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China congratulated Nepal on the peaceful, orderly, and smooth House of Representatives election.

It praised the Nepali people for exercising their democratic rights and acknowledged the efforts of the authorities and all sectors involved.

China wished Nepal stability, development, and prosperity, and expressed that it always stands with Nepal.

India has welcomed the successful conduct of elections and the exercise of their democratic mandate by the citizens of Nepal, which have seen enthusiastic participation.

We congratulate Prime Minister Sushila Karki, the Government and the people of Nepal, as well as various stakeholders, for successfully holding these polls, which took place against the backdrop of exceptional circumstances last year, India said in a press statement.

India has consistently supported peace, progress, and stability in Nepal and, in keeping with our commitment, provided logistical supplies as per the request from the Government of Nepal for these elections, the statement says. We look forward to working with the new Government of Nepal to further build on the robust multifaceted ties between our two countries and peoples for mutual benefit. 

President Ram Chandra Paudel has expressed happiness over the peaceful conduct of voting under the House of Representatives elections today.

The HoR elections will give an exit to the adverse situation emerging in the country, he hoped. 

The Head of State thanked the government, Election Commission , security personnel, political parties, voters, civil employees, and entire Nepali sisters and brothers for their active role in making the voting successful, President's Press Advisor Kiran Pokharel said. 

The ballot boxes from the concerned polling stations are being supplied to the Offices of the Returning Officers in Jhapa district. 

Following the conclusion of voting at 5 pm today, the Election Commission has begun transporting ballot boxes to counting centers

District Election Officer of Jhapa Tulsi Nepal said that vote counting will begin as per the decision of the all-party meeting that will take place after the collection of the entire ballot boxes.

Nepal added that vote counting will begin from midnight today.

As per the preliminary report, the district recorded nearly 65 percent voter turnout. 

According to the District Election Office, the voting concluded in all five constituencies in the district in a peaceful manner. 

The Election Commission of Nepal has started collecting ballot boxes following the conclusion of the House of Representatives elections. 

An official at the EC said that ballot boxes from Sankhuwasabha, Solukhumbu, Gorkha, West Rukum, Manang, Bajura and Humla will reach counting centers by Friday morning.

Ballot boxes from remote districts including Taplejung, Rasuwa, Dolakha, Bajhang and East Rukum are being transported today. Authorities said helicopters are being used to move ballot boxes from 15 remote districts.

According to the EC, the elections held today saw around 60 percent voter turnout. The percentage could rise slightly as voting is still continuing in some locations.

Vote counting for the elections to the House of Representatives (HoR) will be conducted at the offices of election officers in respective constituencies across the country. 

The counting begins after the ballot boxes are collected at the offices of election officers.

The Election Commission has informed that it had put every effort in place to announce the result within 24 hours of the vote count. 

The count of votes for proportional election begins after announcing the result of the first-past-the-post category.

The Election Commission of Nepal has said that initial voter turnout in the parliamentary elections held on Thursday was around 60 percent. 

Officials said that this is an early estimate and final figures will be come later.

Acting Chief Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari said the commission is still collecting data from across the country.

A total of 18. 9 million voters were registered for the elections.

Among them were 9.66 million were male voters, 9.24 million female voters, and 200 voters listed as others.

With the peaceful conduction of elections to the House of Representatives (HoR), the vote counting in all 10 constituencies of Kathmandu is beginning after a while.

Chief Returning Officer in Kathmandu Churaman Khadka said that all ballot boxes would be collected at the respective Election Officers' offices in each constituency within the next two hours. Vote counting is expected to begin after it.

Preliminary estimates indicate that the voter turnout in Kathmandu district ranged between 60 to 65 percent. 

Voting, which started at 7 am and ended at 5 pm, was conducted peacefully across all constituencies, with an estimated voter turnout around 60 to 65 per cent, informed Chief Election Officer Khadka.

He, however, added that it would take some more time to ascertain the exact figures of the total votes cast.