By-election preparation: office of chief returning officer set up        

Kathmandu, Nov. 3: The offices of the chief returning officers have been set up in four districts for the upcoming by-election being scheduled for November 30. The by-election is being held for the vacant posts of a member of the House of Representatives, State Assembly, and some local levels.

The Election Commission said, the offices of the chief returning officers were established in Kaski, Bhaktapur, Baglung and Dang districts, adding that the local levels will have the offices coming Wednesday. There are vacant posts of various members at the local levels of 33 districts.

For the by-election, a total of 37 districts will have 48 offices of chief returning officers and election officers. The by-poll is being conducted for a member of the House of Representatives, a mayor of sub-metropolis, three rural municipalities’ chairpersons, one rural municipality’s vice-chairperson and 43 wards chairpersons.