RSP candidate Dr Swarnim Wagle registers his candidacy for Tanahu-1 by election

TANAHU, April 3: Dr. Swarnim Wagle, representing the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), has registered his nomination for the by-election in Tanahu-1. 

Bishwa Bastola, a former district secretary of Nepali Congress who recently joined RSP, is his proponent, and Dr. Rupak Ghimire is his supporter. 

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Rabi Lamichhane, the chairman of RSP, has also expressed his support for the nomination. He reached Tanahu after registering his candidacy in Chitwan 2 earlier in the day. 

The Election Commission has set the deadline for nominations at 5 pm today, with the polls scheduled to take place on April 23. Other candidates who have registered their nominations include Govinda Bhattarai from Nepali Congress and Sarvendra Khanal from CPN-UML. 

The by-elections are being held because Ramchandra Paudel of Nepali Congress, who won the elections last November, was elected as the President.