210 individuals file nominations from 16 electoral constituencies in Sudurpaschim

Mahendranagar, Jan 21: A total of 210 individuals have registered their nominations from Sudurpaschim Province for the upcoming House of Representatives (HoR) elections scheduled for March 5.

The province consisting of nine districts has 16 electoral constituencies for the lower house elections, and candidates will contest from all of them, according to Dilip Bhat, spokesperson for the Sudurpaschim Province Election Office.

The highest number of nominations has been registered in Kailali district, which has five electoral constituencies. A total of 19 candidacies have been filed in Kailali-1, 16 in Kailali-2, 11 in Kailali-3, 16 in Kailali-4, and 16 in Kailali-5. As per the election schedule, January 20 was set as the day for filing the nominations across the country. 

Similarly, 19 nominations were registered each in Kanchanpur-1 and Kanchanpur-2, while Kanchanpur-3 records 17 candidates. Achham-2 has nine nominations, and Achham-1 has eight.

According to the Election Office, Doti records nine candidacies, Bajura eight, Bajhang seven, Baitadi 12, Darchula 11, and Dadeldhura 13. The nominations include candidates from major political parties as well as independent contenders. The province has a total of 1,716,660 registered voters.

Meanwhile, electoral activities have also started to intensify with the completion of the registration of candidacy in all three electoral constituencies of Kanchanpur for the upcoming House of Representatives elections.

The candidates in Kanchanpur district said that they have filed their nominations for the HoR election prioritizing the development issues.

After the nominations, candidates from the main political parties have started reaching out to voters focusing on issues of development, social justice, national independence, and employment.

Candidates from the Nepali Congress, CPN (UML) and Nepali Communist Party have made infrastructure development, landless squatters' problem resolution, unemployment reduction and national interest the main election issues alongside their political views. (RSS)