NEPALGUNJ, JANUARY 25

Election related activities have started in Banke.

President Bidhya Devi Bhandari had announced the dates for midterm polls following the dissolution of the House of Representatives on December 20. Mid-term polls have been slated for April 30 and May 10.

Considering the upcoming polls, election related activities have started in the district. District Election Office, Banke, had organised district-based interaction programme to prepare for elections a week ago.

The participants discussed rectification of the voter list. District voting booth and centre recommendation committee held the meeting as per the election office schedule.

Voting booths and centres have been allocated in all eight local levels of the district. The committee voting booths and centres have been allocated as per the population and geographical location.

Banke Chief Election Officer Khum Prasad Subedi said as many as 138 voting centres had been recommended.

He said that 365 voting centres have been recommended in all local levels in Banke.

As many as 34 voting booths and 87 centres have been recommended in Nepalgunj sub-metropolis and 12 voting booths and 24 centres have been fixed in Narainapur Rural Municipality.

Similarly, as many as 18 voting booths and 58 centres have been fixed in Kohalpur Municipality, and 16 voting booths and 50 centres in Baijanath Rural Municipality.

Similarly, 18 voting booths and 51 centres have been recommended in Raptisonari Rural Municipality, 16 voting booths and 39 centres in Khajura, 12 booths and 36 centres in Janaki Rural Municipality.