Kathmandu, Dec. 18 -- Polling in the ongoing general convention of the Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) general convention is now complete, with turnout recorded at 98.40 per cent.

The voting, which commenced on Wednesday morning at around 9:15 AM (local time) continued till 6 AM (local time) on Thursday, as per the party's central election commission.

As per the commission a total of 2,227 convention delegates cast their ballots with 36 absentees. "The vote count is expected to start late morning at around 10 AM if there are no complications," a central election commission member told ANI.

With the completion of the voting, the electronic voting machines (EVMs) has been locked and checked before sealing and...