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RSP wins 12 more constituencies

While it is leading 28 constituencies. 
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KATHMANDU, March 8: Candidates of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) have secured victories in 12 more House of Representatives constituencies in the latest round of vote count results, further strengthening the party’s presence in Parliament.



Similarly, in the ongoing vote counting, the RSP is leading in 28 constituencies, followed by CPN-UML (UML) in three, Nepali Communist Party (NCP) in three, and Nepali Congress (NC) in two, while other parties and independent candidates are leading in two constituencies.


In Morang-3, RSP candidate Ganesh Karki was elected with 36,924 votes, while his closest rival, NC candidate Sunil Kumar Sharma, secured 24,354 votes.


In Jhapa-4, RSP candidate Shambhu Prasad Dhakal won the seat with 43,631 votes. His nearest competitor, UML candidate Lal Prasad Sanwa Limbu, received 11,916 votes.


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Similarly, in Sarlahi-3, RSP candidate Narendra Sah Kalwar secured victory with 46,890 votes. His closest rival, NCP candidate Narayan Kaji Shrestha, obtained 13,338 votes. Sah won the seat by a margin of 33,552 votes and maintained a lead from the early stage of vote counting.


In Sarlahi-4, RSP candidate Amaresh Kumar Singh was elected with 35,688 votes. NC candidate Gagan Kumar Thapa finished second with 22,838 votes.


In Jhapa-2, RSP candidate Indira Rana Magar won with 60,110 votes. Her nearest rival, UML candidate Devaraj Ghimire, secured 11,368 votes.


In Dhanusha-4, RSP candidate Raj Kishor Mahato was elected with 48,270 votes. His closest rival, NC candidate Mahendra Yadav, received 15,809 votes.


Likewise, in Udayapur-2, RSP candidate Surya Bahadur Lama won with 14,802 votes, defeating UML candidate Ambar Bahadur Rayamajhi, who secured 7,648 votes.


In Sunsari-3, RSP candidate Ashok Kumar Chaudhary was elected with 47,421 votes. His nearest rival, NC candidate Bijay Kumar Gachhadar, received 20,501 votes.


In Dang-1, RSP candidate Devaraj Pathak was elected with 42,602 votes. His closest rival, NC candidate Yogendra Chaudhary, secured 15,280 votes.


In Kanchanpur-1, RSP candidate Janak Singh Dhami was elected with 24,332 votes. Dhami defeated NCP candidate Bina Magar by a margin of 13,222 votes.


According to the final vote count in Mahottari-2, RSP candidate Dipak Kumar Sah was elected with 32,732 votes. His nearest rival, Janata Samajbadi Party candidate Sharat Singh Bhandari, secured 10,198 votes.

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