KATHMANDU, Jan.21: Rashtriya Swatantra Party MP Indira Rana Magar has been elected to the post of Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives. In the meeting of the HoR held on Saturday, Rana Magar, who was the common candidate of the ruling parties, was elected as the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives.

166 votes were received in favor of the proposal that she should be elected to the post of Deputy Speaker, while her competitor Muktakumari Yadav received 97 votes. Speaker Devraj Ghimire announced that Rana Magar was elected as the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives with the majority of votes.

UML MP Ghimire was elected as Speaker on January 19th with the support of the ruling parties.