Local polls: NC candidates emerge victorious in Dhakari Rural Municipality of Achham
Nepali Congress candidates emerged victorious in Dhakari Rural Municipality of Achham.
Prakash Bahadur Saud has been elected as the chairman with 3, 181 votes. His closest contender Dharma Bahadur Saud of CPN-UML got 2, 555 votes.
Similarly, Netrakala Devi has been elected as the vice-chairperson of the rural municipality.
She secured 3, 100 votes while her closest contender Maya Devi Buda of CPN-UML garnered 2, 573 votes.
I am happy to visit Lumbini: Indian PM Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he was happy to visit Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha.
Indian Prime Minister Modi and his Nepali counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba offer prayers at the Mayadevi Temple.
Modi will lay the foundation stone of the India International Center for Buddhist Culture and Heritage to be constructed by the government of India.
He will return home today itself.
NC wins in Dhankaul Rural Municipality in Sarlahi
Nepali Congress candidates Ram Ashraya Sah and Akali Sahani have been elected as the chairperson and vice-chairperson of Dhankaul Rural Municipality, Sarlahi respectively.
Sah garnered 4, 477 votes while Sahani secured 4, 504 votes.
Sah's closest contender CPN (Maoist Centre)'s Phakira Mahato got 3, 378 votes. Vice-Chairperson Sahani's closest contender Maoist Centre's Nilam Kumari Devi Sahani received 3, 225 votes.
Nepali Congress emerged victorious in ward 1, 2 , 4 and 7 of Dhankaul Rural Municipality which has seven wards.
Mohan Basnet of NC elected mayor of Dakshinkali Municipality
Nepali Congress candidate Mohan Basnet has been elected as the mayor of Dakshinkali Municipality, Kathmandu.
Basnet defeated CPN-UML candidate Shreeram Acharya by 2, 009 votes.
Basnet secured 7, 201 votes while Acharya garnered 5, 192 votes, Election Officer Amrita Bhandari said.
He was also elected as the mayor from the Nepali Congress in 2017.
