The Election Commission on Thursday made public the election schedule for the third phase of local polls scheduled for September 18 in Province 2. 

Voting will take place from 7am to 5pm to elect representatives in 127 locals units. 

Candidates can file nominations on September 6. Complaints can be filed on September 7 and after examining the complaints, the EC will publish the final list of candidates on September 8. The EC on September 9 will publish the final list on September 9 and provide electoral symbols. Parties not represented in Parliament will get new symbols. 

The Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal (RJP-N), which has been demanding “umbrella” as its electoral symbol, might not get that. 

The Election Commission has asked the RJP-N to choose 

one of the six symbols its constituent parties were using before their merger. (PR)

Timetable

Nominations Sept 6

Complaints filing Sept 7

Candidacy withdrawal Sept 8

Final list/ Electoral symbol distribution Sept 9

Voting  Sept 18