The District Election Office of Kavrepalanchok has confirmed a total of 326,611 registered voters, including 167,499 men and 159,110 women, while two voters have registered under “other”.
The district has two constituencies, with 42 candidates in the fray for the upcoming elections. In Constituency No. 1, 18 candidates are contesting—15 from political parties and 3 independents. Constituency No. 2 has 24 candidates, including 16 party representatives and 8 independents.
Among the candidates, four women are contesting the elections. In Constituency No. 2, three women candidates—two from political parties and one independent—are in the race. Constituency No. 1 has one female candidate from other groups. District Election Officer Dinesh Shivakoti confirmed there are 11 independent candidates in total and that no Dalit candidates are contesting this time. Twenty-five candidates represent indigenous communities.
Compared to the previous election, 16,548 new voters have been added to the district’s electoral roll. Key candidates in Constituency No. 1 include Amit Lama (UML), Gunraj Moktan (Nepali Congress), Dinanath Gautam (NCP), and Madhukumar Chaulagain (Rastriya Swatantra Party). Other candidates include Navaraj Satyal (Rastriya Prajatantra Party), Yogendra Lama (Ujyalo Nepal Party), Raju Tamang (NEMKIP), Bharat Tamang (National Republic Nepal), Kamal Bahadur Lama (Mongol National Organization), and Vinod Lama (Samaveshi Socialist Party), among others. Several independent candidates, including Rajesh Shrestha, Yubaraj Chaulagain, and Jeevan Lama, have also filed nominations.
In Constituency No. 2, notable candidates include Ashok Byanju (UML), Mudh Acharya (Nepali Congress), Basundhara Humagain (NCP), Madan Bhandari (Rastriya Swatantra Party), Ranjiv Shrestha (Rastriya Prajatantra Party), Jyotsna Saiju (Ujyalo Nepal Party), and Muna Tamang (NEMKIP). Additional candidates include representatives from Nepal Communist Party (United), National Republic Nepal, Rastriya Janamorcha, Miteri Party Nepal, Mongol National Organization, Janata Samajwadi Party, Labor Culture Party, Progressive Democratic Party, NCP (Maoist), and several independents.
For the upcoming election on Falgun 21, Kavrepalanchok has established 189 polling stations and 400 polling centers to accommodate the district’s voters.
This article was originally published on https://bajarkochirfar.com. Translated with the help of AI and reviewed by our editorial team.
