An independent candidate Balen Shah has been elected as the mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City. He will head the Kathmandu metropolis for next five years.
He defeated his nearest rival Srijana Singh of Nepali Congress by 23, 426 votes to become the new mayor of Kathmandu metropolis.
An engineer by profession, Shah garnered 62, 767 votes while Singh secured 38, 341 votes.
Similarly, CPN-UML candidate Keshav Sthapit received 38, 117 votes.
Shah (32) is also one of the popular rappers of Nepal.
Likewise, Sunita Dangol of CPN-UML has been elected as the deputy mayor of the metropolis with 68, 612 votes.
Her closest contender Rameshwar Shrestha of CPN (Unified Socialist) got 23, 806 votes.
