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Pokhara High Court orders recount of votes in Byas Municipality

DAMAULI (TANAHUN), May 15: The High Court, Pokhara, has issued an order for a recount of votes in Byas Municipality of Tanahun district.
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DAMAULI (TANAHUN), May 15: The High Court, Pokhara, has issued an order for a recount of votes in Byas Municipality of Tanahun district.


Conducting a final hearing on a petition filed by Deepak Raj Joshi, a candidate for the post of Mayor of Byas Municipality, on Tuesday, the Court decided that the claim of the petitioner is substantiated.


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High Court Information Officer Bishwanath Aryal said that the joint bench of High Court Judges Rajan Prasad Bhattarai and Nirmala Poudel Bhattarai gave the verdict in favor of the writ petitioner Joshi.


Joshi had filed a writ petition on May 26, 2022, naming five parties, including the Election Commission, as the defendants, arguing that the counting of votes was rigged. Five advocates had argued in the case from Joshi's side.


Baikuntha Neupane who got 12,078 votes in his favour was declared elected as the Mayor of Byas Municipality in the local level elections held on May 13, 2022. Neupane's closest contender Joshi had received 11,826 votes.


 

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