KATHMANDU, May 18: CPN (Unified Socialist) candidate Dhanraj Acharya is leading the mayoral race in Pokhara Metropolitan City. So far, Acharya has received 12,945 votes while his closest rival Krishna Bahadur Thapa from the CPN-UML has received 11,150 votes.
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Similarly, Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) candidate Shankar Khanal has received 1,360 votes while independent candidate Khadkaraj Poudel has received 736 votes so far.
Meanwhile, Nepali Congress (NC) candidate Kopila Ranabhat is leading the race for the post of deputy mayor. Ranabhat is leading the polls by 505 votes against her closest rival Manjudevi Gurung of CPN-UML. Ranabhat has received 13,233 votes while Gurung has received 1,2728 votes. Likewise, Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) candidate Ranjana Sen has received 1,145 votes so far.