Voting has started in the local level by-elections scheduled on Sunday.
Voting has started at seven in the morning at all the local levels scheduled to hold by-election, according to Election Commission Spokesperson Nita Pokharel Aryal.
By-election was to be held for 44 vacant local posts but three of them have already been elected unopposed. Voting is being held for a municipality mayor, deputy mayor, two rural municipality chairs, four vice-chairs, and 33 ward chairs.
A total of 376 candidates from 20 political and including independent ones are contesting for the posts.