Tulsipur (Dang), June 22: Eight working journalists based in Tulsipur of Dang are contesting the June 28 second phase of local level election for various positions in the local units.
The local level election is being held in 35 districts across province no 1, 5 and 7 for 334 local units.
Four journalists from Nepali Congress (NC), two from the CPN-UML and two from the Deshbhakta Ganatantrik Party (DGP) have been nominated as candidates for the upcoming poll.
NC has nominated Subash DC of Radio Sanjivani to run for the ward membership of Tulsipur Sub Metropolis-11 while Prakash Dangi of Radio Tulsipur has been chosen as the candidate for ward membership of Dangi Sharan rural municipality-3.
Similarly, NC has chosen Suresh Shrestha of News 24 to run for the ward membership of Tulsipur Sub-Metropolis-5 while Sapana Bohara of Rapti Samachar Dainik has been nominated to run for the ward membership of Ghorahi Sub-Metropolis-3 under the woman quota.
Likewise, Sangita Basnyal of Radio Prakriti has been nominated to run for the ward Chairperson of the Tulsipur Sub-Metropolis-9 from the CPN-UML.
UML has also nominated another journalist, Dujman Bhandari, from the same radio station, as the candidate for ward membership for Tulsipur Sub-Metropolis ward no 6.
Meanwhile, DGP has chosen Sushila Acharya to run for the post of Mayor of Ghorahi Sub-Metropolis. The Party has also nominated Nim Bahadur Thapa to contest for the position of Deputy Mayor of Lamahi Municipality.
Both Acharya and Thapa are the central council members for the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) Dang Chapter.
A majority of the media persons running for the upcoming elections are on their job as of now. So far, only Subash DC and Sangeet Basnyal have resigned from their jobs to run in the election. RSS
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