Former PM Deuba not to contest HoR elections

Former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has decided not to stand in the upcoming House of Representatives elections.

Deuba has been elected from Dadeldhura in all elections since 2048 BS, but will not be a candidate this time, his secretariat has stated. 

Nominations are being registered today for the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system of the upcoming House of Representatives elections to be held on March 5.