Rastriya Swatantra Party's Balen Shah Secures Victory in Jhapa-5 Constituency

Ratopati March 07, 2026

Rastriya Swatantra Party's Balen Shah Secures Victory in Jhapa-5 Constituency

Kathmandu. Senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, Balen Shah, has secured victory. His lead in the ongoing vote count in Jhapa-5 is now less than the remaining votes to be counted, ensuring his win.

According to the latest count, Balen has secured 47,779 votes, while his closest competitor, CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli, has received 12,699 votes. This represents a margin of nearly 35,000 votes.

A total of 106,000 votes were cast in Jhapa-5. So far, 75,377 votes have been counted. Approximately 31,000 votes remain to be counted. Balen will win the election even if Oli secures all the remaining votes.

In this constituency, Mandhara Chimariya of the Nepali Congress has received 1,318 votes, Ranjit Tamang of the Communist Party of Nepal has received 1,087 votes, and Samir Tamang of the Shram Sanskriti Party has received 7,535 votes.

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