the House of Representatives election, the Himli Basic polling center in Sangu, Waragung Muktikshetra-5, has 39 voters.

Furthermore, the highest number of voters in the district is at the Janahit polling center in Jomsom, Gharpaghong Rural Municipality-4, which has 689 voters. Following the 2079 House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly elections, after updating the voter rolls, a total of 11,328 voters have been registered in Mustang. Gharpaghong Rural Municipality has six polling stations and centers, Thasang Rural Municipality has eight, Lhogekar Damodarkunda has ten, Waragung Muktikshetra has nine, and Lomanthang Rural Municipality has six polling stations and centers.

Gharpaghong in Mustang has a total of 2,492 voters, with the Janahit polling center having 689 voters and the lowest number of voters at the Chairo Basic School having 81 voters.

Thasang Rural Municipality has 2,907 voters. Among them, the highest number is at Janadarsha Amarsingh Secondary School in Kobang with 653 voters, and the lowest is at Sauru Basic School in Sauru with 65 voters.

Lhogekar Damodarkunda Rural Municipality in Upper Mustang has 1,542 voters. Among them, the highest number is at Chharang Basic School in Chharang, Lhogekar-1, with 319 voters, and the lowest is at Dhi Basic School polling center with 70 voters.

Waragung Muktikshetra Rural Municipality has 2,376 voters. Among them, the highest number is at Janshanti Secondary School in Kagbeni with 520 voters, and the lowest is at Samar Basic with 36 voters. Lomanthang Rural Municipality in Upper Mustang has 2,011 voters. Among them, the highest number is at Rastriya Basic School with 620 voters, and the lowest is at Divyagyan Basic School in Chumjung with 136 voters.

The Election Commission has initiated a voter education program to reduce the number of rejected votes. District Election Officer Lokendra Gyawali informed that the trainer training for individuals recommended by the five municipalities to provide voter education will commence on Wednesday. He mentioned that after the District Election Office trains the individuals recommended by the local levels, the voter education program will be rolled out in all 25 wards of the district.