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The Nepal Digest Friday 19 Nov 94: Mangshir 3 2051 BkSm Volume 33 Issue 12
Today's Topics are:
Election Crunch Time - Apologoies for no topic headers.
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Date: 16 Nov 1994 09:11:11 U
From: "qmadmin" <qmadmin@qmadmin.ucs.ualberta.ca>
Subject: Election update
To: nepal@cs.niu.edu
HEADLINE: Low voter turn out marks Nepal's mid-term poll
DATELINE: Kathmandu, Nov 15
BODY:
A low turnout of voters marked the end of balloting in mid-term
polls for the 205 seats of Nepal's House of Representatives Tuesday.
When the polls closed at 1700 local time (1115 GMT) after nine
hours, it was estimated that only about 50 percent of the 12.2 million
eligible voters exercised their franchise.
A low turnout, compared with over 65 percent in the last general
election, was seen as unfavourable to the ruling Nepali Congress party
because only the leftist parties are known to have committed voters.
It was the second general election to be held since the
restoration of multi-party democracy in 1990.
A few disturbances were reported inlcuding booth capturing in at
least three constituencies of Dhanusha district southeast of
Kathmandu, bordering India.
According to the main rivals of the Nepali Congress, the United
Marxist-Leninists, police resorted to firing in the air to disperse
clashes in Dhanusha, Argaghachi in mid-west Nepal and in Biratnagar,
home town of Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala in eastern Nepal.
No injuries were reported.
The Kathmandu Valley which comprises the Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and
Lalitpur districts with 12 parliamentary contituencies, had registered
less than 50 percent votes by 1600 hours local time.
Many polling centres in the Nepalese capital had just a few voters
casting their ballots in contrast to the last general election when
people had to stand in long queues.
Repolling was expected to be ordered in a number of constituencies
where disturbances took place but an announcement from the election
commission was expected only later Tuesday.
Ballot boxes, sealed and under tight security, will be taken to
counting centres of each constituency where the slow process of
counting each ballot paper will begin after the arrival of all boxes.
In Kathmadu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur in the Kathmandu Valley,
counting was expected to begin from the early hours of Wednesday
morning.
According to the election commission, all results are expected to
be officially declared after six or seven days.
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From: dk@accunix.wjc.edu (Diwas Khati - student)
To: nepal@cs.niu.edu
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 1994 14:19:38 -0500 (EST)
Forwarded message:
Subject: NEPAL SOCIAL SCIENTISTS THREATENED
Sender: AAAS Human Rights Action Network <AAASHRAN@GWUVM.BITNET>
September 23, 1994
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE
HUMAN RIGHTS ACTION NETWORK (AAASHRAN)
Nepal--VIOLATION OF SCIENTIFIC FREEDOM; SOCIAL SCIENTISTS THREATENED
CASE NUMBER: NE9425SIW
FACTS OF THE CASE: A group of scientists conducting an independant
inquiry into environmental, economic and cultural impacts of a
hydro-electric project have been subjected to threats and
intimidation to prevent public criticism of the project that might
delay its approval. The government of Nepal strongly supports the
project, and is seeking funding for it from the World Bank.
On July 22, 1994 a mob of 60 persons, led by the president of
the District Development Board of Sankhuwasabha, burst into the
Arun Public Commission's office in Kathmandu, which was conducting
independent hearings on the Arun III hydroelectric project. The
attackers physically wrestled Commission members to the floor,
including Dr. Parthiveshwor Timilsina, an economist, and another
social scientist who was present. They threatened them with
harsher consequences if they continued to conduct public hearings
on the project. There is evidence that government officials may
have known about or supported the attack as part of an effort to
stifle opposition to the state-sponsored development project.
After the initial attack, mob members threatened to raid the
local International Institute For Human Rights, Environment and
Development (INHURED) office, publicly threatening Mr. Gopal
Krishna Siwakoti, Dr. Gopi Upreti, an agronomist and agricultural
biologist, and Ganga Subedi. Although the attackers were
eventually stopped by the police, there is great fear of future
attacks due to the controversial nature of the Arun III project,
which has become a major issue in upcoming Nepalese elections.
During the second week of January, both the Executive Director
and Program Director of INHURED International received anonymous
death threats after they filed a petition at the Supreme Court of
Nepal for the disclosure of information on Arun III.
The Public Commission on Arun III was created by INHURED in
order to conduct independent public hearings on the Arun III
project and it's environmental, economic and cultural impacts.
The attack on the Arun Public Commission and the intimidation of
members of INHURED constitute serious violations of international
human rights standards, particularly the provisions of the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which has
been ratified by Nepal, providing for:
o the right to freedom of expression and to receive and impart
information and ideas of all kinds (Article 19(2));
o the right to freedom of association and peaceful assembly
(Articles 21 and 22);
o the right and opportunity to freely take part in public
affairs and political life (Article 25).
Of special concern to the scientific community, the reported
actions also infringe on the ability of a group of scientists in
Nepal to engage in independent inquiry into scientific and other
aspects of proposed development projects.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Please send faxes, telegrams or airmail
letters:
o protesting actions that threaten, intimidate and impinge on
legitimate scientific research and inquiry;
o urging the Nepalese government to assure protection for
those engaged in analysis or criticism of the project Arun
III; and
o requesting prompt investigation and prosecution of those who
violently interfered with the Arun III hearings.
APPEAL AND INQUIRY MESSAGES SHOULD BE SENT TO:
Rt. Hon'ble Girija Prasad Koirala
Prime Minister, Prime Minister's Office
Singhdurbar, Kathmandu NEPAL
Fax: 0977 1 227286
Hon'ble Sher Bahadur Deuba
Home Minister, Ministry of Home Affairs
Singhdurbar, Kathmandu NEPAL
Fax: 0977 1 227187
Moti Lal Bohara
Inspector General of Police, Police Headquarters
Naxal, Kathmandu NEPAL
Fax: 0977 1 415994
Please send copies of your appeals, and any responses you may
receive, or direct any questions you may have to Morton Sklar, AAAS
Science and Human Rights Program, 1333 H St. NW, Washington, DC
20005; tele:(202)326-6799; E-Mail: MSKLAR@AAAS.ORG on the Internet
System; fax:(202)289-4950. The keys to effective appeals are to
be: courteous and respectful; accurate and precise; impartial in
approach; and as specific as possible regarding alleged violations
and the international human rights standards and instruments that
apply to the situation. Reference to your scientific organization
and professional affiliation are always helpful.
To ensure that appeals are current and credible, please do not
continue to write appeals on this case after 90 days from date of
posting unless an update has been issued.
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Date: Wed, 16 Nov 1994 13:17:01 -0600 (CST)
From: RKP6723@UTARLG.UTA.EDU
Subject: Top 10 Reasons to Write Top 10 List by Robin Pandey.
