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EC fines 1,497 CA poll candidates
The Election Commission (EC) has penalised 1,497 candidates of the Constituent Assembly (CA) elections for failing to submit their election expenditure details.bookmarkThe Election Commission (EC) has penalised 1,497 candidates of the Constituent Assembly (CA) elections for failing to submit their election expenditure details.
Published at : August 27, 2014
Updated at : August 27, 2014 01:59
Kathmandu
The errant candidates have been fined Rs. 500 each for non-compliance to the commission's directive, Chief Election Commissioner Neel Kantha Uprety said on Tuesday.
The EC provision binds all candidates to produce the details of their election expenditure within 35 days after the election. A total of 6,125 candidates had contested the CA elections under the first-past-the-post electoral system on November 19, 2013.
Earlier, the EC had booked 24 parties for not submitting the details of election expenditure under proportional electoral system. The EC had fined Rs 1,000 form each party.
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