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Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Candi have won the House of Representatives (HoR) election from Kathmandu-2 and 4.

Sunil KC has been elected from Kathmandu-2. The Election Commission has stated that he was elected with 34,238 votes.

KC's closest competitor, Nepali Congress's candidate Kabir Sharma received 8,874 votes while the Rastriya Prajatantra Party candidate Kuntidevi Pokhrel received 5,210 votes. 

In the previous HoR member election, Sovita Gautam from RSP had been elected from this constituency.

Similarly, Pukar Bam has been elected in Kathmandu-4. The Election Commission stated that he was elected having received 29,142 votes. 

Bam's closest competitor, Nepali Congress's candidate Sachin Timalsena received 8,824 votes, while the CPN-UML candidate Rajan Bhattarai received 5,733 votes.

Gagan Kumar Thapa, the president of the Nepali Congress, was elected from this constituency in the previous HoR elections.

One person died and another was injured after two motorcycles collided on the Prithvi Highway at Baireni Bazaar in Galchhi Rural Municipality-6, Dhading.

Police said 29-year-old Raju Dhungana died on the spot. The other rider, 39-year-old Hom Bahadur Tamang, was injured and taken to Baireni Hospital for treatment.

Traffic police from Baireni Police Station reached the scene and took both vehicles under control. Police said further investigation into the accident is underway.

Candidates of Rastriya Swatantra Party have secured victory in both constituencies of Bhaktapur. Rukesh Ranjit won in Bhaktapur-1 while Rajiv Khatri won in Bhaktapur-2 with a huge margin.

In Bhaktapur-2, Khatri secured 33,013 votes after counting 5,022 votes while UML candidate Mahesh Basnet received 8,034 votes, and Nepali Congress’ (NC) Kabir Rana got 6,995 votes.

In Bhaktapur-1, Ranjit received 30,794 votes. Nepal Majdur Kisan Party Prem Suwal got 26,990 votes and NC candidate Kiran Neupane secured 3,969 votes.

Dr Mahabir Pun, the former Minister for Education, Science and Technology, has been elected as a member of the House of Representatives from Myagdi.

The Office of the Chief Election Officer stated that Pun, an independent candidate, has won the election by securing 28,850 votes.

Chief Election Officer Surya Bahadur Thapa said that Pun's closest competitor, Hari Krishna Shrestha of the CPN-UML, received 7,919 votes while Karna Bahadur Bhandari of the Nepali Congress received 6,884 votes and Arjun Thapa of the Nepali Communist Party got 3,529 votes.

Out of 86,397 voters, 46,215 votes were cast in the voting held under the House of Representatives (HoR) Member election in Myagdi on Thursday.

Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) President Rabi Lamichhane has won the House of Representatives (HoR) election from Chitwan-2. He secured 54,402 votes.

His closest contender, Nepali Congress candidate Meena Kumari Kharel has received 14,564 votes. Similarly, Asmin Ghimire of the CPN-UML received 6,992 votes, while Pratap Gurung of the Nepali Communist Party received 4,469 votes, according to Chief Election Officer Kedar Nath Paudel.

Lamichhane had bagged 54,176 votes in the by-election held in 2080 BS. 

Similarly, at that time, the candidate from the Nepali Congress received 11,214 votes and the candidate from UML received 10,936 votes.

There were a total of 137,152 voters in this electoral constituency in the latest HoR election, and 87,221 votes were cast. A total of 23 candidates, including those of various political parties and independents were in the fray from this constituency.

In the ongoing vote count for the House of Representatives (HoR) elections, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has so far won in 15 constituencies.

According to the results until 6 am, RSP's candidates are leading in 102 constituencies in the votes tally.

Election results have been so far declared in 20 constituencies so far, the EC stated.

The Election Commission has announced that RSP candidates Santosh Rajbanshi from Morang Constituency-4, Rubina Acharya from Morang 6, Manish Jha from Dhanusha 3, Ranju Neupane from Kathmandu 1, Rajunath Pandey from Kathmandu 3, Pukar Bam from Kathmandu 4, Sasmit Pokharel from Kathmandu 5, Ganesh Parajuli from Kathmandu 7, Birajbhakta Shrestha from Kathmandu 8, Dol Prasad Aryal from Kathmandu 9, Pradeep Bista from Kathmandu 10, Uttam Prasad Paudel from Kaski 2, Bina Gurung from Kaski 3, Kanhaiya Baniya from Rupandehi 4 and Suresh Kumar Chaudhary from Banke 1 have been victorious.

Vote counting is currently underway in 160 out of a total of 165 constituencies under the first-past-the-post (direct) election system.

The Nepali Congress has won in three constituencies. Tek Bahadur Gurung has won in Manang 1, Yogesh Gauchan Thakali in Mustang 1, and Basana Thapa in Dailekh 1. In the ongoing vote counting, the Nepali Congress candidates are leading in 11 constituencies.

The coordinator of the Nepali Communist Party, Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', has already won the HoR Member election from Rukum East 1. The NCP candidates are leading in 11 areas in the ongoing vote count.

Similarly, the CPN-UML candidates are leading in 12 electoral constituencies. The party's Mohammad Ishtiyak Rai has won the election in Banke electoral constituency No. 1. 

The candidates of the Shram Sanskriti Party are leading in three constituencies while the candidate of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party in one place, and an independent candidate in one place.

The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) candidates have won the House of Representatives (HoR) election from Kathmandu electoral constituency 5 and 9.

Sasmit Pokharel has been elected as the member of the House of Representatives from Kathmandu- 5.

According to the final results of the HoR Member elections held on Thursday, Pokharel has won by securing 30,737 votes. The newly elected MP Pokharel's closest competitor from the Nepali Congress, Pradeep Paudel, received 9,159 votes.

According to the Election Commission's office, Ishwar Pokharel of the CPN-UML has received 4,701 votes in the election. 

Kamal Thapa of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party has received 1,729 votes, Shriram Gurung of the Ujyalo Nepal Party has received 1,100 votes, and Amit Thapa of the Shram Sanskriti Party has received 711 votes.

A total of 25 candidates, including various political parties and independents, were in the fray in this constituency.

Newly elected MP Pokharel said after being declared the winner that they are extremely grateful for the trust shown by the voters and stated that this result is not a personal victory but a great responsibility towards the citizens of the constituency.

Similarly, RSP Vice Chairman Dol Prasad Aryal has won the HoR election from Kathmandu- 9 by securing 35,093 votes.

His closest competitor, Nanumaya Bastola of the Nepali Congress, has received 5,460 votes.

According to the Office of the Chief Election Officer, Ajaya Kranti Shakya of the CPN-UML received 4,580 votes, Dilkumar Karki of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party received 1,457 votes, and Radha Krishna Maharjan of the Nepali Communist Party received 1,328 votes.

According to the final results of the Thursday-concluded HoR member election, 24 candidates, including various political parties and independents, were competing in that electoral area.

Mahendra Bahadur Shahi, the candidate from the Nepali Communist Party, has won the House of Representatives (HoR) Member election in Kalikot. According to the results of the election held on Thursday, Shahi won by securing 11,338 votes.

His closest competitor, Nagendra Shahi of the CPN-UML had received 10,352 votes while Harsha Bahadur Bam of the Nepali Congress had received 7,933 votes.

The Office of the Chief Election Officer, Kalikot, has reported that Khadga Bahadur Bishwakarma of the Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) received 4,599 votes, Prakash Neupane of the Rastriya Swatantra Party received 2,137 votes, and Nanda Bahadur Shahi of the Nepal Workers and Peasants Party received 597 votes.