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Birgunj prison polling centre records hundred percent voter turnout
All 32 eligible inmate voters cast ballots under the proportional representation system.bookmark
Shankar Acharya
Published at : March 5, 2026
Updated at : March 5, 2026 13:36
Kathmadnu
Inmates at Birgunj Prison recorded a hundred percent voter turnout, with all eligible prisoners casting their ballots.
Babulal Regmi, the prison’s jailor, said the gaol had a total of 32 inmate voters and all of them participated in the vote.
The inmates were allowed to vote only under the proportional representation system.
Regmi said the prison has a total of 67 registered voters, including inmates, security personnel and staff members.
The prison’s security personnel deployed at other polling centres cast their votes at their respective centres.
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