KATHMANDU, JANUARY 7The Election Commission (EC) has released the final list of voters for the upcoming National Assembly election.

In a press release issued on Sunday, the EC informed that the final voter lists were published at the offices of election officers in all seven provinces. Ministry directs NEA to seek clearance of electricity dues from respective local-levels Karnali province govt distributes Rs 24.5 million to earthquake-hit local levels According to the EC update, there are a total of 549 voters from the seven provincial assemblies, and 1,498 voters from local levels.

However, the total vote weightage (one vote equals 53 votes) from provinces is 29,097, while from local levels (one vote equals 53 votes), the vote accumulation is 28,462.Categorically, Koshi Province members contribute 93 votes, with 377 voters from rural municipality chairpersons, vice-chairs, mayors, and deputy mayors combined.

Likewise, there are a total of 374 voters from Madhes Province, including 107 provincial assembly members and 267 mayors, deputy mayors of metropolis, sub-metropolis, municipalities, and chiefs, and deputy chiefs of rural municipalities. In Madhes Province, the total weightage of votes from the provincial assembly members is 5,571, and 5,073 from the chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of rural municipalities and mayors and deputy mayors.In Bagmati Province, the number of voters is 347, including 110 provincial assembly members, and the vote accumulation in Bagmati Province is 10,333.The Election Commission stated that the number of voters is 230 in Gandaki Province, with a total vote weightage of 6,410.Similarly, in Lumbini Province, there are a total of 305 voters, including 87 voters for the provincial assembly member and 218 voters from rural municipality chairpersons and vice-chairpersons.

In the province, the vote accumulation is 8,753, including 4,611 from provincial assembly members and 4,142 from rural municipality chairpersons and vice-chairpersons, according to the Election Commission of Nepal.In Karnali Province, the number of provincial assembly members is 40, while there are 156 rural municipality chairpersons and vice-chairpersons combined.

The total weightage of votes in the province is 5,084, including 2,120 from the provincial assembly and 2,120 from rural municipality.Similarly, there are 228 voters in Sudurpaschim Province, including 52 provincial assembly members and 173 rural municipality chairpersons and vice-chairpersons.Among them, the total weightage of votes in the province is 6,100, including 2,756 from provincial assembly members and 3,344 from rural municipality chairpersons and vice-chairpersons, the EC added." .

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