Ten Politicians Over 60 Elected to House of Representatives in Recent Polls

Kathmandu. Ten individuals over the age of 60 were elected to the House of Representatives in the elections held on Falgun 21.

According to the forms submitted to the Election Commission, among those who won the election above 60 years of age are 5 candidates from the Nepali Congress, 2 from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, 1 each from CPN-UML and the Communist Party of Nepal, and 1 independent candidate.

Those over 60 winning from the Congress are Tek Bahadur Gurung of Manang, Bharat Swar of Achham-1, Bharat Bahadur Khadka of Dolpa, Prakash Singh Karki of Solukhumbu, and Janak Raj Giri of Bajura.

Those over 60 winning from the Rastriya Swatantra Party are Sitaram Sah from Saptari-4, Bikram Singh Thapa from Kapilvastu-2, and Devraj Pathak from Dang-1.

Those winning from the Communist Party of Nepal include Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' from Rukum East, Laxmi Prasad Pokharel from Dailekh-2 for CPN-UML, and independent candidate Mahabir Pun who won from Myagdi.

Gurung from Congress is 71 years old, Swar is 70, Khadka is 68, Karki is 62, and Giri is 60.

Similarly, Sah from the Rastriya Swatantra Party is 65, Thapa is 63, and Pathak is 60 years old.

The data submitted to the Election Commission indicates that 'Prachanda' from the Communist Party of Nepal is 70, Pokharel from CPN-UML is 63, and independent candidate Pun is 71 years old.

In Bajura, Congress candidate Giri was elected with 17,173 votes, while UML's Lal Bahadur Thapa was the closest competitor with 16,633 votes. In Dolpa, Congress candidate Khadka won with 14,897 votes, while UML's Deepak Bahadur Dhami came second with 14,110 votes. In Solukhumbu, Congress candidate Karki won with 13,166 votes, while CPN's Asim Rai came second with 9,414 votes. In Achham-1, Congress candidate Swar won with 10,759 votes, while CPN's Bhim Bahadur Rawal was the closest competitor with 10,233 votes. In Manang, Congress candidate Gurung won with 2,415 votes, while CPN candidate Yashoda Gurung (Subedi) came second with 454 votes.

In Saptari-4, Rastriya Swatantra Party candidate Sah was elected with 36,412 votes, while Congress candidate Teju Lal Chaudhary came second with 13,103 votes. In Kapilvastu-2, Rastriya Swatantra Party candidate Thapa was elected with 27,635 votes, while Congress candidate Surendra Raj Acharya was the closest competitor with 21,482 votes. In Dang-1, Rastriya Swatantra Party candidate Pathak was elected with 42,602 votes, while Congress candidate Yogendra Chaudhary was the closest competitor with 15,280 votes.

In Rukum East, Communist Party of Nepal candidate 'Prachanda' won with 10,240 votes, while UML's Lilamani Gautam received 3,462 votes as the closest competitor.

In Dailekh-2, UML candidate Pokharel was elected with 13,889 votes, while Congress's Dikpal Kumar Shahi was the closest competitor with 9,552 votes.

In Myagdi, independent candidate Pun was elected with 22,850 votes, while the UML candidate came closest with 7,919 votes.