KATHMANDU: The Election Commission has formed a three-member monitoring team to carry out an investigation into the incident related to tearing of ballot papers by CPN-Maoist Centre cadres in course of counting votes of ward no 19 of Bharatpur Metropolitan City.

A meeting held at the EC in Kathmandu on Monday has decided to form the monitoring team under the coordination of Joint-Attorney Gita Prasad Timilsina.

Joint-Secretary of the Home Ministry and Deputy Inspector General at the Police Headquarters are also in the team, said EC Spokesperson, Surya Prasad Sharma. The team has been asked to submit its report by May 31.

Chief Returning Officer had sent a report to the EC citing suspension of vote counting for the time being after a tense situation.

Out of 29 wards of the Metropolitan City, vote counting of 27 wards has already been completed.

CPN-UML candidate Devi Prasad Gyawali and CPN-Maoist Centre candidate Renu Dahal are in a race of Mayoral post in Bharatpur Metropolitan City.

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