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.
Voting has started in Nepal to elect new House of Representatives (HoR) and Provincial Assemblies as the Himalayan nation holds its periodic general election in search of stability.
Thousands of polling booths have been set up across the nation, according to Nepal's Election Commission. There are 18,879,570 eligible voters across the country who will be casting their votes in 10,892 polling stations.
China and India factor are the two dominant themes before the electorate in Nepal's election along with issues related to sovereignty and constitutional safeguards to the marginalized.
Geography makes engagement with China a necessity for Nepal, but during the country's transition to democracy, this relationship quickly developed into what onlookers inside Nepal describe as foreign meddling in Kathmandu's political affairs.
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