KATHMANDU: Similarly, under the minority and disabled category, MC’s candidate Mahara won the election by securing 122 votes from local representatives and 39 from provincial representatives, while his rival from NC Chhatra Raj Joshi got 74 votes from local representatives and 12 from provincial representatives. NA election result of Province 7 out. According to election officer, Jayananda Paneru, UML’s Snehi (under the Dalit category) received 122 votes from the local representatives, while 39 from provincial representatives. His rival from Nepali Congress Sheriram Parki got 73 votes from the local representatives and 12 from provincial representatives. One vote from among the local representatives was invalid in the election. Though eight candidates were elected from each province to the NA election, UML’s Sher Bahadur Kunwar, NC’s Badri Pande and MC’s Hariram Chaudhary had already been elected unopposed. Similarly, UML’s Indu Kadariya and Kamala Kumari Oli and NC’s Taradevi Bhatta were elected unopposed under the women category. Of total 229 voters, only 227 had cast votes in the election. Six from left alliance, two from NC secure NA seat from Province-3
The National Assembly polls were held in a peaceful and enthusiastic atmosphere in six provinces, the Election Commission (EC) said. The EC added that 99.55 percent voter turnout was recorded in the election held from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Wednesday. Of the 56 members, all the National Assembly members were already elected unopposed from the Province 2. The EC said that 1,669 votes were cast out of total 1,677 votes, while eight voters remained absent in the election. In the Electoral College established in each province, Chairperson of the Rural Municipality, Vice-Chairperson of the Rural Municipality, Mayor of the Municipality, Deputy Mayor of the Municipality and Members of the Province Assemblies were the voters of the National Assembly. Certificates distributed to Province 2 NA members The unanimously elected members of the National Assembly (upper house) from Province-2 have received the certificates. Chief Judge of High Court, Janakpur, Uday Prakash Chapagain, handed over the certificates to the members amid a function here Wednesday. Speaking in the programme, Dev, also the Minister for Culture, opined for ending poverty and backwardness with proper implementation of federalism in the country.
Eight members- six from left alliance and two from Nepali Congress- have been elected in the National Assembly from Province-3. Election officer Bal Mukunda Dawadi informed that UML had Balram Prasad Baskota, Dil Kumari Rawal (Parbati), Uday Sharma Poudel, Singha Bahadur Bishwokarma and Ram Chandra Rai. Similarly, Ram Bahadur Thapa is elected from the CPN (Maoist Centre). Radheshyam Adhikari and Dhankumari Khatiwada are elected from Nepali Congress. There were 14 candidates for eight posts of the NA from the Province-3.
