Top Leaders, Including Potential PM Candidates, Barred From Voting for Themselves in House of Representatives Election
Summary
Several top political leaders contesting elections outside their registered constituencies will be unable to vote for themselves in the House of Representatives election on Falgun 21.
Key Points
- Top leaders including KP Sharma Oli, Gagan Thapa, Balen Shah, and Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' will not be able to vote for themselves as they are contesting from constituencies different from their voter registration.
- Rabi Lamichhane, Upendra Yadav, and other party leaders also face the same voting restrictions due to contesting outside their registered constituencies.
- Several candidates from various parties including CPN-UML, Nepali Congress, RSP, JSP Nepal, and CPN (Maoist Centre) are affected by this issue.
- This situation arises because election candidates filed their candidacies from constituencies different from where they are registered voters.
