Rukum Purba, May 3 (RSS): With the publication of final name
list of election candidates, the electoral campaigning has been intensified by
the political parties.
There are a total of 384 candidates
from three rural municipalities in the district. A woman candidate from Bhume
Rural Municipality-3 has been nominated unopposed.
Nine political parties are in the
fray here. They are NC, CPN UML, CPN (Maoist Centre), CPN (Unified Socialist),
Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal, RPP, Nepal Workers and Peasant Party, National
Mongol Organization and Rastriya Janamorcha Party. In addition to these, there
are some independent candidates as well.
They are organizing door-to-door
campaigns now. Chief District Officer Krishna Bahadur Khadka informed that
necessary security arrangement was put in place to hold the election in a
peaceful atmosphere. It is the responsibility of all sides to conduct election
in peaceful and fair manner, he said, adding that security persons were being
mobilized in the necessary places.
In the district, there are 35
polling stations and 49 polling centres.
The CPN (Maoist Centre) has made
public the election commitment papers from ward to rural municipalities. The NC
has also finalized the draft of election manifesto, according to district
working committee member of NC, Lilaram Budha.
Similarly, the CPN UML has
intensified election campaigning by making public the election manifesto.
The CPN (Unified Socialist) is
conducting door-to-door campaign and cadres meeting. The independent candidates
have followed suit.