KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress leader and candidate for the House of Representatives member from Morang 3, Sunil Kumar Sharma has clinched victory in the election held on Sunday.

He defeated Bhanubhakta Dhakal of CPN-UML and Rekha Thapa of Rastriya Prajatantra Party.

Sharma secured 46,936 votes while Dhakal secured 25,074 votes. Thapa, who was ranked the third, got 10,710 votes.