31 people withdrew their candidature
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Out of 410 candidates for the upcoming local level by-elections, 31 people have withdrawn their candidature. Apart from those who were elected unopposed, other 376 candidates were given election symbols by the respective Chief Electoral Officers and elected officials on Wednesday, according to the commission.
A total of 410 nominations of 289 and 121 independent candidates from political parties were registered for the 44 vacant posts of district coordination committee chief, municipal chief, deputy chief and ward chairman and rural village chairman, vice chairman and ward chairman.
has been elected unopposed in three positions. According to the commission, Nepali Congress candidates Tekraj Bhattarai and Tika Kumari Chaudhary (Bhul) have been elected unopposed as the heads of District Coordination Committees of Okhaldhunga and Kailali respectively.
Similarly, candidate of Nepal Communist Party (Maoist Center) Jagat Gharti was elected unopposed as ward chairman of Ward No. 2 of Putha Uttarganga Rural Municipality, District Putha (Eastern part).
Among the 25 political parties registered for the purpose of by-elections, our Nepal Party, Nepal Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist), Nepali Congress (VP), Nepali Janata Dal and Aam Janata Party have not registered their candidacy for any vacant post, according to Nita Pokharel Aryal, spokesperson of the Commission. Gave information. According to the
election program, candidates will be able to campaign from November 6 to 13 at 12 midnight. A period of ban on election campaigning has been set from 12 midnight on November 13 until the end of voting. Voting will be held from 7 am to 5 pm on Sunday, November 16.
