Independent mayoral candidate Balen Shah is leading by 18, 430 votes in Kathmandu Metropolitan City.
He secured 45, 613 votes as of 10:30 am today.
His closest contender Nepali Congress candidate Srijana Singh is trailing with 27, 183 votes.
Similarly, Keshav Sthapit of CPN-UML received 26, 309 votes.
In the deputy mayoral race UML's Sunita Dangol is leading by a huge margin. Rameshwar Shrestha of CPN (Unified Socialist) is lagging far behind.