CPN-UML's Laxmi Prasad Pokharel Wins Dailekh-2 Seat, Avenging Previous Defeat
Summary
CPN-UML's Laxmi Prasad Pokharel won the Dailekh-2 parliamentary seat, defeating Nepali Congress's Dikpal Kumar Shahi by 4,337 votes, avenging a previous narrow defeat.
Key Points
- Laxmi Prasad Pokharel of CPN-UML won Dailekh-2 seat by a margin of 4,337 votes.
- He defeated Nepali Congress candidate Dikpal Kumar Shahi, who had won in the previous 2079 election by 167 votes.
- Dailekh-2 has historically seen competition mainly between CPN-UML and Nepali Congress, with Maoists yet to win.
- Pokharel is now the sole CPN-UML MP in the Karnali region based on current results.
