Harkaraj Rai of Shram Sanskriti Party defeats RSP in Sunsari-1 in one of election's notable upsets
Summary
Harkaraj Rai of the Shram Sanskriti Party won the House of Representatives seat from Sunsari-1, defeating Rastriya Swatantra Party's Goma Tamang by 8,492 votes.
Key Points
- Harkaraj Rai of Shram Sanskriti Party won the Sunsari-1 House of Representatives seat.
- He defeated Goma Tamang of the Rastriya Swatantra Party by a margin of 8,492 votes.
- Tikaram Limbu of CPN-UML came third, followed by candidates from Nepali Communist Party and Nepali Congress.
- The constituency covers 27 wards including Dharan Sub-metropolitan City and had 150,393 registered voters with 87,865 ballots cast.
