The candidate did not reach the remote area of ​​Elam

Sanuja's is sad, Ramila Sambahamfe's too. To feed one hall of bulls, cows and calves, he does not carry 12 gallons of water every day and 4 gallons of water for the cook every day. The approaching by-election seems to have given him the opportunity to tell all these sorrows. "In the previous elections, those who said they would bring water to their homes and pipes did not come back after winning," said Sambahamfe of Mangsebung-2 Ivang, "They have their own sorrows." This time they have not even come to ask for votes. If it comes, I will send you a verbal answer.' Even though Ilam is 80 km from the headquarters, it takes 6 hours to reach by car due to the bad condition of the road. The suffering of most people here is also connected with water. Similar grief is in Deumai and Mai municipalities. But the locals are angry as this water crisis will arise only during elections and then disappear. In addition, since there is no health institution providing reliable maternity services at the local level, the locals have been forced to go to Dharan or Damak, and have to live in Atyas, which starts after the floods in Phewa and Phakphok rivers during the monsoons, for years. Prem Kumari of Mangsebung-4 says that if Rai builds a bridge over these two rivers, then childbirth will not have to die due to famine. In 2078, the flood swept away the motorable bridge of the Phakphake river. In the last parliamentary election, all the candidates prioritized the agenda of building this bridge, but the promise to build the bridge was lost.

The distance from Mangsebung to Chature, Larumba, Ghatidova, Chulachuli to Domukha in Jhapa is only 55 km. But due to the bad condition of the road, they are forced to reach Jhapa by crossing the unpaved road from Chisapani via Ravi and 155 km from Ranke via the Mechi highway. Vehicles cannot ply even on Chisapani, Ravi-Ranke road. Since there is no option for both roads, it is like a blockade here from June to October.

Dakendra Idingo, the outgoing chairman of Mangsebung rural municipality, recounts an experience he has never remembered after the bridge construction was made an election agenda by MPs and former ministers elected from this area. "After winning in the Parliament, Elam sometimes got the Prime Minister, sometimes the Speaker, sometimes the Minister," he said They were planning to tell all these problems to the candidates in the upcoming by-elections. But this time, the candidates did not reach the settlements in this area. "In Puchhar village of Mangsebung-2 Ivang, there was not a crowd of people asking for votes like in the previous election," said Dumbar Thapa of Ivang-2, "I was sure that they did not come to ask for votes again and again."