Shram Sanskriti Party wins three direct seats, emerges as surprise force of election

Summary

The Shram Sanskriti Party won three direct seats in Nepal's House of Representatives election, emerging as a surprise force primarily in eastern hill and Tarai districts.

Key Points
  • Shram Sanskriti Party won three direct seats in the House of Representatives election.
  • All three seats were secured in Nepal's eastern hill and Tarai districts.
  • Aren Rai won the Khotang seat defeating candidates from major parties including CPN-UML and Nepali Congress.
  • Harkaraj Rai won Sunsari Constituency-1, overcoming the Rastriya Swatantra Party wave.
  • Dhruvaraj Rai secured the Bhojpur seat with a significant voter turnout.
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