To: Nepal@cs.niu.edu
Top 10 Reasons to Write Top 10 List
------------------------------------
10. To accomplish something in life.
09. It is one way to be funny.
08. This is safe if you are a pussy cat, and fun too.
07. You can say: Hey I contributed something on TND, so leave me alone.
06. Heck...that Letterman guy does it why not we do it: Because it's funny.
05. You'll be recognized worldwide.
04. To get weakly argued e-mails from some friends, who do not have any clue.
03. You can throw punches at other writers, and people without getting punches
back: Easy man. Lighten up! It's only comedy, where is sense of humor...
Hey didn't mean a thing so hold your punches...
02. To get women's attention: They like humor, and are resonding to top 10.
01. TOOOO Briiighten up TND!
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Date: 16 Nov 94 14:29:59 EST
From: Rajendra.P.Shrestha@Dartmouth.EDU (Rajendra P. Shrestha)
Subject: Election update
To: nepal@cs.niu.edu
Please post this in TND only if more recent results are not in by the time
you send the TND out.
Contributed by Chitra Tiwari
Following is the latest result (10 P.M. Nepal Time):
Declared: 33
UML 19
NC 8
RPP 3
NWPP(Rohit) 2
Dissident NC 1 (in Manang, Mr. Palden Gurung)
The following is list of winners:
Devi Ojha (jhapa)--UML
All Seven from KTM--UML
Dhanpati Upadhya (Rupandehi)--UML
All Three from Kanchanpur--UML
All Three From Bardia--UML
Birodh Khatiwada (Makwanpur)--UML
Mitha Ram Sharma (Lalitpur)--UML
Lila Shrestha (Sunsari)--UML
Krishna Bd. Gurung (Kaski)--NC
Duryodhan Singh (Rupandehi)--NC
Baldev Majgainya (Dang)--NC
Shailaja Acharya (Morang)--NC
Hari NAth Bastola (Sunsari)--NC
Bijaya Gachhedar (Sunsari)--NC
Narayan Man Bijukchhe (Bhaktapur)--NWPP
?? (Bhaktapur)--NWPP
? Shukla (Rupandehi)--RPP
Shanti Shamsher (Banke)--RPP
Phhatte Singh Tharu (Banke?)--RPP
They are now counting in 94 constituencies. Of these UML is
ahead in 40, NC in 31, RPP in 20, and independents (dissidents)
in 3 places.
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Date: Wed, 16 Nov 1994 15:30:39 -0500
To: nepal@cs.niu.edu
From: M. Lama <IA20062@MAINE.MAINE.EDU>
Subject: Any B.Com. from Nepal
TO: ANYONE WHO COMPLETED B.COM FROM ANY COLLEGES OF NEPAL
I am writing a term paper. I would like know if any of you have taken a course
named "Human Resourse Management" or any relates course. Ifyou would be
kind enough to share some of your insight or observationson how it was rele
vant the work force in any form of an organization.
organization.
I thank you for being a facilitator of my learning experience.
Mingma.
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Date: Wed, 16 Nov 1994 15:33:56 -0500
From: rshresth@black.clarku.edu (RaJesh B. Shrestha)
To: nepal@cs.niu.edu
Subject: Flash : Nepali Election news
From: umanandhar@vax.clarku.edu (UDAY MANANDHAR)
The results as of 4pm Kathmandu time
UML 7 declared, 15 leading
RPP 3 declared, 5 leading
NWPP 2 declared, 0 leading
Congress 0 declared, 14 leading
The UML declared victories are in Kathmandu (5) and the far west (they had 4
of these seats in the old Parliament, Congress had three of these seats.
Two of RPPs are seats that were Congress before.
NWPPs were theirs in the old Parliament.
Many of the existing Ministers are reported to be trailing badly.
The PM is ahead in his home base, but only barely ahead in Sunsari, where he
is also contesting.
There is a UML demonstration outside the US Embassy at 5pm today. To violence
is expected, probably just a victory celebration.
Probably no more reports during working hours. We will have something together
at the opening of business tomorrow.
Neal
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From: dk@accunix.wjc.edu (Diwas Khati - student)
Subject: requests
To: nepal@cs.niu.edu
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 1994 16:50:10 -0500 (EST)
CAN ANYBODY OUT THERE SEND ME SOME FACTUAL INFORMATION ON TIHAR.
I NEED THE CULTURAL, HISTORICAL AND RELIGIOUS ASPECTS OF THE FESTIVAL.
ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.................sawid :)
MY E-MAIL ADDRESS <dk@accunix.wjc.edu> or send to
THE NEPAL HOUSE
1203 STEENROD AVE.
WHEELING, WV 26003
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From: rais2@rpi.edu (Suraj K Rai)
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 1994 17:02:15 -0500
In-Reply-To: The Editor <nepal-request@cs.niu.edu>
To: The Nepal Digest <NEPAL@cs.niu.edu>
Subject: Using Nepali text
HI!
I would like to know if any of you guys know anthing about using Nepali Text
on a PC. Is it available in the market??? etc. etc.
thanks
s.r.
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Date: Wed, 16 Nov 94 23:08:14 WET
From: SURES@CERNVM.CERN.CH
Subject: Election Updates
To: nepal@cs.niu.edu
Dear editor,
I am sure large number of TND members are just checking the mail for TND
with election results like me. I would appreciate if you could provide
these updates on daily basis. So far as I came to know there were 5 seats
declared and go to UML, RPP and Kishan Majdoor Party. I look forward to
receiving the news.
Regards.
Suresh, CERN, Geneva
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From: rais2@rpi.edu (Suraj K Rai)
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 1994 18:04:11 -0500
To: The Nepal Digest <NEPAL@cs.niu.edu>
Subject: Help in locating friend.
HI!
Do any of you folks know Ajit N. Shrestha? The last time I heard from him, he
was going to Florida Inst. of Tech. If you have his e-mail add. then I would
appreciate if you e-mailed me his address.
dhanyabadh
rais2@rpi.ed
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From: Tanka Sunuwar <tankas@microsoft.com>
To: nepal@cs.niu.edu, subin@uhunix4.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 94 18:28:49 TZ
Subject: info about devanagari font
Well,
If you have the font, can't you just look in Key Caps under Apple Menu?
I don't know how current your font is? The very first Devanagari Font
had problem with later programs.
Is it bitmap, post script, or truetype font? In any case, you should
be able to find out how to type it by pulling the Key Caps desk
accessory program. When it is opened, go to Key Caps menu and choose
Devanagari. It will show you all the available character on each key
(with various options).
Hope this helps.
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Date: Sun, 13 Nov 1994 22:15:22 -0500
To: nepal@cs.niu.edu
Subject: info about devanagari font
From: subin@uhunix4.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Subin Shakya)
Hi there,
Just wondering if anyone can help me with devanagari font.
