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Tosima Karki wins Lalitpur-3 with over 34,000-vote margin
RSP candidate secures 43,096 votes, defeating Congress’ Jitendra Kumar Shrestha by a wide margin.bookmark
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Published at : March 7, 2026
Updated at : March 7, 2026 17:54
Lalitpur
Tosima Karki of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has been elected to the House of Representatives from Lalitpur-3, securing 43,096 votes.
Her nearest rival, Jitendra Kumar Shrestha of the Nepali Congress, received only 9,045 votes, while Rajkaji Maharjan of the Nepal Communist Party garnered 6,022 votes.
Karki won by a margin of over 34,000 votes, highlighting the party’s strong performance in the constituency.
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