KATHMANDU, MAY 8
Rastriya Samachar Samiti Kathmandu, May 8 Adults comprise a significant number of candidates for various positions in the upcoming local level election.
According to the Election Commission, 76,162 candidates are in the age group 35-50 years. Among them, 39,669 are male and 27,493 are female. The number of candidates in the age group 21-35 years is 35,258, including 18,780 male and 16,478 women.
Similarly, the number of candidates in the age group 51-65 years is 37,054, including 26,515 male and 10,539 female. The number of candidates above 65 years of age is 5,527, including 4,350 men and 1,177 women.
The election is being held on May 13 for a total of 35,221 posts in 753 local levels. There are a total of 145,010 candidates contesting various posts.
A total of 3,238 candidates are contesting for the post of municipality mayor, 1,964 for deputy mayor, 3,092 for chair and 2,163 for vice-chair of the rural municipality across the country.
Similarly, there are 32,496 candidates for the position of ward chair, 53,173 for ward member, 25,599 for woman member and 23,285 for Dalit woman member at the ward level.
A version of this article appears in the print on May 09, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.
