KATHMANDU: Candidacies were registered across the country on Tuesday for the upcoming March 5 election to the House of Representatives (HoR).

Political parties and candidates enthusiastically filed their nominations within the scheduled time.

The Election Commission (EC) said that a total 2,925 candidates have registered to participate in the first-past-the-post (FTPT) election system for the House of Representatives membership election.

Among them, 11 percent, that is 336 candidates, are female, and male candidates are 88 percent, that is 2,589.

Six candidates from the sexually marginalized community have registered their candidacies. They are representing the Samabeshi Samajbadi Party.

According to the details, in 165 constituencies of the country, the most number of candidates, 35 each, have registered in Rupandehi constituencies No. 2 and 3. Similarly, the fewest, eight candidates, have registered in Mustang.

The EC also stated that 85 persons with disabilities and 138 from backward areas have filed their candidacy.

In this election, there are one million 893 thousand 689 voters across the country, who will be voting in 10 thousand 967 polling stations and 23 thousand 112 polling centres on March 5 to elect their representatives to the HoR, the lower house of the Federal Parliament.