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About 250 candidates have been nominated to contest the Northern Ireland Assembly election on 7 March.About 250 candidates have been nominated to contest the Northern Ireland Assembly election on 7 March.
The poll will elect 108 Members of the Legislative Assembly across 18 constituencies.The poll will elect 108 Members of the Legislative Assembly across 18 constituencies.
The government hopes the March election will set the scene for a return to devolution. A power-sharing executive is due to be formed on 26 March.The government hopes the March election will set the scene for a return to devolution. A power-sharing executive is due to be formed on 26 March.
The Electoral Office is expected to release its official list of nominees on Tuesday evening.The Electoral Office is expected to release its official list of nominees on Tuesday evening.
Although the figures have not yet been finalised, the BBC understands that, so far, there are 46 DUP candidates, 38 Ulster Unionist, 38 Sinn Fein, 34 SDLP and17 Alliance candidates.
There are also 12 UKUP candidates - six of which are the party leader standing in different constituencies - 13 Green Party, nine Conservative and six Workers Party candidates.
Also running are: Four Make Politicians History candidates, three for the Progressive Unionist Party, and two for the Socialist Party.
Six Republican Sinn Fein candidates are also standing. They are being treated by the Electoral Office as independents, because they are not registered as a political party.
There are also about 20 other independents.