KATHMANDU: Ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has finalized the candidates for by-elections to be held on November 30.
A secretariat meeting of the NCP held in Baluwatar on Sunday evening finalized the candidates for the by-elections to the House of Representatives, provincial and local levels.
According to the decision, the NCP will field Bidya Bhattarai for the House of Representatives in Kaski Constituency-2.
Similarly, Bimala Oli will contest the election to the member of Provincial Assembly from Dang-3 (B) while Devi Prasad Dhakal will contest the provincial by-election from Bhaktapur-1 (A), according to the decision.
Meanwhile, the NCP has decided to lend support to the candidate of Rastriya Janamorcha in Baglung-2, (B) in provincial elections.
Likewise, the NCP has decided to field Prakash Rai as the candidate for the post of mayor in Dharan Sub-metropolitan City.
The by-election is taking place for a total of 52 seats including a member of the House of Representatives, three provincial members, a mayor, three chiefs and a deputy chief of rural municipalities and 43 ward chairs in 37 districts on November 30.
The Election Commission of Nepal has set November 7 for filing nominations of the candidacies (10 am to 1 pm).
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