BHOJPUR, Oct 24: Bhojpur has seen a nil representation of women in poll candidacy filed for upcoming the House of Representatives and State Assemblies elections.

Not a single woman candidate has been accommodated in the nomination filed by a total of various 12 political parties including the major the Nepali Congress, the CPN-UML, CPN (Maoist Centre), said the office of chief election officer, Bhojpur.

From the alliance of the NC and Sanghiya Samajwadi Forum Nepal (SSFN), Umesh Jung Rayamajhi has been nominated for the House of Representatives polls.

Likewise, Ajambar Rai Kangmang has been recommended for the State Assemblies elections from Bhojpur constituency-1 from the SSFN quota, while Gobinda Bahadur Karki from Bhojpur constituency-2 from the NC.

Similarly, from the alliance of the UML and the Maoist Centre, Sudan Kirati has been nominated for the House of Representatives elections. Likewise, from the UML quota, Rajendra Kumar Rai has been named for the State Assemblies polls from Bhojpur constituency-1, while Sherdhan Rai from Bhojpur constituency-2 from the UML. RSS

KATHMANDU, Oct 23: The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has finalized its candidates contesting the first phase of the House of Representatives elections on November 26 from five places. The RPP candidates would be vying in the election on behalf the Democratic Alliance.

Accordingly, party chairman Kamal Thapa will be contesting from Makwanpur-2, vice-chairman Rajib Parajuli from Parsa-2, general secretary Rajendra Lingden from Jhapa-3, Kunti Kumari Shahi from Dailekh-1 and Bikram Thapa from Kathmandu-7.

Party spokesperson Bhuwan Pathak said that the Democratic Alliance has agreed to give seven election constituencies to the RPP and selection of the candidates in the remaining two constituencies still remains to be decided upon.

The RPP has so far fielded the candidacy of Sonam Tamang from Dhading (B) constituency, Ganesh Chand from Baitadi (B) constituency, Bhim Prasad Gauchan from Myagdi (A) constituency to contest the State Assembly election from the Democratic Alliance.

The RPP is also organizing election assemblies in all the seven provinces, party spokesman Pathak said. RSS

KATHMANDU, Oct 23: Altogether 807 people have filed their candidacy for the first phase of the House of Representatives and State Assemblies elections to be held on November 26.

The first phase of the twin elections is taking place in 32 districts in all the provinces.

According to the Joint Election Operation Centre (JEOC) at the Election Commission, of the total 807 persons filing candidacies, 323 have registered their candidacy for the House of Representatives election and 484 for the State Assembly elections.

The Election Commission has fixed the time from 10 am to 5 pm today to file complaints against the candidates, the Election Commission spokesman Nawaraj Dhakal said.

The complaints would be looked into and the list of candidates published on October 24. Similarly, the EC will allocate election symbols to the candidates after the conclusion of withdrawing their names by the candidates, if they wish to do so.

KATHMANDU, Oct 22: The registration of nomination papers of candidates for the election to the members of the House of Representatives and State Assemblies to be held on November 26 is taking place on Sunday.

Spokesman for the Election Commission, Nawaraj Dhakal said that there is a program of registering the nominations of candidates on Sunday for the elections taking place in 37 constituencies for the members of the House of Representatives and in 74 constituencies for the members of the State Assemblies in the first phase.

The first phase of the election is being held in Solukhumbu, Sankhuwasabha, Bhojpur, Okhaldhunga, Taplejung, Panchthar, Khotang, Nuwakot, Rasuwa, Dhading, Sindhupalchok, Dolakha, Ramechhap, Mustang, Myagdi, Baglung, Manang, Lamjung, Gorkha, East Rukum, olpa, West Rukum, Jajarkot, Humla, Mugu, Jumla, Kalikot, Dolpa, Darchula, Bjhang, Bajura and Baitadi districts.

The filing of nomination will take place from 10 am to 5 pm. Those aspiring to become candidates have to get their nomination papers registered at the office of the Chief Returning Officer and the Returning Officer opened in the district headquarters.

As per the legal provision, a person filing nomination papers towards the first-past-the post category of the House of Representatives should produce papers with the signature of one proposer and one who has seconded the candidacy, and also the paper indicating that those proposing and seconding the candidacy have their names in the voters list for the ward member of the Rural Municipality or Municipality of the same election constituency.

A person whose name figures in the closed list under the proportional representation system cannot become a candidate in the first-past-the-post election system, and that person would not be nominated.

The candidates towards the first-past-the-post system for the election to the member of the State Assembly should include along with the nomination paper a copy of the citizenship certificate, the receipt of payment of the deposit, a testimonial that his/her name is included in the voters list in any of the rural municipality or municipality from within the province. In the case of a candidate from a political party, the person should also include the official letter from the party in the nomination papers.

Three million 228 thousand and 879 voters are using their franchise in the first phase of the House of Representatives and State Assembly elections.

The Election Commission has stated that the voters roll for the first phase elections has already been printed and sent to the districts concerned.

There are 4,465 polling booths and 2,946 voting centers in the first phase elections.

This is the first time in the political history of the country that both the elections for the House of Representatives and the State Assemblies are taking place at the same time.