KATHMANDU: By-elections are taking place to elect people’s representatives for 52 vacant posts including a member of the House of Representatives in a free, fair and peaceful manner.
A total of 67 percent of votes have been cast as of 3:00 pm, according to Raj Kumar Shrestha, spokesperson of the EC. Except for a few incidents including explosions in four places in Kaski-2 and Doti, the election is taking place smoothly.
Explosions took place at four voting centers in Kaski district. Bombs were detonated at Armala, Bagmare, Nawaprabhat Secondary School and Pokhara Metropolitan City-16 voting centers in the district.
Similarly, bombs were found at Kucheda and Kanagada of Adarsha Rural Municipality of Doti. A bomb disposal team of the Nepal Army defused them and now the vote casting is underway smoothly in the district now.
A suspicious object was found on the Mahakali highway at Silkelek of Dogadakedar Rural Municipality-5 in Baitaidi.
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