EC arranges ballot papers for FPTP, PR elections

KATHMANDU: The Election Commission (EC) has arranged ballot paper with red election symbol on white background for the first-past-the-post (FPTP) election system to choose the House of Representatives and Province Assembly members in the upcoming elections. Likewise, the EC has arranged a ballot paper with white background and election symbol in black colour for proportional representation (PR) election system to choose the HoR and Provincial Assembly members. Under the FPTP, there will be a ballot paper having election symbols of the candidates or political parties who are in the election race in each electoral constituency. Likewise, there will be a ballot paper with 47 election symbols for HoR under the PR election system. According to the EC, only 47 parties out of 68 applicants are eligible to participate in the HoR elections under the PR election system. It has been learnt that there will be varying numbers of election symbols in ballot papers as per the province under the PR election system towards the Province Assembly election. By RSS READ ALSO:

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