Poll results of 83 constituencies made public so far
Vote counting for the House of Representatives elections is underway across the country.
According to the Election Commission, results from 83 different constituencies have been so far made public.
The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has won 71 seats, Nepali Congress 10, CPN-UML three, Nepali Communist Party (NCP) two, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and an independent candidate one each.
Among the elected candidates, most of the RSP candidates have won the election by a big margin.
Dr Lekhjung Thapa, elected from Rupandehi 3, won the election by a margin of 50,379 votes. He received 58,814 votes, while his nearest contender Nepali Congress candidate Sushil Gurung, received 8,435 votes.
Likewise, RSP candidate Sulabh Kharel won the election From Rupandehi Constituency 2 by 43,689 vote margin. Kharel received 56,550 votes, while his nearest rival Bishnu Prasad Paudel, received 12,861 votes.
From Morang 6, RSP candidate Rubina Acharya has won with 55,513 votes.
In the constituency, Dr Shekhar Koirala of the Nepali Congress was limited to second place with 12,850 votes.
Santosh Rajbamshi, a candidate from Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) from Morang-4, won the election with 40,833 votes. His arch rival Gururaj Ghimire of the Nepali Congress received only 12,818 votes.
Manish Jha of RSP won the HoR election with 43,988 votes from Dhanusha-3.
His nearest rival Bimalendra Nidhi of the Nepali Congress received 16,652 votes.
Pramod Kumar Mahato of RSP won with 34,636 votes from Mahottari-1. His close contender Girirajmani Pokhrel of the Nepali Communist Party received 12, 624 votes.
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.
