Nepal local elections Phase 2 Result: CPN-UML leads second phase vote count

Kathmandu: The counting of votes for the second round of Nepal local elections began on Friday. Voting took place in three of Nepal's seven provinces on Thursday. More than 62,000 candidates are in the fray.

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- NC's Bista elected chairman of Baitadi's Surnaya

- CPN (Maoist Centre) wins Rukum’s Duikhola Rural Municipality

- NC candidate Krishna Bd Chand elected Chairman in Baddikedar Rural Municipality of Doti 

- In Dadeldhura: NC wins 3 Rural Municipalities, CPN-UML 1, MC 1; UML and MC leading in one each

- CPN-UML candidates elected chair and vice chair in Tinau Rural Municipality of Palpa

- CPN (Maoist Centre) candidates elected in Rolpa's Thawang

- UML canidate Gopal Bd Thapa leading (1275 votes) in Bijaynagar Rural Municipality, Kapilvastu

- UML canidate Abdul Mojib Khan leading with 424 votes in Sudhodhan Rural Municipality, Kapilvastu

- NC leading in Yasodhara Rural Municipality, Kapilvastu

- SSFN leading in MayaDevi Rural Municipality, Kapilvastu

- NC's Dron Bd Khatri, UML's Radhika Aryal elected chief and deputy chief of Gulmi's Chandrakot RM

- NC canidate Mangal Prasad Tharu leading with 2599 votes in Baṇagaṅga Municipality, Kapilvastu

- RPP canidate Shyam Kumar Mishra leading with 948 votes in Krishna Nagar Municipality, Kapilvastu

- Independent canidate Dirgha Narayan Pandey leading with 1082 votes in Maharajgunj Municipality, Kapilvastu

- CPN-UML leading in Sivraj Municipality, Kapilvastu

- NC leading in Buddhabhumi Municipality, Kapilvastu

- Independent candidate Ram Das Gupta leading with 1696 votes in Kapilvastu municipality,Kapilvastu

- NC leading in Lamahi Municipality, Dang

- NC leading in Babai Rural Municipality, Dang

- CPN (MC) leading in Rajapur Municipality, Bardiya

- CPN (MC) leading in Madhuban Municipality, Bardiya

- UML's Dhanalaxmi Khatri (2057 votes) defeated Jayakumari Yedi (2037 votes) in Vice Chairperson post

- UML's Lal Bahadur Bista (2064 votes) defeated Nepali Congress' Rajendra Bahadur Singh (2000 votes) to become chairperson of Talkot

- UML has bagged both Chairperson and Vice Chairperson in Talkot Rural Municipality of Bajhang

- NC leading in Chatradev Rural Municipality, Arghakhanchi

- CPN-UML leading in Sandhikharka municipality, Arghakhanchi

- Nepali Congress is leading in Paṇini Rural Municipality, Arghakhanchi

- EC proposes holding 3 elections by November 23

- CPN-UML leading in Tulsipur Sub-Metropolitan city of Dang district

- NC candidates elected chairperson, vice chairperson of Pratappur Rural Municipality, Nawalparasi

- CPN (MC) sweeps chair,vice chair posts in all rural municipalities of Rukum (Province 5) district

- NC candidates elected chairperson, vice chairperson of Gulmi Durbar Rural Municipality, Gulmi  

- NC is leading in three local units - Rapti, Rajpur, Lamahi and MC has won in Banglachuli Rural Municipality of Dang

- In Dang, UML is leading in four local units - Gadawa, Ghorahi, Tulsipur, Dangisharan

- UML is leading in three local units - Gulariya, Badhaiyatal, Basgadi

- In Bardiya, Maoist Centre is leading in four local units -Geruwa, Thakurbaba, Barbardiya, Madhuban

- NC is leading in Kohalpur,Rapti Sonari; UML in Khajura,Janaki,Baijnath; SSFN in Duduwa,Narayanpur & RPP in Nepalgunj Sub-metropolis

- In Banke,UML leading in three local units, NC in two , SSFN in two, RPP in one

- And, NC is leading in Deumai, Phakphokthum,Mangsebung,Suryodaya

- UML is leading in Ilam, Chulachuli, Mai, Maijogmai, Rong, Sandakpur

- In Ilam, UML is leading in six local units, Nepali Congress in four

- Phase II local polls: Parties in metropolis and sub-metropolises

- CPN (MC) leader Bhakta Bahadur Oli elected mayor of Bangalachuli Municipality in Dang.

- CPN (MC) leader Ram Sur Bud Magar elected chairperson of Bhume Rural Municipality, Rukum.

- Rastriya Janarmorcha registers win in Mallarani rural municipality, Pyuthan.

- UML’s panel wins in Kankai-1, Jhapa.

- CPN (MC) wins chairperson post in Solukhumbu's Mahakulung.

- CPN (MC) leader OM Prasad Gharti elected chairperson of Putha Uttar Ganga Rural Municipality, Rukum

- According to The Kathmandu Post NC has won chairperson and vice chairperson post at Gulmi Durbar village council in Gulmi.

PROVINCE 7 - Nepali Congress wins two, leads in 29 seats. CPN-UML grabs two and ahead in 21. Maoist Kendra and Rashtriya Prajatantra lead in 16 and two seats respectively.

PROVINCE 5 - CPN-UML ahead in 42, Nepali Congress and Maoist Kendr are in 32 and 16 respectively. While Others are leading in two, Rashtriya Prajatantra lags far behind.

PROVINCE 1 - CPN-UML wins one seat and leading in 56. Maoist Kendra wins one, leads in 11. Nepali Congress is yet to open account, leading in 54. Others are leading in 4. Rashtriya Prajatantra is performing poorly.

- Nepali Congress is leading in 54, but is yet to grab a seat.

- Malist Kendra Paty is leading in one seat.

- CPN (Maoist Centre) ward chairperson candidate of Sisne Village Council-6 of Rukum Sudhan Regmi has won by defeating  Nepali Congress-CPN-UML alliance candidate 

Nepal local elections: Second round

Nepal on Wednesday voted in the second round of local elections with 70.5 percent turnout.

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba thanked his countrymen for the successful completion of the first local-level polls in two decades.

The local elections -- the first in Nepal since 1997 -- mark an attempt by the government to restore democracy in the country hit by a decade-long civil war that ended in 2006 and years of instability after the monarchy was abolished in 2008.

71 percent voter turnout was recorded in the first phase of local level elections on May 14.