Nepal, Feb. 24 -- Only 1,213 candidates, out of 3406, for the House of Representatives (HoR) member election, have so far opened bank accounts to make monetary transactions for election purposes.

According to the Election Commission (EC), only nine political parties, out of 68 contesting the election, have now bank accounts for the election-related expenditures.

Such political parties are the Nepali Congress, Rastriya Janamorcha, CPN (United), Nepali Communist Party (NCP), Nepal Party for Nepal, Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP), Samyukta Nagarik Party, Miteri Party and Nepal Janata Samrakshan Party.

EC Assistant Spokesperson Kul Bahadur GC said the Election Commission has implemented a provision mandating political parties and candidate...