KATHMANDU: The Election Commission has made public the final results of the by-elections that were held nationwide on Saturday. The by-polls were carried out for 52 vacant posts of people’s representatives in 37 districts, which include one member of the House of Representatives, three provincial assembly members, and 48 chiefs, deputy chiefs and ward chairs of local levels. Of the total 337 candidates vying for the various positions, 253 are men and 84 women. According to a press release issued by the Election Commission with the final vote-count details received on Monday, December 2, 2019, the election results are as follows: Result for one member of the House of Representatives: S.No. District House of Representatives Member Details of Elected Candidate Name No. of received votes Affiliation 1 Kaski Constituency 2 Bidya Bhattarai 24394 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Result for three Provincial Assembly members: S.No. District Provincial Assembly Member Details of Elected Candidate Name No. of received votes Affiliation 1 Bhaktapur Constituency 1 (A) Krishna Lal Bhandel 13449 Nepali Congress 2 Baglung Constituency 2 (B) Khim Bikram Shahi 11235 Rastriya Janamorcha 3 Dang Constituency 3 (B) Bimala Kumari Khatri 24286 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Result for one Sub-Metropolitan City mayor: District Local Level Position Ward No. Details of Elected Candidate Name No. of received votes Affiliation Sunsari Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City Mayor - Tilak Rai 26709 Nepali Congress Result for three Rural Municipality chairpersons: S.No. District Local Level Position Ward No. Details of Elected Candidate Name No. of received votes Affiliation 1 Panchthar Phalgunanda Rural Municipality Chairperson - Bir Bahadur Kurumwang 5369 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) 2 Sankhuwasabha Makalu Rural Municipality Chairperson - Tej Bahadur Pokhrel 3018 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) 3 Mahottari Pipara Rural Municipality Chairperson - Bikram Chaudhary 3249 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Result for one Rural Municipality vice-chairperson: S.No. District Local Level Position Ward No. Details of Elected Candidate Name No. of received votes Affiliation 1 Humla Kharpunath Rural Municipality Vice-chairperson - Rupa Shahi 1454 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Result for Ward Chairs at the local level: S.No. District Local Level Position Ward No. Details of Elected Candidate Name No. of received votes Affiliation 1 Panchthar Phidim Municipality Ward Chair 1 Gaja Dhar Bhattarai 1446 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) 2 Panchthar Hilihang Rural Municipality Ward Chair 7 Til Bikram Idhingo 842 Nepali Congress 3 Morang Dhanpalthan Rural Municipality Ward Chair 2 Narayan Prasad Sah 1701 Nepali Congress 4 Sunsari Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City Ward Chair 7 Jeevan Raj Subedi 622 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) 5 Sankhuwasabha Khandbari Municipality Ward Chair 3 Bharat Kumar Ghimire 796 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) 6 Bhojpur Pauwadungma Rural Municipality Ward Chair 1 Jitendra Rai 691 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) 7 Khotang Sakela Rural Municipality Ward Chair 3 Shivakala Rai 391 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) 8 Saptari Chhinnamasta Rural Municipality Ward Chair 7 Pramila Devi Yadav 540 Rastriya Janata Party Nepal 9 Siraha Kalyanpur Municipality Ward Chair 12 Dilip Kumar Yadav 825 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) 10 Mahottari Balawa Municipality Ward Chair 2 Bipin Pajiyar Sudi 461 Nepali Congress 11 Mahottari Balawa Municipality Ward Chair 8 Ram Babu Mahato 659 Samajwadi Party 12 Mahottari Matihani Municipality Ward Chair 6 Ram Babu Nayak 375 Rastriya Janata Party Nepal 13 Sarlahi Haripurwa Municipality Ward Chair 1 Shyam Babu Raya 347 Samajwadi Party 14 Rautahat Gadhimai Municipality Ward Chair 2 Deependra Shrestha 771 Nepali Congress 15 Bara Baragadhi Rural Munuicipality Ward Chair 1 Suresh Prasad Chaudhary 749 Samajwadi Party 16 Parsa Sakhuwa Prasauni Rural Municipality Ward Chair 5 Ruplal Kumar Yadav 1031 Samajwadi Party 17 Ramechhap Umakunda Rural Municipality Ward Chair 5 Kul Bahadur Basnet 769 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) 18 Sindhupalchok Indrawati Rural Municipality Ward Chair 8 Kedarnath Acharya 712 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) 19 Kavrepalanchok Dhulikhel Municipality Ward Chair 2 Dev Prasad Koirala 867 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) 20 Kathmandu Dakshinkali Municipality Ward Chair 3 Shivabhakti Balami 618 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) 21 Chitwan Bharatpur Metropolitan City Ward Chair 16 Amritraj Hamal 3183 Nepali Congress 22 Chitwan Khairahani Municipality Ward Chair 4 Dev Bahadur Basnet 1138 Nepali Congress 23 Chitwan Khairahani Municipality Ward Chair 5 Pratima Karki 842 Nepali Congress 24 Lamjung Sundarbazaar Municipality Ward Chair 2 Navin Kumar Shrestha 989 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) 25 Baglung Badigaad Rural Municipality Ward Chair 2 Dhal Prasad Sherchan 704 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) 26 Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta East) Baudikali Rural Municipality Ward Chair 5 Khim Bahadur Thapa Kharu Magar 367 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) 27 Gulmi Rurukshetra Rural Municipality Ward Chair 6 Giri Prasad Sinjali 802 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) 28 Kapilvastu Shivaraj Municipality Ward Chair 10 Manju Mishra 868 Rastriya Janata Party Nepal 29 Arghakhanchi Malarani Rural Municipality Ward Chair 3 Shobhakhar Khanal 1159 Nepali Congress 30 Pyuthan Pyuthan Municipality Ward Chair 2 Mukti Pokhrel 1127 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) 31 Pyuthan Airawati Rural Municipality Ward Chair 1 Drona Prasad Pandey 696 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) 32 Pyuthan Airawati Rural Municipality Ward Chair 2 Bhimesh Kumar Gharti Magar 855 Independent 33 Rolpa Thawang Rural Municipality Ward Chair 1 Janak Bahadur Budhamagar 174 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) 34 Dang Ghorahi Sub-Metropolitan City Ward Chair 16 Tara Bahadur DC 1218 Nepali Congress 35 Banke Kohalpur Municipality Ward Chair 6 Ram Sharan Tharu 800 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) 36 Salyan Kumakha Rural Municipality Ward Chair 5 Dharme Budhathoki 792 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) 37 Bajura Triveni Municipality Ward Chair 1 Mana Raje Budha 367 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) 38 Achham Mellekh Rural Municipality Ward Chair 5 Ramesh Bahadur Khadka 778 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) 39 Doti Adarsha Rural Municipality Ward Chair 2 Ram Bahadur Bohara 668 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) 40 Kanchanpur Punarwas Municipality Ward Chair 3 Krishna Bahadur Tamang 528 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) 41 Baitadi Surnaya Rural Municipality Ward Chair 1 Gajendra Bahadur Chand 219 Nepali Congress 42 Baitadi Purchaudi Rural Municipality Ward Chair 4 Shailendra Dhanuk 663 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) 43 Baitadi Dogadakedar Rural Municipality Ward Chair 4 Surendra Prasad Bhatta 584 Nepali Congress READ ALSO:

• 337 candidates contesting for 52 seats