KATHMANDU: Independent candidate Balen Shah has continued to lead in Kathmandu Metropolitan City while Maoist Center’s Renu Dahal is ahead in Bharatpur Metropolis.

So far, Balen has received 16,890 votes in Kathmandu.

Balen’s rival CPN-UML’s Keshav Sthapit has got 9,021 votes.

More than 44,140 votes have been counted in Kathmandu Metropolitan City as of now.

In Kathmandu, Nepali Congress candidate Sirjana Singh has got 7,511 votes.

The counting of votes in wards 1 and 2 of Kathmandu Metropolis has been completed. Candidates of the main opposition — CPN-UML – have won in both wards.