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Yogesh Gauchan of the Nepali Congress (NC) has been elected as a member of the House of Representatives from Mustang district securing 3,307 votes. 

According to the Office of the Election Officer in Mustang, Gauchan defeated his closest rival Indradhar Dhandu Bista of the CPN-UML by a margin of 1,504 votes.  Bista received 1,803 votes. 

Similarly, Aditya Chandra Thakali of the Rastriya Swatantra Party obtained 759 votes. 

Other candidates in fray were Kamala Lalchan of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party who gained 161 votes while Ngutuk Gurung (Tiger) of the Nepali Communist Party got 151 votes. 

Dr Surendra Sherchan of Ujyalo Nepal Party garnered 85 votes while Ajay BK of Aam Janata Party earned 9 votes. Yam Bahadur Gurung of Mangol National Organization secured 3 votes.

Voting was conducted at 39 polling centers across five local levels in Mustang district having only one constituency. The Election Commission had listed a total of 11,328 voters in Mustang. 

According to the Office of the Election Officer, out of 6,398 votes cast, 107 votes were invalid.

The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) candidates are leading in 42 constituencies as per the latest vote counting. 

According to the Election Commission, as of 12 noon, in the 54 constituencies where vote counting is currently underway, the RSP is leading in 42 constituencies, while candidates from the CPN-UML and Nepali Congress are leading in four constituencies each.

Similarly, the Nepali Communist Party (NCP) two and the Labour Culture Party are ahead in one place.

The Rastriya Swatantra Party is leading in 14 of 15 constituencies in the Kathmandu Valley. 

Ranju Darshana has won in Kathmandu-1. But the Election Commission is yet to formally announce it. 

Sunil KC in Kathmandu-2, Rajunath Pandey in Kathmandu-3, Pukar Bam in Kathmandu-4, Sasmit Pokharel in Kathmandu-5, Ganesh Parajuli in Kathmandu-7, Birajbhakta Maharjan in Kathmandu-8, and Pradeep Bista in Kathmandu-10 are leading the vote count. 

The RSP is leading in both constituencies of Bhaktapur.

Rukesh Ranjit and Rajiv Khatri are leading in Bhaktapur-1 and Bhaktapur-2, respectively. Tosima Karki and Jagdish Kharel are leading in Lalitpur-3 and Lalitpur-2, respectively. Meanwhile, Uday Shamsher Rana of the Nepali Congress is leading in Lalitpur-1.

Counting of votes in Gorkha-2 will start at 1pm at the Land and Watershed Management Office in Gorkha Municipality-8.

Ballot boxes from 23 polling stations in Gorkha-1 are still pending due to bad weather, delaying counting there. Army helicopters are on standby to transport them.

A total of 121,263 votes were cast in the district, with 64,005 in Gorkha-1 and 57,258 in Gorkha-2.