49 candidates withdraw candidacy across the country

Spokesperson of the Election Commission (EC) Narayan Prasad Bhattarai has said that 3,487 candidates have filed their nominations throughout the country.TAG_OPEN_p_4 Of them, 49 have withdrawn their candidacies.

According to the commission, there were claims and opposition against five candidates.TAG_OPEN_p_3 The candidacy of one of them has been rejected while the claims and opposition of the remaining four are still pending.

The Election Commission has said that the process of withdrawal of candidacy has been completed and the final list will be made public.TAG_OPEN_p_2