Yearslong Delay: Election Areas and Security Personnel

yearslong delay: Chief Election Commissioner Ayodhee Prasad Yadav said there were only minor incidents during the voting, and counting would begin by night in most places, according to Metro News. Yadav estimated the voter turnout at about 70.5 per cent . Local elections are being held for the first time in two decades in the Himalayan nation, which was wracked by a long-running communist insurgency followed by a yearslong delay in passing a new constitution. More than 162,000 security personnel patrolled the election areas. Crucial local posts have been occupied by government-appointed bureaucrats. Three other provinces held elections last month, and another will vote in September. Voting took place Wednesday in three of Nepal's seven provinces. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.