Deposits of Nine Out of 12 Candidates Forfeited in Lamjung House of Representatives Election
Summary
In the Lamjung House of Representatives election, deposits of nine out of twelve candidates were forfeited for failing to secure 10% of total valid votes, with 73,010 votes cast valid out of 75,460.
Key Points
- Nine out of twelve candidates in Lamjung had their deposits forfeited for not securing 10 percent of valid votes.
- Deposit forfeiture is based on Section 71 (1) of the House of Representatives Election Act, 2074.
- The highest votes among forfeited candidates were received by Harijung Tamang of CPN (UML) with 3,371 votes.
- Lamjung had 137,124 registered voters with 75,460 votes cast and 73,010 valid votes in the election.
