ELECTION
UML wins mayoral race in Galyang Municipality in Syangja
UML wins mayoral race in Galyang Municipality in Syangja
SYANGJA, May 18: CPN-UML mayoral candidate Bhupraj Adhikari has emerged victorious in the race for the mayor of Galyang Municipality in Syangja district with 8364 votes, compared to votes 6062 for his closest rival Nepali Congress (NC) mayoral candidate Lal Gopal Aryal.
May 18, 2017
ELECTION
UML Chair Oli claims party gaining victory in local polls despite being ‘encircled’
UML Chair Oli claims party gaining victory in local polls de...
KATHMANDU, May 18: CPN (UML) Chairman KP Sharma Oli today said his party had got a success in the first-phase local elections despite being encircled from all four directions.
May 18, 2017
ELECTION
NC female candidate for chief of Myadge Rural Municipality in Tanahu emerges victorious
NC female candidate for chief of Myadge Rural Municipality i...
TANAHU, May 18: Nepali Congress(NC) female candidate Maya Rana has emerged victorious in the race for chief of Myagde Rural Municipality in Tanahu district held on May 14 with 4542 votes, compared to 3461 votes garnered by her closest rival CPN-UML candidate Shree Prasad Shrestha.
May 18, 2017
ELECTION
NC candidates for chief and deputy chief of Jaljala Rural Municipality emerge victorious
NC candidates for chief and deputy chief of Jaljala Rural Mu...
PARBAT, May 18: Nepali Congress(NC) candidate for chief of Jalajala Rural Municipality in Parbat district Yam Bahadur Malla has won the election with 3723 votes, compared to 3078 votes for his closest rival CPN-UML candidate Lal Bahadur Adhikari.
May 18, 2017
ELECTION
NC wins mayoral and deputy mayoral races in Dakshinkali Municipality
NC wins mayoral and deputy mayoral races in Dakshinkali Muni...
KATHMANDU, May 18: Nepali Congress (NC) mayoral candidate Mohan Basnet has been elected in the race for the mayor of Dakshinkali Municipality in Kathmandu district.
May 18, 2017
SPECIAL, ELECTION
Local election seen as harbinger of inclusiveness
Local election seen as harbinger of inclusiveness
Kathmandu, May 17: Inclusiveness was a major theme of the decade-long conflict and of the mainstream politics since the arms were laid down by the rebels and the state.
May 18, 2017
ELECTION
Only one woman elected mayor so far
Only one woman elected mayor so far
NEPALGUNJ, May 17: The entire Karnali region was numbed by the death in an air accident of then Jumla district president of the Nepali Congress Manab Sejuwal on February 16, 2014. He had been quite popular among the locals.
May 18, 2017
ELECTION
Congress, UML neck and neck on Day 3 of vote count
Congress, UML neck and neck on Day 3 of vote count
KATHMANDU, May 17: The ruling Nepali Congress and main opposition CPN (UML) are seen in neck and neck competition in the first round of the local elections. As vote counting entered the third day Congress and UML seemed in a tight race to emerge first in terms of winning the chiefs and other positi...
May 18, 2017
ELECTION
NC rejects RJP request to delay 2nd phase polls
NC rejects RJP request to delay 2nd phase polls
KATHMANDU, May 18: Nepali Congress on Wednesday said that the second phase of polls would be held as planned on June 14, rejecting a proposal from the agitating Madhesi parties to postpone the vote.
May 18, 2017
POLITICS, ELECTION
Experts against increasing number of local units in tarai
Experts against increasing number of local units in tarai
KATHMANDU, May 18: Experts and civil society members have urged the Election Commission (EC) not to increase the number of local units in southern plains of the country and revise federal boundaries ahead of the second phase of local elections scheduled for June 14, arguing that such moves will be a...
May 18, 2017