The crime took place in Sehari forest in Kailali on Friday, said police.

Pandey defeated his closest competitor Karna Bahadur Thapa of UML by a margin of 5,437 votes.

As per the final results, Sahi defeated Lal Bahadur Thapa of the CPN-UML by a margin of 2,598 votes.

Shahi defeated CPN-UML’s candidate Baldev Regmi by a margin of 2,341 votes.

The vote counting had stalled after the polling officer found that there were 40 votes more than documented.

The protests were triggered by the death of a 14-year-old girl in a road accident.

Police fire warning shots at some stations to disperse crowds. One person died from bullet wounds while 3, including a policeman, got injured in Bajura.

Three injured have been medevaced to Kathmandu for treatment.

It is yet to be ascertained how many ballot papers were damaged in the inferno, said police.

Police have fired warning shots in the air at a few polling stations to take the situation under control.

Police have detained three people, including ward chair, in connection with the incident.

Sudurpaschim Provincial Health Directorate aided by Unicef, has begun a 10-day scientific survey in the district.

The public health crusader is currently on a hunger strike in Dhangadhi.

A good number of former bonded farm labourers in Sudurpaschim and Karnali find themselves in the dredges of poverty and privation.

Budhiganga Municipality is without people’s representatives, which has hampered several administrative and development activities in the local body.