Nepal, April 28 -- The by-elections in Ilam Constituency 2 and Bajhang (A) on Saturday took place without any significant disturbances.

The polls, which began at 7am, witnessed a fairly low turnout, with only 60 percent eligible voters casting their ballots in Ilam-2, a federal constituency, while the turnout in Bajhang (A), a provincial constituency, stood at around 50 percent.

In Ilam-2, a total of 115,889 individuals were eligible to vote, but only around 69,287 did so on Saturday, said Chief Election Officer Keshav Prasad Ghimire.

"This is a good turnout. Efforts are on to bring all the ballot boxes to the district headquarters by midnight. The vote count will likely begin after an all-party meeting on Sunday morning," said Ghimire...