By-elections preparation completes

Kathmandu, Nov 30: The Election Commission said all preparations for the local-level by-election have been completed.

The by-election is taking place tomorrow (December 1) to fill 41 vacant posts at the local levels across the country. The voting starts at 7 am and runs till 5 pm in the polling centres set up at the concerned local levels.     

The by-election is being held for one municipality mayor, one deputy mayor, two rural municipalities' chairpersons, four vice-chairpersons and 33 ward chairpersons.     

The spokesperson at the Commission, Joint Secretary Neeta Pokharel Aryal told the Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS) that all necessary preparations were in place for the by-poll. She informed that arrangement was made to accord priority to the voters from senior citizens, people with disabilities, expecting and new mothers, and the sick ones for voting.     

A total of 376 candidates are in the fray representing 20 different political parties and several independent candidates.     

It may be noted that Nepal Congress' candidate Tekraj Bhattarai has been elected unopposed as the Chairperson of the District Coordination Committee in Okhaldhunga and Tika Kumari Chaudhary (Bhul) from the same party has been elected to the Chairperson post of the same office in Kailali district.     

Likewise, Jagat Gharti of CPN (Maoist Centre) has been elected chairperson of ward no 2 of Putha Uttarganga rural municipality in Rukum Purba.     

According to the Commission, by-elections will be held for mayor of Kirtipur municipality, deputy mayor of Nalgad municipality of Jajarkot, chairperson of Gramthan rural municipality of Morang and Mahabu rural municipality of Dailekh, Gaurishankar rural municipality of Dolakha, Sarkegad rural municipality of Humla and Swamikartik Khapar rural municipality of Bajura.     

By-elections are being conducted for ward chairpersons of Sirijanga rural municipality-3 of Taplejung, Kankai municipality-6 of Jhapa, Laligurans municipality-8 of Tehrathum, Gadhi rural municipality-6 of Sunsari, Molung rural municipality-5 of Okhaldhunga, Triyuga municipality of Udayapur, Belka municipality-9, Dakneshwari municipality-1 and 4 of Saptari, Dhanushadham municipality-1 of Dhanusha. 

Likewise, it will be held for ward chair of Ramgopalpur municipality-2 of Mahottari, Ishnath municipality-7 of Rautahat, Rajpur municipality-6 and Gadhimai municipality-8.     

The election will be held for the post of Wards No. 1 and 4 of Kirtipur Municipality of Kathmandu, Ward No. 16 of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Ward No. 2 of Kakani rural municipality of Nuwakot, Ward No. 12 of Hetauda municipality of Makawanpur, ward no. 5 of Gorkha municipality of Gorkha, ward no. 1 of Musikot municipality of Gulmi, ward no. 4 of Runtigadhi rural municipality of Rolpa, Thakurbaba municipality-4 of Bardiya and Shuddhodhan rural municipality-1, Kapilvastu.     

The election is taking place for the post of ward chairperson at ward no 13 of Dullu municipality of Dailekh, ward no 7 of Kushe rural municipality of Jajarkot, ward no 4 of Tilgufa municipality of Kalikot, ward no 5 of Tripura Sundari of Dolpa, ward no 4 of Surma rural municipality in Bajhang, Purbi Chauki rural municipality of Doti, ward no 5 of Duhu rural municipality in Darchula and ward no 6 of Bhimduttanagar municipality in Kanchhanpur. (RSS)