गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Politics ∕ Voting for vice-presidential election begins Politics Voting for vice-presidential election begins KathmanduPati March 17, 2023 KATHMANDU – Voting to elect new Vice-President has begun at the Federal Parliament Building, New Baneshwor. Voting that started at 10:00 am will run till 3:00 pm. Vice-presidential candidate Ramsahaya Prasad Yadav from the Federal Parliament and Rajendra Singh Rawal from the Province Assembly have cast first vote. Separate voting centres have been set for member of the Federal Parliament and Province Assembly. Astalaxmi Shakya (Bohara) of the CPN (UML), Mamata Jha of the Janamat Party and Ramsahaya Prasad Yadav of the Janata Samajbadi Party are the candidates for the vice-presidential election. There are 332 voters of the Federal Parliament and 550 voters of the PA in the election. Voters have been lining up at the voting centre from 9: 00 am to cast vote as well as candidates have already reached the voting centre. Counting of votes will start shortly after voting is over, according to the Office of the Election Officer. Write your comments RELATED NEWS MPS draw government’s attention on various issues Innovation Ministry gets down to business after getting leadership Nepal reassures India over border remarks but domestic political fallout… RSP appoints Hikmat Jung Karki to party’s Central International Relations… Nepal explains UK’s role in border row with India All-party meeting underway at Singha Durbar Top Headlines Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 We will return the savings of cooperative victims within 100 days : Rabi Lamichhane4 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested5 Two Offices Under Ministry of Communication to Be Abolished6 Court Orders Release of UML Rekha Sharma7 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal What role has the Nepal Army been playing in controlling the coronavirus? National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Forbes-listed billionaire Binod Chaudhary tests positive for coronavirus Nepal Army’s Brigadier General Bigyan Dev Pandey gets promoted to Major General Nepal Army opens investigation into case of captains thrashing soldier in Congo