Presidential election: 694 votes cast till 1:00 PM

Published On: March 9, 2023 01:35 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 9: A total of 694 votes have been cast till 1:00 PM in the ongoing voting for the presidential election. The election officer's office said that 285 members of the federal parliament and 409 members of the provincial assemblies have voted in the election.

KATHMANDU, March 9: Presidential candidate Ram Chandra Poudel has said the voters will elect him to the post of president making the right evaluation of his long political struggle.

NWPP decides not to participate in presidential election

Published On: March 9, 2023 01:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 9: Nepal Workers and Peasants Party (NWPP) has decided not to participate in the presidential election. A meeting of the party's central secretariat took a decision to this effect.

KATHMANDU, March 9: The government is registering the revised Truth and Reconciliation Bill in the Parliament today. A cabinet meeting held on Thursday morning took a decision to this effect.

KATHMANDU, March 9: The preliminary hearing on the case against Prime Minister and CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal is taking place today.

Voting for the presidential election begins

Published On: March 9, 2023 10:36 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 9: Voting for the presidential election has begun. Voting has started at separate polling stations for federal parliamentarians and provincial assembly members established in the Lhotse chamber of the parliament building in New Baneshwar.

KATHMANDU, March 9: In the third presidential election of the country, which is going to be held today, according to the law of Nepal, common people cannot vote. 882 voters will represent the votes of the citizens of the country.

History of presidential election in Nepal

Published On: March 9, 2023 09:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 9: Nepal got its first president through the voting on 19 July, 2008 after the country adopted the democratic republican system through the 2062/63 movements. Ram Baran Yadav was elected first president of the country.

KATHMANDU, March 9: The Election Commission (EC) has said that the preparations for the presidential election have been completed.

RPP decides to stay neutral in presidential election

Published On: March 9, 2023 08:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 9: The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has decided not to participate in the presidential election being held on Thursday.