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Rastriya Swatantra Party’s Khagendra Sunar leads in Banke-3
Sunar ahead of UML and Congress rivals in early vote count.
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Rupa Gahatraj
Published at : March 6, 2026
Updated at : March 6, 2026 06:58
Nepalgunj
Rastriya Swatantra Party candidate Khagendra Sunar has taken an early lead in Banke constituency number 3.
Out of 3,445 votes counted so far, Sunar has secured 1,698 votes, according to the Election Commission. CPN-UML candidate Suman Malla is in second place with 715 votes.
Nepali Congress candidate Amar Singh Pun is currently third with 541 votes.
Rupa Gahatraj
Rupa Gahatraj is the Banke correspondent for Kantipur Publications.
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