Balendra Shah widens lead by 5123 in Jhapa-5

UML chairman K P Sharma Oli trails by a wide margin as vote counting continues. Balendra Shah widens lead by 5123 in Jhapa-5

Published at : March 6, 2026

Updated at : March 6, 2026 16:24

Kathmandu

Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) candidate Balendra Shah has widened his lead in Jhapa-5 as vote counting continues.

Shah has secured 6,551 votes so far, maintaining a comfortable lead over CPN-UML chairman K P Sharma Oli, who has received 1,428 votes.

Samir Tamang of the Shram Sanskriti Party is in third place with 381 votes.

Vote counting in the constituency is ongoing.

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