KATHMANDU, Jan 4: The main opposition party Nepali Congress on Saturday finalized candidates for the upcoming National Assembly elections slated for January 23.
According to the press statement issued by the party, the candidates contesting the election of the upper house are:
Province 1
Neer Bahadur Biswkarma (Panchatar) :Dalit
Mina Pulami Magar (Sunsari) :Female
Rajendra Ghimire ( Jhapa) :Others
Province 2
Nagina Yadav ( Mohattari) : Female
Bhola Panjiyar (Danusha) : Minority and Differently Abled
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Province 3
Hari Sharan Shrestha (Sindhupalchowk) : Others
Chhali Kumari Sharma Upadhyay (Chitwan): Female
Gandaki Province
Surya Parsad Regmi (Syangja) : Others
Bimala Guchan ( Magydi) : Female
Province 5
Balkrishna Pandey ( Arghakhanchi) : Others
Girija Neupane ( Dang) : Female
Meraj Halwai ( Banke) : Minority- Differently abled
Karnali Province
Dilli Ram Patak (Surket) : Others
Sabitri Poudel ( Surkhet) : Female
Sudur Paschim Province
Pratap Dhagunna
Tulashi Devekota.