The Election Commission has removed the names of 550 candidates from the closed list of proportional candidates submitted by various political parties.

The Election Commission has said that the names of ineligible candidates for the proportional election system of the House of Representatives and State Assembly elections have been removed from the proportional list.

369 candidates who did not submit their expenses details as candidates in the local elections, 23 candidates who were underage in the House of Representatives and 29 people in the Provincial Assembly, 66 candidates who were listed as double candidates, 37 candidates whose gender details were different, 18 candidates whose names were not in the voter list and 6 candidates who did not submit the documents requested by the commission have been removed from the closed list of proportional candidates submitted by various political parties.

According to the commission, a total of 550 names have been removed, including people on the blacklist and in positions of benefit.

The Election Commission has instructed not to survey or publish opinions on polls on any candidate and political party who have given their candidature in the upcoming elections.

The commission issued a press release today and stated that no survey or announcement of opinion on the results of any candidate or political party will be allowed.

“As the Election Code of Conduct, 2079 has been implemented, action will be taken against those who conduct a survey or publish opinions on polls, contrary to the Code of Conduct”, said the election commission.

In addition, the Commission has warned that action will be taken if it is found that opinions or propaganda are being spread in such a way as to adversely affect or obstruct the election.

Complaints have been lodged with the Election Commission against dozens of candidates, including the Prime Minister, who have filed their nomination papers for the upcoming elections. According to the election schedule of the commission, complaints were filed against dozens of candidates who had registered their nominations from all over the country by 3 pm yesterday.

According to the election schedule published earlier by the Election Commission, the final list of candidates will be published by 7 pm after investigating the complaints till 5 pm today.

Candidates who want to withdraw their candidature can withdraw their candidature from the concerned election office tomorrow till 1 pm, then at 3 pm the commission will publish the final list of candidates and provide the election symbols to the candidates by 7 pm.

The Election Commission has determined the limit of expenses that candidates can incur for the upcoming House of Representatives and State Assembly elections.

The Commission has determined the limit of expenses of the candidates under Section 24 of the Election Commission Act, 2073.

According to the commission, in the case of the election of the House of Representatives, the limit of election expenses in 5 constituencies has been fixed at Rs. 25 lakh, while in 17 constituencies, the limit of election expenses has been fixed at Rs. 27 lakhs. Candidates in 65 constituencies are allowed to spend up to 29 lakh rupees. In 52 constituencies, the election expenditure limit has been fixed at 31 lakh rupees, while in 26 constituencies, the election expenditure limit has been fixed at 33 lakh rupees.

In the case of proportional candidates, the limit of 2 lakh rupees for the election of the House of Representatives candidate and 1 lakh 50 thousand rupees for the candidates of the Provincial Assembly has been fixed.

According to the schedule of the election published by the Election Commission, it has been mentioned that candidates can register their nominations from the relevant election office on Ashwin 23rd 2079 BS. The commission has also determined the necessary qualifications, documents and procedures for registering nominations in the elections.

According to the commission, any Nepali citizens not disqualified by federal law, who have reached the age of 25 years can file the nomination from the relevant election office.

Similarly, during the registration of the candidacy, the copy of the candidate’s citizenship and voter ID card, amount deposit receipt for the nomination, property details, personal details and the form filled in according to the election guidelines 2079 should be submitted.

At the time of registration of nomination, two separate persons whose names are included in the voter list of the respective constituencies must support the candidate as proposer and supporter.