The Election Commission (EC) will publish the final list of candidates on Friday, January 23, between 1 pm and 3 pm at the offices of 77 chief election officers and 88 election officers nationwide.
According to EC’s Assistant Spokesperson Kul Bahadur GC, election symbols will be allotted to candidates from 4 pm to 7 pm as per the election schedule.
Candidates contesting the March 5 House of Representatives election had between 10 am and 1 pm Friday to withdraw their nominations.
A total of 3,484 candidates had filed for candidacy, including 3,088 men, 395 women, and one from a gender minority group.
Complaints were filed against five candidates from four districts. After review, the EC on Thursday, January 22, cancelled the candidacy of Resham Chaudhary from Kailali-1.
Similarly, Election Officer Amrita Kumari Sharma said the candidacy of Sumitra Basnet of the Miteri Party in Kathmandu-10 has also been cancelled, as her name appears on the Credit Information Centre’s blacklist.
(With inputs from RSS)
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