Incident Reports

Voting halted at a polling center in Budhiganga rural municipality of Morang after loud explosion inside polling center

2022-11-20

Province 1, Morang, Budhiganga, Ward 1

Voting was postponed at the Karaiya Devisthan polling center located in Budhiganga Rural Municipality-1 of Region No. 6 of Morang following a loud explosion inside the center while the voters were voting in the queue. With the sound of the explosion there was a stampede among the voters. Chief District Officer Kashiraj Dahal informed that the polling was postponed after the voters ran away panicking  believing that the explosion was due to an IED. It was later found that the item was a fire cracker. Security personnel are investigating identify the persons responsible for the incident.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Remote violence
Weapons Improvised explosive device (IED)
Primary Cause Contestation regarding implementation and legitimacy of election
Actor 1 - Number of people n/a
Actor 1 - Affiliations Unclear
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Group of civilians (only Target)
Actor 2 - Youth na
Election-related cause primary
National/Online Media

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