UPDATE KMC Mayor Race: Balen Shah’s vote surpasses 30,000 mark

KATHMANDU, May 20: Balen Shah, independent mayoral candidate for Kathmandu metropolis, is currently leading the vote count with more than 30,000 votes as of early Saturday morning. 

As per the latest data revealed by the Election Commission, Shah has secured 31,145 votes. His nearest contender Keshav Sthapit of CPN-UML garnered 16,918 votes followed by Srijana Singh of Nepali Congress with 16,562 votes. 

Sunita Dangol, deputy mayoral candidate of UML garnered 31,111 votes followed by Rameshwar Shrestha of CPN (Unified Socialist) with 10,673 votes.