Nishcal Rai of NC wins Ilam-1
Summary
Nishcal Rai of Nepali Congress wins Ilam-1 parliamentary seat, breaking a 26-year gap for the party.
Key Points
- Nishcal Rai of Nepali Congress has been elected to the House of Representatives from Ilam Constituency-1.
- Rai secured 14,543 votes, defeating Binod Kumar Nembang of the Shram Sanskriti Party who received 13,632 votes.
- This is the first time in 26 years that Nepali Congress has won the parliamentary seat from Ilam-1.
- Out of 112,320 registered voters, 64,104 cast their ballots in the March 5 poll.
