Kathmandu – The Election Commission has started voter registration and updating of the voter list, which will continue until Kartik 30 (November 16).

According to Acting Chief Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari, the commission decided in its Thursday meeting to keep the registration open until mid-November. He said citizens who turn 18 by Falgun 20 (March 4) will be eligible to cast their votes in the upcoming election.

The process has already started . The commission made this arrangement to prepare for the House of Representatives election scheduled for Falgun 21 (March 5). Earlier, the government had approved the commission’s request through an ordinance to allow voter registration for the election.