For the upcoming House of Representatives election to be held on Falgun 21, a total of 55 candidates have filed their nominations in Kanchanpur district. The district has three parliamentary constituencies, with 19 candidates each contesting from Constituency No. 1 and Constituency No. 2, and 17 candidates from Constituency No. 3, according to the Office of the Chief Election Officer.
In Constituency No. 1, candidates who have registered nominations include Gopi Prasad Upadhyay from the Nepali Congress, Janak Singh Dhami from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, Tara Lama Tamang from CPN-UML, and Bina Magar from the Nepal Communist Party (NCP). Independent candidates Anil Rana, Manju Devi Sunar, Yadav Singh, and Rupadevi Bista have also filed nominations in this constituency.
Other nominees in Constituency No. 1 include Delhi Bahadur Shahi from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Katak Bahadur Shahi from the Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party, Krishna Bahadur Chaudhary from the Nagarik Unmukti Party, Daniel Bik from the United Citizens Party, Devendra Bahadur Shahi from the Progressive Democratic Party, Puran Rana Tharu from the CPN (Maoist), Michael Tamang from Ujyalo Nepal, Rajaram Dangaura from the Rastriya Janamorcha, Sita Bik from the Aam Janata Party, Siyaram Rana from the Miteri Party Nepal, and Huma Bahadur Gurung from the Mongol National Organization.
In Constituency No. 2, Narayan Prakash (NP) Saud of the Nepali Congress, Bachan Bahadur Singh of CPN-UML, Madhav Pant of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP), and Deepak Bohara of the Rastriya Swatantra Party have registered their nominations. According to Constituency No. 2 Election Officer Prakash Bhandari, a total of 19 candidates—both party-affiliated and independent—are contesting in this constituency.
Similarly, in Constituency No. 3, Hariprasad Bohara from the Nepali Congress, Dr. Deepak Prakash Bhatt from CPN-UML, Man Bahadur Sunar from the Nepal Communist Party, and Gyanendra Mahata from the Rastriya Swatantra Party have filed nominations. Additional candidates include Karna Bahadur Chand from the Nepal Communist Party (United), Kirana Thapa from the Miteri Party Nepal, Gangadatta Joshi from the Shram Sanskriti Party, Purna Bahadur Chand from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Bhim Kumal from Ujyalo Nepal, Minu Giri from the Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party, and Laxmi Kumari Bista from the Aam Janata Party.
Further nominations in Constituency No. 3 have been registered by Lal Bahadur Kunwar from the Rastriya Janamorcha, Lokraj Bhatt from Rastriya Mukti Party, and Bishnu Prakash Upadhyay from CPN (Maoist). Independent candidates Hark Bahadur Air, Bir Singh Chhetri, and Thaneshwar Lekhak have also filed nominations, Assistant Election Officer Tara Prasad Joshi confirmed.
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