PHIDIM: Results of the by-election for two ward chairs in the Panchthar district have been declared.
Nepal Communist Party (NCP) candidate Gajadhar Bhattarai became victorious from the Phidim Municipality-1 while Nepali Congress (NC) candidate Til Bikram Indhingo won the election at Hilihang Rural Municipality-7, according to Chief Returning Office, Panchthar.
At Phidim Municipality-1, Bhattarai secured 1,446 votes against 972 votes by his nearest competitor Suwaraj Thapa of the Nepali Congress.
At Hilihang-7, the NC won the election by 30 votes against the CPN’s candidate Gehanath Rijal. Idhingo garnered 842 votes, said the Election Officer’s Office, Hilihang.
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