UML finalizes 9 Kathmandu candidates, constituency 4 still open - english.makalukhabar.com

KATHMANDU: The CPN-UML has finalized its candidates for nine of Kathmandu’s ten constituencies ahead of the upcoming elections. The party is yet to confirm its candidate for Constituency No. 4, where UML Secretary Rajan Bhattarai has been a frontrunner. Constituency No. 4 is a traditional stronghold of Nepali Congress President Gagan Thapa, who has secured consecutive victories in the past three elections. Bhattarai has announced that he will not contest this time. Sources from the UML Secretariat indicate that former Budhanilkantha mayor Uddhav Kharel is likely to run from this constituency. In Constituency No. 5, UML leader Ishwar Pokharel will be contesting after consulting with party leaders. The UML’s finalized candidates for Kathmandu are as follows: Constituency 1: Mohan Regmi Constituency 2: Maniram Phuyal Constituency 3: Rameshwar Phuyal Constituency 5: Ishwar Pokharel Constituency 6: Aman Kumar Maske Constituency 7: Prakash Shrestha Constituency 8: Rajesh Shakya Constituency 9: Ajaykranti Shakya Constituency 10: Binod Shrestha