NA member by-election in Lumbini: Vote count begins

By TRN Online, Gorahi, Feb 8: Counting of the votes cast in the by-election for a member of the National Assembly (NA) has started.

A total of 304 votes have been cast out of 305 as deputy chief of Marchwar Rural Municipality in Rupandehi district did not participate in the poll.

Of the voters, 87 members of the Lumbini Provincial Assembly and 217 chiefs and deputy chiefs of local levels in Lumbini cast their votes for the vacant post of a member of the NA from Lumbini province, according to Gehenra Kunwar, information officer at Provincial Election Office, Dang.

Kumar Dashaudi of CPN (UML) from ruling alliance, Madhav Prasad Acharya from Nepali Congress and Rajendra Bir Ray from Nagarik Unamukti Party are contesting in the poll.