KATHMANDU, April 26: As many as 135,043 candidates have filed their nominations for upcoming local level polls scheduled for May 13, according to the Election Commission.
The election is set to be held to elect 35,221 local representatives across the country.
According to the data revealed by the poll body on Tuesday morning, as many as 3,276 candidates have filed their nominations for the post of mayor and 2,009 for the post of deputy mayor.
Likewise, 3,264 candidates have filed their nominations for the post of chairperson, 2,296 for vice-chairperson, 32,217 for ward chairperson, 23,521 for female member, 21,221 for dalit member and 49,239 for members across the country.