Election Commission Confirms No Irregularities in Proportional Representation Candidate Lists

Kathmandu. The Election Commission has stated that the lists submitted by any party receiving seats under the proportional representation system are not flawed. Yagya Prasad Bhattarai, Chief of the Commission's Law and Political Party Management Division, informed that the lists submitted by none of the parties to the Commission were found to be irregular.

'We are studying the lists sent by the parties. All parties have sent the lists ensuring cluster representation. No one's list is flawed,' Bhattarai told Ratopati.

Bhattarai also shared that they are currently verifying the lists and preparing to publish them by Monday evening.

Six parties secured enough votes to gain seats through proportional representation. According to the Commission, the Rastriya Swatantra Party secured 57 seats, Nepali Congress 20, CPN-UML 16, CPN (Maoist Centre) 9, and Rastriya Prajatantra Party and Shram Sanskriti Party secured 4 seats each.