CPN-UML's Nembang scores victory in Ilam

By Rastriya Samachar Samiti

Published: 02:41 pm Dec 10, 2017

Deputy Parliamentary Party leader of CPN-UML Subash Nembang casts his vote at Balmandir Pre-primary school-based polling centre in Ilam Municipality-7 in Ilam on June 28, 2017. Photo: RSS

ILAM: CPN-UML scores another victory in Ilam with it's leader Subash Nembang defeated Nepali Congress's Keshab Thapa to win a Parliamentary seat from Ilam constituency 2 with a margin of 9,654 votes.

Nembang received 36,514 votes, while his closest contender Thapa garnered 26,860 votes.

Earlier, CPN-UML leader Jhala Nath Khanal had won a Parliamentary seat from Ilam constituency 1 with a margin of 17,170 votes against his nearest contender Nepali Congress’s Bhupendra Kattel.

Meanwhile, in Ilam constituency 2 (B), UML's Kajiman Kagate claimed a Provincial Assembly seat with 17,986 voters. His nearest rival NC's Durga Baral got 10,021 votes.

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CPN-UML's Nembang scores victory in Ilam