Family ties feature in Nepal’s parliamentary elections race
Summary
Four husband-wife pairs and two close relative pairs are contesting Nepal's House of Representatives elections, highlighting family prominence in political races.
Key Points
- Four husband-and-wife pairs and two sets of close relatives are contesting in the March 5 House of Representatives elections.
- CPN-UML has fielded two married couples; one couple each is contesting from the Nepali Communist Party and Aam Janata Party.
- Brothers Dhan Bahadur Budha and Karna Bahadur Budha are contesting against each other in Dolpa from Nepali Communist Party and Nepali Congress respectively.
- Two sons of late Rastriya Prajatantra Party leader Deepak Bohara, Prajwal and Gaurav Bohara, are contesting from separate Rupandehi constituencies.
