Voting has begun for 18 National Assembly seats that will fall vacant from Falgun 20, 2082. Since one seat under the Khas Arya category in Koshi Province was filled unopposed, voting is being held for the remaining 17 seats.
Nepali Congress candidate Sunil Bahadur Thapa from the Khas Arya category in Koshi Province has already been elected unopposed. Voting for the remaining 17 seats is taking place at polling centers across all seven provinces.
The polling centers are located at the Provincial Election Office premises in Biratnagar, Morang for Koshi Province; Mahendranarayan Nidhi Mithila Culture Center, Janakpur Sub-Metropolitan City–4, Dhanusha for Madhes Province; Bhutandevi Secondary School, Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City–4, Makwanpur for Bagmati Province; Provincial Election Office premises in Pokhara, Kaski for Gandaki Province; Karmachari Milan Center, Ghorahi, Dang for Lumbini Province; Provincial Election Office premises in Birendranagar, Surkhet for Karnali Province; and Provincial Election Office premises in Dhangadhi, Kailali for Sudurpaschim Province.
According to the Election Commission, members of the provincial assemblies, mayors and deputy mayors of municipalities, and chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of rural municipalities are eligible voters in the National Assembly member election.
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