A total of 108 women are contesting for 33 directly elected seats in the House of Representatives from Bagmati Province in the upcoming polls scheduled for March 5.

Hari Dhakal, election officer at the Bagmati Provincial Election Office, said that 731 candidates in total are competing across 13 districts of the province.

Kathmandu district has fielded the highest number of female candidates. Across its 10 constituencies, 250 candidates are in the fray, including 46 women.

Chitwan follows Kathmandu in terms of female participation. In the three constituencies of Chitwan, 64 candidates are contesting, of whom 18 are women.

In Bhaktapur, which has two constituencies, nine women are competing among 57 candidates. Lalitpur, with three constituencies, has 71 candidates in total, including nine women.

Similarly, Makwanpur, which has two constituencies, has seven female candidates among 44 contestants.

In Dolakha, which has a single constituency, and Dhading, which has two constituencies, four women each are contesting. Dolakha has 33 candidates in total, while Dhading has 47.

Kavrepalanchowk and Sindhuli, both with two constituencies each, have three female candidates each. Kavrepalanchowk has 42 candidates in the race, while Sindhuli has 28.

In Rasuwa and Ramechhap, which each have one constituency, one woman candidate is contesting in each district.

Nuwakot, with two constituencies, has one female candidate among its 30 contestants. Rasuwa has 12 candidates in total, while Ramechhap has 17 candidates contesting.