Question is:
1) How to type "dha" for "paniko dhal"
2) How to type "da" for "dashain"
this font is for Macintosh Word 5.0 5.1.
Thanks very much.
- subin
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Date: Wed, 16 Nov 1994 23:12:31 EDT
From: mahendradb@UFCC.UFL.EDU
To: NEPAL@cs.niu.edu
Subject: YOU DID A RIGHT THING,ASHU
I THINK YOU ARE RIGHT. THE JOKES WERE EXCELLENT. WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM SOMEBODY THAT HAS A 'COW' BRAIN.
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From: GP <a41590a@nucc.cc.nagoya-u.ac.jp>
To: nepal@cs.niu.edu
Rajpal ji
Namaste!
I am not sure whether you have laready got latest list than the one
which I am sending to you. If it is newest then you may circulate through
the TND. Hope you will send me copy of TND.
Thanks.
Gyaneswor
27+(7+3) + 1 = 38 UML / out of 66
rpp 6
NC-18
2 free
1. Ram k gyawali kanchanpur UML
2. Bhoj raj joshi ,,p UML
3. Bhumidal pant ,, UML
4. Shanti s. rana Banke RPP
5. Phate s. tharu ,, ,,
6. Shankar Pokharel Dang UML
7. Baldev Majgaiye ,, NC
8. Hari P. Chaoudhary NC
9. K.B. Gurung Kaski NC
10. Khaga Raj Adhikari ,, UML
11. Sobendra Nath Sukla Rupandeahi RPP
12. Dhanpati Upa. ,, UML
13. Jotindra M. Choud. ,, (freelance)
14. Lila Shrestha Sunshari UML
15. Harinath Bastola ,, NC
16. Girija ,, NC
17. Lax. P. Mahat ,, NC
18. Palten Gurung ,, free
19. Syam Dhakal Bardia UML
20. Bamdev Gautam ,, ,,
21. S.P. Dhakal ,, ,,
22. Birodh Khatiwada Makawanpur ,,
23. R. K. Mainali Jhapa ,,
24. C.P. Mainali ,, ,,
25. KP Oli ,, UML
26 Chakra Bastola ,, NC
27 Jagrita P. Bhetwal Chitwan UML
28 Kashinath Adhikari Chitwan UML
29. Dr. Gangadhar lamsal ,, NC
30 Girija Morang nc repeat
31 Bharatmohan Adh. ,, UML
32 Harkaman Tamang ,, UML
33 Kamal Koirala ,, UML
34 Sailaja ,, NC
36. B. K. Gachidar Sunshari NC
37. Duryodhan Singh Rupandhehi NC
38. Guru P. Baral Morang UML
39 Rakam Chemjong Dhankuta UML
40. Surya Thapa ,, RPP
41. Govinda joshi Tanahu NC
42.RP Poudel ,, NC
43. Bishnu B. Thapa Shindhupalchoka RPP
44. Kashiram tharu Bardia UML
45. Rajib Parajuli Parbat RPP
46. Ramchandra Kushahambe ,, NC
47. Padam Bhandari ilam UML
48. Bishnu raj Acharya Kapilbastu NC
49 Trilochan Dhakal Syanjha UML
50. Sivaraj Subedi Pyuthan NC
51. Bishnuraj Acharya ,, NC
52. Som Prashad Pande Palpa UML
53. Keshab Baral Kavre UML
54. Kathmandu All A-male UML
55. Lalitpur ,, UML
56. Bhaktapur all Bichyuke.------
27-uml+kl(7+3) + 1 name could not read= 38 UML / 66
rpp 6
NC-18
2 free
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>From og13@cornell.edu Thu Nov 17 09:47:37 1994
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 1994 10:47:28 -0500
To: nepal@cs.niu.edu
From: og13@cornell.edu (om gurung)
According to the latest information of this morning from Kathmandu the
election result for 101 seats in the lower house has been declared.
According to the result
UML has captured 51 seats
NC 26
RPP 10 seats
Majdur.Kisan party 3 seats
Independent 4 seats
NCP 2 seats
Others 5 seats
UML has been leading for 35 seats in the parliament. UML's
estimation is about 90 seats. There are great possibilities of Communist
gvoernment led by UML in Nepal
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Date: Thu, 17 Nov 1994 18:53:00 -0500 (EST)
From: Helen Abadzi SA1PH 80375 <HABADZI@worldbank.org>
Subject: the need for Sanskrit
To: nepal@cs.niu.edu
I want to thank Mr. Tilak B. Shrestha for his very kind comments. I
appreciate the fact that he took my comments in the kind spirit they were
meant. I learned what sanskrit I know by studying the gr. 6-8 textbooks
of Delhi public schools, and it became plain to me that students don't
learn the quality and quantity of material needed to understand slokas.
For example, another participant sent me the following:
tam soma jyotir gamaya
asato ma sat gamaya
I asked someone, and I got the correct version of the sloka as:
Asato ma(m) sadgamaya
tamso ma(m) jyotirgamaya
mritio-ma(m)mritam gamaya
>From asatya take me to satya
from tamas take me to jyoti
from mritiu take me to amrita
I think asato is the locative (7th vibhakti) of asatya. It would make
more sense if it were ablative, though (the 5th vibhakti), and I will
check to see if the ending is a result of sandhi. Same ending for tamso
and mritio. The r of jyoti and the d of sat are the results of sandhi.
Here is the point about the need for Nepalis (and Indians) to learn usable
sanskrit: You know all the words, but if you don't know the conjugations,
the material doesn't make sense. Knowing what is needed as an adult, I
focused on what I need to know to make sense out of commonly quoted
material. So, my attempts to understand are relatively effective even
though I really don't know very much.
I am terribly flattered to be thought of as a worthy descendant of
of Kshatriya Sikandar. His only known son was killed at 12 (his intact
grave was found in 1979), but I live only 30 km. away from his capital in
Macedonia. So, I may very well descend from his relatives. In another
posting I joked that according to Manu I am a kshatriya and should be
allowed in the Pashupatinath temple.
I am also happy that the Indo-Greeks of 2200 years ago left a rather
decent memory behind them. King Milinda converted to buddhism and an
ambassador named Heliodoros erected a pillar in Gujarat stating that he
was a devout Vaishnava.
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Date: Thu, 17 Nov 1994 14:21:16 -0500
To: nepal@cs.niu.edu
Subject: election as of thursday 8:am ktm time (from neal cohen, usaid,ktm)
>From Neal Cohen (usaid,ktm)
As of 8:00 am ktm time
UML 30 declared, leading 10
Congress 12 declared, leading 10
RPP 7 declared
Peasants (left Communists) 2 declared
Independents 1 declared (apparently a former Pancha who was denied a Congress
ticket, one other independent is leading from Manang)
UML has a clean sweep in Kathmandu and Patan; Peasants party a sweep in
Bhaktapur...so the Valley is all Communist, at present.
