EC plans to make public FPTP results within three days

KATHMANDU: The Election Commission has planned to make public the result of first-past-the-post (FPTP) election to the House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly within three days. At a news conference organised on Thursday to share information about the election preparations, Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya said, "Vote count will begin immediately after all ballot boxes are collected. EC has planned to complete the vote count of the FPTP election within three days and the proportional representation in eight days." He further informed that EC would submit the report of election results to the President within December 8. "EC is determined on it once it receives cooperation and commitment from all sides," Thapaliya said. Every polling centre will have three layers of security. Effective security arrangement is in place so that Nepali Army personnel reach the incident site within 30 minutes in case of any untoward situation. He ruled out the possibility of booth capture and said none can use his/her representative to cast vote. The voting centres will be set up in the country within two days. There are over 17.9 million voters enlisted for the November 20 election in Nepal. Anyone completing 18 years by November 19 will be an eligible voter. The EC has managed 10,892 polling stations and 22,227 voting centres. Similarly, there are 141 temporary polling centres where around 450,000 voters can cast votes. By RSS READ ALSO:

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