KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 27
More than 60 former members of Parliament contesting this election have lost.
The defeated ones also include a party chair, vice-chairs, general secretaries, former chief minister of a province, and other top leaders.
In the elections, former prime minister and senior leader of CPN (Unified Socialist) Jhalanath Khanal, Chairman of Janata Samajwadi Party-Nepal Upendra Yadav, senior leader of Loktantrik Samajwadi Party Rajendra Mahato, CPN-UML senior-vice chairman Ishwar Pokharel, vice-chairman Surendra Pandey, general secretary Shanker Pokharel, and assistant general secretary Pradip Kumar Gyawali were defeated.
Likewise, general secretary of CPN-Maoist Centre Dev Prasad Gurung, assistant general secretary duo Giriraj Mani Pokharel and Pampha Bhusal also faced defeat while former chief minister of Province 1 and UML leader Sherdhan Rai also lost.
Former speaker of House of Representatives Onsari Gharti, former deputy speaker Pushpa Bhsual, vice-chairperson of Rastriya Janamorcha Durga Poudel, Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand, NC assistant general secretary Uma Kanta Chaudhary and other leaders also could not make it to the HoR.
The other former MPs witnessing defeat in this poll include Matrika Prasad Yadav, Mohammad Istiyak Rayi, Yagya Raj Sunuwar, Rajendra Prasad Gautam, Rajendra Prasad Shrestha, Ram Kumari Jhankri, Hridayesh Tripathi, and Rambir Manandhar.
Likewise, this election remained a tough nut to crack for Laxman Lal Karn, Lal Babu Pandit, Sujata Koirala, Lekhraj Bhatta, Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar, Bina Magar, Birodh Khatiwada, Som Prasad Pandey, Sher Bahadur Tamang, Bijaya Subba, Bishal Bhattarai, Surya Prasad Pathak, and Komal Oli.
A version of this article appears in the print on November 28, 2022 of The Himalayan Times.
