Only 4 out of 15 candidates who contested from Panchthar in the House of Representatives elections held on Falgun 21 have secured their deposit.

Candidates from 11 parties, including the National Independent Party, have secured their deposit. Their deposits were forfeited as they failed to secure 10 percent of the total valid votes.

According to the final results released by the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, 66,921 out of 71,170 votes cast in the district have been valid. According to which, a candidate needs to secure at least 6,693 votes to secure their deposit.

According to which, only Narendra Kumar Kerung of the Nepali Congress, Hastraj Sherma of the Shram Sanskriti Party, Aindra Sundar Nembang of the CPN (UML) and Hark Nembang (Mixo) of the Nepali Communist Party have secured the required 10 percent of the votes.

The other candidates had their deposits forfeited as they failed to cross the threshold. The candidates whose deposits will be forfeited for failing to secure 10 percent of the votes are Mahendra Bikram Thamsuhang of the National Independent Party, Tej Kumar Kurumbang of the RPP, Laxhuman Tamang of the Nepal Workers and Peasants Party, Prakash Kafle of the Progressive Democratic Party, Machhindra Prasad Begha of the Janata Samajwadi Party, Narendra Prasad Kurumbang of the Janmukti Party, Tek Bahadur Subba of the National Parivartan Party, Bhanubhakta Fiak of the Federal Democratic National Forum, Ram Kumar Tumrok of the Mongol National Organization, Vijay Nembang of the CPN (Maoist), and Mitra Lingden of the National Mukti Party.