KATHMANDU, May 4: President Bidya Devi Bhandari will not be casting her vote in the local-level elections scheduled for May 14.
The President is the guardian of the constitution. But she will have to cast vote in favour of a particular political party if she takes part in the election. Hence, she has taken the decision to abstain, the President's press advisor Madhav Sharma said.
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President Bhandari has been registered as a voter at Chapali in ward no. 3 of Budhanilakantha municipality of Kathmandu district. RSS
