The CPN (UML) has officially recommended 16 candidates for proportional representation (PR) to the Election Commission. The decision was finalized during a high-level meeting chaired by Vice President Ram Bahadur Thapa.
Party Deputy Secretary General Lekhraj Bhatta made the decisions public, noting that the selection was meticulously balanced across various ethnic and social clusters. Beyond the candidate selection, the meeting served as a somber moment for the party, as members passed multiple condolence resolutions following the recent bereavement of Party Chairman KP Sharma Oli and the passing of other senior party figures.
List of CPN UML PR Candidates
Here is the list of the CPN UML Samanupatik. following 16 individuals have been selected to represent the party based on the Election Commission’s cluster requirements:
Indigenous People (Aadibasi Janajati)
- Ram Bahadur Thapa Magar (Male)
- Kul Bhakta Shakya (Male)
- Bhumika Subba (Female)
- Gangadevi Shrestha (Female)
Khas Arya
- Guru Prasad Baral (Male)
- Pushparaj Kandel (Male)
- Padma Aryal (Female)
- Tukabhadra Hamal (Female)
- Yashoda Kumari Baral (Includes Backward Areas, Disability, and Women clusters)
Madhesi
- Chandreshwor Mandal (Male)
- Ringala Yadav (Female)
- Yashoda Kumari Yadav (Female)
Dalit
- Bishnumaya BK (Female)
- Neeta Ghatani (Female)
Tharu
- Kriparam Rana (Male)
Muslim
- Sajida Siddiqui (Female)
Read Also: CPN-UML Election Manifesto
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