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Mohan Acharya of the Nepali Congress has won the House of Representatives (HoR) election from Rasuwa. Chief Election Officer Dhruba Kumar Upreti said that Acharya won by receiving 10,656 votes.

Acharya's closest contender, Basanta Bhatta of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), received 5,571 votes and came second, while Prem Tamang from the CPN-UML received 3,688 votes and came third.

Similarly, Man Bahadur Tamang of Ujyalo Nepal Party received 1,453 votes, Madhav Prasad Lamichhane of the Nepali Communist Party received 953 votes, Binod Thing of the National Mongol Organisation received 474 votes, Hari Prasad Ghimire of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party received 60 votes, Hom Prasad Acharya of CPN (Maoist Biplav) received 50 votes, and Dawa Sangmo Tamang of the Pragatisheel Lokatantrik Party received 10 votes.

Independent candidate Chitra Kumari Devkota bagged 12 votes, Sagar Lama received 11 and Mingmar Tamang received three votes.

After being elected as a member of the House of Representatives, Acharya stated that he would prioritise the overall development of Rasuwa. He expressed his commitment to identify the immediate necessary plans and gradually meet the needs of the people.

Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) candidates have won the House of Representatives (HoR) elections from Kathmandu-10 and 7.

Pradeep Bista has won the election in Kathmandu-10. He received 37,469 votes. 

His closest contender, Himal Karki of the Nepali Congress, received 8,100 votes according to the Office of the Election Officer. 

Election Officer Amrita Kumari Sharma said 2,093 votes were invalid out of the total votes cast.

The newly elected MP Bista was born in 2031 BS in Kirtipur Municipality-4. He was also a candidate of Rastriya Swatantra Party in the previous House of Representatives election.

Similarly, RSP candidate Ganesh Prajuli has become victorious in the HoR election from Kathmandu-7.

According to the Election Commission, Parajuli has received 27,805 votes. 

Election Officer Sabita Sharma said that Parajuli's closest contender, Pramod Hari Guragain of the Nepali Congress received 3,982 votes, Prakash Shrestha of the CPN-UML received 3,544, and Basant Prasad Manandhar of the Nepali Communist Party received 3,367 votes.

In that electoral constituency, 27 candidates, including various political parties, were contesting.

Rastriya Swatantra Party’s Rajunath Pandey has won the election in Kathmandu-3 by defeating Kulman Ghising of Ujyalo Nepal Party. 

Pandey won the election by getting 18,757 votes against his nearest rival Ghising, who got 11,171 votes, Returning Officer Chamila Bhattarai said. 

In the vote count, Ramesh Aryal of Nepali Congress got 6,000 votes and Rameshwor Phuyal of CPN-UML received 3,816 votes. 

Meanwhile, Ghising has said that the result of the election has inspired him to be more responsible and proactive for the service of the country and people in the future. 

Writing on his social site after the announcement of the result, Ghising congratulated Pandey and expressed gratitude to his voters. 

He has promised to remain active for the country's development, good governance and prosperity in the coming days.

Nepali Congress candidate Mohan Acharya has won the House of Representatives election in Rasuwa.

He secured 10,656 votes, defeating Basanta Bhatta of the RSP, who received 5,571 votes.

UML candidate Prem Tamang came third with 4,688 votes.

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Canadian counterpart Mark Carney signed a strategic agreement in Tokyo to strengthen cooperation on defense, energy and economic security, according to AP.

The deal comes as tensions in the Middle East raise concerns over global oil supplies, particularly shipments passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

Both countries also agreed to start talks on a defense pact, expand military cooperation and launch new dialogues on economic security and cyber policy.

RSP candidate Dr. Dhananjay Regmi has maintained the lead in Syangja Constituency-1 as vote counting continues.

Regmi has secured 16,859 votes so far. Nepali Congress candidate Bharatraj Dhakal follows with 11,683 votes, while UML’s Min Prasad Gurung has received 10,299 votes.

Vote counting has finished in several municipalities, while counting continues in Biruwa Rural Municipality and is yet to begin in Putalibazaar Municipality.

RSP candidate Deepak Bohara is leading by a wide margin in Kanchanpur-2 after the latest vote count.

Bohara has secured 13,305 votes, while Nepali Congress candidate NP Saud has received 4,064 votes and UML’s Bachan Bahadur Singh 3,145 votes.

So far 25,760 votes have been counted, with Bohara leading Saud by 9,241 votes.

Several large explosions were heard in Iran’s capital, Tehran, with thick columns of smoke rising into the sky, said AP.

Explosions were also reported near the northern city of Rasht in Gilan province, raising fears of further strikes across the country.

It was not immediately clear what the targets were or who carried out the attacks.