Kathmandu – The Election Commission has made public the election program for the by-election to be held in Rupandehi Constituency No. 3 on Kartik 17.

According to the approved program of the Commission, the nomination of candidates will be registered at the office of the Election Officer on Asoj 21 from 10 am to 5 pm, while the list of candidates will be published on the same day from 5 pm to 7 pm.

Similarly, the period for filing complaints against candidates will be from 10 am to 3 pm on Asoj 22. The nomination papers and complaints will be examined and decided on from 3 pm to 5 pm on Asoj 23 and the list of candidates will be published at the office of the Election Officer on the same day from 5 pm to 7 pm.

According to the commission, the names of candidates can be withdrawn from 10 am to 1 pm on Asoj 24, while the final list of candidates will be published in the office of the election officer from 1 pm to 5 pm on the same day and the election symbols will be given to the candidates from 3 pm to 6 pm.

According to the commission, the election program will be held on Kartik 17 from 7 am to 5 pm at the respective polling stations. There is a legal provision that a person whose name is included in the closed list for the proportional electoral system of the House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly member elections, 2079 BS, will not be allowed to file a nomination.

The by-election is being held there after the death of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) MP Deepak Bohara, who was elected from Rupandehi-3.