The Election Commission has postponed the scheduled by-election for the Province Assembly in Manang district. Manang district has only one election constituency.  

All the programs related to the by-election scheduled in Manang's Province Assembly (B) for November 3 were cancelled.

All the by-election-related activities have been postponed for the time being as per the decision taken on October 5, reads a press release issued by EC Spokesperson, Narayan Prasad Bhattarai.

According to the EC, the election was cancelled until the next schedule after curfew implemented following the Gen-Z protest beginning from September 8 had affected implementation of election related programmes determined as per election schedule. 

Officiating Chief Election Commissioner of the EC, Ram Prasad Bhandari, as well as other Election Commissioner had on Sunday discussed with Finance Minister Rameshore Khanal, Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Anil Kumar Sinha, among others about the preparations of election to the House of Representatives scheduled for March 5. 

On the occasion, the EC had briefed them about preparations for the election and its activities.