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Balen leading with a margin of 12,386 in KMC mayor race

Balen: 27,087, Sthapit: 14,701, Sirjana: 13,750



KATHMANDU: Independent candidate Balen Shah has continued leading the race by getting 27,087 votes for the next mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City.

His nearest rival CPN-UML’s Keshav Sthapit has got 14,701 votes so far while Nepali Congress candidate Sirjana Singh has got 13,750 votes.

The counting of votes in wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 32 of Kathmandu Metropolis has been completed. A total of 72,709 votes have been counted so far. The counting is underway.

Publish Date : 20 May 2022 10:53 AM

Over 9,200 tourists visit Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve in first 11 months of FY 2025/26

KATHMANDU: A total of 9,242 tourists visited the Koshi Tappu

UML condemns arrest of Vice-Chair Bishnu Paudel, calls it political vendetta

KATHMANDU: The CPN-UML has strongly condemned the arrest of its

Minister Thimsina directs Nepal Telecom to prioritise service delivery

KATHMANDU: Minister for Information and Communication Bikram Thimsina has instructed

Flydubai to launch direct Pokhara–Dubai flights from Sept 23

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