The country will get a new president tomorrow (Thursday evening). One among former Speakers Ram Chandra Poudel and Subas Chandra Nembang will become the third President of Nepal.
All preparations have been completed in connection with the election of the President. Election Officer Mahesh Sharma Paudel said that all preparations- technical, human resources and other managerial-related – have been completed in view of the voting for the election of the President to be held at Lhotse Hall of the Parliament Building in New Baneshwar.
Two separate polling stations for the federal parliamentarians and the Province Assembly members have been set up in the Hall. Paudel said the polling booths have been constructed with the mobilization of teams along with the polling officers.
The voting will be held from 10:00 am to 3:00pm. Nepali Congress senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel and CPN (UML) Vice-Chair Subash Chandra Nembang are the candidates for the post of President.
Three hundred and thirty-two federal parliament members and 550 provincial assembly members are the voters in the Presidential election.
Separate lines for male and female will be arranged for the voting. Resting place with separate tents has been allocated for the voters and the media persons.
The weightage of one vote of the federal parliament lawmaker is 79 and that of the Province Assembly member is 48.
The Office of the Election Officer has said that counting of votes would be started after the voting completes at 3:00 pm and the results announced by 7:00 pm.
A high level source at the Election Commission said, "The election panel will announce the results of the presidential election by 7 pm and provide certificates on Thursday itself."
Similarly, the new President, who will be elected on Thursday, will be administered the oath of office and secrecy by Acting Chief Justice Hari Krishna Karki on Monday.
Meanwhile, the lawmakers from all provinces have already arrived in Kathmandu for the election.
