KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 20

The Election Commission has said that the voters' turnout for the elections to the House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly elections stood at 61 per cent.

The voting for the general elections started from 7 am today and lasted till 5 pm.

Voting was conducted in a peaceful and enthusiastic manner across the country, sparing some general incidents, the EC said at a presser organised on Sunday night.

​​​​​​Stating that the turnout was lesser than expected, EC officials expressed hope that the percentage might go up as they receive data of areas where polling was suspended due to various reasons.

In Madhesh Province, voting was conducted in all polling centres without any postponement.

Voting process was obstructed in some districts such as Bajura, Surkhet, Taplejung, Nawalparasi (Susta Purba), Gulmi and Dolakha after disputes between the political parties and the candidate hopefuls ensued, the EC stated.