The Congress Speaker, chief Whip and Industry Minister have lost.
Home Minister Deupa is leading
Transport Minister won
Ram Chandra Poudyal, Ag and Local Development Minister and potential
replacement for PM is leading
Joshi, Ed Minister won
PM won is both his seats
Shalija Acharya (former Ag Minister in Congress) won
Rai, Physical Planning Minister is losing, but close
Southern part of Far Western District is all UML
Banke District (Nepalganj) is all RPP
Surya Bahadur Thapa, former PM and leader of RPP won for one seat and lost
the other
UML is winning big in Jhapa where they won before, but where Congress was
expected to make inroads, UML leaders CP and RK Mainali won there
Communications Minister won
Next update around 10-11 am.
(Sorry for the disjointed nature of this e-mail, but we get it off the radio,
and from what different people here or heard).
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Date: Fri, 18 Nov 1994 01:55:08
To: a10rjs1@cs.niu.edu
From: himalaya@ronast.ernet.in
Subject: News items for TND
Dear Mr. Singh,
As I mentioned in my previous mail, enclosed are the news items for the inclusi
on in the digest if they are of your readers interest.
With best regards
Sichendra Bista
himalaya@ronast.ernet.in
ATTN.: MR. M. K. RAZDAN, PTI, NEW DELHI, INDIA
FROM: SICHENDRA BISTA, KATHMANDU, NEPAL
ELECTIONS UPDATE
KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER15: SPORADIC CASES OF VIOLENCE AND EXTREME ACTS WERE REPORTE
D FROM THE DISTRICTS OUTSIDE THIS CAPITAL VALLEY IN CONNECTION WITH THE NATIONA
L ELECTIONS TO THE NEPALESE PARLIAMENT, BEING HELD TODAY.
MR. TEK BAHADUR THAPA, SPOKESMAN AT THE ELECTION COMMISSION, SAID THAT POLITICA
L CLASHES WERE LEARNT TO HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THE EASTERN TERAI DISTRICTS OF RAU
TAHAT, SARLAHI AND MAHOTTARI. NEVERTHELESS, HE ADDED, THE INCIDENTS HAD NOT BEE
N CONFIRMED YET.
N 205 CONSTITUENCIES IN 75 DISTRICTS OF THIS HIMALAYAN KINGDOM.
ACCORDING TO MR. THAPA, ACTIVISTS OF UNITED PEOPLE'S FRONT (BHATTARAI FACTION)
AN ULTRA NATIONALIST LEFT WING GROUPHAVE SNACHED AWAY THE ELECTORAL MATERIALS I
N ROLPA DISTRICT IN FAR WESTERN NEPAL TUESDAY MORNING.
HOWEVER, HE SAID, ELECTION OFFICIALS ARE MAKING THEIR BEST EFFORTS TO HOLD THE
POLLS THERE.
THE UPF-BHATTARAI HAS BOYCOTTED TODAY'S NATIONWIDE POLLS, CLAIMING THAT THE MID
-TERM ELECTIONS WAS MEANT FOR BETRAYING THE INNOCENT PEOPLE BY REACTIONARIES.
POLITICAL SOURCES SAID THAT A UPF LEADER MR. JHAKU PRASAD SUBEDI WHO IS ALSO TH
E PRESIDENT OF THE ROLPA DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, WAS NOT ALLOWED TO MOV
E AND MAKE TELEPHONE CALLS FROM HIS OFFICE AS IF HE WAS TAKEN INTO PREVENTIVE D
ETENTION.
SIMILARLY, ANOTHER ULTRA-NATIONALIST LEADER MR. LEKH RAJ BHATTA WAS TAKEN INTO
HOUSE ARREST WITHOUT ANY WARRANT IN ANOTHER FAR WESTERN DISTRICT OF DHANGADHI.
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IN GORKHA DISTRICT IN WESTERN NEPAL, THE ULTRA-NATIONAL POLITICAL WORKERS WERE
ALSO LEARNT TO HAVE ATTACKED TWO POLLING CENTRES WHEN THEY FOUND THAT PROXY VOT
ES WERE CASTED IN THEIR NAMES.
LLETS IN THE AIR TO BRING THE SITUATION UNDER CONTROL.
MOREOVER, SECURITY PERSONNEL HAD TO FIRE IN THE AIR TO CALM DOWN THE POLITICAL
CLASHES AT BANGI IN THE ARGHAKHANCHI DISTRICT IN WESTERN TERAI THIS AFTERNOON.
NO CASUALTIES ARE REPORTED FROM THERE.
TELEPHONIC REPORTS FROM DHANUSHA IN EASTERN TERAI SAID THAT ALL THE POLLING CEN
TRES IN CONSTITUENCY NO. 5 THERE HAD BEEN CAPTURED BY THE ACTIVISTS OF THE NEPA
LI CONGRESS CANDIDATE AND MINISTER FOR HEALTH DR. RAM BARAN YADAV.
LIKEWISE, A POLLING BOOTH IN LAGMA VILLAGE IN THE SAME DISTRICT HAS ALSO BEEN T
AKEN UNDER CONTROL BY THE RULING PARTY ACTIVISTS FROM THE EARLY MORNING.
MEANWHILE, ELEVEN INDIAN NATIONALS HAD BEEN TAKEN INTO POLICE CUSTODY BY THE EL
ECTIONS SECURITY PERSONNEL ON THE CHARGES OF POSSESSING ILLEGAL WEAPONS IN THE
BORDER DISTRICT OF SIRAHA, EASTERN NEPAL ON MONDAY.
ONE REVOLVER, THREE HOME-MADE GUNS, FOUR ROUNDS OF BULLETS AND A HAND BOMB WERE
RECOVERED FROM THEM WHEN A NEPAL POLICE TEAM RAIDED THE HOUSE OF MUSLIM MIYAN
IN WHICH THE CRIMINALS WERE TAKING REFUGE.
POLITICAL SOURCES INFORMED PTI OVER THE PHONE THAT THE INDIAN MUSCLEMEN MUST HA
VE BEEN HIRED FROM BIHAR, INDIA TO TERRORIZE VOTERS IN THAT DISTRICT DURING THE
ELECTIONS.
THE ELECTIONS ARE BEING HELD QUIETLY IN THREE SATELLITE CITIES OF THIS CAPITAL
VALLEY. END ITEM+
ATTN.: MR. M.K. RAZDAN, PTI, NEW DELHI, INDIA
FROM: SICHENDRA BISTA, KATHMANDU, NEPAL
ELECTIONSTECHNICAL DETAILS
KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 15: MORE THAN 1,400 (ONE THOUSAND AND FOUR HUNDRED) CANDIDA
TES INCLUDING 385 INDEPENDENTS ARE CONTESTING THE MID-TERM POLLS TO THE 205-SEA
T HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (LOWER HOUSE) TODAY.
