Issuing a statement on Wednesday evening, the UCPN (Maoist) published the names of the candidates. Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal would be contesting from the Constituency Number 10 of Kathmandu and Siraha-5. Similarly, leader Baburam Bhattarai would be contesting from Gorkha-1 and Rupandehi-4. [break]
Actress Rekha Thapa has not been chosen under the FPTP electoral system. Earlier, Thapa had announced that she would contest from Parsa-1. However, the party is yet to publish names of the candidates, who would be contesting under the proportional electoral system.
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