KATHMANDU: Independent candidate Balen Shah has continued to lead in Kathmandu Metropolitan City.

So far, Balen has received 18,795 votes in Kathmandu.

Balen’s rival CPN-UML’s Keshav Sthapit has got 9,596 votes.

In Kathmandu, Nepali Congress candidate Sirjana Singh has got 9,172 votes.

The counting of votes in wards 4, 6, 7, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 32 of Kathmandu Metropolis has been completed.