Kathmandu, Jan. 21 -- The upcoming snap election for the House of Representatives has gotten a new momentum with the peaceful conclusion of the nominations for the first-past-the-post (FPTP) category of seats across the country on Tuesday.

As many as 3,484 individuals from 68 political parties as well as independents have registered their candidacies for the March 5 election. Exercising their franchise will be around 18,903,689 registered voters.

A total of 165 members in the 275-strong lower house are elected through the FPTP while remaining 110 seats are filled under the proportional representation (PR) system.

Of the total, 2,297 are the candidates from 68 parties while remaining 1,187 have filed nominations as independents. Officia...