Maoist Centre and UML each win 2 local bodies

KATHMANDU: CPN Maoist Centre candidates won in Sarke Rural Municipality in Humla and Thaha Municipality in Makawanpur while CPN-UML was victorious  in Bahrabise Municipality in Sindhupalchowk and Gaidakot Municipality in Nawalparasi.

CPN Maoist Centre candidate Krishna Rokaya has been elected the chief of Sarke Rural Municipality.Rokaya bagged the post by securing 1920 votes while his nearest rival Mang Bahadur Shahi of Nepali Congress got 1775 votes. However, UML's Joshi Dhami was elected the deputy chair by getting 1845 votes and Dhami's rival Danda Phadera of Nepali Congress got 1172 votes

Labasher Bista of CPN Maoist Centre has been elected the mayor of Thaha Municipality in Makawanpur district by getting 7,044 votes. Bista's nearest rival Bishnu Dhakal got 5,378 votes. But, Khadag Gopali of Nepali Congress was elected the deputy mayor by securing 5,670 votes against while her rival Kalpana Gopali of CPN-UML, who received 5,600 votes.

Nimphunjo Sherpa of the CPN -UML has got a victory and is elected the mayor of Bahrabise Municipality of Sindhupalchowk with 4,929 votes.His nearest rival Bal Krishna Basnet of the Nepali Congress received 4,711 votes.

Similarly, Sushila Pakhrin of the CPN -UML has been elected to the post of deputy-mayor. She got 5,015 votes while her closest rival Leela Nepal of the NC received 4,813 votes.

CPN-UML candidate Chhatraraj Poudel has been elected as mayor of Gaidakot Municipality of Nawalaprasi. He garnered 11,302 votes while his nearest rival Gajendra Ale from Nepali Congress got 11,078 votes.However, the Nepali Congress candidate Bishnu Kandel Sapkota has been elected the Deputy Mayor. Sapkota achieved 11,555 votes against UML's Radha Pande. Pande got 10,456 votes.