गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ NA election: Voting in progress in all seven provinces, results to be out today itself Nepal NA election: Voting in progress in all seven provinces, results to be out today itself KathmanduPati January 25, 2024 KATHMANDU – Voting is in progress at the designated polling stations and centres in the capitals of the seven provinces for electing 19 members of the National Assembly (NA). The 19 seats in the Upper House of the Federal Parliament are falling vacant on March 4. The Election Commission has fixed 9.00am to 3.00 pm today for voting. It stated that counting of votes would be started immediately after the voting concludes. Election Commission’s deputy spokesperson Shreedhar Panthi said voting is under way in all the seven provinces. According to him, the election results would be announced today itself. The electoral college comprising the Province Assembly members and the chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of rural municipalities, and the mayors and deputy mayors of the urban municipalities will take part in the voting. A single vote of the Province Assembly member has a weightage of 53 and that of the chair and vice-chair of rural municipalities and mayor and deputy-mayor of urban municipalities carries a weightage of 19. The total vote weightage is 57 thousand 559. Two thousand and forty-seven voters, including 549 Province Assembly members and 1,498 chair and vice-chair of rural municipalities and mayor and deputy-mayor of urban municipalities will cast their votes in the election. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepali lawmakers seek probe into Tarai unrest Nepal plans higher LPG imports, tightens distribution Delhi chief minister to visit Nepal’s Pashupatinath temple Nepal stocks slide 21 points as trading eases Nepal eye camp restores sight across Bangladesh Nepal urged to reform MSME insurance, lending policies Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms4 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward5 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief6 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested7 ‘Promotion of Ayurveda, Yoga and meditation along with modern medicine positive’8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector Pathao, Tootle resume ride sharing services after authorities relax lockdown What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? The Role of the Nepalese Army in Strategic Road Projects What role has the Nepal Army been playing in controlling the coronavirus? National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Impact of Social Media on Nepalese Society Public Relations for a Soldier
