KATHMANDU, July 27: The Election Commission (EC) has said that over 41 percent people's representatives elected at the local levels belonged to the age between 21 to 40 years.  Of the total, 14,442 youths belonging to this age group were elected in the local level election held on May 13. 

The EC said 37 mayors, 95 deputy mayors, 106 rural municipality chairs and 234 vice-chairpersons were elected from this age group. 

Altogether 2,312 youth ward chairs were elected and 3,233 women members from that age group got elected. Similarly, 3,606 Dalit women members and 4,819 elected members also fall in the youth category. 

The EC said representatives from 41 to 60 years of age getting elected in the local level polls include 52.27 per cent while 6.52 per cent representatives from 61-80 years of age group were elected.   

According to EC, a total of 18,347 representatives were from between 41 to 60 years of age and 2,291 between 61-80 years of age group were elected in the local polls.

In addition to this, 17 individuals of 80 years and above were elected in the local level elections including three ward chairs, four Dalit women member and 10 ward committee members.

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