The candidacy filing of the candidates for the election of the new leadership is taking place today in the ongoing 11th National Congress of the CPN-UML, according to the Chairman of UML Central Election Commission Dr Bijaya Subba.

The namelist of the voters was made public last evening. The timeline to lodge complaints over the voters' namelist was set until 9 this morning.

The final namelist of the voters will be published at 10:15 am today and the candidates will be given the nomination form from 9 am to 12 this afternoon.

The candidates can register their forms from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm and the preliminary namelist of the candidates will be released at 2:30 pm. 

Dr Subba said that complaints on the candidates could be filed from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm today itself. 

Likewise, the final namelist of the candidates will be made public at 6 this evening, Dr Subba said.

As per the schedule, the voting will be held at Bhrikutimandap in Kathmandu from 11am to 5 pm on December 16. 

The voting will be conducted by electronic voting machines. 

Incumbent Chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior Vice Chairman Ishwor Pokhrel are vying for the top post in the UML.