DODHARA CHANDANI, NOVEMBER 2

In order to lower invalid votes in the upcoming federal and provincial elections, the Election Commission is planning to launch voter education drive at the ward level.

The District Returning Office, Kanchanpur, in coordination with all nine local government units of the district has advanced preparation to mobilise employees at the ward level for the voter education programme, shared District Election Officer Udayaraj Joshi.

'We are planning to depute a volunteer in each ward of the local government unit,' he said, adding that, 'The office is also effortful about election-focused logistics arrangements and human resource management.'

Training will also be imparted to the human resources deputed for voter education, he added.

He further said that they would collaborate and coordinate with the local level, district-based attorney office, non-government organisations, civil society, and other stakeholders for voter education.

Likewise, the district security committee has also made on-site observation of voting centres.

Kanchanpur Chief District Officer Gopal Prasad Aryal said a team comprising chiefs of all security agencies made on-site inspection of the voting centres. With the election date approaching close, political parties have intensified their poll campaigns and the Election Commission has also stepped up its electoral preparations across the country.

A version of this article appears in the print on November 3, 2022 of The Himalayan Times.