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.
Chri Babu has been in the lead since the beginning of the vote counting. He has received a total of 4,121 votes so far, while his closest rival Hari Krishna Maharjan from the CPN-UML has received 1,811 votes, giving a lead of over 2300 votes to Chiri Babu.
Lalitpur: Chiri Babu leading mayoral race with 11,920 votes
Similarly, another candidate for the post, Asta Bahadur Maharjan from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has received 326 votes.