Candidates from various political parties are filing their nominations in the upcoming by-election today.
According to the Election Commission, candidates vying for the vacant posts in the local elections are registering their candidacies from 10 am to 5 pm.
The by-election is slated on December 1 for 44 vacant seats across the country.
Joint-Secretary and Spokesperson Nita Pokharel informed that the nomination registration would take place in the election officer's office at the concerned local levels.
The lists of the candidates will be published on the same day from 5 pm to 6 pm, said Spokesperson Pokharel.
Preparation for the registration of candidacies has been completed, the Commission said, adding that 32 offices were set for chief election officers and six other offices for election officers at the related local levels.
Following the nomination process, complaints against candidates, if any, could be filed between 10 am to 3 pm on November 18. The Election Commission will review and decide on the complaints to finalize the candidates' list by 5 pm to 6 pm the next day.
Likewise, candidates willing to withdraw their candidacies can do it between 9 am to 1 pm on November 20 while the final list of candidates will be published between 1 pm to 3 pm the same day.
Election symbols will be conferred on the candidates between 3 pm to 5 pm on November 20 while the by-election will be held from 7 am to 5 pm on December 1.
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