Nepal goes to the polls

Agencies Published November 19, 2013
A Nepalese man casts his vote into a ballot box during the Constituent Assembly Election. – Photos by Reuters
A Nepalese man casts his vote into a ballot box during the Constituent Assembly Election. – Photos by Reuters
A security personnel from the Armed Police Force stands guard at a polling station during the Constituent Assembly Election in Bhaktapur. – Photos by Reuters
A security personnel from the Armed Police Force stands guard at a polling station during the Constituent Assembly Election in Bhaktapur. – Photos by Reuters
Nepalese people stand in a queue outside a polling station to cast their votes during the Constituent Assembly Election in Bhaktapur November 19, 2013.– Photos by Reuters
Nepalese people stand in a queue outside a polling station to cast their votes during the Constituent Assembly Election in Bhaktapur November 19, 2013.– Photos by Reuters
A Nepalese woman casts her vote during the Constituent Assembly Election. – Photos by Reuters
A Nepalese woman casts her vote during the Constituent Assembly Election. – Photos by Reuters
A Nepalese man walks with a ballot paper to cast his vote at a polling station. – Photos by AP
A Nepalese man walks with a ballot paper to cast his vote at a polling station. – Photos by AP
A voter is marked as he proceeds to cast his vote during the Constituent Assembly Election in Bhaktapur. – Photos by Reuters
A voter is marked as he proceeds to cast his vote during the Constituent Assembly Election in Bhaktapur. – Photos by Reuters
A Nepalese man shows his finger after election official marked it with indelible ink at a polling station in Kathmandu. – Photos by AFP
A Nepalese man shows his finger after election official marked it with indelible ink at a polling station in Kathmandu. – Photos by AFP
A Nepalese woman casts her vote during the Constituent Assembly Election in Bhaktapur. – Photos by Reuters
A Nepalese woman casts her vote during the Constituent Assembly Election in Bhaktapur. – Photos by Reuters
A Nepalese woman drops her vote into a ballot box at a polling station in Kathmandu. – Photos by AFP
A Nepalese woman drops her vote into a ballot box at a polling station in Kathmandu. – Photos by AFP
A Nepalese election official checks ballot papers before handing them over to voters at a polling station in Bhaktapur. – Photos by AP
A Nepalese election official checks ballot papers before handing them over to voters at a polling station in Bhaktapur. – Photos by AP
A Nepalese voter displays his voter identity card after casting his vote at a polling station in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. – Photos by AP
A Nepalese voter displays his voter identity card after casting his vote at a polling station in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. – Photos by AP
A young Nepalese boy stands by a wall with election campaign posters of various political parties in Bhaktapur, Nepal. – Photos by AP
A young Nepalese boy stands by a wall with election campaign posters of various political parties in Bhaktapur, Nepal. – Photos by AP
A Nepalese voter casts his vote at a polling station in Bhaktapur, Nepal on Tuesday. – Photos by AP
A Nepalese voter casts his vote at a polling station in Bhaktapur, Nepal on Tuesday. – Photos by AP

Nepal started voting on Tuesday to elect a special assembly which will draft a constitution aimed at ending years of political instability after the abolition of the monarchy, but the vote could be split and leave Nepal facing further turmoil.

Picking from more than 100 political parties in an election that is not expected to produce a strong winner to deal with the country's deep-rooted problems. The goal of Tuesday's election is to name a 601-member Constituent Assembly tasked with writing the constitution, which is supposed to govern the Himalayan country of 27 million.

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