HoR Election: Rupandehi Records Highest Number of Candidacies and Mustang Lowest

Candidacies were registered across the country on Tuesday for the upcoming March 5 election to the House of Representatives (HoR). Political parties and candidates enthusiastically filed their nominations within the scheduled time.

The Election Commission (EC) said that a total 3,486 candidates have registered to participate in the first-past-the-post (FTPT) election system for the House of Representatives membership election.

Among them, 3,089 are men, 396 women and six third gender candidate have registered, making a total of 3,486 candidates. In Mustang, only four people have registered, while in Manang, five candidates have filed their nominations.

Six candidates from the sexually marginalized community have registered their candidacies. They are representing the Samabeshi Samajbadi Party.

According to the details, in 165 constituencies of the country, the most number of candidates, 35 each, have registered in Rupandehi constituencies No. 2 and 3. Similarly, the fewest, four candidates, have registered in Mustang.

The EC also stated that 85 persons with disabilities and 138 from backward areas have filed their candidacy.

In this election, there are 18 million 903 thousand 689 voters across the country, who will be voting in 10 thousand 967 polling stations and 23 thousand 112 polling centres on March 5 to elect their representatives to the HoR, the lower house of the Federal Parliament. (RSS)