Independent mayoral candidate of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Balen Shah has stretched his lead by 16, 934 votes.
He garnered 39, 006 votes while his closest contender Srijana Singh of Nepali Congress secured 22, 072 votes.
Singh has left CPN-UML candidate Keshav Sthapit behind. Sthapit received 21, 571 votes.
Similarly, deputy mayoral candidate Sunita Dangol of CPN-UML is leading the vote count.
Rameshwar Shrestha of CPN (Unified Socialist) is lagging far behind.
