ECN calls political parties for registration for by-election

Kathmandu,Sept 3, 2019-The Election Commission of Nepal  has urged all the political parties in the country to register their parties in order to contest in the by-elections scheduled for November 30 this year.

Election Commission Spokesperson Shankar Prasad Kharel shared that Commission had set September 17 as the deadline for registration. However, those political parties contesting in the elections for House of Representatives, Provincial Assembly and local level in 2017 should not register. But those political parties coming into existence since the last elections need to compulsorily register themselves in the commission.

Election Commission is to hold by-election for 51 posts lying vacant- l42 for ward chairs, one for House of Representatives, three for Provincial Assemblies, mayor post for one municipality, 3 for chairman of rural municipality post and one for deputy chair in rural municipality.