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Complaints can be registered against the candidates running for the March 5 elections to the House of Representative (HoR) but failing to meet the required qualifications 

As per the HoR election schedule, complaints against unqualified candidates can be lodged from 10 am to 3 pm today, according to the Election Commission.

According to the information received by the Commission, a total of 3,486 candidates-3,089 men, 396 women and one from third gender- had registered their nominations in 165 constituencies across the country by yesterday. 

Kul Bahadur GC, Assistant Spokesperson of the Commission, said that the process of filing complaints against unqualified candidates has begun.

GC said that complaints can be filed with the election officer in the concerned constituency in accordance with the Schedule 16 of the House of Representatives Election Directives-2082 BS.

If complaints are filed, the election officer must register their complaints in the registration book in line with the Schedule 17 of the directives and the complainant be provided with a receipt as per the Schedule 18 of the same directive. 

Following this process, the Commission will publish the final list of the candidates on January 23 between 1 pm to 3pm. 

The Commission will give election symbols to the candidates in fray between 4 pm and 7pm on the same day.

Candidacies were registered across the country on Tuesday for the March 5 elections to the House of Representatives (HoR). 

Political parties and candidates enthusiastically filed their nominations within the scheduled time.

The Election Commission (EC) said that a total of 2,925 candidates have registered to participate in the first-past-the-post (FTPT) election system for the House of Representatives elections.

Among them, 11 percent, that is 336 candidates, are female, and male candidates are 88 percent, that is 2,589. 

Six candidates from the sexually marginalized community have registered their candidacies. They are representing the Samabeshi Samajbadi Party.

According to the details, in 165 constituencies of the country, the most number of candidates, 35 each, have registered in Rupandehi constituencies No. 2 and 3. Similarly, the fewest, eight candidates, have registered in Mustang.

The EC also stated that 85 persons with disabilities and 138 from backward areas have filed their candidacy.

In this election, there are one million 893 thousand 689 voters across the country, who will be voting in 10 thousand 967 polling stations and 23 thousand 112 polling centers on March 5 to elect new members in the Federal Parliament.

The filing of candidacies under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) of the House of Representatives elections was conducted successfully across the country on Tuesday.

As per election schedule, complaints, if any, can be lodged against the candidates fighting the direct elections today. 

The Election Commission would make public the final list of candidates under the direct election (FPTP) after investigating the complaints the next day.

The CPN-UML has filed candidacies for all 165 electoral constituencies across the country for the March 5 elections to the House of Representatives with around 55 percent of its candidates being new faces.

Min Bahadur Shahi, Party's Chief of the Publicity Department, in a press meet organized at party office in Lalitpur on Tuesday, shared that the candidates including party Chairperson KP Sharma Oli on Tuesday registered their nominations in an enthusiastic presence of leaders, cadres and the public.

Shahi said of the total party candidates in fray, 54.54 percent are first-timer contenders.

Among them, there are 50 percent new candidates each in Sudurpaschim and Madhesh Provinces while 53.75 percent candidates contesting from Koshi Province are new, Shahi explained.

Likewise, Karnali Province has the highest portion of the new candidates at 75 percent whereas Lumbini Province has the lowest at 42.30 percent, he explained.

Similarly, new candidates make up 60 percent of the party's nominees in Bagmati Province and 61.11 per cent in Gandaki Province, he added.