Kathmandu, Jan. 21 -- Despite a few minor incidents, nominations for the March 5 elections concluded across the country largely peacefully on Tuesday. Several high-profile candidates from various political parties filed their nominations at the Election Commission's offices in their respective constituencies. But some high-profile and familiar faces in the Nepali politics are also out of the race.

Five-time prime minister and former Nepali Congress chief Sher Bahadur Deuba is among the heavyweights who will not contest this election after being denied a ticket. Deuba had been contesting elections and winning from his home district of Dadheldurha since 1991. But after a leadership change in the Congress last week following the election of...