KATHMANDU: The CPN (UML) has intensified the nomination process for the candidates of the upcoming election to the House of Representatives under the first-past-the-post system.

District and electoral constituency committees continue to recommend candidates for the election. From some districts, single names have been proposed, while others have recommended the names of all aspiring candidates.

According to Party Secretary Mahesh Basnet, 24 electoral constituencies had recommended single candidates. They are: Jhapa-5 (KP Sharma Oli), Rupandehi-2 (Bishnu Paudel), Dang-2 (Shankar Pokhrel), Kailali-4 (Lekhraj Bhatta), Bhaktapur-2 (Mahesh Basnet), Gulmi-2 (Pradeep Gyawali), Kathmandu-5 (Ishwor Pokhrel), Siraha-3 (Leelanath Shrestha), Rautahat-1 (Ajay Gupta), Sarlahi-3 (Hari Upreti), Nawalpur-2 (Tilak Mahat), Gorkha-2 (Milan Gurung), Nuwakot-1 (Badri Mainali), Banke-1 (Surya Dhakal), Banke-3 (Dal Bahadur Sunar), Kapilvastu-1 (Bishram Chaudhary), Ilam-2 (Suhang Nembang), Mahottari-1 (Laxmi Mahato Koiri), Surkhet-1 (Dhruba Shahi), Surkhet-2 (Kaladhar Devkota), Salyan (Gulabjung Shah), Kathmandu-2 (Maniram Phuyal), Baitadi (Damodar Bhandari), and Darchula (Ganesh Thagunna).

Some other electoral constituencies and districts are likely to recommend single names unanimously. The final list of candidates will be finalized after all districts and electoral constituencies complete the nomination process and submit their recommendations to the central committee.