Rastriya Swatantra Party Candidate Challenges Candidacy Cancellation at Supreme Court

Kathmandu. Following the Election Commission's decision to invalidate his candidacy, Kishori Sah, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) candidate for Dhanusha Constituency No. 1, has filed a writ petition at the Supreme Court. The hearing for the writ filed by Sah is scheduled only after the February 21 elections. Supreme Court spokesperson Arjun Koirala informed that although Sah filed the writ demanding his candidacy be upheld, naming the Election Commission as the respondent, the case is scheduled for February 25, after the election.

Sah, an RSP candidate from Dhanusha Constituency No. 1 who entered politics through contract work, had his candidacy canceled following a complaint that he was blacklisted. The Credit Information Center website mentions that Kishorilal Sah of Kishor Construction was blacklisted on Poush 6, 2080, and Ashoj 31, 2079. The Election Commission canceled Sah's candidacy two days before the election.

The candidates in this constituency include Ramchandra Mandal from CPN-UML, Rampaltan Sah from Nepali Congress, and Matrika Prasad Yadav from the Communist Party of Nepal (UML). The election is scheduled for Thursday.