Former SSP Vikram Singh Thapa Wins House of Representatives Seat After Switching Parties

Butwal. Former SSP Vikram Singh Thapa of Nepal Police has now opened the doors to the House of Representatives, the place where laws are made.

Thapa, who contested as a candidate for the Nepali Congress in Kapilvastu Constituency No. 2 (A) in the 2079 elections, was defeated by a narrow margin.

Thapa, who was defeated at the provincial level, has opened the door to the federal parliament this time. He became a candidate for the House of Representatives after leaving the Nepali Congress and joining the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP). He won by securing 27,635 votes. His closest competitor, Surendraraj Acharya of the Nepali Congress, received 21,527 votes. Similarly, Brijesh Kumar Gupta of the Communist Party of Nepal (UML) received 20,482 votes.

Thapa defeated Acharya, who was elected from the Congress in 2079, by a margin of 6,108 votes this time. A total of 85,056 votes were cast in this constituency.

Thapa was also a General Convention representative of the Congress until some time ago. However, due to internal conflict and dissatisfaction within the party, he left Congress and joined the RSP.

The political equation has also presented an interesting scenario this time. In the 2079 elections, when Thapa contested for the Provincial Assembly, Surendraraj Acharya of the Congress won in the House of Representatives. But now the tables have turned—Thapa won, Acharya was defeated.

Thapa has also left leader Brijeshkumar Gupta, who has experience in federal politics after changing various parties in the Kapilvastu constituency, behind by a wide margin of votes this time.

Thapa, who has long service experience in the Nepal Police, also served as the Chief of the District Police Range, Kathmandu.