KATHMANDU: Recently elected ward member of Rajgadh rural municipality in Saptari has been found dead.

Ward member 69-year-old Rajendra Sutihar of Rajgadh rural municipality-5, who had participated in the victory rally on Thursday, was found dead on this morning.

According to family sources, Sutihar had participated in the victory rally throughout the day yesterday.

He was elected with 474 votes representing Janata Samajwadi Party in vote count results made public on Wednesday evening.