KATHMANDU, Nov 16: Nominations for the candidates vying in the upcoming by-election can be registered from 10AM to 5PM next day, according to the Election Commission.
The by-election is scheduled to be held on December 1, for 44 vacant seats across the country.
Joint-Secretary and Spokesperson Nita Pokharel informed the Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS) that the nomination registration would take place in the election officer's office of the concerned local levels.
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The lists of the candidates will be published on the same day from 5 pm to 6 pm, said Spokesperson Pokharel.
“Preparation for the registration of candidacies has been completed,” the Commission said, adding that 32 offices are set for chief election officers while six offices are for the related local levels for election officers.
Following the nomination process, complaints against candidates, if any, can be filed between 10 am to 3 pm on November 18. The Election Commission will review and decide on the complaints to finalize the candidate list by 5 pm to 6 pm the following day.
Similarly, candidates planning to withdraw their candidacies can do so between 9 am to 1 pm on November 20. The final list of candidates will be published between 1 pm to 3 pm the same day.
Election symbols will be conferred on the candidates between 3 pm to 5 pm on November 20 itself while the by-election will be held from 7 am to 5 pm on December 1.
