Election Commission Accelerates Distribution of Ballot Papers Across Nepal

Kathmandu. The Election Commission has intensified the process of transporting ballot papers and other election materials to all constituencies across the country. The Commission has already delivered ballot papers to the Sudurpashchim, Karnali, and Koshi provinces so far.

The transportation of ballot papers and election materials is regularly underway in other provinces as well. The printing of ballot papers for both the First-Past-the-Post (FPTP) system and the Proportional Representation (PR) system for the House of Representatives election was completed earlier.

For the FPTP system, two crore three lakh twenty-three thousand ballot papers for 165 constituencies in 77 districts have been printed, packed, and sent to the respective constituencies.

The Commission began transporting ballot papers from the Karnali Province on Magh 29. Subsequently, the Commission regularly transported ballot papers to the Sudurpashchim, Karnali, and Koshi provinces.

Similarly, ballot papers and election materials are being regularly transported to Bagmati and other provinces. The Commission informed that the transportation work in other provinces is ongoing and stated that materials will reach polling centers within Kathmandu valley in a few days.

The Commission mentioned that the transportation of election materials other than ballot papers has been completed. Regarding ballot paper printing, the printing for voter education purposes began on Poush 22 at Janak Shiksha Samagri Kendra Limited, Sanothimi, according to the calendar set by the Commission. The Commission printed 10 lakh 98 thousand 200 sample ballot papers.

Furthermore, the printing of ballot papers for the PR system started on Poush 26 and was completed by Magh 13. A total of two crore eight lakh thirty thousand PR ballot papers were printed.