Maoists widen victory margin; UML, NC competing for second place
Updates coming till 3:45 pm Sunday show that the Maoists have bagged 54
seats of the total 94 election constituencies where vote counting has been
completed.
CPN(UML) and Nepali Congress have pocketed 16 seats each and are competing
for second place.
The Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) has won in seven seats so far with
party chairman Yadav Yadav winning from both Sunsari-5 and Morang-5.
Nepal Workers and Peasants Party (NWPP) has won two seats in Bhaktapur and
Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party (TMLP), Sadbhawana Party and People's Front
(PF) have bagged one seat each.
The latest vote counting show that Maoist candidates are leading in 30
constituencies while UML and NC are leading in 16 and 15 constituencies
respectively. nepalnews.com sd/mk Apr 13 08
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