Rupandehi Voters Demand Concrete Development Plans Ahead of Federal Election

Rupandehi. As the date for the House of Representatives election on Falgun 21 approaches, voters in Rupandehi Constituency No. 4 have demanded a clear development blueprint from the candidates. Locals, who have been grappling with years of dilapidated roads, unemployment, and problems in the agricultural sector, are in the mood this time to elect representatives who will deliver results rather than just offer assurances.

The complaint of Omprakash Kandu from Marchwari-3 Siso Semra is the shared pain of all voters here. Stating that the condition of the road from Bhairahawa to Marchwar is very poor, he mentions that due to the bad roads, even ambulances and fire trucks cannot arrive on time.

Unemployment, alongside roads, has become another wound in this area. The local people are searching for leaders who will establish industries to provide employment to local youth in their own area, end the dependency on India during planting seasons, and arrange timely fertilizer and irrigation.

Voters also show a degree of anger, claiming that those elected in past elections have not returned to look back. According to Sadhusaran Yadav of Raipur and Makkhan Lodh of Parasahawa, there is a significant lack of quality hospital and school physical infrastructure in this constituency.

The demand from the locals is to end the situation where potholes on the roads are causing traffic accidents and the compulsion to travel far for health services. Voters in Maya Devi and Sammarimai Rural Municipalities have also made education, health, and agriculture their main election agendas.

This time, 22 candidates are contesting the election in Rupandehi-4, including 15 from various political parties and 7 independent candidates. Former ministers and former lawmakers are competing in this constituency, which has over 116,000 voters.

Since basic problems have not been resolved despite frequent changes in leadership in the past, voters have stated that this time they will cast their votes only after "knowing the candidate."