गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Politics ∕ Voting begins in Lumbini for NA member Politics Voting begins in Lumbini for NA member KathmanduPati May 31, 2021 DANG – Voting has begun in Lumbini Province for picking a National Assembly member. It has started in the stipulated time since 9.00 am today. Lumbini Chief Minister Shanker Pokharel, former Speaker of Province Assembly Purna Bahadur Gharti and other ministers have already cast their ballot. Other province assembly members and chiefs/deputy chiefs of local levels are queuing up for voting. The Election Commission (EC) has made arrangement of observing the voting in the polling booth through virtual medium. It is also set to make public the poll results through virtual mode. Assistant Election Officer Minraj Bhattarai informed that the virtual medium has been adopted to disclose the poll results so as to avoid unnecessary crowd in view of coronavirus threat. As informed three polling booths have been designated in Ghorahi of Dang for the election. Chandra Bahadur Khadka from CPN-UML and Driga Narayan Pandey from opposition alliance are in election race for National Assembly member. Pandey is the common candidate of Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Centre), Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) and Rastriya Janamorcha. — Write your comments RELATED NEWS President Paudel presenting government’s policies and programmes in Parliament PM Dahal’s directive to observe Republic Day in constructive way NC to allow presentation of govt’s policies and programmes in… Joint sitting of parliaments today, Speaker busy in consultation Development achieved post-republic establishment far outweighs that during monarchical rule:… DPM Yadav resigns from government Top Headlines Nepal, India sign long-term agreement on electricity export, materializing MoU reached during PM’s visit1 NC, Maoist Centre discuss about NA election2 1.3 kilos of gold confiscated from TIA3 Govt. forms former-judge Poudel led probe commission to investigate Balkumari incident4 Dhakal recommended as SC chief registrar5 Manpower agency owner arrested for cheating more than Rs 1.9 million6 President expresses concern over ’emptying’ villages for lack of employment opportunities7 PM Dahal stresses on developing innovative agricultural system8 TRENDING 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? Hungry people out on streets, but the government nowhere to be seen Why Are Boys Unexpressive? Nepal Army opens investigation into case of captains thrashing soldier in Congo Now more than ever, support the IT sector Why the PLA broadcasted Punjabi songs for Indian troops WAP and the portrayal of the female body as a commodity