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Vote counting resumes in Ilam-2 after a hiatus of six hours, UML’s Nembang takes a lead

ILAM, Nov 24: The counting of votes of Ilam-2 has resumed after a hiatus of six hours.
By Republica

ILAM, Nov 24: The counting of votes of Ilam-2 has resumed after a hiatus of six hours. 


The counting of votes resumed at 12 noon after reaching an agreement on the issue of unsealed ballot papers that had been counted.


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According to the latest results, CPN-UML candidate Subash Chandra Nembang has maintained his lead. Nembang is leading by about 850 votes after the counting of votes in Mangsebung and Chulachuli Rural Municipality-6, 7, 8 of Mai Nagar and Ward numbers 1, 2, and 3 of Phakphokthum Rural Municipality. So far, Nembang has received 11,621 votes, while Dambar Bahadur Khadka of Nepali Congress, who is a candidate of the ruling alliance, has received 10,788 votes.


Similarly, Ram Bahadur Ranamgar of CPN-UML is leading in the Province Assembly B with a wide margin. While Magar got 10,931 votes, Harka Lawati (Kancha) of the ruling alliance got 9,224 votes.


Meanwhile, only the results of Phakphokthum Rural Municipality Ward 4, 5, 6 and 7 are yet to be made public as the vote counting of Provincial Assembly B is currently underway.

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