Nepali Congress former general secretary Shashank Koirala and Binod Chaudhary have chosen the same electoral constituency to be candidates for the parliamentary and provincial elections scheduled for November 20. Chaudhary is a proportional representation member of the House of Representatives. Nepali Congress District Secretary Hom Raj Ranabhat said that both have applied to contest the upcoming federal election from East Nawalparasi-1.

Koiral had won the election from the same constituency three times. He is preparing to contest the election from the same constituency.

Ranabhat said that Chaudhary has also applied to contest the federal election from constituency 2. The district has two electoral constituencies. A total of 14 persons have applied to contest the federal election from the Nepali Congress.