KATHMANDU, Nov 22: CPN-UML candidate Krishna Gopal Shrestha has won the election to the member of the House of Representatives (HoR) from the Kathmandu electoral constituency-9.
The 64-year-old leader defeated his nearest competitor Tek Bahadur Pokhrel from the Rastriya Swatantra Party by 995 votes. He obtained 11,956 while Pokhrel secured 10,961 votes.
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This is the fourth time Shrestha has been elected a member of the HoR. Shrestha, a permanent resident of Balkhu, Kathmandu metropolis-14, was born to Harimaya Shrestha and Harilal Shrestha. He has played a vital role in the democratic movements.
Starting his political career as a student union leader, Shrestha is now the CPN (UML) politburo member. The MA graduate in economics has already served as a minister on several occasions.
Similarly, CPN (Maoist Centre)’s Kalpana Dhamala finished third position with 6,400 votes. A total of 44,379 votes were cast during Sunday’s voting and the number of invalid votes stood at 1,862, said election officer Puja Khatri.
