Dadeldhura: Vote counting under the election to the Member of House of Representatives and Province Assembly has started in Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s home district, Dadeldhura.
The vote count kicked off at 3.30 pm today at the District Court Building, Amargadhi Municipality-5, which serves as the Office of the Chief District Election Officer.
Out of the total 91 thousand 201 registered voters, 51 thousand 660 voters cast their ballot in the election on Sunday, Chief Election Officer Balkrishna Wagle said.
The district will elect one HoR member and two Province Assembly members. Eight candidates, including PM and Nepali Congress president Deuba, are in the race for one HoR seat from the district.
Vote count kicks off in Tanahu
Vote count has begun in Tanahu constituency 2. Similarly, preparations were underway to count vote in the constituency 1, according to the district returning officer Hari Prasad Dhakal.
Of the total 248,495 registered voters in Tanahu district (123,490 in the constituency 1, and 125,005 in the constituency 2), the total voter turnout was 55 percent.
Similarly, constituency 1 saw 54.36 percent and constituency 2 recorded 54.62 percent voter turnout.
The total 57 candidates under both the House of Representatives and the Province Assembly ran from the district having the total 10 local levels (six rural municipalities and four municipalities).
