Kathmandu, Dec 1: Voting for the local level by-election started this morning. The voting began at 7:00am, and it will continue till 5:00pm today.
A total of 2,26,799 people are exercising their voting rights in the by-election being held for various 41 posts. The by-election is conducted for the posts of a mayor and a deputy mayor at the municipality; two chairs and four vice chairs of rural municipalities, and 33 ward chairs totaling 41 posts.
Any one of the official documents from among voter's ID card, citizenship certificate, National ID card, passport, PAN or driving license can be produced to cast the vote.
A total of 376 candidates from various 20 political parties and independent ones are in the fray.
The EC has urged all concerned voting officers and employees to ensure free and fair atmosphere for voting. Similarly, cooperation from political parties, voters, media and observers has been sought for the successful conduct of the election.
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