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A total of 7,575,193 votes have been counted so far in the Proportional Representation System of the House of Representatives member election. 

As of 5:50 am today, Rastriya Swatantra Party has received the highest number of votes with 3,672,265. Similarly, Nepali Congress received 1,238,381 votes, CPN-UML 1,047,512 votes, Nepali Communist Party 538,270 votes, Rastriya Prajatantra Party 258,666 votes, and Shram Sanskriti Party 240,763 votes. 

Vote counting is underway. 

Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) candidates have emerged victorious in 21 out of 26 electoral constituencies of the Lumbini Province having 12 districts. 

According to the Election Commission, Nepali Congress and Nepali Communist Party have won the election in two constituencies each while CPN-UML secured its victory in one constituency. 

Rastriya Swatantra Party candidates have been elected in all five constituencies of Rupandehi district. 

Sunil Lamsal emerged victorious in Rupandehi-1, Sulabh Kharel in Rupandehi-2, Dr. Lekhjang Thapa in Rupandehi-3, Kanhaiya Baniya in Rupandehi-4, and Taufik Ahmed Khan in Rupandehi-5. 

Similarly, Bikram Khanal of the same party won in West Nawalparasi-1 and Narendra Kumar Gupta in West Nawalparasi-2, the Election Commission informed. 

Mohan Lal Acharya from the RSP won in Kapilvastu-1, while Bikram Singh Thapa secured his place in Kapilvastu–2. Likewise, Abhishek Pratap Shah from Nepali Congress won in Kapilvastu-3. 

RSP candidates, Dev Raj Pathak, Bipin Kumar Acharya, and Kamal Subedi emerged victorious in Dang constituencies 1, 2 and 3. 

Similarly, Sagar Dhakal and Govinda Panthi of the RSP also emerged winners from Gulmi 1 and 2. 

In Bardiya–1, RSP's Thakur Singh Tharu and in Bardiya–2, Shridhar Pokhrel of the same party were elected, according to the Election Commission. 

RSP candidates Suresh Kumar Chaudhary and Khagendra Sunar won in Banke-1 and 3 while Mohammad Ishtiyak Rai of the CPN-UML emerged victorious in Banke-2. 

Nepali Communist Party coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal won the election from Rukum West while Barshaman Pun got re-elected from Rolpa. 

RSP candidate Sushant Baidik won the election from Pyuthan. 

Sandeep Rana of the Nepali Congress won the first-past-the-post election from Palpa 1 while RSP candidate Madhav Bahadur Thapa has been elected from Palpa 2, according to the Office of the Chief Returning Officer, Palpa. 

Hari Prasad Bhusal of Rastriya Swatantra Party has won in Arghakhanchi. 

The Inquiry Commission formed to investigate the Gen Z protest of September 8 and the violent incidents that followed on September 9 has found former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak responsible and recommended action against them.

The Commission led by former Special Court Chairman Gauri Bahadur Karki submitted its report to Prime Minister Sushila Karki on Sunday.

According to a source, the Commission has also held the then Home Secretary Gokarna Mani Duwadi, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chandrakuber Khapung, and the then Chief District Officer Chhabi Rijal responsible in the incident and recommended action against them. 

Speaking to mediapersons after handing over the report, Commission Chairman Karki said, "The report we submitted should be made public and implemented immediately. We have recommended legal action against those whose negligence led to the death of young people in the September 8 incident."

Nineteen people died, including 17 in Baneshwor Chowk and two in Sunsari on September 8 while  57 more people died on September 9, bringing the total number of deaths to 76 in two days.

According to the report, properties worth around Rs 84 were damaged during the unrest.

On September 9, protesters vandalized and set fire on 

government offices, commercial buildings, and private properties, including Singha Durbar and Supreme Court among others. 

Former AIG Bigyan Raj Sharma and legal expert Bishweshwar Bhandari conducted a detailed analysis of the incident. 

Of the 42 candidates, who contested in the March 5 election to the House of Representatives from two constituencies of Kavrepalanchok district, half of them failed to secure even 100 votes. 

Among the contestants in these two constituencies, 11 were independent candidates. 

In constituency- 2, seven candidates received less than 100 votes. Also, four of the candidates in this constituency gained less than 1,000 votes. 

Candidates unable to cross 1,000 votes were Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal's Man Bahadur Tamang (71 votes), Nepal Workers and Peasant Party's Raju Tamang (52 votes), Pragatishil Lokatantrik Party's Gyanendra Kumar Shrestha (56 votes), Samabeshi Samajwadi's Binod Lama (80 votes), National Republican Nepal's Bharat Tamang (35 votes) and independent candidate Jivan Lama (94 votes), according to the Office of the Chief Election Officer. 

Independent candidate Yubaraj Chaulagain recorded the lowest number of votes in this constituency- only 7 votes. 

Likewise, candidates receiving less than 1,000 votes in this constituency were Rastriya Prajatantra Party's Nawaraj Satyal (699 votes), Shram Sanskriti Party's Dhiraj Lama (287 votes), Mangol National Organization's Kamal Bahadur Lama (156 votes), Kanchha Tamang of Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) (149), Sanyukta Nagarik Party's Ratna Lama (114 votes) and independent candidate Rajesh Kumar Shrestha (169 votes). 

In constituency- 2, more than a dozen of candidates were limited to less than 50 votes, reported the Office of the Election Officer. 

They were Miteri Party Nepal's Hari Bahadur Thapa (10 votes), National Republican Nepal's Sukaman Tamang (15 votes), Mangol National Organization's Umesh Lama (28 votes), Rajan Thapa (28 votes) of Nepal Communist Party (United), Janata Samajwadi party's Rakam Lama (32 votes), Rastriya Janamorcha's Subarna Bikram Thapa (39 votes).

Independent candidate Asha Tamang got 59 votes. Unlike Tamang, other independent candidates from this constituency did not receive more than 50 votes.