Election Commission Reports NPR 4.96 Billion Spent on March 5 House of Representatives Election
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- The Election Commission has disclosed expenditure details for the House of Representatives election held on March 5.
- The Government of Nepal allocated NPR 6.71 billion for the election expenses.
- The Commission stated total spending amounted to NPR 4.96 billion, with a cost of NPR 263 per voter.
May 19, Kathmandu — The Election Commission has released the detailed expenditure report of the House of Representatives election held on March 5. Narayan Prasad Bhattarai, the Commission’s Secretary and Spokesperson, issued a statement disclosing the election costs.
According to him, the Government of Nepal had provisioned NPR 6,719,287,200 for the election on March 5.
The Commission noted that the total expenditure to successfully conduct the election was NPR 4,967,839,045.
Based on this, the Commission reported that the cost per voter was NPR 263. The total number of registered voters for the March 5 election was 18,903,089, the Commission stated.