Incident Reports
Voting postponed after ballot box set on fire at Swamikartik Khapar rural municipality polling center of Bajura
2022-11-20
Sudurpashchim, Bajura, Swamikarti Khapa, Ward 1
Ballot boxes containing ballot papers containing ballot papers were set on fire by an unidentified group at Bhagwati primary school polling center in Swamikartik Khapar rural municipality-1 of Bajura. According to reports, the ballot boxes contained ballot papers for proportional election for Provincial Assembly. Voting was halted following the incident.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Collective |
| Primary Form | Arson |
| Secondary Form | Program Interference/Obstruction |
| Weapons | Fire |
| Primary Cause | Election-related incident |
| 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) | Government and civil servants at central level |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
| Election-related cause primary |
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