OUT OF 65 POLITICAL PARTIES REGISTERED AT THE ELECTION COMMISSION, 24 INCLUDING
FIVE NATIONAL PARTIES FIELDED 1057 CANDIDATES FOR THIS ELECTIONS.
THE RULING NEPALI CONGRESS PARTY HAS FIELDED IN ALL 205 CONSTITUENCIES IN ALL 7
5 DISTRICTS WHILE THE BIGGEST OPPOSITION COMMUNIST PARTY OF NEPAL (UNITED MARXI
ST-LENINIST) HAS 196 CANDIDATES ENTERING THE FRAY.
LIKEWISE, THE REPUBLICAN UNITED PEOPLE'S FRONT HAS FIELDED 62 CANDIDATES, PRO-P
ANCHAYAT NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY 205 AND ETHNIC NEPAL SADBHAVANA PARTY 87.
IN THE DISBANDED PARLIAMENT, THE NEPALI CONGRESS CONTROLLED 114 SEATS, CPN-UML
68, NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY 4, UNITED PEOPLE'S FRONT 9 AND NEPAL SADBHAVANA P
ARTY 6.
POLITICAL PUNDITS PROJECTED THAT THE GOVERNING NEPALI CONGRESS PARTY NOR ANY OT
HER POLITICAL GROUPS COULD WIN SIMPLE MAJORITY (MORE THAN 103 SEATS) THIS TIME.
TALKING TO PTI THIS MORNING, MR. LILAMANI POKHAREL, EX-PARLIAMENTARIAN AND UNIT
ED PEOPLE'S FRONT CANDIDATE IN THE CONSTITUENCY NO. 7 IN KATHMANDU, PRESUMED TH
AT A COALITION GOVERNMENT WOULD BE FORMED AFTER THE ELECTIONS.
ASKED WHETHER A LEFT GOVERNMENT COULD BE FORMED, MR. POKHREL PLAINLY REPLIED, "
NO. BECAUSE THIS COULD BE DREAMED ONLY IF THERE WERE COORDINATION BETWEEN ALL L
EFT-WING GROUPS."
BESIDES CPN-UML AND UPF, THREE MORE LEFT-WING GROUPS FIELDED THEIR CANDIDATES I
NDEPENDENTLY FOR THE ELECTIONS.
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E ELECTIONS.
SS-BORDER CRIMES.
IN TOTALITY, THE ELECTION COMMISSION HAS SET UP 7,412 POLLING STATIONS AND 8,19
1 SUB-STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE KINGDOM FOR THE ELECTIONS WITH NECESSARY SECURITY
ARRANGEMENTS.
ACCORDING TO THE ELECTION COMMISSION, SOME 12.26 MILLION PEOPLE (6.19 M MALE AN
D 6.10 M FEMALE) ABOVE 18 YEARS OF AGE WERE IDENTIFIED AS ELIGIBLE VOTERS FOR T
HIS ELECTIONS. IN PREVIOUS GENERAL ELECTIONS IN 1991, THE FIGURE STOOD AT 11,19
1,777 ONLY.
IT IS NOTEWORTHY THAT NEPAL KING BIRENDRA FIXED THE ELECTIONS DATE ON JULY 11 O
N THE RECOMMENDATION OF PRIME MINISTER MR. GIRIJA PRASAD KOIRALA.
AFTER THE UNPRECEDENTED DEFEAT OF THE NEPALI CONGRESS GOVERNMENT UNDER MR. KOIR
ALA IN A CRUCIAL PARLIAMENTARY VOTE ON JULY 10, MR. KOIRALA RESIGNED AT ONCE, A
DVISING THE MONARCH TO DISSOLVE THE PARLIAMENT AND TO HOLD MID-TERM POLLS ON NO
VEMBER 13.
LATER, THE PALACE RESCHEDULED THE ELECTIONS FOR NOVEMBER 15 ON THE ADVICE OF NE
PAL'S SUPREME COURT AND THE CARETAKER GOVERNMENT BECAUSE THE PRE-SCHEDULED DATE
HAPPENS TO FALL ON HARIBODHINI EKADASI ONE OF THE GREATEST HINDU FESTIVALS. EN
D ITEM+
PS: ELECTION COMMISSION SPOKESMAN MR. TEK BAHADUR THAPA INFORMED THAT THE VOTER
S TURNOUT WAS AROUND 45% TILL 1600 HOURS NST. THE VOTING BEGAN AT 0800 HRS IN T
HE MORNING. SB.
end of message+
ATTN.: MR. M.K. RAZDAN, PTI, NEW DELHI, INDIA
FROM: SICHENDRA BISTA, KATHMANDU, NEPAL
ELECTIONS UPDATE TWO
KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 15: A PERSON WAS SHOT DEAD AND FIFTEEN OTHERS INCLUDING A P
OLICE PERSONNEL WERE INJURED IN THE ELECTION-RELATED VIOLENCE AND POLICE FIRING
IN SIX DIFFERENT DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEPAL, HOME MINISTRY SPOKESMAN MR. SHREE
KANT REGMI SAID.
ERN TERAI NEPAL.
BAIGENDRA LIMBU (21) AND BANJABI LIMBU (25), TWO YOUTHS AMONG THE INJURED ARE I
N CRITICAL CONDITION AND UNDERGOING TREATMENT IN THE BIRATNAGAR HOSPITAL, MR. R
EGMI ADDED.
TNAGAR BY A ROYAL NEPAL ARMY HELICOPTER FOR TREATMENT. (MORE)
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A YOUTH, PURENDRA PUNDIT, WAS KILLED AND TWO OTHERS WERE WOUNDED IN FIRING AT D
HARAHARI POLLING BOOTH IN RAUTAHAT DISTRICT THIS AFTERNOON.
THE UNIDENTIFIED PERSON WHO FIRED WHEN THE CLASH BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT FACTIONS
WAS TAKING PLACE, IS ABSCONDING, THE HOME MINISTRY SAID.
SIMILARLY, THE SECURITY POLICE BLANK-FIRED 12 AND THREE ROUNDS OF BULLETS IN SI
NURMADA VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (VDC) OF DHANUSHA DISTRICT AND BHRAMARPUR
A VILLAGE OF MAHOTTARI DISTRICT RESPECTIVELY TO CONTROL AGITATED MOB.
A POLICEMAN SUSTAINED MINOR INJURY IN DHANUSHA WHEN SOME EXCITED PEOPLE THREW F
IRECRACKERS ON HIM.
