Kathmandu, November 1

CPN-UML Chair KP Sharma Oli and CPN-Maoist Centre Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal will be among 128 left alliance candidates filing their nominations for the second phase of first-past-the-post parliamentary polls scheduled for December 7. Oli will contest from Jhapa-5 and Dahal from Chitwan-3.

According to alliance leaders, CPN-UML will field 75 candidates and the CPN-MC will be contesting 46 parliamentary seats on December 7.

The UML and Maoist Centre have fielded 96 and 62 candidates respectively for the 165-member lower house of the Parliament. They will not contest seven seats, five of which will have contestants from Hridayesh Tripathi-led independent group and two from Rastriya Jana Morcha led by Chitra Bahadur KC.

For 256 provincial assembly seats up for grabs during the  December 7 polls, CPN-UML will contest 157 and CPN-MC 93.

Prominent contestants

CPN-UML: Madhav Kumar Nepal from Kathmandu-2, Jhalanath Khanal from Ilam-1, Subas Chandra Nembang from Ilam-2, Ishwor Pokharel from Kathmandu-5, Bamdev Gautam from Bardiya-2, Surendra Pande from Chitwan-1.

CPN-MC: Ram Bahadur Thapa from Chitwan or Kathmandu,  Narayan Kaji Shrestha from Gorkha-2, Krishna Bahadur Mahara from Dang-2, Barshaman Pun from Rolpa, Top Bahadur Rayamajhi from Arghakhachi, Janardan Sharma from Rukum, Pampha Bhusal from Lalitpur-3, Agni Sapkota from Sindhupalchowk-1, Haribol Gajurel from Sindhuli-1, Rameshwor Ray Yadav from Sarlahi-1, Matrika Yadav from Dhanusha-1, Surendra Karki from Jhapa-1, Dev Gurung from Lamjung, Chakrapani Khanal from Kapilvastu-1, Lekharaj Bhatta from Kailali-3, Devendra Paudel from Baglung.