HoR elections: Dalit community sees meager candidacies under FPTP electoral system
Summary
Dalit community sees a meager number of candidates in the upcoming House of Representatives elections with major parties fielding few Dalit candidates despite their 13 percent population share.
Key Points
- Dalit candidates are few in the March 5 House of Representatives elections across major political parties.
- Nepali Congress, CPN (UML), Nepali Communist Party, and Rastriya Swatantra Party have only a handful of Dalit candidates.
- Dalit leaders contribute equally within parties but face discrimination in ticket allocation despite making up 13% of the population.
- Dalit representation in Parliament has been decreasing over recent legislative terms, despite constitutional provisions for inclusiveness.