TWO PERSONS WERE INJURED IN RAUTAHAT DISTRICT WHEN TWO OPPONENT PARTY WORKERS E
XCHANGED FIRE THIS AFTERNOON.
A PERSON WAS WOUNDED IN POLICE FIRING IN SUNWAL VDC OF SUNSARI DISTRICT.
ASKED WHETHER THE MINISTRY HAD ANY KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ANY INCIDENTS OF BOOTH CAPTU
RING, MR. REGMI SAID THAT HIS MINISTRY HAD NO REPORT RELATING TO PHYSICAL COERS
ION FOR CAPTURING POLLING BOOTHS, SO FAR.
MOREOVER, HE INFORMED THAT 32 PERSONS WERE CAUGHT RED-HANDED ON TUESDAY WITH WE
APONS IN FOUR TERAI DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEPAL.
GUNS WITH 12 PEOPLE IN SARLAHI DISTRICT.
WITH TODAY'S DEATH, THE TOLL OF ELECTIONS-RELATED DEATHS ROSE TO FOUR, BUT UNOF
FICIAL SOURCES CLAIMED THAT IT HAD NOW REACHED EIGHT.
MENTIONABLY, MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION MR. KHUM BAHADUR KHAD
KA OPENED FIRE AT THE OPPOSITION GROUP IN DANG DISTRICT, FAR WESTERN NEPAL LAST
WEEK, KILLING THREE AND INJURING SEVERAL OTHERS.
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE OBSERVERS FROM VARIOUS COUNTRIES INCLUDING THAT OF
INDIA WITNESSED TODAY'S ELECTION IN NEPAL. END ITEM+
ATTN.: MR. M.K. RAZDAN, PTI, NEW DELHI, INDIA
FROM: SICHENDRA BISTA, KATHMANDU, NEPAL
CANCELLATION OF ELECTIONS
KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 15: IN 42 POLLING CENTRES IN 21 CONSTITUENCIES OF 13 DISTRI
CTS, THE ELECTIONS WERE CANCELLED DUE TO POLITICAL CLASHES AND UNCONTROLLABLE V
IOLENCE, ACCORDING TO ELECTION COMMISSION SPOKESMAN MR. TEK BAHADUR THAPA.
MR. THAPA ALSO INFORMED THAT REPOLLING WOULD TAKE PLACE IN THOSE VIOLENCE-STRIK
EN STATIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.
HE CLAIMED THAT THE NUMBER OF CENTRES WHERE THE POLLS COULD NOT BE CONDUCTED PE
ACEFULLY ARE RELATIVELY NEGLIGIBLE TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF POLLING STATIONS.
MENTIONABLY, THERE ARE ABOUT 15,000 POLLING CENTRES AND SUB-CENTRES, SET UP IN
205 CONSTITUENCIES IN 75 DISTRICTS IN THE KINGDOM.
THE TURNOUT OF THE VOTERS WAS 58% WITH HIGHEST VOTECAST IN THREE TERAI DISTRICT
S OF JHAPA, SUNSARI AND KAPILBASTU, THE EC SPOKESMAN ADMITTED.
IN FOUR DISTRICTS INCLUDING THE CAPITAL DISTRICT OF KATHMANDU, DHANKUTA, BHOJPU
R AND ROLPA, THE VOTERS' TURNOUT WAS RECORDED COMPARATIVELY LOW BELOW 50%.
IT IS NOTEWORTHY THAT THERE WERE ABOUT 12.29 MILLION 18-PLUS VOTERS FOR THE ELE
CTIONS WHICH COMPRISES OF 6.19 MILLION MALE AND THE REST FEMALE. THE NUMBER OF
VOTERS ROSE BY SOME 1.10 MILLION THIS TIME COMPARED TO THOSE DURING THE GENERAL
ELECTION IN 1991.
IN A STATEMENT ISSUED THIS EVENING, PRIME MINISTER MR. GIRIJA PRASAD KOIRALA AP
PEALED ALL TO WAIT FOR THE ELECTIOS RESULTS PATIENTLY AND CALMLY.
COUNTING OF VOTES WILL BEGIN FROM TOMORROW MORNING, IT IS LEARNT.
MR. KOIRLALA ALSO COMMENDED THE ELECTION COMMISSION FOR HOLDING THE ELECTIONS P
EACEFULLY DESPITE FINANCIAL AND RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS. END ITEM+
ATTN.: MR. M.K. RAZDAN, PTI, NEW DELHI, INDIA
FROM: SICHENDRA BISTA, KATHMANDU, NEPAL
MORE POSTPONEMENT & PRELIMINARY ELECTION RESULTS
KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 16: THE ELECTIONS IN 22 MORE POLLING CENTRES IN 11 CONSTITU
ENCIES OF 6 DISTRICTS WERE POSTPONED DUE TO VIOLENCE AND OTHER UNAVOIDABLE REAS
ONS ON TUESDAY, ELECTION COMMISSION SPOKESMAN MR. TEK BAHADUR THAPA SAID WEDNES
DAY.
WITH THESE, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF POLLING STATIONS WHERE THE ELECTIONS WERE CANCE
LLED YESTERDAY, ROSE TO 64 IN 33 CONSTITUENCIES IN 19 DISTRICTS.
" THE FIGURE IS LIKELY TO GO UP AFTER THE ELCTION COMMISSION COMMPLETES MONITOR
ING THE SITUATION IN THE REMOTE AREAS OF THE KINGDOM WHERE THERE ARE NO ADEQUAT
E COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES," HE ADMITTED.
FURTHER, MR. THAPA SAID THAT THE REELECTIONS WOULD BE HELD ON THURSDAY IN ABOUT
30 PER CENT OF THOSE VIOLENCE-PRONE AREAS. THE COMMISSION HAS ALREADY ISSUED N
ECESSARY DIRECTIVES IN THIS CONNECTION, HE INFORMED.
IT IS NOTEWORTHY THAT THE ELECTION COMMISSION HAD SET UP ABOUT 15,000 POLLING C
ENTRES AND SUB-CENTRES IN 205 CONSTITUENCIES IN 75 DISTRICTS IN THE KINGDOM.
PARTYMEN OF THE ULTRA-NATIONAL UNITED PEOPLE'S FRONT (BHATTARAI FACTION) WHICH
BOYCOTTED THE NATIONAL ELECTIONS YESTERDAY, HAD TRIED TO DISORGANISE THE POLLS
IN TWO POLLING STATIONS, BUT THEIR EFFORTS WERE FOILED, ACCORDING TO THE ELECTI
ON COMMISSION.
THE VOTE COUNT BEGAN EARLY THIS MORNING.
NSTITUENCIES WHILE THE GOVERNING NEPALI CONGRESS PARTY IS ON THE TOP IN FIVE CO
NSTITUENCIES ONLY.
