Balen Shah takes early lead in Jhapa-5

Summary

Balen Shah of the Rastriya Swatantra Party leads early vote count in Jhapa-5 parliamentary race with 1,478 votes, ahead of CPN-UML chairman K. P. Sharma Oli.

Key Points
  • Balen Shah of the Rastriya Swatantra Party leads early vote count in Jhapa-5 with 1,478 votes.
  • K. P. Sharma Oli, chairman of CPN-UML, has received 384 votes so far.
  • Shah holds an early lead of 1,094 votes in the House of Representatives seat.
  • The vote counting is ongoing as part of Nepal Election 2082 for the federal parliament.
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