Congress wins Palpa-1 after 34 years

Summary

The Nepali Congress has won the Palpa-1 parliamentary seat after 34 years with candidate Sandeep Rana defeating CPN-UML rival Narayan Acharya.

Key Points
  • Nepali Congress reclaimed the Palpa-1 seat after 34 years.
  • Sandeep Rana won with 18,336 votes in the House of Representatives election.
  • CPN-UML candidate Narayan Acharya was the nearest rival with 16,819 votes.
  • Rastriya Swatantra Party candidate Bimal Pant came third with 14,333 votes.
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