CONSTITUENCY IN RUPANDEHI DISTRICT IN CENTRAL TERAI NEPAL.
MENTIONABLY, THE RULING PARTY FIELDED ITS CANDIDATES IN ALL 205 CONSTITUENCIES,
THE LEADING LEFT WING GROUP CPN-UML IN 196 CONSTITUENCIES, NSP IN 86 PLACES, N
DP IN 202 CONSTITUENCIES AND NPLP IN 27 CONSTITUENCIES.
IN THE DISBANDED PARLIAMENT, THE NEPALI CONGRESS CONTROLLED 114 SEATS, CPN-UML
68, NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY 4, UNITED PEOPLE'S FRONT 9 AND NEPAL SADBHAVANA P
ARTY 6.
ASIDE FROM 1057 CANDIDATES FROM 24 DIFFERENT POLITICAL GROUPS INCLUDING FIVE NA
TIONAL PARTIES, 385 INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES HAVE ALSO ENTERED THE FRAY ON WEDNES
DAY. END ITEM+
ATTN.: MR. M.K. RAZDAN, PTI, NEW DELHI, INDIA
FROM: SICHENDRA BISTA, KATHMANDU, NEPAL
MORE REPORTS ON VIOLENCE
KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 16: A YOUTH WAS STABBED TO DEATH BY SOME UNIDENTIFIED PEOPL
E IN ILAM DISTRICT, EASTERN NEPAL YESTERDAY HOME MINISTRY SPOKESMAN MR. SHREE K
ANT REGMI SAID ON WEDNESDAY.
WITH THIS, THE ELECTION-RELATED DEATHS HAS REACHED FIVE. THE INJURED YOUTH DIED
ON HIS WAY TO HOSPITAL.
MORE THAN 250 ARMED PEOPLE ON TUESDAY SNACHED AWAY THE BALLOT BOXES AND OTHER E
LECTORAL MATERIALS AT MUHALE POLLING CENTRE IN CONSTITUENCY NO. 1 OF ROLPA DIST
RICT IN WESTERN NEPAL, HE ADDED.
A SECURITY PERSONNEL WAS MINORLY INJURED WHEN THE ARMED HOOLIGANS ATTACKED THE
POLLING STATION.
SIMILARLY, SOME ULTRA-NATIONAL ACTIVISTS ARE LEARNT TO HAVE THROWN AWAY THE BAL
LOT BOXES AT NARJAMANDAP VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE IN NUWAKOT DISTRICT TUES
DAY EVENING.
THE POLLING BOOTH AT HAKU VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE IN RASUWA DISTRICT WAS
CAPTURED AND THE BALLOT BOXES WERE LOOTED BY SOME AGRESSIVE POLITICAL ACTIVISTS
ON TUESDAY, MR. REGMI BRIEFED. END ITEM+
ATTN.: MR. M.K. RAZDAN, PTI, NEW DELHI, INDIA
FROM: SICHENDRA BISTA, KATHMANDU, NEPAL
RESULTS DECLARED
KATHMANDU, NOVMEBER 16: EX-PARLIAMENTARIAN AND CPN-UML CANDIDATE MR. KRISHNA GO
PAL SHRESTHA WAS ELECTED FROM CONSTITUENCY NO. 7 OF KATHMANDU DISTRICT.
MR. SHRESTHA SECURED 22,313 VOTES WHILE HIS NEAREST RIVAL MR. DHYAN GOVINDA RAN
JIT OF THE RULING NEPALI CONGRESS SECURED 11,123 VOTES.
R WESTERN NEPAL.
REPORTS REACHING HERE SAID THAT MR. RANA SECURED 15,761 VOTES WHILE HIS CLOSEST
RIVAL MR. KOIRALA OF THE GOVERNING PARTY SCORED 10,222.
EX-LEGISLATOR AND CPN-UML CANDIDATE MR. PADMA RATNA TULADHAR HAS BEEN ELECTED F
ROM THE CONSTITUENCY NO. 4 IN KATHMANDU DISTRICT.
MR. TULADHAR, A GOOD ORATOR AND SOCIAL ACTIVIST TOO, SECURED 17,926 VOTES WHILE
HIS IMMEDIATE CONTESTANT MISS KRISHNA AMATYA OF THE ACQUIRED 9,337 VOTES.
IN CONSTITUENCY NO. 1 IN BHAKTAPUR DISTRICT, LEADER OF THE NEPAL PEASANT AND LA
BOURERS PARTY AND EX-LEGISLATOR MR. NARAYAN MAN BIJUKCHHE (POPULARLY KNOWN AS R
OHIT) HAS BEEN ELECTED, REPORTS REACHING HERE SAID.
BHAKTAPUR IS THE STRONGHOLD OF MR. BIJUKCHHE WHO SECURED 16,770 VOTES WHILE HIS
OPPONENT MR. SURENDRA PRATAP SHAH OF THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY SCORED 9,81
8 VOTES.
TELEPHONIC REPORTS RECEIVED FROM BIRATNAGAR SAID THAT PRIME MINISTER MR. GIRIJA
PRASAD KOIRALA IS ON THE LEAD IN THE CONSTITUENCY NO. 1 IN THE EASTERN TERAI D
ISTRICT OF MORANG.
ACCORDING TO ELECTION COMMISSION, THE VOTE COUNT IS CURRENTLY CARRIED OUT IN 42
CONSTITUENCIES IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE KINGDOM.
THE ELECTION COMMISSION DELIMITED 205 CONSTITUENCIES FOR 19 MILLION POPULATION.
END
ATTN.: MR. M.K. RAZDAN, PTI, NEW DELHI, INDIA
FROM: SICHENDRA BISTA, KATHMANDU, NEPAL
ELECTIONS RESULTS
KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 16: NEPAL'S LARGEST LEFT WING GROUP, COMMUNIST PARTY OF NEP
AL (UNITED MARXIST LENINIST) IS ON THE LEAD WITH ITS VICTORY IN 16 CONSTITUENCI
ES IN EIGHT DISTRICTS.
SO FAR, THE ELECTIONS RESULTS HAVE BEEN DECLARED IN 27 CONSTITUENCIES. THE VOTE
COUNT IS UNDERGOING IN ABOUT 100 CONSTITUENCIES OUT OF 205, ACCORDING TO ELECT
ION COMMISSION.
THE RULING NEPALI CONGRESS PARTY CANDIDATES WERE ELECTED FROM FIVE CONSTITUENCI
ES IN FIVE DIFFERENT DISTRICTS NAMELY, DANG 2, SUNSARI 4, DANG 4 AND KASKI 3, R
EPORTS REACHING HERE SAID.
MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORT MR. KHUM BAHADUR KHADKA HAS BEEN ELECTE
D FROM DANG 4.
