Over 13,400 Votes Declared Invalid in Nepal's Banke District During Federal Elections

Nepalgunj. A total of 13,442 votes were declared invalid in Banke district. These invalid votes were recorded during the House of Representatives election in constituencies 1, 2, and 3 of the district. Tek Bahadur Shahi, Chief of the District Election Office, Banke, stated that despite voter education campaigns, instances of voters marking two symbols or using thumb impressions were found.He further mentioned that votes were found stamped over symbols, stamped on the symbols of all contesting parties, and all symbols marked in the proportional representation section. According to Shahi, out of the total 74,992 votes cast in Banke's Constituency No....