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The results of 570 out of 753 local levels have been made public as of Thursday.

During a regular press conference, the Election Commission said that the counting of votes has been completed in 570 local units and the results have already been made public.

According to EC spokesperson Shalikram Sharma Paudel, 174/174 mayors and deputy mayors and 396/396 chairpersons and vice-chairpersons have been elected so far.

He said that 5, 650 ward chairpersons have been elected.

The Commission said that 5, 653 have been elected as woman members and 5, 556 persons have been elected as Dalit woman members.

Similarly, 1, 295 persons have been elected as ward members. With this, 29, 393 people's representatives have been elected, the EC said.

A total of 35, 221 representatives should be elected in 753 local levels. The vote counting is underway to elect 6, 000 more representatives.

Independent mayoral candidate Balen Shah is leading by 11, 073 votes in Kathmandu Metropolitan City.

He has secured 22, 842 votes while his closest contender Keshav Sthapit of CPN-UML garnered 11, 769 votes.

Similarly, Srijana Singh of Nepali Congress obtained 10, 986 votes.

Hari Prasad Mandal has been elected as the mayor of Matihani Municipality in Mahottari.

Mandal, who had filed his candidacy from the Democratic Socialist Party Nepal, was elected to the top post of municipality for the second term.

According to Election Officer Kul Bahadur Phadera, Madal won the elections with 4, 003 votes. His closest contender Mohammad Majibul Rahaman of Janata Samajbadi Party got 1, 329 votes.

Likewise, Manju Devi of Democratic Socialist Party Nepal has been elected as the Deputy Mayor with 3, 864 votes while her rival Jibachi Devi Yadav of Janata Samajbadi Party received 2, 751 votes.

US special coordinator for Tibetan affairs Uzra Zeya met Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in Dharamshala on Thursday.

"His Holiness the 14th @DalaiLama meets with US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues  Uzra Zeya @UnderSecStateJ at his official residence in Dharamshala on 19 May 2022," Tibet.net said in a tweet.

Zeya reached Dharamshala on Wednesday on a high-level visitation that signifies Washington's significant support for the Tibetan issue. She received a warm welcome from Tibetans, for a first such visit of a higher official from the Biden administration.

This key visit comes shortly after President of Central Tibetan administration Penpa Tsering's visit to Washington last month.

During his visit, Tsering met with the US Special envoy along with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Speaker of Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile Khenpo Sonam Tenphel extended his gratitude for the US support and urged for its continued support  adding," your visit to Dharamshala sends a clear message to the Chinese government."

Zeya is on a visit to India and Nepal, from May 22-27. She was appointed as the special coordinator for Tibetan Issues in December last year.

The International Campaign for Tibet welcomed her appointment and expressed hope that she will work proactively at promoting dialogue between the Dalai Lama's envoys and the Chinese leadership. 
Source: ANI