Voting hours end at 5 PM nationwide, voters already in queue allowed to cast ballots

KATHMANDU, March 5: The official voting hours for the House of Representatives election ended at 5 pm on Thursday.

Voting had begun at 7 am across the country and was scheduled to continue until 5 pm. With the end of the designated time, polling has formally closed at most polling centers.

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However, the Election Commission said voters who had already entered polling centers and were standing in line before 5 pm will still be allowed to cast their ballots.

Field reports indicate that voting has already concluded at many polling centers in several districts as the scheduled time expired.