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Only woman recommended for elections from Khotang

Khotang : An only woman has been proposed to contest the House of Representatives elections from the district. Saraswati Bajimaya is among 18 other her male counterparts recommended for the House of Representatives and State Assemblies polls from the district.

Having been elected a lawmaker under the Proportional Representation in the 2nd Constituent Assembly elections, she will now fight under the first-past-the-post system from the Nepali Congress (NC) quota.

Having started political career from 2036 B.S. from the Nepal Mahila Sangh, sister organisation of the NC, she over the times served as the Sangh’s Pesident, NC central treasurer, and central member of the NC’s women department.
Of the total 19 persons recommended for the polls from various parties including the NC, the CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Centre) alliance, Sanghiya Samajwadi Forum, Naya Shakti, CPN (ML), and Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Democratic, 10 will contest the House of Representatives polls and the rest the State Assemblies elections.