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India has welcomed the successful conduct of elections and the exercise of their democratic mandate by the citizens of Nepal, which have seen enthusiastic participation.

We congratulate Prime Minister Sushila Karki, the Government and the people of Nepal, as well as various stakeholders, for successfully holding these polls, which took place against the backdrop of exceptional circumstances last year, India said in a press statement.

India has consistently supported peace, progress, and stability in Nepal and, in keeping with our commitment, provided logistical supplies as per the request from the Government of Nepal for these elections, the statement says. We look forward to working with the new Government of Nepal to further build on the robust multifaceted ties between our two countries and peoples for mutual benefit. 

President Ram Chandra Paudel has expressed happiness over the peaceful conduct of voting under the House of Representatives elections today.

The HoR elections will give an exit to the adverse situation emerging in the country, he hoped. 

The Head of State thanked the government, Election Commission , security personnel, political parties, voters, civil employees, and entire Nepali sisters and brothers for their active role in making the voting successful, President's Press Advisor Kiran Pokharel said. 

The ballot boxes from the concerned polling stations are being supplied to the Offices of the Returning Officers in Jhapa district. 

Following the conclusion of voting at 5 pm today, the Election Commission has begun transporting ballot boxes to counting centers

District Election Officer of Jhapa Tulsi Nepal said that vote counting will begin as per the decision of the all-party meeting that will take place after the collection of the entire ballot boxes.

Nepal added that vote counting will begin from midnight today.

As per the preliminary report, the district recorded nearly 65 percent voter turnout. 

According to the District Election Office, the voting concluded in all five constituencies in the district in a peaceful manner. 

Vote counting for the elections to the House of Representatives (HoR) will be conducted at the offices of election officers in respective constituencies across the country. 

The counting begins after the ballot boxes are collected at the offices of election officers.

The Election Commission has informed that it had put every effort in place to announce the result within 24 hours of the vote count. 

The count of votes for proportional election begins after announcing the result of the first-past-the-post category.