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RSP’s Balen Shah widens lead over Oli in Jhapa-5
Shah secures 28,152 votes as UML chair KP Sharma Oli trails by a wide margin.
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Published at : March 7, 2026
Updated at : March 7, 2026 05:37
Jhapa
Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) senior leader Balen Shah has widened his lead in Jhapa Constituency No. 5 as vote counting continues.
According to the latest results, Shah has secured 28,152 votes. CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli has received 7,393 votes.
Nepali Congress candidate Mandhara Chimariya has secured 824 votes, while Rastriya Prajatantra Party candidate Laxmi Prasad Sangroula has received 662 votes.
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