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The Election Commission has called for the application from the national organizations for the observation of the by-election to the member of the House of Representatives scheduled for April 23. Issuing a notice today, the EC called for the application along with necessary documents from the national organizations wishing to observe the by-election. The EC as per Schedule-2 of the Election Observation Directives-2079 urged the national organizations to submit the application within seven days. Candidates are filing their nomination for the by-election today. The by-election is taking place at Chitwan-2, Bara-2 and Tanahun-1.  

Economist Dr Swarnim Wagle has filed his nomination for the by-election to the member of the House of Representatives slated for April 23 from the Rastriya Swatantra Party. Wagle filed the nomination by reaching the Chief Election Officer’s Office this afternoon. The by-election is being held in Tahanun-1 for a seat that is vacant after Nepali Congress lawmaker Ram Chandra Paudel was elected to the post of President. Govinda Bhattarai from the Nepali Congress and for IGP Sarbendra Khandal from the CPN-UML have also filed their nominations in Tanahun-1.  

Janata Samajbadi Party Chairman Upendra Yadav filed his nomination for the by-election to the member of the House of Representatives slated for April 23. Chairman Yadav filed the nomination at the Election Officer’s Office set up in the Kalaiya-based District Coordination Committee’s Office for the by-election from Bara-2. The by-election is being held for a seat that is vacant after Janata Samajbadi Party lawmaker Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav was elected to the post of Vice-President. Purushottam Paudel of the CPN-UML, Shiva Chandra Kushawaha of the Janamat Party and Ramesh Kharel of the Rastriya Swatantra Party are preparing to file the nominations in Bara-2.  

CPN-UML leader and former IGP Sarbendra Khanal has filed his nomination for the by-election in Tanahun. He filed his nomination by reaching the election officer’s office on Monday afternoon. Bhagwati Neupane proposed his candidacy while Ek Bahadur Rana seconded the proposal. The Election Commission is holding the by-election in Tanahun-1 after Nepali Congress lawmaker Ram Chandra Paudel was elected as the President of the country. Govinda Bhattarai from the Nepali Congress and Swarnim Wagle from the Rastriya Swatantra Party are preparing to file the nominations.