POKHARA, Dec 1: Ruling Nepal Communist Party's Bidya Bhattarai won from Kaski Constituency-2 with a wide margin of 8,403 votes in the by-election held Saturday.
Bhattarai secured 24,394 votes while her nearest contender Khem Raj Poudel from main opposition Nepali Congress got 15,991. Likewise, Socialist Party's Dharma Raj Gurung got 1,922 votes.
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Rastriya Prajatantra Party's Rom Bhandari acquired 1,153 votes, and Sajha Party's Rajani KC 991. Voter turnout was 45,579 despite the constituency having 71,871 registered voters.
