Rastriya Swatantra Party Candidates Secure Decisive Victories in House of Representatives Elections

Kathmandu. The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has secured encouraging results in the House of Representatives elections. Several RSP candidates have been elected with massive vote margins, while many others continue to increase their lead.

Here is a discussion about the RSP candidates who have been elected so far with a victory margin exceeding 20,000 votes.

Dr. Lekh Jung Thapa of RSP in Rupandehi-3 is among those elected with a huge vote margin. He was elected with 58,814 votes, while his main competitor, Sushil Gurung of the Nepali Congress, was limited to 8,435 votes. The margin between Thapa and Gurung is 50,379 votes.

In Rupandehi-2, Sulabh Kharel of RSP was elected with 56,550 votes, while his main competitor, Bishnu Prasad Paudel of CPN-UML, received only 12,861 votes. The margin between Kharel and Paudel is 43,689.

Similarly, RSP candidate Rubina Acharya in Morang Constituency No. 6 is also among those elected with a significant vote margin. Acharya was elected with 55,513 votes, while her main competitor, Dr. Shekhar Koirala of the Nepali Congress, was limited to 12,850 votes. The margin between Acharya and Koirala is 42,663.

RSP Chairman Rabi Lamichhane was elected from Chitwan-2 with 54,402 votes. His main competitor, Mina Kumari Kharel of the Nepali Congress, received 14,564 votes. The margin between Lamichhane and Kharel is 39,838.

Sobita Gautam is also among the RSP candidates elected with a large margin. She was elected in Chitwan-3 with 59,277 votes, while her closest competitor, Renu Dahal of the Communist Party of Nepal, was limited to 20,615 votes. The difference between Sobita and Renu is 38,662 votes.

Likewise, Badan Kumar Bhandari of RSP was elected in Kavrepalanchok-2 with 53,344 votes, while his main competitor, Madhu Prasad Acharya, was limited to 17,868 votes. The margin between Bhandari and Acharya is 35,476.

In Sarlahi Constituency No. 1, Nitima Bhandari (Karki) of RSP was elected with 44,181 votes. Shambhu Lal Shrestha of the Nepali Congress, who finished second, was limited to 7,871 votes. The difference between these two candidates is 36,310 votes.

In Sarlahi-2, Rabin Mahato of RSP was elected with 42,512 votes, while Mahindra Ray Yadav of the Communist Party of Nepal was limited to 8,523 votes. The margin between Mahato and Yadav is 33,989 votes.

In Dhanusha-3, Manish Jha of RSP was elected with 43,988 votes. His main competitor, Bimalendra Nidhi of the Nepali Congress, finished second with 16,652 votes. The margin between Jha and Nidhi is 27,336.

In Dang Constituency No. 2, RSP candidate Bipin Kumar Acharya stunned the heavyweight Shankar Pokhrel of CPN-UML. Acharya was elected with 43,822 votes, while Pokhrel received 15,558 votes. The margin between Acharya and Pokhrel is 28,264 votes.

In Bhaktapur-2, Rajeev Khatri of RSP was elected with 42,334 votes, while his main competitor Mahesh Basnet finished second with 10,996 votes. The difference between the two is 31,338 votes.

In Bara-4, Rahbar Ansari of RSP was elected with 41,200 votes, while his main competitor Krishna Kumar Shrestha of CPN was second with 11,639 votes. The difference between the two is 29,561 votes.

Similarly, Santosh Rajbanshi of RSP was elected in Morang Constituency No. 4 with 40,833 votes, while Gururaj Ghimire of the Nepali Congress finished second with 12,818 votes. The margin between Rajbanshi and Ghimire is 28,015 votes.

Also, Arbind Sah of RSP was elected in Bara Constituency No. 3 with 40,697 votes, while Sarumullah Mansur of the Nepali Congress was limited to 10,052 votes. The margin between the two is 30,645.

Khadakraj Poudel of RSP is also among those elected with a huge margin in Kaski-1. He was elected with 39,883 votes, while Tilak Bahadur Ranabhat of the Nepali Congress, who finished second, received 11,214 votes. The difference between the two is 28,669 votes.

In Tanahun-1, Swarnim Wagle of RSP was elected with a margin of 38,040 votes, while Govinda Bhattarai of the Nepali Congress was second with 16,231 votes. The difference between the two is 21,809 votes.

Bina Gurung of RSP was elected in Kaski-3 with 37,750 votes. Manoj Gurung of the Nepali Congress finished second with 12,780 votes. The difference between the two is 24,970 votes.

Pradip Bista of RSP was elected in Kathmandu-10 with 37,469 votes, while Himal Karki of the Nepali Congress was second with 8,100 votes. The difference between the two is 29,369 votes.

Sitaram Sah, elected from RSP in Saptari-4, secured 36,412 votes. Tejulal Chaudhary of the Nepali Congress finished second with 13,103 votes. The margin between Sah and Chaudhary is 23,309 votes.

Dol Prasad Aryal of RSP was also elected with a huge margin in Kathmandu-9. Aryal received 35,093 votes, while Nanumaiya Bastola was second with 5,460 votes. The difference between Aryal and Bastola is 29,633.

Pramod Kumar Mahato of RSP was elected in Mahottari-1 with 34,636 votes, while Girirajmani Pokharel of the Communist Party of Nepal was second with 12,624 votes. The margin between Mahato and Pokharel is 22,012.

Sunil KC of RSP was elected in Kathmandu-2 with 34,238 votes, while Kabir Sharma of the Nepali Congress was second with 8,874 votes. The difference between the two is 25,364.

Uttam Prasad Poudel of RSP was elected in Kaski-2 with 31,911 votes, while Rashmi Acharya of CPN-UML was limited to 7,493 votes. The difference between the two is 24,418.

Sasmita Pokharel of RSP was elected in Kathmandu-5 with 30,737 votes, while Pradip Paudel of the Nepali Congress finished second with 9,151 votes. The difference between the two is 21,578.

Pukar Bam of RSP was elected in Kathmandu-4 with 29,142 votes, while Sachin Timsina of the Nepali Congress was second with 8,824 votes. The difference between Bam and Timsina is 20,318.

Ganesh Parajuli of RSP was elected in Kathmandu-7 with 27,805 votes, while Pramod Hari Guragai of the Nepali Congress was second with 3,982 votes. The difference between the two is 23,823.

Shishir Khanal of RSP was elected in Kathmandu-6 with 27,719 votes, while Krishna Baniya Chhetri of the Nepali Congress was second with 6,647 votes. The difference between these two candidates is 21,072.

Biraj Bhakta Shrestha of RSP was elected in Kathmandu-8 with 24,592 votes, while Suman Sayami of CPN was limited to 3,217 votes in second place. The difference between the two is 21,375.

Deepakraj Bohara of RSP was elected in Kanchanpur-2 with 33,952 votes. His closest competitor, Narayan Prakash Saud of the Nepali Congress, received 10,827 votes. The difference between the two is 23,125 votes.