By-election in Ilam and Bajhang today

Kathmandu, April 27: By-election is taking place in Ilam and Bajhang today. The by-election is scheduled today for the member to the House of Representatives in Ilam Constituency-2 and Province Assembly member in Bajhang Constituency-1 (A).

Sharing that all preparations for the by-election in two constituencies have completed, the Election Commission urged all voters to exercise their voting rights without fear. 

The voting is taking place from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm today. The by-election is taking place in these two constituencies after the two posts had remained vacant following the death of HoR member Subas Nembang and Province Assembly member Prithivi Bahadur Singh.

 Subas Nembang of the CPN (UML), elected from Ilam-2, died from heart attack on September 12, 2023 while Prithvi Bahadur Singh of the Nepali Congress, elected from Bajhang-1(A) in a road accident on July 10, 2023. 

A total of 19 candidates including Suhang Rai of the CPN (UML), Damber Khadka of the Nepali Congress and Milan Limbu of the Rastriya Swatantra Party are contesting in Ilam by-election while 12 candidates in Bajhang including Abhishek Bahadur Singh of the Nepali Congress, Daman Bhandari of the CPN (UML), Janak Budha of the CPN (Maoist Centre) and Dil Bahadur Singh of the CPN (Unified Socialist).   (RSS)