Rastriya Swatantra Party Sweeps All 15 Seats in Kathmandu Valley Constituencies

Kathmandu. The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has achieved a clean sweep across all 15 constituencies in the Kathmandu Valley. The RSP secured victories in all 15 seats spread across the three districts of the valley: 10 in Kathmandu, 3 in Lalitpur, and 2 in Bhaktapur. RSP candidates were victorious in all these seats.

In 2079 BS, the RSP had won 4 out of 10 seats in Kathmandu and 1 out of 3 seats in Lalitpur. This time, they have doubled their victories by winning an additional 10 seats to achieve the clean sweep.

The elected RSP candidates from Kathmandu are: Ranjana Darshana (Neupane) in Kathmandu-1, Sunil KC in Kathmandu-2, Rajunath Pandey in Kathmandu-3, Pukar Bam in Kathmandu-4, Sasmik Pokharel in Kathmandu-5, Shishir Khanal in Kathmandu-6, Ganesh Parajuli in Kathmandu-7, Birajbhakta Shrestha in Kathmandu-8, Dol Prasad Aryal in Kathmandu-9, and Pratap Bista in Kathmandu-10.

In Bhaktapur, Rukeshan Ranjit was elected in Bhaktapur-1, and Rajiv Khatri in Bhaktapur-2.

In Lalitpur, Buddharatna Maharjan won in Lalitpur-1, Jagdish Kharel in Lalitpur-2, and Dr. Toshima Karki in Lalitpur-3.

In 2079 BS, the RSP candidates elected were Sobita Gautam in Kathmandu-2, Shishir Khanal in Kathmandu-6, Ganesh Parajuli in Kathmandu-7, and Birajbhakta Shrestha in Kathmandu-8. While the winners in three constituencies are repeat faces, Sobita Gautam, who won in Kathmandu-2 in 2079 BS, contested in Chitwan-3 this time. Dr. Karki had also won from Lalitpur-3 in 2079 BS.

In Kathmandu-1, Darshana was elected with 15,455 votes, while the nearest rival, Nepali Congress candidate Prabal Thapa Chhetri, secured 6,364 votes.

In Kathmandu-2, KC was elected with 34,238 votes, while the nearest rival Congress candidate Kabir Sharma received 8,874 votes.

In Kathmandu-3, Pandey was elected with 18,757 votes, while the nearest rival from Ujyalo Nepal Party, Kulman Ghising, received 11,171 votes.

In Kathmandu-4, Bam was elected with 29,242 votes, while the nearest rival Congress candidate Sachin Timalsena received 8,824 votes.

In Kathmandu-5, Pokharel was elected with 30,737 votes, while the nearest rival Congress candidate Pradip Paudel received 9,159 votes.

In Kathmandu-6, Khanal was elected with 27,719 votes, while the nearest rival Congress candidate Krishna Baniya Chhetri received 6,647 votes.

In Kathmandu-7, Parajuli was elected with 27,805 votes, while the nearest rival from Congress, Pramodhari Guragai, received 3,982 votes.

In Kathmandu-8, Shrestha was elected with 24,592 votes, while the nearest rival from the Communist Party of Nepal, Suman Sayami, received 3,217 votes.

In Kathmandu-9, Aryal was elected with 35,093 votes, while the nearest rival Congress candidate Nanumaiya Bastola received 5,460 votes.

In Kathmandu-10, Bista was elected with 37,469 votes, while the nearest rival Congress candidate Himal Karki received 8,100 votes.

In Bhaktapur-1, RSP candidate Ranjit defeated the Nepal Workers and Peasants Party (NWPP), which had been winning since 2048 BS. Ranjit was elected with 33,436 votes, while the nearest rival from NWPP, Prem Suwal, received 28,147 votes.

In Bhaktapur-2, Khatri defeated UML candidate Mahesh Basnet. Khatri was elected with 42,334 votes, while UML candidate Basnet received 10,996 votes.

In Lalitpur-1, Maharjan defeated Nepali Congress Joint General Secretary Uday Shumsher Rana. Maharjan was elected with 23,373 votes, while the nearest rival Congress candidate Rana received 13,520 votes.

In Lalitpur-2, Kharel won, with the nearest rival being Nepali Congress candidate Prem Krishna Maharjan. Kharel was elected with 39,491 votes, while Congress candidate Maharjan received only 7,420 votes.

In Lalitpur-3, Dr. Karki defeated Nepali Congress candidate Jitendra Shrestha. Karki was elected with 43,096 votes, while the nearest rival received 9,045 votes.