The major parties have not directly fielded candidates from endangered communities in the upcoming elections to the House of Representatives. Three individuals from endangered communities have become candidates from the National Mongol Organization and JSP Nepal.

The Mongol National Organization has fielded Buddhalal Meche in Ilam-1 and San Bahadur Meche in Jhapa-5, and JSP Nepal has fielded Rama Meche in Jhapa-1. 

10 castes, including Kusunda, Raute, Hayu, Kisan, Meche, Banakariya, Surel, Raji, Lopcha, Kuswadiya (Pattharkatta, Silkat), have been included in the endangered communities. The endangered communities are being provided with allowances as per the Act 2075 BS made to make arrangements for social security. The population of the 10 endangered castes is 23,104. 

Santamaya, the head of Banakariya Basti, Manahari Rural Municipality-4, says that although she knows about the elections for the municipality, she does not know much about the elections for the House of Representatives. She says, “Maybe because I have not come to ask for votes yet, I do not know much.”

Youth leader Santoshi Banakariya says that she is not very interested in politics. "We are not interested in politics because we solve the problems of the village together with the headman," she said. 

Former Chief Election Commissioner Bhojraj Pokharel says that the community is not given priority because the parties give tickets based on their own benefits and losses. According to sociologist Samjhana Wagle, people from the endangered community are being overshadowed by politics due to the bad tendency to follow viral faces rather than including all communities. 

Nishnu Thing, a researcher on the Raji caste, one of the endangered castes, says that the community is not given priority because its population is small. "The big parties do not pay much attention to the endangered castes because their number is small," he said. "It seems that the parties have limited the issues of social justice and inclusion to speeches, which is why the endangered castes have not been able to become active in politics."

Meche

In terms of population, the Meche caste is found in Jhapa, Morang, Saptari and Sunsari. They consider agriculture as their main occupation. Most of the caste does not own land. Therefore, they do Adhiya, Batiya. According to the Adivasi Janajati Utthan Pratishthan, people from this community do small business and labor. According to the census, the population of Meche is 5,193. 

Raji

Raji caste is a minority tribal tribe. Kailali, Surkhet, Bardiya and Kanchanpur are the main habitats of this caste. According to the foundation, earlier their main occupation was hunting, collecting tubers and herbs, and fishing. After entering the agricultural era from the nomadic era, they started earning their living by farming, animal husbandry, and laboring. According to the latest statistics, the population of this caste is 5,125. 

Lepcha

Ilam is the homeland of the Lepcha caste. Even now, 84 percent of the Lepcha caste people live in Ilam. Earlier, they depended on hunting and tubers and fruits found in the forest. But now most of them are engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. They have also started making wooden materials and working as wage laborers. Their population is 3,578. 

Patharkatt (Kushwadia)

The Patharkatt caste is also called Kushwadia. They live in Banke, Kapilvastu, Bardiya and Rupandehi. Making stone statues, silauta, lohora and other stone materials is the main occupation of the Patharkatt caste. Their population is 3,343. 

Hayu

The Hayu caste is mostly found in Ramechhap and Sindhuli. They are engaged in agriculture, animal husbandry, home-woven fabrics, and the production and sale of household goods made from bamboo. According to the census, the population of the Hayu community is 3,069. 

Farmers

The farmers are based in some villages in Jhapa. Their main occupation is agriculture. They cultivate and work as laborers. Their population is 1,479. 

Raute

Raute is also a nomadic caste. They do not have a permanent address. They are mostly found in the forests of Dailekh, Jajarkot, Surkhet, Salyan, Achham, Jumla, Darchula, Baitadi districts and surrounding areas. The main source of livelihood is hunting, tubers and fruits. They also make and sell wooden products. Their population is 566. They have their own chieftains.