KATHMANDU: The Janak Education Materials Center Limited has so far printed 12.3 million ballot papers for the March 5 elections.

The state-owned company has been entrusted with the responsibility of printing ballot papers for the upcoming House of Representatives elections.

According to the details provided by the center, 1.313 million ballot papers have been printed in the last 24 hours alone.

A total of 28.3 million ballot papers for the proportional representation (PR) system of the election has been printed. The center has so far printed 50 percent of the ballot papers.

The center has provided a total of 1.098 million ballot papers to the Election Commission.

The Janak Education Materials Center has stated that the printing of the ballot papers for the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system will begin after the process of filing of nomination by candidates are completed and the final list is published, and the election symbols are given to the candidates.