RSP’s Shrestha wins in Dhading-2
Bodh Narayan Shrestha of RSP has won from Dhading Constituency No. 2 with 26,143 votes.
Shrestha defeated Ramesh Prasad Dhamala of the NC securing 20,278 votes. Similarly, Dhan Bahadur Ghale of the CPN-UML has secured 10,084 votes while Ram Bahadur Bhandari has secured 9,037 votes.
Dhading-2 has been an area of influence for the Congress and the UML for a long time.
RSP's Joshi wins in Dadeldhura
Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) candidate Dr Tara Prasad Joshi has emerged winner in the House of Representatives (HoR) election from Dadeldhura.
He set the parliamentary journey by defeating the NC candidate Nainsingh Mahar.
According to the Office of Returning Officer, Dr Joshi secured his win by a 7,010 vote margin.
He obtained 19,139 while his close contender Mahar got 12,121.
Likewise, Nepali Communist Party candidate Man Singh Mal received 6,834 and CPN-UML candidate Chakra Snehi got 3,026 votes.
UML’s Thebe wins in Taplejung
CPN-UML candidate Kshitij Thebe won in Taplejung in the House of Representatives election with 13,962. Thebe defeated Gajendra Prasad Tumyahang Limbu of the NC by 2,251 votes.
Tumyahang received 11,711 votes. Despite taking an initial lead, Tumyahang could not maintain his lead. Similarly, Khel Prasad Budha Chhetri of the Nepali Communist Party received 6,775 votes and Santosh Rai of the Shram Sanskriti Party received 5,209 votes.
Thebe is a central member of the CPN-UML. Earlier, in the 2017 and 2023 elections, CPN-UML Deputy Secretary General Yogesh Bhattarai had won. 51 percent of the votes were cast in Taplejung, which has 90,327 voters. There are nine local levels, including eight rural municipalities and one municipality. There were 13 candidates in the fray in Taplejung, which has one constituency. The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer has stated that once the direct counting of votes is completed, the proportional counting will begin.
RSP Gautam wins from Nawalpur
Rajan Gautam of the RSP has been elected in Constituency No. 1 of Nawalpur district. He defeated NC leader Balkrishna Ghimire. Gautam received 50,945 votes, while Ghimire received 16,293 votes.
Gautam defeated Ghimire by a margin of 34,652 votes. Ghimire, who was defeated by Gautam, is the Congress District Vice President. Gautam had also contested in this constituency in 2023. At that time, he came third. UML came third in this constituency in this election.
Bhagirath Sapkota of the UML received 9,139 votes. Nawalpur 1 is a constituency that Congress leader Dr. Shashank Koirala has been winning continuously since 2007. Previously, Manish Khanal of the RSP won Nawalpur 2.
