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16 December 2025

Contesting leaders from the CPN-UML for various posts, including the party chairmanship, KP Sharma Oli (center in black jacket) and Ishwar Pokhrel (center in blue with red scarf), chat during the ongoing general convention of the party in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 16, 2025. The contest for the new leadership of CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist) intensifies as incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel face each other with separate panels. As per the published list by the party's election committee, incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel file their candidacies for the chairmanship. Candidates also register from their respective panels as well as independently for other office-bearer positions and central committee membership. Under the party's amended statute, there are five vice-chairperson posts, for which 11 candidates file nominations. For the nine Secretary positions, 20 candidates contest. Additionally, more than 1,000 candidates file nominations for central committee membership from various geographical areas and sectors.

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6 May 2025

A police officer stands guard during the local government elections in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on May 6, 2025. The 2025 Local Government Elections in Colombo and across Sri Lanka take place on May 6, 2025, starting at 7:00 a.m. and continuing until 4:00 p.m. Voting occurs at 13,759 polling centers island-wide, including in Colombo. Over 17 million registered voters (17,156,338) are eligible to vote in the elections for 339 local government bodies. A record 75,589 candidates from 49 recognized political parties and 257 independent groups contest for 8,287 seats.

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1 December 2024

Candidates contesting the election and voters search for their registration numbers before heading to the polls in Nepal's local by-election in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 1, 2024. A periodic election to elect 41 representatives in local bodies takes place in various districts of Nepal.

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1 December 2024

A Nepali candidate contesting the election shows his inked nail after casting his vote at a polling center in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 1, 2024. A periodic election to elect 41 representatives in local bodies takes place in various districts of Nepal.

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8 October 2024

Supporters of the Indian National Congress (INC) party celebrate as the counting of votes takes place for the local assembly elections in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on October 8, 2024. Supporters of the NC and INC parties celebrate as their party candidates lead in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly polls. The counting for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly polls is underway, with 873 candidates contesting 90 seats. These are the first Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls held in 10 years and also the first since the abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian constitution, which ended the semi-autonomous character of the region on August 5, 2019, and downgraded and divided Jammu and Kashmir state into two federally administered union territories of J&K and Ladakh.

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8 October 2024

Supporters of the Indian National Congress (INC) party celebrate as the counting of votes takes place for the local assembly elections in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on October 8, 2024. Supporters of the NC and INC parties celebrate as their party candidates lead in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly polls. The counting for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly polls is underway, with 873 candidates contesting 90 seats. These are the first Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls held in 10 years and also the first since the abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian constitution, which ended the semi-autonomous character of the region on August 5, 2019, and downgraded and divided Jammu and Kashmir state into two federally administered union territories of J&K and Ladakh.

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8 October 2024

Tariq Hameed Karra, regional President of the Indian National Congress (INC) party, shows a victory sign after winning in the assembly election in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on October 8, 2024. Supporters of the NC and INC parties celebrate as their party candidates lead in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly polls. The counting for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly polls is underway, with 873 candidates contesting 90 seats. These are the first Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls held in 10 years and also the first since the abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian constitution, which ends the semi-autonomous character of the region on August 5, 2019, and downgrades and divides Jammu and Kashmir state into two federally administered union territories of J&K and Ladakh.

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8 October 2024

Supporters of the Indian National Congress (INC) party celebrate as the counting of votes takes place for the local assembly elections in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on October 8, 2024. Supporters of the NC and INC parties celebrate as their party candidates lead in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly polls. The counting for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly polls is underway, with 873 candidates contesting 90 seats. These are the first Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls held in 10 years and also the first since the abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian constitution, which ended the semi-autonomous character of the region on August 5, 2019, and downgraded and divided Jammu and Kashmir state into two federally administered union territories of J&K and Ladakh.

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23 September 2024

Former Srinagar Deputy Mayor Sheikh Mohammed Imran, who contests Assembly elections from the Khaniyar constituency, speaks to the media at his office in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on September 23, 2024.

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23 September 2024

Former Srinagar Deputy Mayor Sheikh Mohammed Imran, who contests Assembly elections from the Khaniyar constituency, speaks to the media at his office in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on September 23, 2024.

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23 September 2024

Former Srinagar Deputy Mayor Sheikh Mohammed Imran, who contests Assembly elections from the Khaniyar constituency, speaks to the media at his office in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on September 23, 2024.

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23 September 2024

Former Srinagar Deputy Mayor Sheikh Mohammed Imran, who contests Assembly elections from the Khaniyar constituency, speaks to the media at his office in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on September 23, 2024.

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23 September 2024

Former Srinagar Deputy Mayor Sheikh Mohammed Imran, who contests Assembly elections from the Khaniyar constituency, speaks to the media at his office in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on September 23, 2024.

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23 September 2024

Former Srinagar Deputy Mayor Sheikh Mohammed Imran, who contests Assembly elections from the Khaniyar constituency, speaks to the media at his office in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on September 23, 2024.

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23 September 2024

Former Srinagar Deputy Mayor Sheikh Mohammed Imran, who contests Assembly elections from the Khaniyar constituency, speaks to the media at his office in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on September 23, 2024.

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23 September 2024

Former Srinagar Deputy Mayor Sheikh Mohammed Imran, who contests Assembly elections from the Khaniyar constituency, speaks to the media at his office in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on September 23, 2024.

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