Election Commission Completes Ballot Printing for 117 Constituencies Ahead of February 21 Polls

The Election Commission has announced the completion of ballot printing for 117 constituencies across 53 districts for the House of Representatives election scheduled for February 21.

Commission's Assistant Spokesperson Kul Bahadur GC informed that over 15 million ballots have been printed to date. The printing of ballots for 53 districts, including Dolpa, Mugu, Jumla, Kalikot, Humla, Jajarkot, Dailekh, Rukum (Western Part), Salyan, Surkhet, Bajura, Achham, Bajhang, Doti, Dadeldhura, Darchula, Baitadi, Kailali, Kanchanpur, Panchthar, Ilam, Tehrathum, Bhojpur, Okhaldhunga, Sunsari, Taplejung, Sankhuwasabha, Solukhumbu, Khotang, Dhankuta, Baglung, Gulmi, Jhapa, Gorkha, Myagdi, Parbat, Bardaghat Susta West (Nawalparasi), Morang, Udayapur, Mustang, Lamjung, Tanahun, Syangja, Bardiya, Rukum East, Dang, Banke, Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta East), Palpa, Arghakhanchi, Pyuthan, Rupandehi, and Rolpa, has been finalized.

As of Tuesday, ballot printing for 47 districts had been completed. The Commission stated that printing for six more districts was completed today. The ballots for these districts have also been packed, he added. So far, 13,321 ballot boxes have been packed. Currently, 1,000 ballot boxes are being packed daily, and 1.3 to 1.5 million ballots are being printed per day.

The Election Commission stated that ballot printing for the proportional representation system and the first-past-the-post system for the House of Representatives election began on Poush 22 at Janak Shiksha Samagri Kendra Limited, Sanothimi. The Commission reported that 1,098,200 sample ballots were printed in the first phase and dispatched to various districts.

The Commission also informed that ballot printing for the proportional representation system, which started on Poush 26, was completed by Magh 13, with 20,830,000 ballots printed, packed, verified, and kept ready for dispatch.

The Commission indicated that 20,323,000 ballots need to be printed for the first-past-the-post election. Printing of ballots for the first-past-the-post system commenced on the morning of Magh 16.