KC elected to National Assembly from Lumbini

. Chandra Bahadur KC of Gulmi has been elected to the National Assembly from Lumbini Province. KC, who was contesting from the open group of Nepali Congress, won the election with a weightage of 5977 votes.

His rival was Brihaspati Adhikari of the Communist Party of Nepal who got 1832 votes while Bom Bahadur Khatri of Rastriya Janamorcha was also in the fray.TAG_OPEN_p_36

According to the voting details, 78 votes were cast in the State Assembly and 208 votes in the local level.TAG_OPEN_p_35 In the State Assembly election, 30 votes were cast for women and 48 for men. There were 5 absentee voters in the State Assembly and 2 in the local level.

KC’s victory is expected to help NC maintain a strong presence in Lumbini.TAG_OPEN_p_34 g.