Rastriya Swatantra Party's Sunil KC Wins Kathmandu-2 Parliamentary Seat

Kathmandu. Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) candidate Sunil KC has won the election from Kathmandu Constituency No. 2. KC, who previously engaged in Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) politics, secured victory in Kathmandu-2 with the support and backing of RSP senior leader Balen Shah.

KC won in Kathmandu-2 by securing 34,238 votes. His rivals, Kabir Rana of the Nepali Congress, received 8,874 votes, Kunta Pokharel of the RPP received 5,210 votes, and Mani Phuyal of the CPN-UML received 4,759 votes.

KC, who was elected as a member of the Bagmati Provincial Assembly from the RPP in the 2079 elections, resigned from his post with the intention of contesting the House of Representatives election. Due to strong support from Balen Shah, KC received the ticket for this constituency, which was won by RSP's Sobita Gautam in the 2079 elections.

KC, who was moved from Kathmandu to Chitwan, received the ticket for Kathmandu-2, and his three-year tenure in the Provincial Assembly appears largely inactive. His role in the parliament was not significantly visible.

During the three-year period, he neither spoke in parliament nor attended to the problems of the citizens. He remained focused on the Metropolitan City since Balen was elected as the Mayor of Kathmandu. KC was absent when the Provincial Assembly passed bills or discussed the budget. KC, who sporadically attended parliament during government formation, has a record of attending the Bagmati Provincial Assembly only 5 times in the last 2 years, with zero addresses.

KC was elected from Kathmandu-2 (A) in the 2079 Provincial Assembly election, defeating CPN-UML's Sanukumar Shrestha. In that election, KC defeated Shrestha by a margin of 1,519 votes.

KC secured 6,598 votes, while Shrestha received 5,079 votes. Shrestha is the former Speaker of the Bagmati Province.