Vote counting begins for Putha Uttarganga
Following an all-party meeting, the vote counting started at 10 AM today.
KATHMANDU: The vote count for the by-election to the position of Vice-Chairperson of Putha Uttarganga Rural Municipality in Rukum East has begun.
Following an all-party meeting, the vote counting started at 10 AM today.
There are a total of 11,130 voters in the rural municipality, with 5,932 votes cast in the by-election.
The competition for the Vice-Chairperson position is between Narapura Budha from the Maoist Centre and Keshkumari Tulachan from the Nepali Congress, who is contesting under the party’s ‘Tree’ symbol. Tulachan is a member of the UML district committee and is competing under the Congress’ election symbol.
In the 2079 local elections, Bhupendra Budha of the Maoist Centre was elected as the Vice-Chairperson of the rural municipality.
However, Bhupendra tragically passed away in a vehicle accident on September 28 while traveling back to her home in Kathmandu.
Narapura Budha, who is now a candidate, is the sister of the late Bhupendra.
Puthauttar Ganga Rural Municipality is considered a stronghold of the Maoist Centre.
In Ward No. 2, after the UML candidate and an independent candidate withdrew their nominations, Jagat Gharti of the Maoist Centre was unanimously elected as the Ward Chairperson.
