By-elections: JSP chairman Yadav victorious in Bara-2

BARA, April 26: Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) Chairman Upendra Yadav has been elected as the Member of the House of Representatives (HoR) from Bara Constituency No. 2. According to the final vote count results announced last night, Yadav got 28, 415 votes. His closest contender Shivachandra Kushwaha of the Janamat Party polled 23,334 votes. 

Similarly, CPN (UML) candidate Purushottam Poudel got 10,216 votes, while Ramesh Kharel of  Rastriya Swatantra Party collected 2,829 votes, Arun Kumar Gyawali of the Aam Janata Party got 2,738 votes, Sonalal Saha of Rastriya Prajatantra Party 119 votes, Kamarullah Ansari of Nagarik Unmukti Party 109 votes and Mukti Yadav of Nepal Workers Peasants Party received 60 votes.

68,887 voters cast their votes in the by-elections held in Bara Constituency No. 2 on Sunday.

The Chief Returning Officer of Bara, Mukesh Upadhyaya handed over the election certificate to Yadav at 1:45 am last night.