(Updated with information about Rolpa-2, 0910 NST, 0425 GMT)
KATHMANDU, April 11: Counting of votes of the by-elections held Friday in Kaski-1 began in Pokhara at 8 a.m. Saturday.
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As per initial counting reports, Maoist candidate Krishna Bahadur Gurung has taken a lead of 156 votes over NC candidate Dipak Gurung. Maoist candidate has got 751 votes, NC candidate has bagged 595 votes and UML candidate Salikram Poudel has got 479. According to our correspondent Manoj Adhikari, the counting may take about five hours to conclude.
Meanwhile, our correspondent Dil Bahadur Chhatyal said that Rolpa district election officials said the counting may not begin for the Rolpa-2 constituency until noon. Only 62 of the 93 ballot boxes have arrived in the district headquarters Liwang, the officials told myrepublica.com.
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