What are the priorities of the candidates in Kathmandu-7 regarding the problems related to drinking water, drainage, inundation and guthi?
लगानी न्यूज
. The candidates of Kathmandu constituency-7, which is facing problems related to basic drinking water, drainage, inundation and guthi despite being an urban area of the capital in terms of accessibility, expressed commitment to address the demands and issues of the voters.
The political parties and candidates preparing for the election to the House of Representatives scheduled for March 4 have assured to take initiatives to address the problems related to basic needs and infrastructure construction raised by the locals with priority.TAG_OPEN_div_50
In 2079 BS, Ganesh Parajuli of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) won from this constituency.TAG_OPEN_div_48 He won with 8,743 votes. His nearest rival was left alliance’s Narayan Kaji Shrestha who got 6,800 votes. Parajuli filed his candidacy again from the same constituency.
Prakash Shrestha of the CPN-UML, Pramod Hari Guragain of the Nepali Congress, Basanta Prasad Manandhar of the Nepali Communist Party, Ganesh Parajuli of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, Lal Kumar Lama of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Baburam Lama of the Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal, Dirgha Kumar Shrestha of the Rastriya Janamorcha and Guna Bahadur Banjara Chhetri of the Communist Party of Nepal (United) have been elected from Kathmandu-7 under the first-past-the-post category.TAG_OPEN_div_46 Ganesh Maya Dangol of Nepal Workers and Peasants Party is contesting the election.
Similarly, Amin Ratna Tamrakar of Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party, Binod Kumar Gurung of Rastriya Ekta Dal, Baikuntha Phuyal of Jaya Mathrubhumi Party, Maniram Bahadur Pradhan of Labour and Culture Party, Dipak Manandhar of Nepal Communist Party (Maoist), Bimala Lama of Rastriya Mukti Party Nepal (single election symbol) and Pradip Bhattarai of Aam Janata Party (single election symbol) are also in the fray.TAG_OPEN_div_44 ।
Similarly, 10 independent candidates are in the fray.TAG_OPEN_div_42 Sabita Gamal, Sujita Shrestha, Anjali Bajracharya, Pushpa Baniya, Sharmila Phuyal, Suman Putuwar-Maharjan, Aman Shrestha, Buddhi Prasad Regmi, Bharat Poudel and Prakash Kunwar are in the fray.
The constituency consists of 10 wards of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Tarkeshwor and Nagarjun Municipality.TAG_OPEN_div_40 Balaju, Chhetrapati, Naya Bazaar, Sorhakhutte, Thamel, Mhaipi, Dhobichaur, Thahiti, Bhuru Khel, Dhalko, Nardevi, Nhyaukha, Machhindratole of Ward No. 1, 17, 18 and 25 of the metropolis and Tinpiple, Goldhunga, Lolang of Tarakeshwor Municipality and Raniban, Thulovyang and Gairigaun of Nagarjun Municipality-1, 2, and 3 are in this area.
There are 78 polling stations in the constituency and the number of voters is 67,411.TAG_OPEN_div_38 Election Officer of Kathmandu Constituency No 7, Sabita Sharma, said that discussions were underway on election code of conduct and said that all-side and all-party discussions were organized to make election publicity systematic. Of the 27 candidates, 10 are independent candidates and five are women.
Likewise, the first-past-the-post (FPTP) candidate of the Ujyalo Nepal Party, Bimala Lama, said that her main agenda is education, health, ending unemployment, tourism promotion and making the country free from corruption.TAG_OPEN_div_36 Lama, who is also a woman entrepreneur, said, “Women do not dare to file candidacy for FPTP category. They are not even given a chance. Voters have encouraged them to work towards brightening up the dark politics. ”
Parajuli, who is also the candidate of the RSP, said that the voters have suggested to pay attention to charting the way for the future, maintaining good governance and formulating rules and regulations.TAG_OPEN_div_34 Stating that the people are in want of political stability, he said they are waiting for the upcoming elections to translate the people’s hope and belief into reality.
Prakash Shrestha, candidate of the Communist Party of Nepal (TAG_OPEN_div_32}}, pledged to continue the agenda of heritage conservation and reconstruction to develop his constituency as a cultural city. He said the government has prioritized drinking water, drainage, inundation areas, cultural heritages and music conservation in coordination and collaboration with the people.
Basanta Prasad Manandhar, a candidate of the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) who was also a member of the Bagmati Province Assembly in the past, said that he had promised to pay attention to the formulation of laws linking the development of the province.TAG_OPEN_div_30 He expressed the belief that the people had faith in him as he had worked as a people’s representative in the past as well.
A total of 65 political parties are competing for 61 election symbols under the first-past-the-post election system for the upcoming elections to the House of Representatives.TAG_OPEN_div_28 A total of 3,406 candidates are in the fray under the first-past-the-post category. As many as 63 political parties are contesting under the proportional representation (PR) system.
A total of TAG_OPEN_div_26 92,40,131 women, 9,663,358 male and 200 others are eligible to cast their votes in the current election.
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