Rastriya Swatantra Party Candidate Wins Kathmandu-8 Seat by Huge Margin; All Rivals Forfeit Deposits

Kathmandu. The final results for Kathmandu Constituency Number 8 under the House of Representatives election have been announced. The candidate from the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has won with a significant number of votes in this constituency.

The deposits (bail) of all other candidates, including those from major and traditional parties competing in this constituency, have been forfeited. According to the vote count, the RSP candidate secured a landslide victory by obtaining 24,592 votes. He defeated his closest competitor by a massive margin of over 21,000 votes.

According to election law, the deposit amount of any candidate who fails to secure 10 percent of the total valid votes in an electoral constituency is forfeited. Based on the total votes cast in Kathmandu-8, even the candidate in second place could not cross the 10 percent threshold required to save their deposit. Consequently, the deposits of all 21 defeated candidates in that constituency were forfeited.

After the RSP candidate, Suman Sayami of the Communist Party of Nepal secured 3,217 votes for the second position. Similarly, Sapana Rajbhandari of the Nepali Congress had to settle for 2,835 votes. Rajesh Shakya of CPN (UML) and Nabin Shahi of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) both received an equal 1,909 votes. Rajan Khadgi of Ujyalo Nepal Party received 1,033 votes.

Candidates from major parties failed to save their deposits, while the situation for other smaller parties and independent candidates in the competition appeared even weaker.