KATHMANDU, March 5: President Ram Chandra Paudel and Vice-President Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav did not participate in the voting taking place today under the House of Representatives (HoR) elections-2026.
It is said that they decided to refrain from voting over their constitutional roles as the patrons of the Constitution.
Net Neutrality in Nepal
According to the President's Press Advisor Kiran Pokhrel, the Head-of State, as the patron of the Constitution and the guardian of the nation, decided not to vote in the election.
Before being elected as the President, Paudel was casting his ballot from the Satyawati Secondary School polling center at Vyas municipality in his home district Tanahu.
Likewise, Vice-President Yadav also decided not to participate in the voting to maintain Constitutional neutrality, according to his Press Advisor Dinesh Yadav. During the previous election, he cast his ballot from the Bara-based Basabariya polling centre.
