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NC bags mayor, deputy mayor posts in Shailyasikhar Municipality, Darchula
Nepali Congress (NC) has bagged both mayor and deputy mayor posts in Shailyasikhar Municipality of Darchula district.
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Published at : July 1, 2017
Updated at : July 1, 2017 10:56
Darchula
Nepali Congress (NC) has bagged both mayor and deputy mayor posts in Shailyasikhar Municipality of Darchula district.
Amar Singh Dhami defeated CPN-UML’s Ganga Dutta Joshi to become mayor of the municipality.
Dhami obtained 3,929 votes while Joshi garnered 3, 402 votes.
Similarly, NC’s Rajamati Pal was elected deputy mayor of the municipality.
Pal received 3, 935 to defeat UML’s Kalawati Khadaya who obtained 3, 521 votes.
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