All Preparations Complete for National Assembly Elections in Gandaki Province

Pokhara. All preparations have been completed for the National Assembly elections in Gandaki Province. According to Narayan Dhakal, Chief of the Provincial Election Office, voting will take place from 2 polling centers. A separate polling center has been designated for Provincial Assembly members, and another for local level representatives. In Gandaki, 59 assembly members and 169 local level representatives will cast their votes.

One seat for a Provincial Assembly member and one for a local level representative have become vacant. Provincial Assembly member Deepak Manange alias Rajiv Gurung is suspended due to serving a sentence in a homicide case. Khim Bahadur Thapa, the chairperson of Kaligandaki Rural Municipality in Syangja, vacated his post after contesting for a seat in the House of Representatives.