Bara-2: Upendra’s lead, followed by Kushwaha

KATHMANDU: Upendra Yadav’s lead remains in Bara’s vote count.

Upendra Yadav, the candidate for Bara-2, has seized the early lead in the counting of ballots for the House of Representatives by-election.

Upendra received 458 votes out of a total of 670. He is the JSP candidate for the ruling coalition.

Similarly, Shiva Chandra Prasad Kushwaha, who quit the Maoist Centre to run for the CK Raut-led Janamat Party, secured the second position by securing 360 votes.

Purushottam Poudel of the UML received 317 votes, while Ramesh Kharel of the RSP received 179 votes.

Votes for Karaiyamai 1 are currently being counted.