Maoists take Dhankuta-2, Bardiya-1; NC's Suprabha Ghimire wins in Ktm-4

CPN-Maoist has registered victory in Dhanukuta constituency-2 and Bardiya constituency-1. Political heavyweights like Rastriya Janashakti Party (RJP) chairman Surya Bahadur Thapa and Bamdev Gautam of UML have lost election to in Dunakuta-2 and Bardiya-1 respectively.

Maoist candidate Hari Raj Limbu won in Dhankuta -2 with 12099 votes beating his nearest rival Dharma Raj Poudel of UML, who got 11338 votes. RJP chairman and former Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa ended up in third position with 5332 votes.

In Bardiya-1 CPN-M's Sarala Regmi beat senior UML leader Bamdev Gautam. Final results in Bardiya-1 was not announced formally till press time (12:30 pm). Regmi had taken lead right from the start.

Maoist candidates are ahead of their competitors in three other constituencies in the Bardiya.

Meanwhile, Nepali Congress candidate Suprabha Ghimire has won in Kathmandu-4. She bagged 13451 votes to UML candidate Bidhya Bhandari's 9842 votes. Pawan Man Shrestha of CPN-M got 9225 votes in the constituency. nepalnews.com mk Apr 12 08

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