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NCP’s Barshaman Pun takes early lead in Rolpa
Initial counting shows a close contest with Maoist candidate Chudamani Oli trailing narrowly.bookmark
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Published at : March 6, 2026
Updated at : March 6, 2026 15:31
Rolpa
Nepali Communist Party candidate Barshaman Pun has taken an early lead in the ongoing vote count in Rolpa. According to preliminary results, Pun has secured 265 votes.
He is closely followed by CPN (Maoist) candidate Chudamani Oli with 259 votes.
CPN-UML candidate Gokul Prasad Gharti has received 20 votes, while Kumar Gharti Magar of the Mongol National Organisation has secured 15 votes.
Similarly, Rastriya Swatantra Party candidate Balram Thapa and Nepali Congress candidate Sudan Kumar Oli have received seven votes each.
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