Supreme Court to Hear Independent Party Candidate's Plea After Candidacy Cancellation

Kathmandu. The Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing for the writ petition filed by Kishori Sah, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) candidate for Dhanusha Constituency No. 1, after the Election Commission canceled his candidacy.

The hearing on Sah's writ petition is scheduled for Sunday before a joint bench of Justices Binod Sharma and Meghraj Pokharel.  

Previously, the Supreme Court had ordered the Election Commission to present the reasons for canceling Sah's candidacy. The Election Commission had canceled Sah's candidacy following a complaint that he was blacklisted, as Sah, who entered politics through contracting, was the RSP candidate for Dhanusha Constituency No. 1.

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.  

In this constituency, the candidates include Ramchandra Mandal from CPN-UML, Ram Palta Sah from Nepali Congress, and Matrika Prasad Yadav from CPN (Maoist Centre). The Commission has already declared Matrika Yadav of CPN (Maoist Centre) as the winner in this constituency.