Voter Turnout Reaches 60% in Chitwan for House of Representatives Election

Kathmandu. Voter turnout has reached 60 percent in Chitwan for the House of Representatives elections. Out of the three constituencies in Chitwan, only 60 percent cast their votes from 7 AM to 5 PM on Thursday.

According to Election Officer Bhimsen Karki of the District Election Office, Chitwan, the preliminary turnout is 60 percent. The full report is yet to arrive. 

The district has 442,082 registered voters. According to the Election Commission's data, this includes 224,766 female voters, 217,314 male voters, and 2 other voters. There are 3,185 temporary voters, including 162 inmates in prisons. They cast their votes only for the proportional representation category. 

After the voting concluded, the process of bringing ballot boxes to the polling stations is currently underway. Chief Election Officer of Chitwan, Kedar Poudel, informed that the counting process will begin after a multi-party meeting is held immediately following the completion of ballot box collection.

In Chitwan, which has three constituencies, preparations are underway to count votes in three different locations. The counting for Chitwan 1 will take place at Bhuwaneshwar Campus in Khairahani Municipality-6, Chitwan 2 at the Chitwan Exhibition Center in Bharatpur, and Chitwan 3 at the Rampur Agriculture and Forestry University. 

Wire mesh fencing has been installed at the counting centers, and CCTV cameras have also been installed, stated Chief Election Officer Poudel.