In Karnali, which has 12 constituencies, the names of candidates for two in Surkhet, Rukum West and Jajarkot have not been finalized.
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The Nepali Congress has finalized candidates for eight direct constituencies in Karnali for the election of members of the House of Representatives to be held on February 21.
In Karnali, which has 12 constituencies, the names of candidates have not been finalized in two from Surkhet, Rukum West and Jajarkot.
The Election Commission has a schedule for registering direct nominations for the House of Representatives elections on Tuesday. According to which, District President Kesh Bahadur Bista has become a candidate from Salyan. He is a former District Coordination Committee chief and is participating in the parliamentary election for the first time. Karna Bahadur Budha, who was elected as Joint General Secretary from the special general convention in Dolpa, has decided to file his candidacy.
The Congress has decided to field Mahasamiti member Basna Thapa as a candidate from Dailekh-1. She was a candidate for deputy chief in the 2074 BS local level election. Dikpal Kumar Shahi has again become a candidate in Dailekh constituency number 2. He had won the last House of Representatives election with 20,183 votes. He is also a newly elected central member of the Nepali Congress.
The Congress has fielded former president Jayapati Rokaya in Humla, while former president Harsh Bahadur Bam has also been fielded in Kalikot. Both are participating in parliamentary elections for the first time. Similarly, Dip Bahadur Shahi, who got a ticket for a member of the House of Representatives in Jumla, and Khadak Bahadur Shahi of Mugu are also contesting elections for the first time. They are also former district presidents.
