KATHMANDU, Nov. 22 -- A total of 837,094 people have been registered as new voters at the Election Commission (EC) following the announcement of the March 5 House of Representatives election.

The EC published the updated figures after the extended deadline for voter registration and revision expired at Friday midnight.

According to EC Spokesperson Narayan Prasad Bhattarai, 344,914 new voters were registered through biometric enrollment-photo and fingerprint capture-while an additional 492,180 were added via the National Identity Card system.

The number surged after the EC enabled voter registration using National ID details, prompting a sharp rise in online applications.

Prime Minister Sushila Karki, writing on social media, said that...