Wednesday, March 11th, 2026

Kathmandu Metropolis: Balen still leading; Sthapit following

Balen: 14,458; Sthapit: 7,852; Sirjana: 6,900



KATHMANDU: The counting of votes is underway in Kathmandu Metropolitan City.

According to the latest results, independent candidate Balen Shah has maintained his lead with 14,458 votes. His closest rival CPN-UML’s Keshav Sthapit has got 7,852 votes as of Wednesday morning.

Similarly, Nepali Congress candidate Sirjana Singh got 6,900 votes. Sthapit who is following Balen is trailing behind with 6,606 votes.

UML’s Sunita Dangol is leading with 9,421 votes for the deputy mayor’s post.

As of writing, the counting of votes in wards 1 and 2 of Kathmandu metropolis has been completed. CPN-UML candidate has won in both wards.

Publish Date : 18 May 2022 06:44 AM

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