General Election Concludes Peacefully Across Nepal Amid Minor Incidents

Kathmandu. The House of Representatives elections held today concluded overall peacefully. Security personnel did not have to resort to force, and only two rounds of celebratory firing and one accidental discharge of a firearm were reported nationwide.Voting was obstructed for about five hours at the Golmeshwor Secondary School polling center in Tamakoshi Rural Municipality-4. Although tension arose briefly due to a dispute between election officials and party cadres, voting resumed at 4 PM and was completed.According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Somendra Singh Rathore, who commanded the election security in Dolakha, two rounds of aerial firing were conducted.