ILLAM, April 3 -- The Chief Election Officer has been appointed for the by-election in Ilam Constituency-2 to be held on April 27 to elect a member of the House of Representatives. The Election Commission appointed District Judge Keshav Prasad Ghimire as the Chief Election Officer on Tuesday.

The District Election Office has said that the office of the Chief Election Officer will be set up at the Ilam headquarters on April 4. The final electoral roll will be published with the establishment of the office of the Chief Election Officer.

According to the by-election schedule, nominations will be done on April 6. As many as 20 parties have registered with the Election Commission to participate in the by-elections. The office said that the n...