Rastriya Swatantra Party's Swarnim Wagle Discloses Election Expenditure in Tanahun-1

Kathmandu. Swarnim Wagle, the candidate from the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) for the House of Representatives election in Tanahun Constituency No. 1, has made public the details of his election expenses.

 According to the official details submitted to the District Election Office, Tanahun, his total election expenditure amounted to NPR 2,690,754.

Padamraj Neupane, Wagle's election representative who was elected from the same constituency, submitted the expenditure details to the District Election Office on Falgun 27.

As per the details in Schedule-41, submitted in accordance with Section 72 of the House of Representatives Election Act, 2074, and the Election Code of Conduct approved by the Election Commission, the largest portion of Wagle's election campaign was spent on publicity materials and transportation.

Here is the head-wise breakdown of the expenditure:
Purchase and Printing of Publicity Materials: NPR 6,50,298/
Transportation and Fuel Expenses (15 days): NPR 4,50,000/-
Office Operation Expenses (42 Wards): NPR 4,20,000/-
Food, Snacks, and Temporary Accommodation: NPR 3,48,900/-
Electronic Publicity: NPR 3,48,464/-
Booth Representative Mobilization (69 Polling Centers): NPR 3,19,300/-
Miscellaneous Expenses: NPR 1,40,792/-
Nomination Registration: NPR 10,000/- 
Purchase of Voter List: NPR 3,000/-