Candidate Campaigns in Surkhet: Rural Voters Absent as Focus Shifts to Urban Electorate

Summary

In Surkhet's Dailekh-2 constituency, CPN candidate Yogendra Bahadur Shahi shifts focus from rural to urban voters amid low rural turnout, aiming to disrupt traditional UML-Congress dominance in the upcoming House of Representatives election.

Key Points
  • Rural voters in Surkhet's Dailekh-2 constituency are largely absent from the election scene, prompting candidates to focus on urban voters in Birendranagar.
  • CPN candidate Yogendra Bahadur Shahi is campaigning in the city, aiming to challenge the traditional UML and Congress parties' dominance.
  • Shahi emphasizes the importance of good governance, transparency, and accountability as key voter concerns, especially among youth.
  • Shahi believes he has a strong chance to win the election, predicting a margin of 12-13 thousand votes amid voter dissatisfaction with major parties.
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