KATHMANDU, Nov. 21 -- The vote counting has recently begun in constituency no 7 of Kathmandu. The counting began at the Judo hall of Nayabazar. Election Officer Usha Shrestha informed that the vote count was initiated after holding an all-party meeting.

The vote counting was initiated by arranging four separate booths. Both the votes for members of the House of Representatives and of Provincial Assembly and proportional system would be counted together. The constituency Number 7 of Kathmandu recorded some 60 percent voter turnout.

Ashmita Singh (Manushi Yami Bhattarai) of CPN (Maoist Centre), Shyam Kumar Ghimire of CPN-UML, Rajendra Shrestha of Janata Samajbadi Party, and independent candidate Rambir Manandhar are among those contending...