EC to Provide Life Insurance for Polls Candidates

The Election Commission on Wednesday decided that it would provide life
insurance for candidates for the forthcoming municipal polls on February
8. "We will provide life insurance for the election candidates," Tej Muni
Bajracharya, EC spokesperson, said.
According to the EC decision's, the candidates for the posts of mayor and
deputy mayor will have Rs 700,000 as life insurance. The candidates of
ward chairman and member will have life insurance equivalent to Rs 600,000
and Rs 500,000 respectively.
Bajracharya added that the life insurance would include deaths after
attacks by the Maoists too.