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The Election Commission (EC) has prepared resource materials for the promotion of civic education targeting the House of Representatives (HoR) elections scheduled for March 5.

The resource materials include the contents on democracy, fair election, inclusion, voters' namelist and voting, among others. 

Likewise, the importance of voting, constitutional provisions on elections, elections and political parties are also mentioned in the Civic Education Promotion Resource Materials, according to the EC.

EC's Assistant Spokesperson Kul Bahadur GC said that the concerned authority, institutions and individuals can promote the civil education based on the resource materials. 

Moreover, the EC is expediting the activities related to the voter education program from February 13.

More than 15 million ballot papers have been printed so far for the first-past-the-post (FPTP) category of the House of Representatives (HoR) elections scheduled for March 5. 

The printed ballot papers are for 175 electoral constituencies of 53 districts, according to the Election Commission. 

The EC said that the printed ballots papers are for Dolpa, Mugu, Jumla, Kalikot, Humla, Jajarkot, Dailekh, Rukum West, Salyan, Surkhet, Bajura, Achham, Bajhang, Doti, Dadeldhura, Darchula, Baitadi, Kailali, Kanchanpur, Panchthar, Ilam, Tehrathum, Bhojpur, Okhaldhunga, Sunsari, Taplejung, Sankhuwasabha, Solukhumbu, Khotang, Dhankuta, Baglung, Gulmi, Jhapa, Gorakha, Myagdi, Parbat, Bardghat Susta East (Nawalparasi), Morang, Udaypur, Mustang, Lamjung, Syangja and  Bardiya among others. 

These ballot papers have already been packed and packed boxes number 13,321.  The printing has been continuous since the morning of January 30.

Currently, 1,000 boxes of ballot papers are being packed daily, while printing ranges between 1.3 million and 1.5 million ballot papers per day.

It is said that the EC requires printing over 20 million (total 20,323,000) ballot papers for the HoR direct election. 

The printing of ballot papers has been underway at the Janak Education Materials Centre, Sanothimi since January 6. In the first phase, over a million (total 1,098,200) sample ballot papers were printed and distributed to various districts.

Meanwhile, under the proportional representation of the electoral system, over 20 million (total 20,830,000) ballot papers have been printed, packed and verified. They are now ready for dispatch.

The Election Commission (EC) is launching a nationwide voter education campaign in a bid to make the House of Representatives elections scheduled for March 5.  

The voter education drive will run from February 15 to March 1 so that the voting process would be made easier. It would also help reduce the number of invalid votes.

Every ward will have a volunteer for voter education. There are 6,743 wards in 753 local levels across the country. 

The volunteers reach every household and make aware the people on the role of voting. 

Sample ballot papers are used to educate the voters, according to Spokesperson at EC, Narayan Prasad Bhattarai. 

Even a contact person will be in place at each local level for monitoring the voter education.

A total of 13.79 ballot papers have been printed for 110 constituencies of 47 districts for the elections to the House of Representatives scheduled for March 5.

According to the Election Commission, the ballot papers have been printed for Dolpa, Mugu, Kalikot, Humla, Jajarkot, Dailekh, Rukum (West), Salyan, Surkhet, Bajura, Achham, Bajhang, Doti, Dadeldhura, Darchula, Baitadi, Kailali, Kanchanpur, Panchthar, Ilam, Tehrathum, Bhojpur, Okhaldhunga, Sunsari, Taplejung, Sankhuwasabha, Solukhumbu, Khotang, Dhankuta, Baglung, Gulmi, Jhapa, Gorkha, Myagdi, Parbat, Nawalparasi (Susta West), Morang, Udayapur, Mustang, Lamjung, Tanahu, Syangja, Bardiya, Rukum East, Dang and Banke districts. 

Around 1.5 million ballot papers are being printed every day.  

Similarly, a total of  20.83  million  ballot papers for the proportional representation electoral system have already been printed.  

A total of 20. 32 million ballot papers have to be printed for the first-past-the-post electoral system.