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Final vote counts of the recently held local level elections have been completed in 706 local units, out of 753, across the country.

According to the Election Commission, the local levels reporting the final vote count results make up 93.94 percent of the total numbers. The results tally puts the Nepali Congress in the topmost position followed by the CPN (UML) and the CPN (Maoist Center).

Counting is underway at some major local levels such as the Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bharatpur, Pokhara and Birgunj metropolises and some others.

As the EC said, it is yet to take a final decision over the election disputes at Budhiganga municipality in Bajura and the Triyuga municipality-12 in Udaypur. It is yet to decide whether to go with the vote counting or hold re-election in the above mentioned places.

CPN-UML candidates have won both mayor and deputy mayor posts in Dakneshwori Municipality, Saptari.

Ram Lakhan Mahala has been elected as the mayor of the municipality by securing 5, 854 votes. His closest rival Narayan Yadav of Nepali Congress garnered 5, 396 votes.

Similarly, Mira Kumari Yadav has been elected as the deputy mayor. 

She received 6, 197 votes and her close competitor Indu Devi Yadav of Janata Samajbadi Party got 5, 209 votes.

Independent candidate Harka Raj Rai has been elected as the mayor of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City.

He was elected the mayor by defeating Nepali Congress candidate Kishor Rai by a huge margin. He has won by more than 5, 000 votes.

The results, however, are yet to be announced.

Similarly, CPN (Maoist Centre) candidate Indra Bikram Begha has been elected as the deputy mayor.

He was elected deputy mayor by defeating Isbo Limbu of CPN-UML.

Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights and US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues Uzra Zeya called on Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand on Sunday.

During the meeting held at the Home Ministry, the duo discussed mutual assistance and bilateral relations between the two countries.

On the occasion, Home Minister Khand thanked the United States for its assistance in the post-earthquake reconstruction and in the global fight against Covid-19 including Nepal.

He told Zeya that Nepal is committed to the security sensitivities of its neighbors India and China.

Similarly, he thanked the United States on behalf of Nepal for helping in resettling Bhutanese refugees in third countries.

He requested Under Secretary Zeya to visit Lumbini.

Meanwhile, Zeya thanked the government of Nepal for taking initiatives to develop the country and to alleviate poverty by endorsing the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) from the Parliament.