3,400 candidates to contest in Nepal’s upcoming election

As the deadline to submit a closed list of candidates for the proportionate voting system ended on Monday, the Election Commission on Tuesday made public the details of political parties participating under the system. During the March 5 general elections, Nepalese voters will elect 165 Parliament members through direct voting, and 110 will be elected through the proportionate voting system.

As per the statement issued by the EC, a total of 64 political parties have submitted the names of 3,424 candidates who are contesting for 110 seats under the proportionate system. A total of 58 electoral symbols have been allotted for the candidates under the system, it added. There are altogether 1,89,03,689 eligible voters who can cast their votes during the upcoming Parliamentary elections.Out of the total voters, 9,15,119 voters are newly registered ones, who would be casting their votes for the first time.