Baburam Bhattarai wins Gorkha-2 seat

KATHMANDU: Naya Shakti Nepal Coordinator Baburam Bhattarai has won parliamentary election from Gorkha Constituency No 2.

Backed by the Nepali Congress, Bhattarai defeated his closest rival Narayan Kaji Shrestha by more than 6,500 votes.

While Bhattarai secured 31,807 votes, Shrestha could garner 24,933 votes.