Prime Minister Sushila Karki cast her vote at a polling centre in Dhapasi, Kathmandu, in the House of Representatives elections on Wednesday.
Several top political leaders and candidates also voted in the early hours of the parliamentary elections. Shram Sanskriti Party chair Harkraj Sampang, running for Sunsari-1, cast his ballot at Carmel School in ward 19 of Inaruwa Municipality.
Nepali Communist Party leader and candidate Madhav Kumar Nepal voted at a polling centre in Gaur Municipality, Rautahat.
Rastriya Swatantra Party Chairman Rabi Lamichhane, representing Chitwan-2, voted in Kathmandu. Senior RSP leader Balen Shah, former mayor of Kathmandu and candidate from Jhapa-5, cast his vote at Annapurna Binayak School in Sinamangal, Kathmandu. RSP leader Sobita Gautam, candidate from Chitwan-3, also voted early in the day.
Rastriya Swatantra Party senior leader and the party’s prime ministerial candidate Balen Shah casts his vote at Annapurna Binayak School polling centre in Sinamangal, Kathmandu, on Thursday. Hemanta Shrestha/TKP
Nepali Communist Party Coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal voted at Nepal Police School in Shantipur, ward 14 of Bharatpur Metropolitan City, Chitwan-3. Leaders Barshaman Pun and Onsari Gharti Magar cast their votes at Baludaya Secondary School in Rolpa, their home district.
UML leaders also participated actively. General Secretary Shankar Pokharel, candidate from Dang-2, voted at Bidyapeeth polling centre in Bijauri. Vice Chairman Bishnu Poudel, representing Rupandehi-2, cast his ballot at the Western Division Road Office polling centre in Butwal.
CPN-UML vice-chairman Bishnu Paudel casts his vote at a polling centre in ward 8 of Butwal Sub-metropolitan City on Thursday. RSS
The Election Commission said voting began enthusiastically across the country, with no major disruptions reported. Commission spokesperson Narayan Prasad Bhattarai said, “Preliminary reports indicate that voting is proceeding smoothly at all centres.”
Rastriya Swatantra Party chairman Rabi Lamichhane casts his vote in Kathmandu. He is contesting from Chitwan-2. Post photoNepali Communist Party leader and candidate from Rautahat-1 Madhav Kumar Nepal casts his vote at a polling centre in Gaur Municipality, Rautahat. Post photo
Kulman Ghising, the chairman of the Ujyaalo Nepal Party, has cast his vote at the Janakalyan Secondary School polling centre in Mahankal, Kathmandu. He is running as a candidate from Kathmandu -3. The constituency has 64,479 registered voters.
Likewise, Nepali Congress President Gagan Kumar Thapa voted at the Mayurkunda polling centre near Maitidevi Temple in Kathmandu. He said the mandate from this election would provide a framework for governing the country over the next five years and cautioned that deviating from the constitution could prolong political instability.
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“This election is crucial to realign the constitution,” he said. “Despite uncertainties, voting is proceeding smoothly across the country.”
Thapa, running from Sarlahi-4, has been proposed by his party as the prime minister.
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