Nepal, Jan. 14 -- According to the list published by the Election Commission, candidates with 17 election symbols (including single) withdrew their names. The candidates were given until Monday to withdraw their names, if needed.

A total of 175 candidates have withdrawn their names from the closed list of the Proportional Representation (PR) under the House of Representatives (HoR) member elections to be held on March 5. According to the list published by the Election Commission (EC), candidates with 17 election symbols (including single) withdrew their names. The candidates were given until January 12 (Monday) to withdraw their names, if needed.

Assistant Spokesperson of the EC Kul Bahadur GC informed that a total of 175 candidates o...