Kathmandu. The election announced by the government formed after the Jenji movement is being held today. Voting has started from 7 am today. The last to vote is 5 pm.

This is the third election to the House of Representatives after the country entered the federal democratic republic. Earlier, the elections were held in 2074 and 2079 BS.

Election is taking place today for 165 constituencies under first-past-the-post electoral system and 110 constituencies under proportional representation.

A total of 65 political parties are vying for 61 election symbols under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) category. A total of 3,406 candidates including 3,017 male, 388 female and one other are contesting in the first-past-the-post election. A total of 3,135 candidates including 1,363 male and 1,772 female are contesting under the PR system.

A total of 1,8903,689 voters including 9,633,358 male, 9,240,131 female and 200 others are eligible to cast their votes in the election. Likewise, 186,142 provisional voters have been enlisted, according to the Election Commission.

A total of 23,112 polling stations have been set up at 10,967 polling stations across the country. Similarly, 143 temporary polling stations have been fixed. According to the Election Commission, senior citizens, people with disabilities, people with disabilities and pregnant women will be given priority for easy voting.