Independent candidate Harka Raj Rai has been elected as the mayor of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City.
He was elected the mayor by defeating Nepali Congress candidate Kishor Rai by a huge margin. He has won by more than 5, 000 votes.
The results, however, are yet to be announced.
Similarly, CPN (Maoist Centre) candidate Indra Bikram Begha has been elected as the deputy mayor.
He was elected deputy mayor by defeating Isbo Limbu of CPN-UML.