UML's Chaudhary elected Triyuga mayor

GAIGHAT: CPN-UML candidate Bal Dev Chaudhary has been elected the mayor of Triyuga Municipality in Udayapur district on Friday.

Chaudhary, who garnered 11,368 votes, defeated his closest rival Basanta Basnet of Nepali Congress with 173 more votes.

Similarly, NC candidate Devi Chaudhary won the deputy mayoral race in the municipality by defeating UML's Geeta Regmi. The former received 11,322 votes while the latter was limited with 11,278 votes.