Bajura: Badri Prasad Pandey of the Nepali Congress has been elected as a member of the House of Representatives representing Bajura. He was elected with a total of 31,786 votes.
His nearest contender was Karna Bahadur Thapa of CPN (UML), who received 26,349 votes, according to the Office of the Chief Returning Officer, Bajura.
A former member of the National Assembly, Pandey has been elected to the House of Representatives for the first time. He was a member of the Constituent Assembly in 2070 and of the National Assembly in 2074.
Out of a total of 83,567 voters listed in the district, 59,757 votes were cast in the November 20 general elections.
NC’s Shahi elected to PA from Bajura (2)
Padma Bahadur Shahi of Nepali Congress has been elected as a member of the Provincial Assembly from Bajura Provincial Assembly (2). He was elected with a total of 20,119 votes. His nearest rival was Lal Bahadur Thapa of the CPN (UML), who received 17,521 votes, according to the Office of the Chief Returning Officer Bajura.
Of the total 53,626 voters in the constituency, 38,795 votes were cast in the November 20 elections. Earlier on Saturday evening, the Office announced the result of Provincial Assembly-1.
Naresh Kumar Shahi of the CPN (Unified Socialist) was elected. He defeated UML candidate Baldev Regmi.
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