Temporary Polling Station Established for Inmates at Baglung Jail

Baglung. A temporary polling station has been prepared for inmates in Baglung. A temporary polling station has been set up for the 53 inmates residing in the District Jail, Baglung.

Yagya Raj Rijal, Chief of the District Election Office, Baglung, informed that a polling station has been constructed inside the jail because inmates also have the right to vote. He stated that inmates will not be able to vote based on the identity cards they possess.

Chief Rijal said, 'Inmates also have the right to vote; this time there are 53 inmate voters in Baglung, and arrangements have been made for them to vote inside the jail. We have ensured a tight security arrangement to facilitate voting.'

In addition to the jail, two temporary polling stations have been prepared in Baglung. Rijal stated that in Baglung, which has 107 polling stations and 230 polling centers, two additional temporary polling stations have been added to arrange voting for inmates and staff for proportional representation.

Arrangements have been made for inmates to vote at the jail, and for staff and security personnel at the main election officer's office of the District Coordination Committee. They are only allowed to cast votes for proportional representation.

A total of 193,381 voters have been registered across Baglung district, comprising 94,806 male and 98,574 female voters. A workforce of four thousand personnel, including employees, police, and election police, has been mobilized for the election.