Seventy-five licensed weapons have been handed over to police in Banke district. 

Deputy Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office, Banke, Deepak Patali, said that the licensed weapons were handed over to the police posts and offices in different places.  

The District Administration Office, Banke, had urged everyone concerned to handover the licensed weapons targeting the security for the elections to the House of Representatives scheduled for March 5. The licensed weapons will, however, be returned after the conduct of the elections.

Meanwhile, preparations are afoot to impart voter education in villages. 

Election Officer of Banke, Tek Bahadur Shahi, shared that a circular was issued for mobilization of volunteers at local levels for the voter education. 

A total of  81 volunteers- one in each ward- would be fanned out for this purpose. 

The officer-level employees would be assigned as contact persons for voter education after imparting training to them. 

Banke with three constituencies has a total 350,371 voters, according to the District Election Office, Banke. There are 139 voting centers and 400 polling stations in the district.