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Maoist Centre’s Rekha Sharma elected from Dang-2
Sharma defeated CPN-UML general secretary Shankar Pokharel to secure a House of Representatives seat from the constituency.
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Published at : November 24, 2022
Updated at : November 24, 2022 11:57
CPN (Maoist Centre) candidate Rekha Sharma has been elected a House of Representatives member from Dang-2.
Sharma garnered 26,877 votes to secure her victory against CPN-UML general secretary Shankar Pokharel. Pokharel received 26,681 votes.
Bishal Adhikari of the Rastriya Swatantra Party came in third in the election race with 15,858 votes.
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