Dolpa/jumla, Feb. 13 -- With less than three weeks left for the House of Representatives elections, voters in remote parts of Jumla and Upper Dolpa say candidates have yet to reach their villages, forcing many to vote without meeting them or hearing their agendas firsthand.

In Khopri village, ward 9 of Tila Rural Municipality in Jumla, residents said they rarely get to meet candidates. Locals say they cast their ballots based on party affiliation or what they hear about individuals.

"We have elected several lawmakers with our votes. After they became MPs, we neither saw development nor recognised the candidates again," said Kali Bahadur Thapa. "Our hardships remain the same. The leaders' condition changed; ours did not."

On Wednesday, ...