National Assembly by-election voting in Bagmati Province begins (Photo Feature)
Voting in the by-election to the National Assembly has begun. Chief Minister of Bagmati Province Dormani Poudel inaugurated voting by casting his vote at 9 am today.
The by-election of the National Assembly will be held on February 8.
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BAGMATI, May 20: Voting in the by-election to the National Assembly has begun. Chief Minister of Bagmati Province Dormani Poudel inaugurated voting by casting his vote at 9 am.
The polling centre is located at Bhutandevi Secondary School in Hetauda, Makawanpur district.
Separate voting booths have been managed for members of the Provincial Assembly, chiefs and deputy of local levels and Covid-19 infected voters.
The total 347 eligible voters will cast their ballot in the by-elections. Of them, 238 are from local levels and 109 are members of the Provincial Assembly.
KATHMANDU, May 20: CPN-UML leader and Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa Badal has lost the National Assembly by-election.
Thapa suffered the loss to Dr Khim Lal Devkota, the candidate fielded by an opposition alliance, in the by-election for the vacant post of National Assembly member from Bagmati Province, held on Thursday.
According to the final vote-count, Badal got 4014 votes while Khimlal got 5088 votes.
Provincial lawmakers and local government officials in the Bagmati province who are close to the Madhav Kumar Nepal-led faction of the ruling CPN-UML are highly likely to vote against the party's official candidate Ram Bahadur Thapa in the National Assembly by-election to be held on May 20.
The Election Commission has announced that it is holding a by-election in the Bagmati province to elect one of the province's representative to the National Assembly, on May 20.
