104,123 candidates registered across country; Election materials reach all districts

Kathmandu / April 25: A total of 104,123 candidates have filed their candidacies for the local level election.

According to the Election Commission, there are 2,744 candidates for the post of Mayor of the metropolitan-sub-metropolitan and municipality and 1,699 candidates for the post of Deputy Mayor.

There are 2,941 candidates for the post of Rural Municipality Chairman, 2,023 for vice-chairman and 25,064 for the ward chairman post. Similarly, there are 17,467 candidates for women members, 15,697 for Dalit women members and 36,488 for members, according to the commission.

Election materials reach all districts

The Election Commission has stated that the work of sending election materials has been completed in all 77 districts.

This was stated by the spokesperson of the commission Shaligram Sharma Poudel at a regular press conference on Monday.

“The Election Commission has completed the distribution of election materials in all 77 districts. Preparations have been made to transport the ballot papers from April 29 (Tuesday),” said spokesperson Poudel.

The commission has so far printed 15,483,000 (about 80 per cent) ballot papers for 63 districts for the local level election to be held on May 13.