The Election Commission has announced that the list of candidates for the upcoming House of Representatives election on Falgun 21 will be published today evening, following the verification of complaints submitted against some candidates.
Verification of candidates began on Wednesday at 3 PM and will continue until 5 PM today, according to Assistant Spokesperson Kulbahadur Jisi. After examining the nominations and complaints, the final candidate list will be published between 5 PM and 7 PM today.
Candidates will have the opportunity to withdraw their nominations on Magh 9 (Friday) from 10 AM to 1 PM. The final candidate list will then be published on the same day from 1 PM to 3 PM, followed by the distribution of election symbols from 4 PM to 7 PM. The Election Commission has scheduled three programs for this process across 77 Chief District Election Offices and 88 District Election Offices nationwide.
According to information received from the offices of the 77 Chief District Election Officers and 88 District Election Officers, a total of 3,487 candidates have filed nominations so far, including 3,089 men, 396 women, and 1 third-gender candidate. Among these, complaints have been filed against five candidates in four districts. These include one candidate from Sunsari–2, one from Rautahat–1, two from Bhaktapur–2, and one from Kailali–1. The complaints are currently under investigation at the respective District Election Offices.
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