The Election Commission (EC) has called for all political parties to register their parties for the by-election to be held in Rupandehi electoral constituency-3 on  November 3. 

Issuing a notice today, the EC said that the application can be submitted to the central office of the Commission for the registration of the party from August 6-12. 

It may be noted that the EC earlier had approved the election schedule for the by-election. 

Candidacy nomination will take place at the office of the returning officer from 10 am to 5 pm on October 7, and the list of candidates will be published on the same evening. 

The final list of candidates will be published on October 10. 

Voting will take place at the respective polling stations from 7 am to 5 pm on November 3. 

The Commission has stated that persons whose names were included in the closed list for the House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly elections under the proportional electoral system are not eligible to be a candidate in the by-election.