Kathmandu, Jan 12: The candidates named in the political parties’ closed list in the proportional representation (PR) electoral system for the upcoming House of Representatives (HoR) poll can withdraw their names by 4:00 pm today.
According to the Election Commission (EC), the candidates included in the closed list submitted by the political parties on December 28 and 29 could withdraw their names as per the deadline set for today.
The Commission will inform the concerned party about the candidate who has applied to be withdrawn and the party will be allowed to send the name of another candidate.
The closed list will be made public on January 18 for any protests or claims, which will be investigated and the final list shall be published on February 3. A total of 64 political parties had submitted their closed lists in the EC.
Names of 3,424 candidates of 64 parties have been included in the closed list for 110 places under the PR system. Out of 64 political parties, 54 political parties are using their own election symbols while remaining 10 parties would use a common election symbol.
A total of 93 political parties had filed applications in the EC to file candidacy under PR system. The EC had given time to the political parties from January 5-11 to make corrections after investigating the closed lists of the parties on January 4.
