Biratnagar, May 20 (RSS): Nepali Congress (NC) candidate has
won the election as chair in Gramthan Rural Municipality in Morang
district.
Jaya Prakash Gachchhadar Tharu of
NC won the election with 7,605 votes, defeating UML's Shivanarayan Majhi Tharu,
who got 6,093 votes.
In the post of vice-chair, UML's
Gunabati Devi Tharu emerged winner with 6,123 votes against her rival Bhukhani
Kumari Majhi of NC, who got 5,448 votes.
Of the total seven wards, UML's
candidates won in five wards while NC and Maoist Centre won each one.
Likewise, CPN (UML)'s Ganga Prasad
Kharel won the mayoral candidacy of Urlabari Municipality by getting 12,156
votes. His nearest rival Khadga Bahadur Phago of NC got 10,290 votes.
Mina Kumar Khatiwada of UML won the
poll as the deputy mayor in Urlabari by getting 10,728 votes against her rival
Sita Karki of NC. Karki managed 10,640 votes.
Out of nine wards in Urlabari, UML
and NC won five and four wards, respectively.
The Province Election Officer,
Biratnagar, said election results of six local levels in the district are
awaited.