- Monday, 3 February 2025
NC wins mayor, deputy-mayor in Tarakeshwor
Kathmandu, May 17 (RSS): The Nepali Congress has won the May 13 local level elections for a mayor and deputy mayor at the Tarakeshwor municipality in the Kathmandu district.
According to the final results of the
vote counting that concluded this morning, NC candidate Krishna Hari Maharjan
secured 11,223 votes against 7,359 polled by his nearest competitor Rameshwor
Bohara from the CPN (UML).
According to the election officer for
the municipality, Chapala Pokhrel, the mayoral candidate from the CPN (Unified
Socialist) finished the race with 2,206.
Likewise, Sirjana Burlakoti has
been elected to the post of deputy-mayor by getting 10,224 votes while her
nearest rival from the UML, Bhawani Dotel, obtained 7,563 and another candidate
for the deputy mayor was from the CPN (Maoist Center) received 2,694. The
number of voters in the Tarakeshwor consisting of 11 wards is 26,702.
A total of 2,410 ballots for the
mayor and 2,963 for the deputy mayor turned out invalid, according to the
election officer.
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