ELECTION NEPAL

New forces confront Nepal's old guards in 20 November  national pollParliamentary elections are  seen as a competition between  traditional parties and a new generation of young politicians. sagar dakar elections in nepalSagar Dhakal is running against Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba in the election.KATHMANDU, NEPAL -- At the westernmost tip of Dadeldura, Nepal,  new candidate for the upcoming general election, Sagar Dhakal, has been placed by "powerful forces" to thwart his campaign, he claims. I'm busy removing obstacles. His Dhakal, a 31-year-old engineer by training, is running for incumbent Prime Minister Shelvah Durdeuba's local constituency in the Nov. 20 elections. This isn't the first time the two have met face-to-face.Her story began five years ago during her Sajha Sawal, an interactive program hosted by the BBC network. On the show, Dakar accused Deuba of failing to govern the country, infuriating the prime minister, who is known for his eccentric behavior. The heated brawl between them went viral as countless posts and memes  circulated, pushing Dhakal into the spotlight. sagar dakar elections in nepalSagar Dhakal is his 31-year-old engineer in training [Courtesy:Sagar Dakal]"This is not my constituency, but from here I will vote against the man who has served as prime minister five times," Dakal told Al Jazeera. "We have to leave our regional borders and fight elections from anywhere." Dakal holds an election symbol, a syringe, and laments that "the country and its politicians are really sick and need urgent medical attention." The  House of Representatives (HoR) and State Legislative (PA) elections scheduled for November 20th will see a wide variety of experts in many fields among the candidates entering politics. A total of 2,412 candidates (2,187 men and  225 women) are running under his 165 seat (FPTP) in his 275 seats in the House of Representatives. The remaining 110 members are elected through proportional representation. Similarly, 3,224 candidates (1,943 men, 280 women, and one candidate who identified themselves as heterosexual) became one of  330 state legislators under the FPTP system, and another 220. I want people to be elected by proportional representation. elections in nepalA woman votes in a fake poll to make people aware of the voting process ahead of  general elections in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 6.'New Wave'In the Lalitpur district, Toyoshima Kalki, a full-time doctor, is running for a seat in the House of Representatives. She belongs to the newly formed National Independence Party, which has amassed a number of independent candidates for the upcoming elections. National elections are battles between  old and new parties, traditional and alternative parties, and even professional politicians and professional politicians. With the rise of many independent candidates and newly formed political parties, the long and powerful hegemony of the major political parties has collapsed. Several independent candidates won the local elections  in March this year. Among them was rapper Baren Shah, who was elected mayor of Kathmandu. The victory came as  a shock to parties that  saw it as a sign that they were losing control of their constituencies.