A meeting of EC held at its central office in the capital decided to register 59 political parties and allocated them election symbols for the new CA polls scheduled for November 19.
According to EC Spokesperson Bir Bahadur Rai, CPN-UML, Nepali Congress (NC), Rastriya Prajatantra Party, UCPN (Maoist), Nepal Worker and Peasant Party, Samajbadi Janata Party, Rastriya Janamorcha, Rastriya Janamukti Party, Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal, CPN (Marxist-Leninist), CPN (Samayukta), Dalit Janajati Party, Madhesi People´s Rights Forum (MPRF), Nepali Janata Dal and Sadbhawana Party have been registered. [break]
Similarly, the commission has registered Tarai Madhes Democratic Party (TMDP), Nepal Pariwar Dal, Nepa Rastriya Party, Nepal Loktantrik Samajbadi Dal, Churebhawara Rastriya Ekta Party Nepal, MPRF-Democratic, TMDP-N, MPRF-Republican, Federal Sadbhawana Party, Sanghiya Lokatantrik Rastriya Manch (Tharuhat), Janata Dal United, National Sadbhawana Party, Nawa Nepal Nirman Party, Nepal Nagarik Party, Rastriya Madhes Samajbadi Party, Khambuwan Rastriya Morcha, Jana Unity Cooperative Party, Nepal Rastriya Bikas Party, Nepal Nyayik Dal, Samyukta Rastriya Morcha, Mangol National Organization and Nepal Gauravshali Party.
Likewise, Rastriya Yatharthabadi Party, Janatantrik Tarai Madhes Mukti Tigers, Shanti Party Nepal, Rastriya Bikas Party, Janajagaran Party, Nepal Samabeshi Party, Tamsaling Nepal Rastriya Dal, Social Republican Party, Rastriya Janata Dal, Hariyali Nepal Party, Nepal Ganatantrik Ekta Party, Nepal Janata Party, Rastriya Jana Bikas Party, MPRF-Madhes, Samyukta Rastriya Janaparishad, Nepal Sadbhawana Party (Gajendrabadi), Nepal Rastra Sewa Dal, League Nepal Shanti Ekata Party, Nepal Samajbadi Party (Lohiyabadi), Shiva Sena Nepal, Churebhawar Rstriya Party and Deshbhakta Samaj have also been registered.
Altogether 139 political parties have applied for registration at the commission. According to sources, the constitutional body could not take the decision on registering the remaining parties as it is yet to verify signatures of voters which is mandatory for registration. “Verification of signatures submitted by new parties is under way and it will take a couple of days,” an EC official familiar with the development told Republica.
EC has given the old parties the same election symbols it had given them during the last CA polls. The political parties will appear in ballot box in the order they have been registered at the commission.
Altogether 75 political parties had registered for the 2008 CA elections and 54 parties had contested the polls.
EC had started registering political parties from April 30 and had stopped registration from May 30. As per the existing provisions, political parties must submit their respective manifestoes, statutes, regulations, flags and election symbols, among other things, while the new political parties must also submit the signatures of 10,000 voters for registration at EC.
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