EC Dispatches Election Materials for March 5 HoR Polls

The Election Commission (EC) said it will send nine types of election materials from its central office for the upcoming House of Representatives (HoR) election on March 5.

Assistant Spokesperson Prakash Neupane said the Commission has also prepared to manage 37 types of election materials at the district level.

The materials to be sent from the central office to each constituency include security check-post items, non-fading ink markers, stamp pads and ink, two types of swastika stamps, and ballot box stickers.

At the district level, materials will include items such as sealing boxes, schedule forms, push pins, poll books (diaries), marker pens, scales, staplers and pins, scissors, glue sticks, and counting tools.

Other materials include punching machines, ID card holders, inner and outer cards, male and female cards, voter serial number slips, polling station cards, plastic bags, sacks, twine, and packing tape.

The list also includes paper and cloth envelopes, A4 paper, record files, tape, thread, needles, felt cloth, matches, two-meter blank cloth pieces, black and red gel pens, and a packet of four candles.

The Commission said all these materials will be properly managed to ensure the election is smooth, fair, and transparent.