KATHMANDU, September 18: Voting for the third phase of local level elections has begun in various districts of Province 2. According to our reporters in the districts, people have already lined up in the polling stations to cast their votes early.
The Election Commission (EC) is conducting the final round of the local elections in 136 local units. Monday's elections will elect 6,627 local representatives for which a total of 37,236 contestants are vying for the posts of chiefs and members of the local units and ward committees. EC officials said there are a total of 2,664,950 registered voters in Province 2. Of the total seats allocated for local units, eight candidates have already been elected unanimously.
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More than 60,000 security personnel have been deployed for election security in the province. The EC said it has completed all necessary preparations.
During a special press briefing organized in Kathmandu on the eve of the elections on Sunday, the Election Commission said that 31,500 polling officers and poll observers have been deployed at the polling centers. More than 2,100 poll observers are deployed in polling centers of the eight districts of the province.
