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Nepali Congress is leading the vote count in Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City.

NC mayoral candidate Kishor Rai has secured 1, 489 votes.

Similarly, independent candidate Harka Sampang has received 1, 028 votes while CPN-UML candidate Manju Bhandari has got 789 votes.

Likewise, Aiendra Bikram Begha, a deputy mayoral candidate from the ruling coalition, is in the fore front with 603 votes while UML candidate Padam Limbu has garnered 134 votes.

The ruling coalition candidate is taking the lead in Pokhara Metropolitan City.

Out of 1, 200 counted so far, mayoral candidate Dhanraj Acharya of CPN (Unified Socialist) from the ruling coalition has garnered 481 votes.

CPN-UML's Krishna Bahadur Thapa has received 416 votes. 

Similarly, Nepali Congress candidate Kopila Ranabhat got 546 votes for the post of deputy mayor.

CPN-UML's Manju Devi Gurung obtained 436 votes.

Ward no. 1, 2 and 12 (1, 200 votes)

Mayor

Krishna Bahadur Thapa (UML): 416

Dhan Raj Acharya (Unified Socialist): 481

Deputy Mayor

Manju Devi Gurung (UML): 436

Kopila Ranabhat (coalition): 546

1. So far, CPN-UML has won six chief and six deputies 

2. Nepal Congress has won three chiefs and three deputies  

3. CPN (Maoist Center) has won one chief and two deputies 

4. CPN(Unified Socialist) has won one chief and two deputies, and leading Pokhara Metropolitan City 

5. In Kathmandu Metropolitan City, independent candidate Balen Shah continues to lead 

6. In Bharatpur Metropolitan City there is tough competition between UML and Maoist candidates

7. In Lalitpur and Biratnagar Metropolitan City Nepali Congress candidates continue to lead

8. In many places independent and rebel candidates are leading 

9. As the vote count process is time-consuming it could take a couple of days to complete the vote-counting in major cities

10. Despite the five-party alliance, early counting shows there will be tough competition between Nepali Congress and CPN-UML

The vote counting for the new mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City  is underway at the City Hall in the Capital.

Out of 1, 180 votes counted so far, independent candidate Balen Shah garnered 402 votes while CPN-UML candidate Keshav Sthapit received 319 votes and Nepali Congress candidate Srijana Singh secured 202 votes.