KATHMANDU, JANUARY 19
Preparations for filing nomination papers for the March 5 election to the House of Representatives have been completed.
According to the Election Commission, all necessary arrangements have been finalized at the offices of 88 Chief Returning Officers and 88 Election Officers across the country. Materials required to verify candidates' names on the voter list have been dispatched to all 165 Returning Officers' offices nationwide, the Commission's Assistant Spokesperson, Kul Bahadur GC, told RSS.
It may be noted that the code of conduct requires candidates to submit their property details. Each candidate must provide 13 types of documents along with their nomination papers.
Similarly, the Commission has stated that a nomination form must be endorsed by one proposer and one seconder whose names appear in the final voter list of the same constituency, as stipulated in Rule 8 of the Election Rules for Members of the House of Representatives, 2074 BS. Their signatures are mandatory.
Candidates must also submit a sealed declaration, in the format prescribed in Schedule 9 of Section 21 of the Election Directive for Members of the House of Representatives, 2082, outlining complete details of their movable and immovable assets, bank and financial institution accounts, securities, shares, debentures, and any loans extended or taken.
Furthermore, candidates must submit a personal details form as per Schedule 10 of Section 22 of the Election Directive, 2082, along with a certificate of payment if they have received any remuneration from an elected, nominated, or appointed body.
Nomination papers are scheduled to be registered at all 165 election offices on Tuesday between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. The list of candidates will be published the same day between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
(With inputs from Rastriya Samachar Samiti)
