Nepali Congress Veteran Janak Raj Giri Wins Bajura Parliamentary Seat After 29 Years

Dhangadhi. 60-year-old Janak Raj Giri of the Nepali Congress has been elected as a member of the House of Representatives from Bajura. Giri secured 17,173 votes. His closest competitor, Lal Bahadur Thapa, received 16,633 votes.

Giri, hailing from Wai village in Swamikartik Khapar Rural Municipality-4 of Bajura, is known as a veteran and experienced leader of the Nepali Congress. He is also a central committee member of the Congress party.

By winning the election this time, Giri is entering the federal parliament again after 29 years. Giri was the elected member of the House of Representatives from Bajura in the general election of 2056 BS (1999 AD). At that time, he served as the Minister of State for Land Reform in the government. In the 2074 BS (2017 AD) election, he was a candidate from Bajura for the Sudurpashchim Province Assembly, Constituency 1, Area 'A'.

At that time, he was defeated by CPN-UML's Baldev Regmi. Regmi of the CPN-UML received 9,840 votes, while Giri received 8,311 votes. This time, however, Giri registered a victory, securing his journey to the federal parliament.

He had asked the public to vote for him to fulfill the tasks he could not complete in the past for the defense of democracy and the development of the district. After winning the election, he stated that he would work according to the needs of the people.

"We fought for the defense of democracy, and we will continue to fight, and we will show results through our work. I have been serving the people of Bajura since the past, and now that I have won, my responsibility has increased," he said.

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