KATHMANDU, Oct 30: The Election Commission (EC) has scrapped the candidacy of Dr Toshima Karki. She was the candidate of Rastriya Swatantra Party for the House of Representatives from constituency no. 3 of Lalitpur district.
The EC decided to disqualify Dr Toshima Karki from the election arguing that she held a public post as she was elected a member of Nepal Medical Council (NMC).
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A complaint was filed at the Office of Chief Returning Officer in Lalitpur, demanding the cancellation of Dr Toshima's candidacy as she was holding a public post. The Office had sought clarification from the candidate and forwarded the documents along with the clarification papers to the EC.
Dr Toshima Karki was elected as a member of NMC for four years from December 17, 2021. Although she was not getting a salary for being the executive member of the NMC, she was found taking allowances from April 22, 2022 to August 18, 2022 during involvement in inspection and monitoring, according to EC Assistant Spokesperson Kamal Bhattarai.
