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.