CPN-UML candidate Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal continues to hold a lead in Tehrathum, according to the latest vote count.

Dhakal has received 2,567 votes so far. Nepali Congress candidate Santosh Subba follows closely with 2,539 votes, while Rastriya Swatantra Party’s Surendra Karki has 2,154 votes.

Other contenders include Shram Sanskriti Party’s Subindra Kumar Limbu with 1,351 votes and Nepali Communist Party’s Randhwaj Limbu with 232 votes.