KATHMANDU: The results of the second phase of local elections  for 82 out of the 334 local units have been declared, according to the Joint Election Commission (JEOC).

The JEOC based at the Election Commission stated that as per the election results received till 11 am on Saturday, the CPN UML has won 34, the Nepali Congress 31 and the CPN Maoist Centre 15  top posts  at local units.

Similarly, the Federal Socialist Forum Nepal and the Rastriya Janamorcha  has won  one local body each.

The UML has won 34, the Nepali Congress 28 and the Maoist Centre 14 Vice-chair and Deputy Chief posts while the Federal Socialist Forum Nepal and the Rastriya Janamorcha won in one seat each.

Ballot boxes are yet to be collected from Phatalung rural municipality in Taplejung while the counting of votes is yet to start at the Baijanath Secondary School, Hadakot vote counting centre at Chaurpati rural municipality in Achham district due to the dispute regarding allowing the party cadres inside the counting centre.

The JEOC stated that the counting of votes has been suspended at Buddhishakti rural municipality-1 in Jhapa and in Bardaghat Municipality-12 in Nawalparasi following  disputes at these local levels.

Similarly, the counting of votes at Banganga-2 in Kapilbastu has been halted since last night as the officer announcing the election result gave the wrong number of votes while the counting of votes that had been suspended at Damak Municipality-1 in Jhapa district after the UML and RPP tied with equal number of votes (801 votes), has now been resumed, the Election Commission stated.

Vote counting is now underway in 247 local levels, it is stated.