Deposit Forfeited for 40 Candidates Across Three Constituencies in Kaski, Only Three Parties Secure Return

Pokhara. In all three constituencies of Kaski, the deposits of all candidates except those from the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Nepali Congress, and CPN-UML have been forfeited. Out of 49 candidates across the three constituencies, only the deposits of candidates from these three parties were saved. The remaining 40 candidates had their deposits forfeited. This group includes candidates from the Communist Party of Nepal, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party, and even the Shram Sanskriti Party. 

According to the District Election Office, those who got their deposits back from Constituency No. 1 are Khadakraj Poudel (Ganesh) of RSP, Tilak Ranabhat of Nepali Congress, and Bainbahadur Adhikari Chhetri of UML. In Constituency No. 2, they are Uttamprasad Poudel of RSP, Rashmi Acharya of UML, and Madhavprasad Bastola (Madhu) of Congress. From Constituency No. 3, Bina Gurung of RSP, Manoj Gurung of Congress, and Damodar Poudel (Bairagi) of UML received their deposits back. 

The candidate who received the fewest votes in Kaski was Binita Awal of the Nepal Workers' and Peasants' Party from Constituency No. 2. She received only 3 votes. The candidate with the highest number of votes leading to deposit forfeiture was Rajkaji Gurung (Karan) from Constituency No. 1. He secured 3.67 percent of the total valid votes. He is a candidate from the CPN (Maoist Centre). To retain the deposit, a candidate must secure at least 10 percent of the votes. 

In terms of raw votes in the district, Khadakraj Poudel of RSP secured the highest votes from Constituency No. 1, while Uttamprasad Poudel secured the highest percentage from Constituency No. 2. Although Ganesh secured 39,883 votes, his percentage only comes out to 59.16 percent. The 31,911 votes secured by Uttam represent 62.97 percent of the valid votes in Constituency No. 2.