CPN's Malla wins in Salyan
Summary
Ramesh Kumar Malla of the Nepali Communist Party has been elected to the House of Representatives from Salyan, defeating rival candidates from the Rastriya Swatantra Party and Nepali Congress.
Key Points
- Ramesh Kumar Malla of the Nepali Communist Party won the parliamentary seat from Salyan.
- Malla secured 23,189 votes while his closest competitor, Lalit Bahadur Chand from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, received 20,904 votes.
- Kesh Bahadur Bista of the Nepali Congress came third with 17,558 votes.
- Fourteen candidates contested in the election in a constituency with 162,444 registered voters.
