November 20: Voting under the general election today is taking place in an enthusiastic, systematic and peaceful manner, according to election observers.    
Former Chief Election Commissioner Bhoj Raj Pokharel, who is observing the election on behalf of the General Election Observation Committee (GEOC), said that voting is taking place in a well-organized and peaceful manner.    
Another former Chief Election Commissioner Dr Ayodhi Prasad Yadav, who is observing election in Saptari district, said that voters have lined up and are enthusiastically casting their votes in a systematic way.    
Former Chief Justice Kalyan Shrestha shared that the voters have been exercising their Right to Vote, queuing up at the polling centres since early morning.

"The voting is taking place in a peaceful manner. The voters are excited. At several places voters could be seen queuing up since early morning waiting for their turn to cast the ballot," he said.    
At many voting centres voters turned up only from 8am due to cold and their numbers increased as the day progressed.    
Meanwhile, former Chairman of the Council of Ministers and Chief Justice Khila Raj Regmi cast his ballot at Sano Gaucharan Park polling booth at Old Baneshwor at 9.45 this morning.    
Talking to RSS after casting his vote, Regmi urged all the electorate to take part in the voting which decides the course of the nation for the next five years and beyond.    
"The voters are casting ballot in an easy, smooth and peaceful manner. I reckon voter numbers would increase more towards the afternoon," he said. -- RSS