By-elections in March

The Election Commission (EC) is preparing to hold by-elections in six vacated constituencies in the third week of March, 2009, according to a commissioner.

Ayodhi Prasad Yadav, an election commissioner, told journalists in Biratnagar, Wednesday that the EC was in talks with the government over holding the by-elections.

The by-elections have to be held in six constituencies after some candidates who won from two constituencies in the April Constituent Assembly election, resigned from one of those.

The constituencies that require by-elections include Rolpa-1; Dhanusha-5; Morang-5 and 7; Kaski-2 and Kanchanpur-4. nepalnews.com Nov 27 08