Rastriya Swatantra Party's Santosh Rajbanshi Wins Morang-4 Seat by Wide Margin, Defeating Congress and CPN Leaders

Summary

Santosh Rajbanshi of the Rastriya Swatantra Party won the Morang-4 parliamentary seat by a historic wide margin, defeating prominent leaders from Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Centre), and CPN (UML).

Key Points
  • Santosh Rajbanshi of the Rastriya Swatantra Party won the Morang-4 seat by a margin of 28,021 votes.
  • Rajbanshi defeated prominent leaders including Nepali Congress General Secretary Gururaj Ghimire and former minister Amanlal Modi of CPN (Maoist Centre).
  • Santosh Rajbanshi is a former journalist turned politician, residing in Biratnagar-3 and aged 34 years.
  • The election reflects voter disillusionment with traditional parties in Morang-4 constituency, which includes parts of Biratnagar and neighboring areas.
Article image