Damauli, March 8: Over 6,000 votes were invalid in Tanahu district’s two constituencies in the March 5 election to the House of Representatives.
A total of 6,252 votes were declared invalid in the both constituencies.
The District Election Office, Tanahu informed that although voter education programme was conducted in all wards across the district by mobilizing volunteers, the number of invalid votes could not be minimized.
Bikash Lamsal, Election Officer in the district, shared 2,730 votes were found invalid in Tanahu constituency no 1, and 3,522 in constituency no 2. Constituency no 1 had a total of 126,882 voters of which 68,149 votes were cast. Among them, 65,419 votes were valid.
Likewise, out of 66,100 votes cast in constituency no 2, altogether 62,579 votes were valid. Election Officer Lamsal said that the votes were invalid due to various reasons such as multiple markings on the ballot paper, stamping in the wrong place and submitting blank ballot papers.
