Kathmandu [Nepal], March 9 (ANI): Nepal is ready to vote for its new president on Thursday. The Election Commission on Wednesday introduced preparations for the election to be full and outcomes anticipated at 7 PM (Local Time).

“All preparations- technical, human resources, and other managerial-related – have been completed in view of the voting for the election of the President to be held at Lhotse Hall of the Parliament Building in New Baneshwor,” Election Officer Mahesh Sharma Paudel instructed ANI.

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Election Commission has arrange two separate polling stations for federal parliamentarians and the Province Assembly members have been arrange within the Hall.

The voting will begin at 10 AM (Local Time) as we speak and shut at 3 PM (Local Time). Two candidates- Nepali Congress senior chief Ram Chandra Poudel and CPN (UML) Vice-Chair Subash Chandra Nembang are within the fray.

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The Office of the Election Officer has stated that the counting of votes could be began after the voting completes at 3 PM (NST) on Thursday and the outcomes introduced by 7 PM (NST). Meanwhile, lawmakers from all provinces have already arrived in Kathmandu for the election.

A complete of 884 members make up the Electoral College, together with 275 members of the House of Representatives, 59 of the National Assembly and 550 of the seven provincial assemblies.

It means, there might be a complete weightage of 52,786 votes within the Electoral College, if no seat within the federal parliament and provincial meeting is vacant. A candidate should safe a majority of the whole votes to safe the highest submit.

The weightage of 1 vote of the federal parliament lawmaker is 79 and that of the Province Assembly member is 48.

Pro-monarchy occasion to abstain from voting. The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) identified for its pro-monarchy occasion has determined to abstain from Thursday’s Presidential Election.

A gathering of the occasion’s central working committee held on Wednesday determined to abstain from as we speak’s voting.

RPP spokesperson Mohan Shrestha confirmed that the central working committee has determined to remain impartial within the presidential election.

“It has been unanimously decided to not participate and stay neutral in the presidential election,” Shrestha stated.

In as we speak’s election, Nepali Congress senior chief Ram Chandra Paudel is supported by eight events whereas Subash Chandra Nembang the only candidate from CPN-UML is anticipated to be supported by unbiased lawmakers.

RPP had not supported or proposed any candidate for president. Both Paudel and Nembang had later met RPP Chairman Rajendra Lingden and different office-bearers at RPP’s workplace and sought their votes within the election.

But RPP has determined to abstain from voting on the eve of the presidential election. Most of the central working committee members had opined throughout Wednesday’s five-hour-long assembly that the occasion shouldn’t take part within the presidential election because the occasion’s agenda is the monarchy. (ANI)

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