Newly elected local level members start assuming the office (photo feature)

By TRN Online, Kathmandu, May 20: The five-year term of the newly elected people's representatives of the local levels has started from today, Friday, given the expiry of the term on Thursday of those elected in May 2017.

Newly elected local level members have started assuming their offices from today as the Election Commission has said that the term of those elected in 2017 ended on May 19, 2022.

Before assuming the office, the members of the local levels received their certificate of being elected from the returning officer and then took oath from the concerned authority- district judge for the chiefs of local levels, chief of the local level for the deputy, ward chairs and members.

A total of 35,221 members- chiefs, Ward chairs, members included- are getting elected from the local level election held on May 13.

Here we present some photos of the newly elected local level members receiving certificates, taking the oath and assuming the office.