KATHMANDU: The election schedule for the first general convention of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has been made public. According to the Central Election Commission, the preliminary list of delegates for the general convention was published on Saturday night.
As per the schedule, the final list of delegates will be released at 11 p.m. today (Sunday). Nomination forms for candidates will be distributed from 1 p.m. on Monday, informed the commission’s chief Bhuwan KC.
Candidate nominations will be filed from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, and the list of candidates will be published at 6 p.m. Claims and objections against candidates will be reviewed from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., followed by hearings on the disputed candidates from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. the same day.
The deadline for withdrawing candidacies has been set for 9:15 p.m., and the final list of candidates will be published at 11 p.m. Voting for the first phase will begin on Tuesday (June 23) from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
He said voting will be held for the positions of one party president and 99 central committee members. The initial counting and result announcement will take place two hours after voting concludes, followed by a second round of voting if necessary.
KC also informed that a fee of Rs 51,000 has been set for candidates contesting the party presidency, along with the support of 51 delegates.
Similarly, candidates for party office-bearer positions must pay Rs 41,000 and secure the support of 21 delegates, while central committee candidates must pay Rs 21,000 and also secure backing from 21 delegates.
A total of 4,211 delegates are participating in the RSP general convention. Party president Rabi Lamichhane and senior leader Balen are expected to inaugurate the convention shortly.
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