AND MR. SHUSHIL KOIRALA, WERE TOPPLED BY A CPN-UML CANDIDATE AND AN NDP CANDID
ATE RESPECTIVELY IN KANCHANPUR 2 AND BANKE 2.
CPN-UML CANDIDATES HAVE TOPPLED IN ALL SEVEN CONSTITUENCIES IN THIS CAPITAL DIS
TRICT. CPN-UML PRESIDENT MR. MANMOHAN ADHIKARI HAS BEEN ELECTED FROM TWO CONSTI
TUENCIES IN THIS CAPITAL CITY.
IN THREE PLACES, THE PRO-PANCHAYAT NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY (NDP) CANDIDATES W
ERE ELECTED. THE CONSTITUENCIES INCLUDE BANKE 1 AND 2, AND RUPANDEHI 5.
WITH THE PRELIMINARY RESULTS IN FAVOUR OF CPN-UML IN KATHMANDU 1-7, SUNSARI 1,
DANG 3, KANCHANPUR 1 TO 3, RUPANDEHI 2, MAKAWANPUR 2. LALITPUR 2 AND JHAPA 3, P
ARTYMEN OF THE LEADING OPPOSITION APPEARED EXITED TO SEE A GOVERNEMENT OF ITS O
WN.
IN BOTH CONSTITUENCIES IN MORANG 1 AND SUNSARI 5, PREMIER KOIRALA IS ON THE LEA
D.
THAT DISTRICT SOME 13 KILOMETRES AWAY FROM THIS CAPITAL CITY.
TURING.
EC SPOKESMAN ALSO INFORMED THAT SOME UNIDENTIFIED SNATCHED AWAY THE BALLOT BOXE
S ON ITS WAY TO THE VOTE COUNTING STATION AND DROPPED 80 FEET BELOW THE ROAD IN
TWO PLACES IN SYANGJA TUESDAY EVENING.
THE COMMISSION IS LEARNT TO HAVE RECONSIDERING TO HOLD REELECTIONS IN THOSE POL
LING BOOTHS. END ITEM+
ATTN.: MR. M.K. RAZDAN, PTI, NEW DELHI, INDIA
FROM: SICHENDRA BISTA, KATHMANDU, NEPAL
RESULTS
KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 17: COMMUNIST PARTY OF NEPAL (UNITED MARXIST LENINIST) IS A
HEAD OF ALL PARTIES INCULDING THE GOVERNING NEPALI CONGRESS PARTY WITH ITS VICT
ORY IN 40 CONSTITUENCIES.
SO FAR, THE RESULTS OF 75 CONSTITUENCIES HAVE BEEN DECLARED. FOUR WINNERS ARE W
OMENT, THREE OF CPN-UML (BIDHYA BHANDARI, SAHANA PRADHAN, LEELA SHRESTHA SUBBA)
AND ONE OF THE NEPALI CONGRESS (SAILAJA ACHARYA).
THE RULING PARTY SECURED 22 SEATS, NEPAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY EIGHT, NEPAL PEASANTS
AND LABOURERS PARTY 3 AND TWO INDEPENDENTS INCLUDING A REBEL NEPALI CONGRESS C
ANDIDATE AND FORMER MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT.
AMONG THE CONSTITUENCIES WHERE VOTES ARE BEING COUNTED, THE RULING PARTY IS LEA
DING IN 14 PLACES, CPN-UML IN NINE, NDP IN ONE, AND NEPAL SADBHAVANA PARTY IN O
NE .
IN A SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT, PRIME MINISTER MR. GIRIJA PRASAD KOIRALA HAS BEEN
ELECTED FROM BOTH CONSTITUENCIES IN MORANG 1 AND SUNSARI 5. EARLIER, IT WAS AP
PREHENDED THAT HE MIGHT LOSE IN SUNSARI 5.
ND NC DISTRICT PRESIDENT MR. PRAKASH MAN SINGH.
NC CANDIDATE AND FORMER ROYAL NEPALESE ENVOY TO INDIA MR. CHAKRA PRASAD BANSTOL
A HAS BEEN ELECTED TO THE 205-SEAT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (LOWER HOUSE) FROM
CONSTITUENCY 4 IN COMMUNIST-DOMINATED DISTRICT OF JHAPA, FAR EASTERN NEPAL.
MR. BANSTOLA SECURED ABOUT 1,000 MORE VOTES THAN HIS IMMEDIATE RIVAL MR. NARAYA
N RAJBANSHI A CPN-UML CANDIDATE.
HUM BAHADUR KHADKA; AND FORMER DEPUTY SPEAKER OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MR. M
AHANT THAKUR HAVE BEEN DECLARED ELECTED FROM TANHUN 1, TANHUN 2, DADELDHURA 1,
DANG 4 AND SARLAHI 5 RESPECTIVELY.
EMO GANESH MAN SINGH AND YOUTH LEADER MR. PRAKASH MAN SINGH (KATHMANDU 3) AND P
RESIDENT OF THE STUDENTS WING OF THE GOVERNING PARTY MR. N.P. SAUD ( KANCHANPUR
3).
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A PRASAD BHATTARAI IN THE BY-ELECTIONS IN KATHMANDU 1 ON FEBRUARY 27.
D THE GOVERNMENT-PROPOSED CRUCIAL VOTE IN THE PARLIAMENT ON JULY 10, DEFEATING
MR. KOIRALA IN THE LEGISLATURE.
AFTER LOSING THE KEY PARLIAMENTARY VOTE, MR. KOIRALA RESIGNED RECOMMENDING KING
BIRENDRA TO DISSOLVE THE 205-MEMBER HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND TO HOLD THE M
ID-TERM POLLS ON NOVEMBER 13.
ODHINI EKADASI - A GREAT HINDU FESTIVAL.
AMONG THE KATHMANDUITES, MRS. BHANDARI IS MUCH POPULAR AS THE WIDOW OF FORMER C
PN-UML GENERAL SECRETARY LATE MADAN BHANDARI WHO ALONGWITH ANOTHER PARTY LEADER
MR. JEEB RAJ ASHRIT WERE KILLED IN A JEEP MISHAP LAST YEAR.
IT IS NOTEWORTHY THAT ALL 12 SEATS IN THREE SATELLITE TOWNS IN THIS CAPITAL VAL
LEY HAVE BEEN CAPTURED BY LEFT-WING CANDIDATES, PARTICULARLY OF CPN-UML.
FT WING GROUP WITH ITS STRONGHOLD IN THAT DISTRICT.
FORMER PRIME MINISTER AND NDP CANDIDATE MR. SURYA BAHADUR THAPA HAVE BEEN ELECT
ED FROM DHANKUTA 2 BUT HIS FATE IN ANOTHER CONSTITUENCY IN SUNSARI DISTRICT IS
STILL UNDECIDED. END ITEM+
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