Only two parties have applied to participate in the by-elections for vacant members of the National Assemblyso far. The Election Commission has given the deadline till today to submit the application for party registration. The commission said that so far, CPN (Unified Samajwadi Party) and Bahujan Shakti Party have submitted applications. A by-election is being held on the 25th of January for the post of one vacant member of the National Assembly from Lumbini province.
The post became vacant after Khimlal Bhattarai, a member elected from another group of Lumbini region, resigned. The Commission issued a notification on the 24th of last year and called for party registration according to Article 271 of the Constitution. Parties registered with the Election Commission can apply to the Commission for by-elections.
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