KATHMANDU, Sep 15: The Election Commission (EC) has cancelled the scheduled by-elections in Rupandehi constituency 3.
With the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR) and the announcement of new election dates for March 5 next year, the EC in a notice on Monday called off the byelection date. The EC had been preparing to hold the elections on 3 November, with political parties making final arrangements.
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Some parties had already announced their candidates, while the commission had appointed election commissioners to oversee the process. However, all these processes are now vacated. The Rupandehi-3 seat fell vacant after the demise of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) lawmaker Deepak Bohora.
