-By a Post Reporter

KATHMANDU, April 26 – Elections in the Kathmandu constituency number one and three have been postponed due to the demise of Manmohan Adhikari, the Election Commission (EC) said.

Adhikari, the 78-year-old chairman of Communist Party of Nepal (UML), was contesting from the two constituencies of the capital city in the parliamentary election scheduled for May 3.

“Since a notice has been received from the concerned election officer about the demise of UML candidate Man Mohan Adhikari, the election in Kathmandu 1 and 3 has been postponed,” EC Secretary Purushottam Dhakal said.

No new dates have been announced for election in these two constituencies.