Voters in Sudurpashchim Reject 11 Former Ministers and One Former Chief Minister in Recent Elections

Dhangadhi. Voters in Sudurpashchim (Far-Western Province) did not elect 11 former ministers and one former chief minister who contested the elections this time. It appears that the province's voters did not cast their ballots in favor of old leaders who have received repeated opportunities.

Eleven former ministers and one former chief minister from various parties, who entered the electoral arena with the aim of returning to parliament, were rejected by the voters this time.

Long-time political figures in Sudurpashchim failed to save their prestige in this election.

In Achham-1, CPN leader Dr. Bhim Bahadur Rawal was defeated by Nepali Congress's Bharat Kumar Swar by a narrow margin of 526 votes.

Meanwhile, the situation for former Chief Minister Trilochana Bhatta in Doti became even more dismal. He finished in fourth place. Bharat Bahadur Khadka from the Congress won there.

New candidates from the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) dealt a major blow to the famous faces of the old parties this time. In Kailali-5, former minister Prem Bahadur Ale was defeated by RSP's Anand Bahadur Chand, and in Kanchanpur-1, former minister Bina Magar was defeated by RSP's Janak Singh Dhami, failing to reach the parliament.

Similarly, Lekhraj Bhatta of CPN (UML) in Kailali-4 and Narayan Prakash Saud of Congress in Kanchanpur-2 also faced defeat.

Furthermore, voters did not trust Damodar Bhandari in Baitadi, Man Bahadur Sunar in Kanchanpur-3, Prakash Bahadur Shah in Bajura, Gaurishankar Chaudhary in Kailali-3, Janakraj Chaudhary in Kailali-1, and Tara Lama Tamang in Kanchanpur-1 this time.

However, two former ministers who had previously served as ministers won the election again this time despite the challenges.

Ganesh Bahadur Thagunna of CPN (UML) from Darchula and Janakraj Giri of Nepali Congress from Bajura secured victory and reached the House of Representatives.