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Bagmati Province
Lamichhane doubles lead in Chitwan-2 as counting progresses
Rastriya Swatantra Party chief far ahead of rivals in early tally.bookmark
Ramesh Kumar Paudel
Published at : March 6, 2026
Updated at : March 6, 2026 11:49
Chitwan
Rastriya Swatantra Party chairman Rabi Lamichhane has extended a commanding lead in Chitwan-2, more than doubling the votes of his nearest competitor as counting continues.
After 12,196 ballots were tallied, Lamichhane secured 5,475 votes. CPN-UML candidate Asmin Ghimire follows with 2,251 votes, while Nepali Congress’ Mina Kumari Kharel and Nepali Communist Party’s Pratap Gurung have 2,053 and 1,531 votes, respectively.
A total of 87,221 votes were cast in the constituency.
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