Nepal

Voting resumes after minor disruption in Sarlahi-4

By Himalayan News Service

Voters lined up to cast their votes at the Rashtriya Secondary School polling center located in Haripur, Koshi Gaunpalika-7, Sunsari, for the House of Representatives member election. Photo: Ajit Kumar Jha/RSS

KATHMANDU, MARCH 5 Locals in Sarlahi constituency-4 reported that voting has resumed in one of the wards in the Balara Municipality of Sarlahi constituency-4 following a minor disruption. The situation became tense briefly on Thursday afternoon during voting at Shree Primary School in Balra-4, Sarlahi. Jinish Lal Chaudhary, a voter in Sarlahi constituency-4, told THT, 'The voting has now continued. It was halted due to a minor dispute.' Jay Narayan Yadav, a local journalist, also confirmed that voting has continued. Gagan Thapa, the President of the Nepali Congress (NC), is a candidate, as is Amresh Kumar Singh from the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) in this constituency.