Jhapa, May 29

The Election Commission today set up the offices of election officers in all the 15 local levels in Jhapa.

District Election Officer Gopal Acharya said that the offices were set up in all the eight  municipalities and seven rural municipalities of the district.

Indira Sharma of the Supreme Court has been given the responsibility of Chief Election Officer at Mechi Municipality, Shakuntala Karki at Gauradaha Municipality and Pankaj Bhurtel at Shivasatasi Municipality. Similarly, Bhoj Raj Shrestha at Birtamode Municipality, Roshan Kumar Bhattarai at Kankai Municipality, Radha Krishna Khatiwada at Arjundhara Municipality and Bed Raj Phuyal at Damak Municipality have been appointed election officers.

Likewise, Prem Prasad Luintel and Indra Kamal Pradhan have been appointed as election officer at Kamal Rural Municipality and Buddhashanti Rural Municipality respectively. Besides, Bhim Prasad Tiwari at Gaurigunj Rural Municipality, Babu Ram Rai at Barhadashi Rural Municipality, Roshan Shankar Ghimire at Jhapa Rural Municipality, Padam Bahadur Karki at Haldibari Rural Municipality and Devi Bahadur Bhandari at Kachankabal Rural Municipality have been appointed election officers.

The election officer’s office led by Chief Election Officer Sudarshan Raj Pandey has started its operation in Bhadrapur Municipality from the District Coordination Committee, Jhapa.