KATHMANDU, March 8: Nepali Congress candidate Janak Raj Giri has been elected to the House of Representatives (HoR) from Bajura, securing 17,173 votes in the election held on March 5.
His closest rival, Lal Bahadur Thapa of the CPN-UML, received 16,633 votes, according to Chief Election Officer Sanjeeb Pokhrel.
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According to Pokhrel, Hem Raj Thapa of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) secured 6,035 votes, while Prakash Bahadur Shah of the Nepali Communist Party (NCP) received 3,428 votes. Similarly, Keshar Bahadur Shahi of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) got 352 votes, and Bhupendra Bik of the CPN (Maoist) secured 333 votes.
A total of 45,390 votes were cast out of 87,861 registered voters in the district. Of the total votes cast, 43,896 were declared valid, the Office of the Chief Election Officer in Bajura stated.
