Sunday, January 18th, 2026

HoR election: UML Chairman Oli to contest from Jhapa-5



JHAPA: CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has been announced as the candidate for the House of Representatives (HoR) election from Jhapa constituency no. 5.

He previously won the election from the same constituency in the last House of Representatives polls. The UML Secretariat meeting held in Kathmandu finalized candidates for four of the five constituencies in Jhapa, including Chairman Oli.

Meanwhile, Ram Chandra Upreti will contest from Jhapa-1, Devraj Ghimire from Jhapa-2, and Manoj Tamli from Jhapa-4.

Publish Date : 18 January 2026 14:14 PM

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