MJF chief ousts PM's daughter from Sunsari-5; takes Morang-5 also

Chief of Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) Upendra Yadav has won the Sunsari constituency-5 and Morang constituency-5.

He has defeated Sujata Koirala, daughter of Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala. Yadav got 23,939 votes while Sujata finished third with 8,885 votes.

She is the latest among the Congress giants who have fallen in this election With her loss, Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has witnessed the fall of two of his close confidantes - acting president Sushil Koirala and daughter Sujata Koirala.

MJF chairman Yadavl also won the election from Morang-5, bagging 27,805 votes while his nearest rival Amrit Aryal of Nepali Congress got 10,324 votes.

Likewise, Nepali Congress leader-turned-MJF candidate Bijaya Gachhadar has won the Sunsari-3 constituency. nepalnews.com sd Apr 13 08