The deadline for candidates to withdraw their names is from 10 am to 1 pm on Friday.
What you should know
The Election Commission is investigating the candidates who have registered their nomination papers for the House of Representatives elections. The commission began its investigation on Wednesday afternoon.
The list of candidates will be published after 5 pm today, said the Commission's Assistant Spokesperson Kul Bahadur GC.
The list of candidates will be published today after examining and deciding on the nomination papers and complaints. The election program will be published from 5 pm to 7 pm. The time for candidates to withdraw their names has been fixed on Friday, Magh 9, from 10 am to 1 pm.
The final list of candidates will be published from 1 pm to 3 pm on Magh 9. It is said that the election symbol will be given to the candidates from 4 pm to 7 pm on the same day. Three programs have been scheduled for Friday in the offices of 77 Chief Electoral Officers and 88 Electoral Officers.
According to the information received by the Commission from the offices of 77 Chief Electoral Officers and 88 Electoral Officers across the country, 3,487 candidates, including 3,089 men, 396 women and 1 transgender, have registered. Of these, complaints have been filed against five candidates from four districts.
Complaints have been registered against one candidate from Sunsari District Constituency No. 2, one from Rautahat District Constituency No. 1, two from Bhaktapur District Constituency No. 2 and one from Kailali District Constituency No. 1. These complaints are currently being investigated by the office of the concerned election officer.
