KATHMANDU: Of the 136 local levels in eight districts of Province 2, the counting of votes has been completed in 17 local units including 578 wards, and their results have been made public.

As per the details made public by the Joint Election Operation Centre (JEOC) at the Election Commission till 1:00 pm today, Nepali Congress emerged victorious in six local units, CPN-UML in four, CPN-Maoist Centre, Federal Socialist Forum Nepal and Nepal Democratic Forum secured win in two local units each and Rastriya Janata Party in one local unit.

The final result of 578 wards has been received. The results of vote counting in remaining 118 local units are awaited, Commission's Spokesperson Nawaraj Dhakal was quoted in the Rastriya Samachar Samiti as saying.

“Counting of votes in some local units of Province 2 were interrupted owing to various reasons and efforts were underway to resume counting by forging all-party consensus,” shared Spokesperson Dhakal, adding that 339 teams are working on various vote counting places across the province.

Meanwhile, polls in the Rajbiraj Municipality-15 in Saptari district that were postponed due to the death of a Rastriya Janata Party candidate for the post of ward chairperson of the municipality is in progress peacefully today, according to Spokesperson Dhakal.