Election Preparations Finalized Across Districts for House of Representatives Polls

Jumla. Election preparations for the House of Representatives election scheduled for Falgun 21 have reached the final stage in Jumla. Election Officer Dipendra Kandel of the District Election Office informed that the staff deployed to the polling centers have already arrived after collecting all necessary election materials from the office.

Assistant Election Officer Harikrishna Timilsena of the office stated that by Monday evening, all staff and security personnel, led by the Returning Officers, had reached the 110 polling centers across the district with ballot papers, ballot boxes, and other election materials.

Meanwhile, the District Election Office reported that ballot papers were handed over to the Returning Officers from the Office of the Chief Election Officer, while 51 other types of materials were provided by the District Election Office. Across the district, 110 polling centers and 85 polling stations have been established, with 654 personnel mobilized for the election. The Election Office stated that the total number of voters in the district is 71,739.

Security arrangements for the polling stations have been made tight and effective based on security analysis. Chief District Officer Deepak Paudel stated that manpower from the Nepali Army, Nepal Police, Armed Police Force, and National Investigation Department will be deployed for election security.

According to him, as per the integrated election security plan, the Nepal Police will be deployed for the inner ring security of the polling stations. The police will secure the first layer of security, the Armed Police Force will secure the second layer, and the Nepali Army will provide security from the outermost layer of the security cordon.

Staff Deployed to Polling Stations in Baglung

In Baglung, staff and security personnel assigned for the election have collected election materials and reached their respective polling centers. Sita Sharma Adhikari, Chief of the Office of the Chief Election Officer in Baglung, which has two constituencies, informed that staff and security personnel along with election materials have been deployed to 107 polling stations.

According to her, the Returning Officer, Assistant Returning Officer, other staff, and security teams were dispatched together with the election materials. She mentioned that all staff reached their designated locations by Monday evening, adding that 115 polling centers were designated in Constituency No. 1 and 115 centers in Constituency No. 2. She also noted that two temporary polling centers have been established here. Baglung has 193,381 registered voters.

All Preparations Complete in Mustang Too

All preparations have been completed in the Himalayan district of Mustang for the House of Representatives election. The Office of the Chief Election Officer has dispatched staff to their respective election centers along with 51 types of election materials. Assistant Election Officer Dipendra Paudel from the Office of the Chief Election Officer informed that staff have been deployed for 39 polling centers, covering Upper and Lower Mustang.

Meanwhile, Police Inspector Santosh Basnyat of the District Police Office stated that since all 39 polling centers in Mustang have road access, there will be no inconvenience for the voting program or election security. He added that since the snowfall stopped on Monday, the road to the Sangta polling center, which was obstructed, has reopened, ensuring no problems in voting and transporting ballot boxes to the district headquarters.

Similarly, election materials distributed by the four election offices in Rautahat have reached polling centers across the district. According to Chief of the District Election Office, Chhotelal Das, ballot papers, ballot boxes, and all necessary materials have reached the 541 polling centers across Rautahat's four constituencies.

According to the District Election Office, 3,246 personnel have been mobilized for the election in Rautahat. 277 polling stations have been designated here. The district has 436,611 voters.

Likewise, ballot papers, ballot boxes, and other election materials have reached all six constituencies in Morang. Cholaraaj Dangal, Chief of the Provincial Election Office in Biratnagar, informed that staff have been deployed for the election at 888 polling centers across 306 polling stations in Morang.

Provincial Election Officer Dangal stated that separate arrangements have been made for staff at the temporary polling centers located at the Morang District Jail and the Adarsha Library. He added, "Preparations for vote counting have begun with the installation of wire mesh fencing and CCTV cameras."

960 Staff Deployed to 161 Polling Centers in Bhojpur

A total of 960 personnel have been mobilized in Bhojpur district to ensure the House of Representatives election is conducted in a systematic, impartial, and peaceful manner. According to Dikendra Subedi, Chief of the District Election Office, 161 polling centers, including temporary and local ones, have been established. Six staff members, including the Returning Officer and Assistant Returning Officer, have been assigned to each of the 159 polling centers.

He further informed that three staff members, including the Returning Officer and Assistant Returning Officer, have been deployed to each of the two temporary polling centers. The District Election Office stated that the deployed staff are currently on their way to their assigned locations. The office has provided clear instructions to the staff regarding the voting process, ballot box management, voter identification, and vote counting.

Meanwhile, the sale and distribution of alcohol have been prohibited in the district targeting the election. Chief District Officer Rajan Paudel informed that the sale and distribution of alcohol have been banned until Falgun 22 to ensure the election is held in a clean, impartial, and fear-free environment.