Dhading, November 27

Ballot papers of the first phase of provincial and parliamentary polls will be kept under CCTV surveillance, in Dhading.

An all-party meeting held at Dhadingbesi today decided to keep the ballot papers under CCTV surveillance, said Dhading CDO Shyam Prasad Bhandari.

He said a three-layer security cordon had been planned for the site. Security personnel from Nepal Police, APF and Nepali Army will be deployed in the first, second and third layers respectively.

Two representatives, one each from the left alliance and the democratic alliance, will be stationed at the site where the ballot papers are kept. Likewise, three locks — one each from the two alliances and one from the local administration — will be placed on the door of the room where the ballot papers are kept.

Whereas ballot papers from Constituency No 1 will be kept at the election officer’s office and those from Constituency No 2 will be kept at the chief returning officer’s office.

Meanwhile, preparations are being made to keep ballot papers in Panchthar under the vigil of police personnel and representatives of political parties.

Ballot papers collected from all voting centres and voting stations have been kept at Panchthar Community Library and Employees’ Reconciliation Centre. The rooms housing the ballot papers have been sealed and secured from outside with three locks, one each from the two alliances and another from the local administration.

CCTV cameras have been installed to keep an eye on the ballot papers. Parties too have installed CCTV camera at the site for surveillance.