Congress finalizes candidates for 34 constituencies

KATHMANDU: Gagan Kumar Thapa, who became the president of the Nepali Congress through the party’s second special general convention, has begun rapidly distributing election tickets.

After receiving official recognition as party president from the Election Commission, Thapa has intensified the process of selecting candidates who will file their nominations on Tuesday.

For the election scheduled on March 5, he has already distributed tickets in the first phase to candidates from Himalayan and high-hill districts.

Earlier, former party president Sher Bahadur Deuba had signed off on tickets for proportional representation and the National Assembly.

The following are the Nepali Congress candidates who have received tickets so far:

1. Jumla – Deep Bahadur Shahi
2. Salyan – Kesh Bahadur Bista
3. Humla – Jayapati Rokaya
4. Dolpa – Karna Bahadur Budha
5. Dailekh–2 – Dikpal Shahi
6. Dailekh–1 – Basana Thapa
7. Mugu – Khadak Bahadur Shahi
8. Kalikot – Harsha Bam
9. Bajura – Janak Raj Giri
10. Rasuwa – Mohan Acharya
11. Myagdi – Karna Bahadur Bhandari
12. Morang–3 – Sunil Sharma
13. Achham–1 – Bharat Kumar Swar
14. Achham–2 – Pushpa Bahadur Shah
15. Baitadi – Chatur Bahadur Chand
16. Rukum East – Kusum Thapa Magar
17. Rolpa – Dr. Sudan Kumar Wali
18. Baglung–2 – Tek Raj Poudel
19. Pyuthan – Dr. Govinda Raj Pokharel
20. Kathmandu–3 – Dujang Sherma
21. Panchthar – Narendra Kerung
22. Tehrathum – Santosh Subba
23. Dhankuta – Dinesh Rai
24. Ilam–1 – Nishkal Rai
25. Taplejung – Gajendra Tumyehang
26. Gulmi–1 – Dr. Chandra Bhandari
27. Gulmi–2 – Bhuvan Shrestha
28. Solukhumbu – Prakash Singh Karki
29. Bhojpur – Bal Krishna Thapa
30. Kavre–2 – Madhu Acharya
31. Darchula – Dharmananda Joshi
32. Dang–1 – Yogendra Chaudhary
33. Syangja–1 – Bharat Dhakal
34. Syangja–2 – Bhagwat Prakash Malla