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NC candidate Gagan Thapa elected in Kathmandu-4
Nepali Congress (NC) candidate Gagan Thapa has been elected to federal parliament from Kathmandu Constitutency-4.![NC candidate Gagan Thapa elected in Kathmandu-4](https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2017/politics/Gagan-Thapa-2-09122017061517.jpg&w=900&height=601)
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Published at : December 9, 2017
Updated at : December 9, 2017 06:18
Kathmandu
Nepali Congress (NC) candidate Gagan Thapa has been elected to federal parliament from Kathmandu Constitutency-4. He defeated left alliance candidate Rajan Bhattarai by a margin of 3418 votes.
Thapa bagged 21558 votes, and his closest rival CPN-UML's Bhattarai totaled 18140 votes, while Bibeksheel Sajha Party's Subuna Basnet secured 3040 votes.
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