CHITWAN: CPN (Maoist Center) candidate Renu Dahal has widened her lead with a margin of 3,264 votes in Bharatpur Metropolitan City.

She has got 17,290 votes while closest contender UML candidate Bijay Subedi has got 14,026 votes so far. Similarly, independent candidate Jagannath Poudel received 7,040 votes.

So far, more than 45,762 votes have been counted in Bharatpur Metropolitan City.

Similarly, coalition deputy mayor candidate Chitrasen Adhikari has received 19,848 votes while rival Himala Gurung of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) is chasing with 11,219 votes.