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Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal has won the post of ward chair of ward 1 and 4 of Dakneshwori Municipality, Saptari.

Dhirendra Kumar Sah (38) and Devendra Prasad Yadav (47) have been elected as the ward chair of Dakneshwori Municipality-1 and 4 respectively, the Election Office informed.

Sah secured 652 votes while Nepali Congress candidate Bhuliya Dev Tharuni received 587 votes.

Similarly, Yadav garnered 372 votes while his nearest rival Jogindra Raya Amat of the Nepali Congress got 277 votes.

Nara Bahadur Jhakri of the CPN (Maoist Center) has been elected as the ward chair of Tripurasundari Municipality-5 of Dolpa district by securing 161 votes in the by-elections held on Sunday.

His nearest rival Nara Bahadur Rokaya of the CPN-UML secured 117 votes. Similarly, Rajendra Prasad Neupane of the Nepali Congress garnered 21 votes.

Vote count results of the local level by-elections-2081 held on Sunday are being made public.

Rojina Shrestha of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has been elected ward chair of Kathmandu Metropolitan City-16. Her arch-rival Laxmi Ratna Maharjan of CPN-UML secured 2,220 votes, according to the Election Office.

Nepali Congress candidate Ichha Kumar Maharjan has won the post of ward chair of Kirtipur Municipality-1 by securing 562 votes. His nearest rival, Harsh Maharjan of CPN-UML, garnered 498 votes, according to the Election Office.

Kumari Sauden of CPN-UML has been elected as the chairperson of Sirijunga Rural Municipality-3 in Taplejung district by securing 353 votes. His nearest rival, Ambi Sauden of CPN (Maoist Center) received 251 votes.

Likewise, Nepali Congress candidate Arjun Prasad Tiwari has been elected the ward chair of Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City-12 by securing 2,063 votes.

His nearest rival Rabin Kumar Pradhan of CPN (Maoist Center) received 1,560 votes, according to Chief Returning Officer Awani Mainali Bhattarai.

CPN-UML's Sakibul Khan has been elected the ward chair of Ramgopalpur Municipality-2 in Mahottari district by securing 631 votes.

His nearest rival Aiti Kumari Yadav of CPN (Maoist Center) received 534 votes, informed Chief Returning Officer Rajkumar Koirala.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is leaving for Beijing this morning on a four-day official visit to China.

At the cordial invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, PM Oli is embarking on the visit from December 2-5.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, PM Oli will call on Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. 

Prime Minister Oli will hold talks with his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang and exchange views on various issues of mutual interest.

Chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress Zhao Leji is also scheduled to call on Prime Minister Oli.

Prime Minister Oli is scheduled to address a program at Peking University during the visit.

He is also scheduled to address the Nepal-China Business Forum to be jointly organized by the Embassy of Nepal in Beijing, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

PM Oli will be accompanied by his spouse Radhika Shakya.

The Nepali delegation includes Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Arzu Rana Deuba, PM's Chief Advisor Bishnu Prasad Rimal, Economic and Development Advisor Dr Yubaraj Khatiwada, parliamentarians, high-ranking government officials, private sector representatives and media persons.

The PM-led delegation is scheduled to return home on December 5.