Kathmandu. The Election Commission has removed the names of two lakh three thousand 586 people from the voter list, including those who died, had double names, had their names canceled and renounced their citizenship.
According to the commission, 45 thousand 322 of those who were removed were dead voters, while 158 thousand 264 were removed on the basis of duplicate names, cancellation or relinquishment of citizenship.
Jhapa, Morang, Saptari and Kailali are among the districts where the most names have been removed from the voter list. Names of 6,301 people who died in Saptari and 4,087 people due to other reasons have been deleted. Names of 1,039 people who died in Kailali and 6,525 due to other causes have been removed.
According to Narayan Prasad Bhattarai, Joint Secretary and Spokesperson of the Commission, the voter list is being updated in preparation for the upcoming local level and state assembly elections. One lakh 87 thousand 686 voters who have completed 18 years of age and registered new names have been added till 15th of August.
The commission has prepared to update the national identity card number and mobile number of voters before the next local elections.