Rastriya Swatantra Party Achieves Clean Sweep in All 10 Kathmandu Constituencies

Kathmandu. The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has achieved a clean sweep in all ten constituencies of the nation's capital, Kathmandu.

The RSP, which won 4 out of 10 constituencies in Kathmandu in 079, has now managed to secure a clean sweep by repeating its victories in those areas and winning an additional 6 constituencies.

Ranjuna Darshana (Neupane) was elected from Kathmandu-1, Sunil KC from Kathmandu-2, Rajunath Pandey from Kathmandu-3, Pukar Bam from Kathmandu-4, Sasmita Pokharel from Kathmandu-5, Shishir Khanal from Kathmandu-6, Ganesh Parajuli from Kathmandu-7, Birajbhakta Shrestha from Kathmandu-8, Dol Prasad Aryal from Kathmandu-9, and Pradip Bishta from Kathmandu-10, all as RSP candidates.

In 079, Sobita Gautam was elected from Kathmandu-2, Shishir Khanal from Kathmandu-6, Ganesh Parajuli from Kathmandu-7, and Birajbhakta Shrestha from Kathmandu-8, all representing the RSP. The faces of the winners have been repeated in three constituencies, while Sobita Gautam, who won in Kathmandu-2 in 079, is currently a candidate in Chitwan-3.

In Kathmandu-1, Darshana was elected with 15,455 votes, while the nearest rival, Nepali Congress candidate Prabal Thapa Chhetri, secured 6,364 votes.

In Kathmandu-2, KC was elected with 34,238 votes, while the nearest rival, Congress candidate Kabir Sharma, secured 8,874 votes.

In Kathmandu-3, Pandey was elected with 18,757 votes, while the nearest rival, Ujyalo Nepal Party's Kulman Ghising, secured 11,171 votes.

In Kathmandu-4, Bam was elected with 29,242 votes, while the nearest rival, Congress candidate Sachin Timalsena, secured 8,824 votes.

In Kathmandu-5, Pokharel was elected with 30,737 votes, while the nearest rival, Congress candidate Pradip Paudel, secured 9,159 votes.

In Kathmandu-6, Khanal was elected with 27,719 votes, while the nearest rival, Congress candidate Krishna Baniya Chhetri, secured 6,647 votes.

In Kathmandu-7, Parajuli was elected with 27,805 votes, while the nearest rival, Congress's Pramod Hari Guragai, secured 3,982 votes.

In Kathmandu-8, Shrestha was elected with 24,592 votes, while the nearest rival, CPN candidate Suman Sayami, secured 3,217 votes.

In Kathmandu-9, Aryal was elected with 35,093 votes, while the nearest rival, Congress candidate Nanu Maiya Bastola, secured 5,460 votes.

In Kathmandu-10, Bishta was elected with 37,469 votes, while the nearest rival, Congress candidate Himal Karki, secured 8,100 votes.