CHITWAN: CPN (Maoist Center) candidate Renu Dahal, who is contesting for the post of mayor of Bharatpur Metropolitan City from the alliance, has widened a lead with 1,684 votes.

After counting 27,267 votes, Dahal got 9,924 votes while CPN-UML’s Bijay Subedi got 8,240 votes. Nepali Congress (NC) rebel candidate Jagannath Poudel has got 4,488 votes.

Votes counted in Bharatpur so far: 27,267

Renu Dahal: 9,924

Bijay Subedi: 8,240

Jagannath Poudel: 4,488