‘Tourist’ candidates seen buying or renting houses in constituencies they don’t originally belong

Although this is not seen as a breach of election code of conduct, such candidates’ motive is to manipulate voters, says former election commissioner Uprety.

Several candidates for the forthcoming parliamentary elections are busy either purchasing or renting houses in their allotted constituencies. They haven’t originally been residents there and are mostly constituency hoppers. What remains to be seen, however, is whether this move by ‘outsiders’ will enable them to connect better with voters and resolve their problems, if elected.