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.