Nepal, Dec. 24 -- Elections for 19 vacant seats will begin on March 4.

The Election Commission (EC) has appointed election officers and set up offices in all seven provinces for the upcoming National Assembly elections scheduled for January 24.

According to EC Spokesperson Narayan Prasad Bhattarai, district judges have been appointed as election officers. The provincial appointments include Bhimaraj Prasai (Koshi), Shubhnath Puri (Madhesh), Geeta Shrestha (Bagmati), Himal Belbase (Gandaki), Prakashraj Pandit (Lumbini), Deepak Dhakal (Karnali) and Bhuvansingh Thapa (Sudur Paschim).

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