The Election Commission (EC) has started dispatching ballot papers to different 10 districts in Karnali province.
Transportation of ballot papers to 12 electoral constituencies in 10 districts of the province has started.
According to the EC, ballot papers have been transported to the constituencies of Salyan, Rukum West, Dolpa, Mugu, Humla, Kalikot, Jumla, Jajarkot, Dailekh, and Surkhet in Karnali province, informed EC's deputy spokesperson Prakash Neupane.
Likewise, the commission stated that ballot printing has been completed for 124 constituencies in 58 districts. A total of 15,778,000 ballots have been printed.
A total of 14,341 boxes ballot papers, according to the EC, have been packed so far. Currently, around 1,000 boxes ballot papers are being packed daily and 1.3 to 1.5 million ballot papers are being printed.
Ballot papers for the House of Representatives elections are being printed at Janak Education Materials Centre Limited, Sano Thimi.
In the first phase, 1,098,200 sample ballot papers were printed and sent to various districts, the EC stated.
Total 20,830,000 ballot papers for the HoR election towards proportional representation system were printed, packed, registered, and prepared for transportation, it is informed.
Similarly, the EC has stated that 20,323,000 ballot papers are required to be printed for the First-Past-the-Post (FPTP) election. Printing of ballot papers for the direct election system began on January 30.
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