SUNSARI: Over 3,500 election police personnel are being recruited in Sunsari for the upcoming election to the House of Representatives scheduled for March 5, 2026.

According to the District Police Office, Sunsari, the recruitment process commenced today. A total of 3,578 personnel: 3,149 from the Nepal Police and 429 from the Armed Police Force are to be hired for election purposes, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Chandra Bahadur Khadka.

The recruitment is being conducted in line with the Integrated Procedure on Recruitment Selection, Appointment and Mobilization of Election Police (Nepal Police and Armed Police Force, Nepal) Procedure-2082.

Individuals aged 18 to below 54 years can apply at the District Police Office, Sunsari, and the Armed Police Force Headquarters No. 4 Brigade, Inaruwa, from January 9 to 15 for the selection process.

Sunsari has four electoral constituencies with a total of 580,945 voters. The district has 167 polling stations and 624 polling centres, according to Chief Election Officer Krishna Prasad Paudel of the District Election Office, Sunsari.