KATHMANDU, Dec 14: The Election Commission (EC) is preparing to submit the report of the House of Representatives election held on November 20 to President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Thursday.
Chief Election Commissioner of EC Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya held a press conference on Wednesday and informed about the decision. After submitting the report to the president, the names of the elected MPs will be published in the Nepal Gazette, CEC Thapaliya said.
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Thapaliya added that the report of the provincial assembly election will be submitted to the head of the state on December 17. The chief election commissioner also said that the Election Commission will hold a special program and distribute certificates to the MPs who were elected through the proportional representation electoral system.
In addition, the commission also said that the security deposits of 4,285 candidates, who contested the election to the House of Representatives and the provincial assemblies, were confiscated in this election. There is a legal provision to confiscate the security deposits of candidates who get less than 10 percent of the total valid votes. The bonds of 40 parties that submitted the closed list in the House of Representatives have also been confiscated.
