Khanal, Nemwang to contest polls from Ilam

ILAM: CPN-UML Chairman Jhalanath Khanal, Subash Nemwang and former general secretary of Nepali Congress Kul Bahadur Gurung are all set to contest fresh CA elections from Ilam. According to party sources, Khanal will contest the election from constituency number 1 of Ilam, Nemwang from constituency number 2 and Gurung from constituency number 3. These leaders were elected from the same constituencies in the erstwhile CA election.



After winning the elections, Khanal went on to become the prime minister and Nemwang CA chairman. Similarly, UCPN(Maoist) district committee of Rupandehi has proposed Baburam Bhattarai as the party´s candidate from constituency number 4 of Rupandehi.



Likewise, Nepali Congress district committee Morang has recommended Sujata Koirala as the party´s candidate from constituency number 5 of Morang. She will contest the polls under both the first-past-the-post and proportional representation electoral system.

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