Voting Concludes for House of Representatives Election 2082; Initial Turnout Exceeds 50%

Kathmandu. Voting for the House of Representatives Election-2082, which began at 7 a.m. on Thursday, concluded at 5 p.m. According to the Election Commission, those who entered the polling station before 5 p.m. will still be allowed to cast their votes. However, those who were not in line by the scheduled time of 5 p.m. will not be able to vote.

A total of 6,541 candidates are in the field for the election, which is being held for a total of 275 seats: 165 under the first-past-the-post system and 110 under the proportional representation system.

Accordingly, 3,406 candidates are in the electoral competition for the first-past-the-post system, comprising 3,017 males, 388 females, and one other. Similarly, 3,135 candidates are competing under the proportional representation system, consisting of 1,363 males and 1,772 females.

There were 18,903,689 voters in the election: 9,663,358 males, 9,240,131 females, and 200 others. The Commission has provided preliminary information that the voter turnout exceeded 50 percent.

For the election, 23,112 polling centers were designated at 10,967 polling stations across the country. Additionally, 143 temporary polling stations were established. Arrangements were made to prioritize easy voting for senior citizens, persons with disabilities, the infirm, and pregnant women.

For election security, 79,727 Nepal Army personnel, 75,797 Nepal Police personnel, 34,567 Armed Police Force personnel, 1,921 National Investigation personnel, and 149,090 election police were deployed. Furthermore, 215,000 staff were deployed to conduct the election. The Commission stated that the election was completed peacefully, apart from minor incidents.