More women than men in closed list for proportional representation
Summary
The Election Commission's final closed list for the proportional representation system in Nepal's House of Representatives election features more women than men across 63 political parties.
Key Points
- The closed list for proportional representation in Nepal's House of Representatives election includes 1,772 women and 1,363 men.
- A total of 3,135 candidates from 63 political parties were included in the final closed list.
- The Election Commission removed 76 candidates from the list due to legal issues, including blacklisting and non-payment of fines.
- Some candidates were removed because they were already listed for the Provincial Assembly or were not in the voter list of a backward region.
