Vote Counting for House of Representatives Election in Makwanpur to Take Place in Hetauda

Bagmati. The vote counting for both constituencies of the House of Representatives election taking place today in Makwanpur will be held at Bhutandevi Secondary School located in Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City-4.

Hari Prasad Dhakal, Chief of the Bagmati Province Election Office Hetauda, informed that the counting venue for both constituencies has been set at Bhutandevi Secondary School and all management preparations have been completed. According to him, the counting for Constituency Number 1 will take place in Block 9A on the north side of the Bhutandevi Secondary School building, and the counting for Constituency Number 2 will be held in Block (B) of the school. Arrangements for security and other management at the counting venue have been finalized to ensure the counting process is orderly and transparent.

The arrangements for all polling stations in Makwanpur for the election have been finalized. The ballot boxes from eight polling centers in the district will need to use roads in neighboring districts for collection. Chief Dhakal stated that there is a compulsion to bring the ballot boxes from three centers in Makwanpur's Bakaiya Rural Municipality and five centers in Raksirang Rural Municipality via neighboring districts.

Makwanpur Chief District Officer Basanta Adhikari stated that coordination has been made with the security agencies of the respective districts, keeping in mind the potential security risks associated with using inter-district roads for ballot box collection.

In the House of Representatives election, out of 167 polling stations in Makwanpur, 19 polling stations have been placed on the highly sensitive list. The District Security Committee meeting placed 19 polling stations across six local levels in the district on the highly sensitive list, considering security sensitivity. He mentioned that 60 polling stations in the district have been listed as sensitive and 88 as normal.

The 19 polling stations on the highly sensitive list include 26 polling centers. According to him, five polling stations in Bakaiya Rural Municipality, six in Raksirang Rural Municipality, five in Bagmati Rural Municipality, one in Bhimphedi Rural Municipality, one in Manahari Rural Municipality, and one in Kailash Rural Municipality are on the highly sensitive list, totaling 19 polling stations.

Seven polling centers have been added this year in Makwanpur due to an increase in the number of voters. In Makwanpur, which has two constituencies, Constituency Number 1 has 62 polling stations and 178 polling centers, while Constituency Number 2 has 105 polling stations and 196 polling centers designated. The Provincial Election Office Hetauda reported that Constituency Number 1 has 158,435 voters, while Constituency Number 2 has 156,899 voters.