Kathmandu. Voting has begun at the polling centres across the country for the election to the member of the House of Representatives. The voting has begun in a single phase from 7 am in all 77 districts of the country.
This is the third election to the House of Representatives after the country entered the federal democratic republic. Earlier, the elections were held in 2074 and 2079 BS. Voting was held in 165 constituencies under first-past-the-post electoral system and 110 constituencies under proportional representation.
A total of 65 political parties are vying for 61 election symbols under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) category. A total of 3,406 candidates including 3,017 male, 388 female and one other are contesting in the first-past-the-post election. A total of 3,135 candidates including 1,363 male and 1,772 female are contesting under the PR system.
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