The Nepali Congress (NC) has finalised the names of its candidates for the National Assembly (NA) election slated for February 7.

The NC, which had already nominated its candidates for Provinces 4, 5, 6 and 7, finalised the names of candidates for Provinces 1, 2 and 3. The nomination filing for the NA election is taking place on Wednesday.

The NC has fielded Ramesh Jung Rayamajhi of Morang as its open category candidate and Sarita Prasain of Jhapa as its woman candidate from Province 1.

Likewise, Jitendra Narayan Dev will be vying for a NA seat as an open category candidate while Mukta Kumari Yadav will be NC candidate from woman’s category in Province 2.

Similarly, the party has fielded Radheshyam Adhikari as its open category candidate and Dhana Khatiwada as its woman candidate from Province 3.