Local level polls: voting underway at 13 centres

Kathmandu, May 16 (RSS): Under the local level elections 2079 BS, voting is underway at 13 polling centres where the election was postponed on May 13 due to various reasons.    

According to the Election Commission, the election is taking place at two polling centres based in Janata Secondary School at Harihara of Rupani rural municipality, Saptari; at three centres of Rakamthum of Khandadevi municipality in Ramechhap, and at two centres based in Jagannath Secondary School of Kedarsyu municipality, Bajhang, at one centre of Krishna Primary School of Surma rural municipality, Bajhang and at two centres at Aadhabagar Secondary School at the same municipality among others.    

The voting was postponed due to political and other disputes. On May 13, the voting could not take place at 85 centres of 44 polling stations of 28 local levels in 17 districts and the fixation of a fresh poll date and conducting the voting are going on.    

The voting will be taking place tomorrow, May 17 at two centres of Shree Ram Secondary School of Panchkhal Municipality, Kavrepalanchwok, at two centres of Nawajyoti Secondary School in Panchadewal Binayak municipality, Achham, at three centres at Thakurdevi Secondary School of Shahidbhumi rural municipality, Dhankuta, at one centre at Bijay Secondary School of Punarbas municipality, Kanchanpur and at one centre based in Peace Creative Academy of Budhinanda municipality, Bajura.    

According to the EC, among the polling stations where the election is taking place on May 17 are two polling booths at the Shree Ram Secondary School voting station in Panchkhal, Kavrepalanchok; two polling booths at the Panchadeval Binayak Nagar Navajyoti Secondary School polling station in Achham; three polling booths at the Thakurdevi Secondary School voting station at Sahidbhumi rural municipality, Dhankuta district; one polling booth at the Bijaya Secondary School voting station at Punarbas Nagar, Kanchanpur district; and one voting booth at the Peace Creative Academy polling station in Budhinanda municipality of Bajura district.