EC Completes Ballot Printing in 60 Districts, Packing Underway

The Election Commission (EC) has said that ballot paper printing for the upcoming election has been completed in all 60 districts, and the packing process is now underway.

The Commission said that both printing and packing of direct ballot papers have already been finished in several districts, including Dolpa, Mugu, Jumla, Kalikot, Humla, Jajarkot, Dailekh, Rukum (West), Salyan, Surkhet, Bajura and Achham.

Similarly, ballot papers have been printed and packed in 25 other districts such as Bajhang, Doti, Dadeldhura, Darchula, Baitadi, Kailali, Kanchanpur, Panchthar, Ilam, Tehrathum, Bhojpur, Okhaldhunga and Sunsari.

Although printing is complete in all 60 districts, packing work is still pending in some places.

The EC said ballot paper printing has reached its final stage and packing is being done gradually. All ballot papers are being printed at Janak Shiksha Samagri Kendra Limited.

For the proportional representation system, printing has been fully completed. A total of 28.3 million ballot papers have been printed, packed, checked, and are ready for delivery.

For the first-past-the-post (direct) system, 23.23 million ballot papers are needed.

The Commission also said it has printed 10.98 million sample ballot papers and sent them to districts across the country.