Kathmandu, Feb. 15 -- Starting Sunday, the Election Commission is launching a voter education campaign to inform citizens about voting rights and procedures ahead of the March 5 elections.

Under the campaign, the commission will mobilise one voter education volunteer in each of the 6,743 wards across all 753 local units nationwide for 15 days. They have been tasked with visiting voter communities and households and using sample ballot papers to educate voters about the importance of elections and the voting process.

"They are reaching people's doorsteps after receiving orientation from the experts," said Kul Bahadur GC, assistant spokesperson at the commission. The constitutional poll management body conducted training and orientation s...