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National Assembly election preparations over: Election Commission

File: Election Commission

Kathmandu, February 6

The Election Commission says it has completed preparations for the National Assembly elections scheduled for Wednesday.

Total 2,056 voters including 550 Provincial Assembly members and 1,506 chiefs and deputy chiefs of local governments in seven provinces will cast votes to elect 56 members of 59-member Upper House on Wednesday. However, 24 members have already been elected unopposed and 52 candidates are in the fray for 32 positions.

Organising a press conference at the Commission today, Chief Election Commissioner Ayodhee Prasad Yadav informed about the status of preparations.

The Commission has barred political parties and their candidates from carrying out promotional campaigns for the polls from Sunday midnight.

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