HoR elections: RSP leading in vote count in 96 constituencies

The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is leading in 96 constituencies according to the vote count released under the House of Representatives elections held on Thursday. 

According to the Election Commission, vote counting is currently in progress in 135 constituencies by 5 pm today, the RSP is leading in 96 constituencies, while Nepali Congress in 11 constituencies, CPN-UML in 10 constituencies and Nepali Communist Party in nine places. 

Similarly, the Shram Sankriti Party is leading in three places, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Progressive Democratic Party, Janata Samajwadi Party Nepal, and independent candidates are ahead in one place each.

So far, one candidate from RSP and one from the Nepali Congress have been victorious. 

RSP's candidate Ranju Darshana has won from Kathmandu Constituency- 1 with 15,455 votes, and Congress's Yogesh Gauchan Thakali has won from Mustang with 3,307 votes. 

 

RSP candidates leading in vote tally in all five constituencies of Jhapa

Candidates of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) have taken an early lead in all five constituencies of Jhapa in terms of the number of votes bagged so far under the House of Representatives elections.

RSP candidate Balendra Shah has taken the lead with 5,254 votes in electoral Constituency No. 5 while his closest contender CPN-UML candidate KP Sharma Oli has received 1,579 votes.

Similarly, in Constituency No. 4, RSP's Shambhu Prasad Dhakal is leading with 1,775 votes, followed by Lal Prasad Sanwa Limbu of the CPN-UML with 300 votes.

In Jhapa Constituency No. 3, Prakash Pathak has taken an initial lead with 2,281 votes. The candidate of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party and its president, Rajendra Prasad Lingden, is in second place with 1,610 votes.

In Constituency No. 2, Indira Ranamagar has taken an initial lead with 4,580 votes, while Devraj Ghimire of the CPN-UML has received 716 votes.

Likewise, in Constituency No. 1, Nisha Dangi has taken the lead with 3,170 votes. She is being followed by Kebal Rai of the Shram Sanskriti Party with 1,320 votes.

 

HoR elections: RSP leading in vote count in 70 constituencies

The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is leading in 70 constituencies according to the vote count released under the House of Representatives election held Thursday.

According to the Election Commission, vote counting is currently in progress in 94 constituencies and by 2 pm today, the RSP is leading in 70 constituencies, while Nepali Congress, CPN (UML) and Nepali Communist Party each are leading in six places. 

Similarly, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party, the Pragatisheel Lokatantrik Party and the Shram Sanskriti Party, as well as independent candidates, are ahead in one constituency each.

So far, one candidate from RSP and one from the Nepali Congress have been victorious.

RSP's candidate Ranju Darshana has won from Kathmandu Constituency No. 1 with 15,455 votes, and Congress's Yogesh Gauchan Thakali has won from Mustang with 3,307 votes.

 

RSP candidate representative dies in Morang

A candidate representative of the Rastriya Swatantra Party has died in Morang. The deceased has been identified as Durga Regmi, 50, of Rangeli-9, said SP Kabit Katuwal of the District Police Office, Morang.

According to him, he suddenly fainted at 11:45 am while having lunch near the counting site. 

He was taken to Rangeli Hospital for treatment and doctors at the hospital declared him dead.

He was the representative of the RSP candidate from Morang constituency number 2, Krishna Karki.