Nepal’s parliamentary elections’ voter out around 60 percent
The Election Commission of Nepal has said that initial voter turnout in the parliamentary elections held on Thursday was around 60 percent.
Officials said that this is an early estimate and final figures will be come later.
Acting Chief Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari said the commission is still collecting data from across the country.
A total of 18. 9 million voters were registered for the elections.
Among them were 9.66 million were male voters, 9.24 million female voters, and 200 voters listed as others.
Vote counting will be conducted in respective constituencies: EC
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.
Collection of ballot boxes begins
The Election Commission of Nepal has started collecting ballot boxes following the conclusion of the House of Representatives elections.
An official at the EC said that ballot boxes from Sankhuwasabha, Solukhumbu, Gorkha, West Rukum, Manang, Bajura and Humla will reach counting centers by Friday morning.
Ballot boxes from remote districts including Taplejung, Rasuwa, Dolakha, Bajhang and East Rukum are being transported today. Authorities said helicopters are being used to move ballot boxes from 15 remote districts.
According to the EC, the elections held today saw around 60 percent voter turnout. The percentage could rise slightly as voting is still continuing in some locations.
PM Karki, her Qatari counterpart hold telephone talks
Prime Minister Sushila Karki held a telephone conversation with her Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani on Thursday and expressed concern over the recent developments in the West Asia region.
During the telephonic conversation, PM Karki thanked the Qatari Prime Minister Thani on behalf of the Government of Nepal and the Nepali people for providing security and protection to the 360, 000 Nepali citizens in Qatar, the Prime Minister's Secretariat stated.
The Prime Minister said that Nepal is closely monitoring the developments in West Asia and conveyed Nepal's position that all relevant parties should adopt restraint, avoid escalating the conflict further, and ensure the safety of civilians.
She stated that Nepal emphasizes that all nations should duly respect and adhere to the United Nations Charter, international law, the Geneva Convention and humanitarian laws.
Noting that war or conflict is never an alternative to peace, the Prime Minister argued that talks and diplomatic means will lead to the establishment of durable peace.
She expressed her hope that the bilateral ties between the two nations would further grow through the upcoming high-level visits, socio-economic cooperation and the people-to-people relations.
During the telephonic conversation, the Prime Minister expressed her serious concern over the latest developments in Qatar and the assault on Qatar's sovereign territory primarily along the non-military area.
She also expressed her hope that Qatar would be able to resist the existing situation along with the demonstration of its constructive role.
Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Thani highly applauded the cordial, deeper and friendly relations between Nepal and Qatar.
