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Nepali Congress has reclaimed Achham Constituency No. 1 after 26 years. Former district president Bharat Kumar Swar won with 10,758 votes, defeating NCP leader Bhim Bahadur Rawal by 528 votes.

UML’s Deepak Bahadur Saud came third with 7,386 votes, while RSP Om Prakash Rawal received 1,745 votes.

Swar is a veteran politician and skilled organizer. He entered active politics in 2034 BS, led anti-panchayat movements, and endured imprisonment for his activism. Achham-1 had mostly been a communist stronghold, except in 2048 and 2056, making Swar’s win a significant comeback for the Nepali Congress.

The Shram Sanskriti Party has opened its account in the 2082 House of Representatives election. The party secured its first victory with Aren Rai winning in Khotang.

Rai received 16,612 votes in the election. His win marks the party’s first seat in the House of Representatives.

Dev Bikram Rai of the CPN-UML got 12,714 votes.

Birkaji Rai of the Nepali Congress got 11,957 votes, while Hari Roka of the Nepali Communist Party got 9,443 votes and Rudra Giri of the National Independent Party (NISP) got 5,704 votes.

Prashant Upreti, 25, a candidate of RSP has been elected to the House of Representatives from Makawanpur Constituency No. 1.

While Upreti was elected with 30,050 votes, his nearest competitor, CPN-UML candidate Mahesh Kumar Bartaula, received 18,846 votes. Upreti won by a margin of 11,204 votes.

Nepali Congress candidate Buddha Lama received 15,056 votes and Nepali Communist Party candidate Lavsher Bista received 12,492 votes.

Prabin Kumar Syangtan of the Ujjayaalo Nepal Party received 6,237 votes, Yunesh Lama Syangtan of the Shram Sanskriti Party received 932 votes and Ram Bahadur Thokar of the RPP received 785 votes.

Nepali Congress candidate Prakash Singh Karki has been elected in Solukhumbu with 13,166 votes. 

Nepali Communist Party (NCP) candidate Asim Rai, has received 9,414 votes. Karki has won by a margin of 3,752 votes over his nearest competitor, Rai of the CPN.

Similarly, Nepal Communist Party UML candidate Kalpana Rai has received 8,228 votes.

RSP candidate Rishidhan Rai has received 3,642 votes, while Shram Sanskriti Party's BS Rai has received 3,363 votes.

Pemba Chhiri Sherpa of Ujjayaalo Nepal Party has received 278 votes, Lakpa Sherpa of Janata Samajwadi Party Nepal has received 203 votes, Rajendra Basnet of Rastriya Prajatantra Party has received 157 votes, and Gunaraj Bhattarai of Aam Janata Party has received 41 votes.