Former Home Minister Shakti Bahadur Basnet Defeated in Jajarkot Constituency
Jajarkot. Former Home Minister Shakti Bahadur Basnet has been defeated in Jajarkot. Basnet, who was a candidate from the CPN (Maoist Centre), was defeated by Khadga Bahadur Buda of the Nepali Congress by a margin of 2,735 votes.
The elected Buda secured 20,142 votes. Basnet received 17,407 votes. Similarly, Dambar Bahadur Singh of CPN-UML garnered 16,883 votes. Raghav Karki of Rastriya Swatantra Party received 2,471 votes.
The elected Congress leader Buda was defeated in the election for the chairperson of Shivalaya Rural Municipality in 074 BS.
However, he is a well-known young leader among the youth in the district. Emerging from student politics, he currently serves as the district vice-president and acting president of the party.
Buda was the candidate from the western region. Except for him, almost all other candidates were from eastern Jajarkot. The western region had not received a candidate since 2056 BS, which is why he received sympathy votes.
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