KATHMANDU, Oct 6: The Election Commission has cancelled the scheduled by-election for the Province Assembly in Manang district. Manang district has only one election constituency.
All the programmes related to the by-election scheduled in Manang's Province Assembly (B) for November 3 were cancelled.
All the by-election-related activities have been postponed for the time being as per the decision taken on October 5, reads a press release issued by the EC Spokesperson, Narayan Prasad Bhattarai.
According to the EC, the election was cancelled until the next scheduled after the curfew implemented following the Gen-Z protest beginning from September 8 had affected the implementation of election-related programmes determined as per the election schedule.
Officiating Chief Election Commissioner of the EC, Ram Prasad Bhandari, as well as other Election Commissioners, had on Sunday discussed with Finance Minister Rameshore Khanal, Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Anil Kumar Sinha, among others, about the preparation of the election to the House of Representatives scheduled for March 5.
On the occasion, the EC had briefed them about the preparation for the election and its activities.
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