According to the commission's assistant spokesperson Kul Bahadur GC, there are a total of 3,135 candidates on the closed list, of which 1,772 are women and 1,363 are men.
What you should know
The closed list for the upcoming proportional representation election for the House of Representatives includes candidates aged between 25 and 80. According to the details included in the closed list of the Election Commission, there are more female candidates among the youth and male candidates among the elderly.
According to the commission's assistant spokesperson Kul Bahadur GC, there are a total of 3,135 candidates on the closed list, of which 1,772 are women and 1,363 are men. Of these, 117 are women and 51 are men in the age group of 25 to 29, 285 are women and 84 are men in the age group of 30 to 40, 268 are women and 133 are men in the age group of 35 to 39, 401 are women and 133 are men in the age group of 40 to 44, and 535 are women and 194 are men in the age group of 40 to 44.
Similarly, 294 women and 162 men in the age group of 45 to 49 are included in the closed list, 225 in the age group of 50 to 54 are included in the closed list, 222 women and 166 men in the age group of 50 to 54 are included in the closed list, 355 in the age group of 55 to 59 are included in the closed list, 103 women and 158 men in the age group of 60 to 64 are included in the closed list, 158 in the age group of 65 to 69 are included in the closed list, 19 women and 67 men in the age group of 70 to 74 are included in the closed list, 86 in the age group of 75 to 79 are included in the closed list, 9 in the age group of 75 to 79 are included in the closed list, 32 in the age group of 75 to 79 are included in the closed list, and 12 candidates are included in the closed list.
Based on the inclusive group, 911 candidates are included in the indigenous nationalities, 946 in the Khas Aryas, 425 in the Dalits, 203 in the Tharu, 502 in the Madhesis, and 148 in the Muslim groups.
On December 13 and 14, 64 political parties submitted closed lists to the commission. Of these, only 22 parties had nominated candidates for all 110 seats. The Commission had decided to remove the names of 76 candidates from the closed list based on complaints received by the Election Officer for the proportional representation system of the House of Representatives election.
