India gifts 80 vehicles to Nepal’s Election Commission

Nov 04, 2022

Kathmandu (Nepal), Nov 04 (ANI): Extending logistical support to Nepal for the conduct of the upcoming election, the government of India on Thursday handed over 80 vehicles to Kathmandu's Election Commission. In a ceremony, Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Naveen Srivastava handed over 80 vehicles to Chief Election Commissioner of Nepal, Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya, as a part of the 200 vehicles that have been provided earlier by India. Apart from providing logistical support for the upcoming election, the Chief Election Commissioner of India also has announced that they will arrive in Nepal to observe the conduction of polls on November 20th. The Government of India has been extending support in the form of vehicles as per the request of Nepal in previous years as well, for the utilization by Election Commission. To date, 214 vehicles have been gifted to Election Commission. Few days back, India handed over a total of 200 vehicles that would be utilized at the time of general elections slated for the 20th of this month. Nepal on 20th November will elect 165 representatives as per the First Past the Post (FPTP) in the 275 membered House of Representatives or the Lower House of the parliament.