RSP candidates leading in vote tally in all five constituencies of Jhapa
Candidates of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) have taken an early lead in all five constituencies of Jhapa in terms of the number of votes bagged so far under the House of Representatives elections.
RSP candidate Balendra Shah has taken the lead with 5,254 votes in electoral Constituency No. 5 while his closest contender CPN-UML candidate KP Sharma Oli has received 1,579 votes.
Similarly, in Constituency No. 4, RSP's Shambhu Prasad Dhakal is leading with 1,775 votes, followed by Lal Prasad Sanwa Limbu of the CPN-UML with 300 votes.
In Jhapa Constituency No. 3, Prakash Pathak has taken an initial lead with 2,281 votes. The candidate of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party and its president, Rajendra Prasad Lingden, is in second place with 1,610 votes.
In Constituency No. 2, Indira Ranamagar has taken an initial lead with 4,580 votes, while Devraj Ghimire of the CPN-UML has received 716 votes.
Likewise, in Constituency No. 1, Nisha Dangi has taken the lead with 3,170 votes. She is being followed by Kebal Rai of the Shram Sanskriti Party with 1,320 votes.
HoR elections: RSP leading in vote count in 96 constituencies
The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is leading in 96 constituencies according to the vote count released under the House of Representatives elections held on Thursday.
According to the Election Commission, vote counting is currently in progress in 135 constituencies by 5 pm today, the RSP is leading in 96 constituencies, while Nepali Congress in 11 constituencies, CPN-UML in 10 constituencies and Nepali Communist Party in nine places.
Similarly, the Shram Sankriti Party is leading in three places, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Progressive Democratic Party, Janata Samajwadi Party Nepal, and independent candidates are ahead in one place each.
So far, one candidate from RSP and one from the Nepali Congress have been victorious.
RSP's candidate Ranju Darshana has won from Kathmandu Constituency- 1 with 15,455 votes, and Congress's Yogesh Gauchan Thakali has won from Mustang with 3,307 votes.
RSP's Birajbhakta Shrestha secures victory from Kathmandu-8
Birajbhakta Shrestha of Rastriya Swatantra Party has been declared victorious. He collected 24,592 votes.
Shrestha's nearest rival Suman Sayami of the Nepali Communist Party received 3,217 votes. Nepali Congress' Sapana Rajbhandari is behind with 2,835 votes.
Shrestha, who had become the Minister for Youth and Sports, is a central secretariat member of RSP. It is the second time he got elected to the House of Representatives from the same constituency. Earlier, he was elected HoR member in 2079BS.
RSP leader Shrestha is a graduate in commerce. He is known for preservation of culture, language and Guthi tradition. He has forwarded the development agenda like carbon trading and forest conservation.
NC’s Yogesh Gauchan wins from Mustang
Yogesh Gauchan of the Nepali Congress (NC) has been elected as a member of the House of Representatives from Mustang district securing 3,307 votes.
According to the Office of the Election Officer in Mustang, Gauchan defeated his closest rival Indradhar Dhandu Bista of the CPN-UML by a margin of 1,504 votes. Bista received 1,803 votes.
Similarly, Aditya Chandra Thakali of the Rastriya Swatantra Party obtained 759 votes.
Other candidates in fray were Kamala Lalchan of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party who gained 161 votes while Ngutuk Gurung (Tiger) of the Nepali Communist Party got 151 votes.
Dr Surendra Sherchan of Ujyalo Nepal Party garnered 85 votes while Ajay BK of Aam Janata Party earned 9 votes. Yam Bahadur Gurung of Mangol National Organization secured 3 votes.
Voting was conducted at 39 polling centers across five local levels in Mustang district having only one constituency. The Election Commission had listed a total of 11,328 voters in Mustang.
According to the Office of the Election Officer, out of 6,398 votes cast, 107 votes were invalid.
