Gandaki Province Sees Approximately 60% Voter Turnout in Recent Elections

Pokhara. Approximately 60 percent of votes were cast in the Gandaki Province. According to Narayan Dhakal, Chief of the Provincial Election Office, voting was around 60 percent. He informed that Kaski recorded the highest turnout at 61.34 percent, while Manang recorded the lowest at 41 percent.

Similarly, Nawalpur recorded 61 percent, Mustang 56.47 percent, Lamjung 56.76 percent, Syangja and Myagdi 54 percent, Parbat 53.18 percent, Tanahun 51.74 percent, Baglung 51 percent, and Gorkha 50 percent of the votes cast.

Counting preparations are underway today in some of the 18 constituencies. Ballot boxes have been collected in all three constituencies of Kaski and Syangja 1. Dhakal informed that an all-party meeting will be held immediately in these areas to start the counting process. Lokendra Gyawali, Chief of the Election Office in Mustang, stated that they will present a proposal in the meeting to start counting today itself.

Ballot boxes have been collected in Tanahun 1 and 2, and the box for Gorkha 2 has also been collected at the counting center. There is a plan to start counting after a meeting in Tanahun 1 and Gorkha 2. However, counting in Tanahun 2 has been postponed as candidates requested to start counting from Friday.

Ballot boxes have also been collected in Nawalpur. The office stated that counting will begin at the time set by the all-party meeting. Collection of boxes is not yet complete in Lamjung. The counting schedule will be finalized after the ballot boxes are collected and an all-party meeting is held. Meetings are being prepared for counting in both constituencies of Baglung.

Counting in Parbat is scheduled to begin on Friday at the request of the candidates. In Myagdi, an all-party meeting will be held early Friday morning to begin counting. Ballot boxes for Gorkha 1 and Manang need to be transported by helicopter, so they will only be collected on Friday morning. Ballot box collection will continue until Friday morning in 3 constituencies of the province, while collection in the remaining areas is in the final stages.

Dhakal informed that preparations were made to start counting today in almost all constituencies except for a few, but there was some delay in the all-party meetings.