Six months after joining anti-corruption protests that rocked Nepal, 23-year-old Amrita Ban will vote in Thursday's election, hoping the new government will realise the movement's demands.
Last September's violence, in which at least 77 people were killed, parliament set on fire and the government ousted, still shadows her today.
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