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Former Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Nepali Communist Party Narayan Kaji Shrestha filed his candidacy from Sarlahi-3.

Leader Shrestha's personal secretary Upadesh Yadav said that leader Surendra Lama proposed Shrestha's candidacy and Bibek Mainali seconded it.

Nepali Communist Party Joint Coordinator and former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal registered his nomination for the upcoming elections to the House of Representatives (HoR) from the Rautahat-1. 

He visited the Office of the Election Officer to file the nomination which was proposed by NCP central member Ram Naresh Mandal and seconded by Chandeshwor Raut, according to Nepal's private secretary Laxman Regmi. 

In the previous election, he was elected from the same constituency.

Following the filing of his nomination, Nepal said his candidacy was for ending the issues of poverty, unemployment, and for creating jobs and promoting skills, making the nation's economy vibrant.

Former Prime Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai has filed his nomination for the upcoming elections to the House of Representatives from Gorkha constituency-2.

Reaching the Office of the Election Officer this afternoon, Bhattarai registered his candidacy from the Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party, said Bhattarai's personal secretary, Rekhi Gurung.

Bhattarai's candidacy was proposed by District Coordinator of Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party, Narayan Khatri, while Gen Z movement leader Rijan Rana Magar seconded it. 

He did not contest the 2079 BS HoR elections. 

Dr Bhattarai had won the elections from the same constituency in 2064 BS and 2074 BS. 

Bhattarai was elected as the second constituent assembly member in 2070 BS from Gorkha-1.

CPN-UML Chairman and former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli registered his nomination for the election to the House of Representatives from Jhapa-5.

After filing his nomination at the Office of the Election Officer today, Oli said he has no “competitor” in the election. 

He had also won the 2022 House of Representatives election from Jhapa-5.

According to Election Officer Bidur Kumari Karki, senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Balendra Shah (Balen), had earlier filed his nomination from Jhapa-5. 

Shah resigned as the mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City a few days ago to contest the election.

Similarly, eight candidates have already filed their nominations from Jhapa-5. 

They include Ranjit Tamang of the Nepali Communist Party, Laxmi Prasad Sangroula of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Dharma Raj Guragain of the People First Party, Ram Bahadur Meche of the Mongol National Organisation, Sachin Rai of the Rastriya Pariwartan Party, and independent candidate Matrika Bhattarai.