Former Inspector General of Police Sarbendra Khanal has also announced his candidacy for the by-election in Tanahun-1. He is the candidate for the CPN-UML.
Khanal had contested the last general election held on November 20, 2022, from Kathmandu-6 and lost to Rastriya Swatantra Party’s Shisir Khanal by a margin of 6,005 votes. After his loss in the general election, Khanal is determined to change the result of the by-election in his favour.