DAMAK: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) candidate Babu Raj Shrestha has been elected the chairman of Gaurigunj Rural Municipality in Jhapa district.

Shrestha was elected with 3,740 votes against 3,443 votes obtained by his closest contender Phoolwati Rajbanshi of Nepali Congress, according to Election Official Bhim Prasad Tiwari.

NC's Dipendra Thapa has been elected the vice chairperson of the rural municipality.

Of the total six wards in the rural municipality, NC has registered victories in four while CPN Maoist Centre and CPN-UML have won in one each.