Arpana Adhikari

• Arpana Adhikari
• Wed, 11 May 2022

Silence period begins for polls

The Election Commission (EC) has enforced a ‘silence period’ from Tuesday midnight for the local level elections slated for May 13. The silence period was enforced after completing all logistic and administrative preparations, the EC informed. According to the EC, the silence period starts 48 hours before the polling and will remain till the voting centres are closed. Arrangement has been made to cast vote from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm on the polling day, the EC said.