Supreme Court to Hear Petition Demanding Disclosure of Female Candidates in Upcoming Federal Elections

The Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing for a writ petition demanding the public disclosure of details concerning female candidates competing in the House of Representatives elections scheduled for the upcoming Falgun 21.

The hearing for this writ has been scheduled before the single bench of Justice Abdul Aziz Muslim for preliminary review. Following the hearing, the court will decide whether to order the Election Commission to make the details public or not.

The writ, filed by advocate Rajkumar Suwal on Wednesday, demands that the Election Commission release the list (for both direct and proportional representation) of female candidates who have married foreign men.

According to the law, if a candidate has registered their name by providing false information, a complaint can be filed against them. However, the petitioner filed the writ in the Supreme Court because the path to filing a complaint was blocked due to the Commission not making the details public.

‘Voter List Act, 2073’ allows anyone to file a complaint if it is found that someone has included their name by providing false details.  The writ demands that the family and personal details of the candidates be transparent to implement this very provision.