Kathmandu, April 28
The Election Commission says it has completed printing ballot papers for 72 districts for the May 13 local elections.
The commission says it has completed printing 17.7 million ballot papers as of Thursday.
It means the papers are yet to be printed for the remaining five districts.
Meanwhile, the commission says it has registered 153,002 nominations of candidates for the local elections across the country. However, this shall not be considered the final count because of three reasons.
Firstly, the commission is yet to receive reports from some local units. Secondly, the commission might cancel some candidates’ nominations if they are found to be ineligible based on the complaints filed against them. Thirdly, the candidates might withdraw the nominations on the allocated date (Friday).
The commission will publish the final list of candidates on Friday evening as per the announced calendar.
