In the forthcoming House of Representatives election, 18 women candidates have entered the electoral race from Sudurpashchim Province, which has 16 constituencies across nine districts. While women’s candidacy remains low in the province’s seven hilly districts, participation is notably higher in the Tarai districts of Kailali and Kanchanpur.
According to Dilip Bhatta, spokesperson for the Provincial Election Office, Kailali has the highest number of women candidates with 11, followed by Kanchanpur with six, and Doti with one. Out of a total of 210 candidates, one nomination was rejected and three candidates withdrew their candidacies.
In Kanchanpur Constituency No. 1, women candidates include Bina Magar of the Communist Party of Nepal, Sita Bik of the Aamjanata Party (single election symbol), and independents Manju Devi Sunar and Rupa Devi Bista. In Kanchanpur-2, Prembati Rana of Nagarik Unmukti Party Nepal is contesting, while Lakshmi Kumari Bista (Bhatt) of the Aamjanata Party is running from Kanchanpur-3.
In Kailali Constituency No. 1, candidates include Rupa Kumari Chaudhary of the Aamjanata Party, Komal Gyawali of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, and Sunita Bhandara of the Nepal Workers and Peasants Party. From Kailali-2, Smriti Bista Thapa of Miteri Party Nepal and Laxmi Pun Magar of the Nepal Workers and Peasants Party are in the race.
Similarly, Kailali-3 has Sushila Thapa Magar of Miteri Party Nepal and Junu Mahatara Shahi of the Nepal Workers and Peasants Party contesting the election. In Kailali-4, Amrita Bhul of the Nepal Workers and Peasants Party is a candidate, while Kailali-5 features Radhika Kumari Karki of Miteri Party Nepal, Shobhamani Joshi of Rastriya Janamorcha, and Trishan Pun Magar of the Nepal Workers and Peasants Party.
Among the seven hilly districts of Sudurpashchim, Doti, which has a single constituency, has only one woman candidate. Saraswati Kumari Pal (Mall) of Miteri Party Nepal has filed her candidacy from the district. According to the Provincial Election Office, Sudurpashchim Province has a total of 17 lakh 16 thousand 660 registered voters.
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