Vote count begins in Makawanpur

Vote count has begun in the Makawanpur district. It started around one and a half hours later although an all-party meeting decided to do so at 11 am, said the office of the chief returning officer, Makawanpur. Out of the total 300,733 registered voters in the district, the voter turnout was 178,282 (59.3 percent), said chief returning officer Rishiram Niraula.