The Election Commission has set today as the official date for candidates to withdraw their nominations for the House of Representatives election scheduled for Falgun 21, 2082 B.S. According to the commission, candidates may withdraw their names between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
As per the election schedule, following the completion of the withdrawal process, the final list of candidates will be published today between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. The lists will be released from all 77 offices of Chief Election Officers and 88 offices of Election Officers across the country.
Election Commission Assistant Spokesperson Kul Bahadur GC stated that election symbols will be distributed to candidates today between 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. According to data received from across the country, a total of 3,485 candidacies have been registered so far, including 3,088 male candidates, 395 female candidates, and one third-gender candidate.
During the nomination process, complaints were filed against five candidates from four districts. Based on these complaints, the commission cancelled the candidacy of Resham Chaudhary from Kailali Constituency No. 1.
Similarly, the candidacy of Sumitra Basnet of the Miteri Party from Kathmandu Constituency No. 10 was also cancelled after confirmation that her name appears on the blacklist of the Credit Information Center.
This article was originally published on https://bajarkochirfar.com. Translated with the help of AI and reviewed by our editorial team.
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