CPN (Maoist Centre) mayoral candidate Renu Dahal stretched her lead by 3, 284 votes in Bharatpur Metropolitan City.
Out of 54, 244 votes counted so far, she garnered 20, 557 votes. Her closest contender is CPN-UML's Bijay Subedi who has secured 17, 273 votes.
Independent candidate Jagannath Paudel received 7, 902 votes.
Similarly, Nepali Congress deputy mayoral candidate Chitrasen Adhikari is leading the vote count. He secured 23, 019 votes while his closest contender Rastriya Prajatantra Party's Himala Gurung got 13, 713 votes.
