Kathmandu, March 17 : Voting to elect new Vice-President
has begun at the Federal Parliament Building, New Baneshwor. Voting that
started at 10:00 am will run till 3:00 pm.
Vice-presidential candidate
Ramsahaya Prasad Yadav from the Federal Parliament and Rajendra Singh Rawal
from the Province Assembly have cast first vote. Separate voting centres have
been set for member of the Federal Parliament and Province Assembly.
Astalaxmi Shakya (Bohara) of the CPN (UML),
Mamata Jha of the Janamat Party and Ramsahaya Prasad Yadav of the Janata
Samajbadi Party are the candidates for the vice-presidential election. There
are 332 voters of the Federal Parliament and 550 voters of the PA in the
election.
Voters have been lining up at the
voting centre from 9: 00 am to cast vote as well as candidates have already
reached the voting centre.
Counting of votes will start
shortly after voting is over, according to the Office of the Election
Officer. (RSS)