As the deadline to submit closed list of candidates for the proportionate voting system, allotted by the Election Commission terminated on Monday, the Election Commission on Tuesday made public the details of political parties and the Election Commission has made public the details of political parties participating in the PR system and their electoral symbols.
As per the statement issued by the EC, a total of 64 political parties have submitted the names of 3,424 candidates who are contesting for 110 seats under the PR system. According to the EC, a total of 58 electoral symbols have been allotted for the candidates under the PR system.
During the March 5 general elections, Nepalese voters will elect 165 Parliament members through direct voting and 110 will be elected through the proportionate voting system.
There are altogether 1,89,03,689 eligible voters who can cast their votes during the upcoming Parliamentary elections. Of them 9,15,119 voters are newly registered ones, who are casting their votes for the first time. Majority of the new voters added after the Gen Z movement belong to the younger generation, said EC officials. Therefore, the young voters will be a deciding factor during the upcoming general election.
As many as 114 political parties have been registered with the Election Commission for participating in the House of Representatives election under the direct voting system during the election.
Preparations for the general election is gearing up in Nepal as the date for parliamentary election is just 65 days away.
