Rastriya Swatantra Party Candidate Wins Kathmandu-8 Seat by Huge Margin; All Rivals Forfeit Deposits
Summary
The Rastriya Swatantra Party candidate won Kathmandu-8 House of Representatives seat by a huge margin of over 21,000 votes, causing all other candidates to forfeit their deposits.
Key Points
- The Rastriya Swatantra Party candidate won Kathmandu-8 with 24,592 votes.
- All other 21 candidates forfeited their deposits by failing to secure 10% of total votes.
- Suman Sayami of the Communist Party of Nepal came second with 3,217 votes.
- Nepali Congress candidate Sapana Rajbhandari got 2,835 votes, while Rajesh Shakya (CPN UML) and Nabin Shahi (RPP) received 1,909 votes each.
