Kathmandu — The Election Commission has decided to hold by-elections in Manang Constituency-1 (Province Assembly-2) and Rupandehi Constituency-3 on Kartik 17.

The Manang Province Assembly-2 seat became vacant after representative Rajiv Gurung, also known as Deepak Manange, was dismissed from his position following a Supreme Court order. On June 18, a constitutional bench comprising Chief Justice Bishwambhar Prasad Shrestha and Justices Sapana Pradhan Malla, Kumar Regmi, Hari Prasad Phuyal, and Kumar Chudal ruled to disqualify Gurung, stating that he was ineligible to contest and had misrepresented details to obtain the position.

After the Supreme Court recently released the full text of the verdict, the government published a notice in the Nepal Gazette, initiating the process of setting the election date.

Similarly, the commision will hold the election in Rupandehi-3 on the same date.