Kathmandu [Nepal], March 4 (ANI): Poll preparations are underway across Nepal as the country prepares for general elections tomorrow, following the overthrow of the existing government by GenZ protests.
A polling centre at Ratnrajya Madhyamik Vidyalay, Baneshvar, Kathmandu, is decked out for the big day. “All the preparations for the election on Thursday (5th March) are complete,” said Officiating Chief Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari.
EC Joint Secretary and Spokesperson Narayan Prasad Bhattarai told ANI that preparations are complete across the country. “We have done all the preparations. Total, 23,112 voting centres, election personnel and security staff, as well as the election materials, are already available in every polling station…. Voting will start tomorrow at 7 AM, and it will continue till 5 PM… All the voters are excited to participate in this election… Over 3,000 candidates are in the field.”
Election officer Sushil Acharya said teams have briefed people and security has been strengthened. He said notices were published calling for peace and banning alcohol consumption, and parties and candidates were briefed on measures to ensure free and fair elections. “Today we are setting up the polling booths, setting up different lines for the male and female, the entrance and the exit points. Tomorrow, from 7 AM to 5 PM, the polling will continue. After that, we will seal all the ballot boxes and all other materials used in the polling. We will take those things to the office of the election officer after 5 PM. Inside the polling booth, there will be Nepal Police and the Election Police, while in the outer perimeter, there will be the Armed Police Force and the Nepali Army,” Acharya said.
Election Officer Churaman Khadka confirmed polling hours and readiness: “All the preparations for the elections have been made. Polling for the general elections will start tomorrow from 7 am to 5 pm. Kathmandu has 10 different constituencies and proper security arrangements have been made. We are ready for free and fair elections…107 parties are participating in the elections.”
The GenZ protests had posed a challenge to the ageing government last September, blending hope with politics. (ANI)
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