The Election Commission has completed the delivery of ballot papers and other election materials to Sudurpaschim, Karnali and Koshi provinces for the March 5 polls.
The Commission said transportation to the remaining provinces is progressing smoothly.
Janak Shiksha Samagri Kendra Limited completed the printing of ballot papers on February 16, a task assigned by the Commission. A total of 20.3 million first-past-the-post (FPTP) ballots and 20.83 million Proportional Representation (PR) ballots were printed.
Nepal is set to vote in less than two weeks to elect the 275-member lower house of the Federal Parliament. Of the total, 165 will be elected under the FPTP system and 110 through proportional representation.
Authorities had said on February 17 that delivery of ballot papers to all 77 districts would be completed within 10 days.
Nepal has 18,903,689 eligible voters for the upcoming elections, an increase of 915,119 from the previous polls.
The Commission said transportation of all election materials other than ballot papers has already been completed. A total of 51 types of materials are required for the elections.
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