The election to the House of Representatives (HoR) and Province Assembly taken place on Thursday in 10 polling centres of Dolakha district was held in a peaceful manner, Chief Returning Officer Dilli Ratna Shrestha said.
It is said that voter turnout in the 10 polling centres of four polling stations remained 50 per cent. The total voters there were 8,514.
Currently, an all-party meeting is ongoing to decide on vote counting.
The reelection was conducted in polling centres ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ of Baiteshwor Secondary School of Baiteshwor Rural Municipality and in polling centres ‘A’ and ‘B’ of Jana Jyoti Secondary School of the Baiteshwor-2. Likewise, reelection was held in polling centres ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ of Kalidhunga Secondary School of the Baiteshwor-3.
The reelection was also held in polling centres ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ at the Japhe-based Health Post in Tamakoshi Rural Municipality-3.
The voting in those polling centres was rescheduled following a dispute after the November 20 election.
The district has a HoR seat and 94 polling stations and 195 polling centres. With a total of 161,450 voters, 21 candidates are vying for the HoR seat in Dolakha including seven independent and 14 political parties’ candidates.
Source: National News Agency Nepal
