2022-11-20
Voting was halted in Baiteshwor rural municipality-2 based Janajyoti secondary school polling center of Dolakha after police resorted to fire four rounds of warning shots after an unruly group tried to attack ballot boxes and election officials at the polling center. Additional police were deployed to control the situation.
Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
Collective / Interpersonal | Collective |
Primary Form | Assault (large group) |
Weapons | Unclear |
Primary Cause | Contestation regarding implementation and legitimacy of election |
Actor 1 - Number of people | N |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Unclear |
Actor 1 - Youth | na |
Actor 2 - Number of people | N |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Other state institutions |
Actor 2 - Youth | na |
Election-related cause primary |