KATHMANDU:- Two hundred eighty-four rupees per voter was spent in the election to the House of Representatives held on March 5, according to the Election Commission (EC).

At a news conference organised by EC after submitting a comprehensive report on HoR election to President Ramchandra Paudel on Thursday, Joint-Secretary and EC Spokesperson Narayan Prasad Poudel shared that EC had adopted a policy of using the election materials purchased in the past in order to make the election frugal.

Out of 50 types of election materials, 37 types of election materials were purchased from the province and district election offices. EC had purchased only 13 types of materials and dispatched them to the districts.

The election conducting body had demanded Rs 7.81 billion for holding the election, while the Finance Ministry provided Rs 6.76 billion. Of the received budget, only Rs 3.54 billion was spent. However, some amount is yet to be paid for the spending liability, added EC.

A total of 164 persons, as international observers, conducted the monitoring of the HoR election.

Similarly, 35 NGOs worked as national observers. EC extended gratitude to all voters for making the HoR election a success, irrespective of difficult circumstances.

It also thanked the government, provincial government, local levels, chief returning officers, election officers, all security bodies, employees involved in the election, security personnel, political parties, candidates, voters, observers, international community and media for their positive roles in holding the election successfully. RSS