CHAINPUR (BAJHANG), April 29: Vote count is continuing in Bajhang Constituency-1, Province Assembly (a).
As per the latest updates, Nepali Congress (NC) candidate Abhishek Bahadur Singh is leading the vote count by 249 votes. He has obtained 7,486 votes while his closest contender CPN-UML’'s Daman Bahadur Bhandari got 7,239, said Chief Returning Officer Sudarshan Lamichhane.
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Likewise, CPN (Maoist Center) candidate Janak Bahadur Budha secured 2,894 votes while CPN (Unified Socialist)'s Dil Bahadur Singh obtained 2,102 votes.
So far, the counting of votes of Chhabispathibhera Rural Municipality, Thalara Rural Municipality-9, Khaptad Channa Rural Municipality, Jaya Prithvi Municipality and Surma Rural Municipality has been completed. A total of 30,328 votes or 49.12 per cent votes were cast in the by-election in Bajhang Province Assembly (A).
There are a total of 61,748 voters in the constituency. A total of 11 candidates are in the race in Bajhang by-election.
