For Nepal's general elections, India has provided a large number of vehicles to the Election Commission. Nepal Election Commission's Information Officer, Suman Ghimire, while talking to ANI, said that, "India is our important neighbour, and we continue to receive assistance from India."
At the head office of the Election Commission in the capital, Kathmandu, ballot boxes are being piled up, counted and dispatched to various districts to ensure the smooth conduct of the polls.
Out of the 19 seats contested for the National Assembly polls on Thursday, the Maoist Center secured 5 seats making a clear-cut majority in the Upper House.
A total of 52 candidatures have been filed for the January 25 election for the 19 vacant seats of the National Assembly or the upper house of Nepal's bicameral parliament.
Paudel secured 33 thousand 8 hundred and 2 electoral votes while his rival Subash Chandra Nembwang secured 15 thousand 5 hundred and 18 electoral votes, according to Nepal's Election Commission.
The decision of the Nepal Election Commission comes as the constituency has remained vacant after the annulation of citizenship of the then Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane.
After deciding to hold the election for the third President on March 9, Nepal's Election Commission has published the schedule for the election of the head-of-state and the deputy.
With the vote count for Proportionate Representation (PR) underway and expected to be
over by Tuesday, the Election Commission (EC) has started preparations to submit the report to Nepal's President before mid of the month.
Hours after the formal closure of polls on Sunday, the Nepal Election Commission in its briefing said that the number of voters executing stood lower than expected.