Bajhang by-election: 43 per cent vote cast

Chainpur, April 27: The Bajhang by-election witnessed 43 per cent votes cast as of 3:20 pm today. The voting for the by-election is underway in Bajhang constituency no 1 Province Assembly (A).     

According to Sudarshan Lamichhane, Chief Election Officer, a total of 26,500 were cast from 47 polling stations and 94 polling centres across the Province Assembly (A) constituency.     

Voters are enthusiastically casting ballots and the by-election is going on peacefully, Lamichhane told RSS.     

Security personnel from Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and Nepali Army have been mobilized to hold the election peacefully.     

There are a total of 61,748 voters while 11 candidates are in the fray.     

The by-poll is being held to fill the vacant post following the demise of Prithvi Bahadur Singh, a Nepali Congress candidate elected from the same constituency. (RSS)