KATHMANDU, May 16: Nepal and India have signed and exchanged six Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) and Agreements during the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Lumbini.

Local level polls: voting underway at 13 centers

Published On: May 16, 2022 04:20 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 16: Under the local level elections 2022, voting is underway at 13 polling centers where the elections were postponed on May 13 due to various reasons.

KAPILVASTU, May 16: Two women have been elected to the post of ward chairperson in two municipalities of Kapilvastu. Both have been re-elected for a second term.

BHAKTAPUR, May 16: Sunil Prajapati of Nepal Workers' and Peasants' Party (NWPP) has been elected as Mayor of Bhaktapur Municipality with a huge margin of votes. According to the final results, Prajapati got 29,200 votes while his nearest rival Ram Prasad Kasula of the Nepali Congress (NC) was limited to 3352 votes.

Bharatpur: Renu Dahal leading Subedi with 14 votes (Update)

Published On: May 16, 2022 02:35 PM NPT By: Republica

CHITWAN, May 16: The mayoral candidate of the ruling five-party alliance Renu Dahal is leading the polls by just 14 votes in Bharatpur Metropolitan City.

Vote counting will conclude by May 19: CEC Thapaliya

Published On: May 16, 2022 01:38 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 16: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya today said the ongoing vote count for the May 13 local election would be concluded by May 19. Talking to media persons at the Biratnagar Airport, he said 50 percent results would come out by May 17 and full results are expected by May 19.

Chiri Babu leading in Lalitpur with 2,300 votes

Published On: May 16, 2022 01:35 PM NPT By: Republica

LALITPUR, May 16: Mayoral candidate Chiri Babu Maharjan from the ruling coalition who is also a member of the Nepali Congress (NC) is leading the election held for the post in Lalitpur by a significant margin.

NC wins mayoral, deputy-mayoral posts in Dakshinkali

Published On: May 16, 2022 01:31 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 16: Nepali Congress (NC) has emerged victorious in Dakshinkali Municipality of Kathmandu.

On Sunday, the area near Bhrikutimandap was rejoicing over the lead maintained by Shah in the vote-counting so far. The ambience was no less than a celebration of victory, as if Balen had already won the mayoral race.

NC wins in Rolpa's Gangadev Rural Municipality

Published On: May 16, 2022 01:12 PM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, May 16: Nepali Congress (NC) candidate has been elected to the post of chairman of Rolpa's Gangadev Rural Municipality. Hari Bahadur Pun of the NC got 2,548 votes while his closest rival Roshan Kumar Wali of the CPN-UML got 2,499 votes.