Rastriya Swatantra Party's Dhanendra Karki Wins Sindhuli Constituency-1 House of Representatives Seat

Summary

Dhanendra Karki of the Rastriya Swatantra Party has won the Sindhuli Constituency-1 House of Representatives seat, breaking a traditional stronghold of the Nepali Congress-CPN-UML alliance.

Key Points
  • Dhanendra Karki of the Rastriya Swatantra Party won the election in Sindhuli Constituency-1 for the House of Representatives.
  • Karki secured 16,659 votes, defeating his closest rival Pradip Kumar Katuwal of UML who received 15,875 votes.
  • Sindhuli-1 traditionally favored the Nepali Congress-CPN-UML alliance but was won by RSP this time.
  • Karki is a transport entrepreneur and has served as the RSP regional chairman in Sindhuli.
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