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Janak Giri wins Bajura seat
The Congress candidate defeats UML’s Lal Bahadur Thapa by 540 votes.
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Arjun Shah
Published at : March 8, 2026
Updated at : March 8, 2026 12:06
Bajura
Janak Giri of the Nepali Congress has been elected to the House of Representatives from Bajura.
Giri secured 17,173 votes, defeating Lal Bahadur Thapa of the CPN-UML, who received 16,633 votes.
Hemraj Thapa of the Rastriya Swatantra Party came third with 6,035 votes.
Prakash Shah of the Nepali Communist Party finished fourth, securing 3,424 votes.
Arjun Shah
Arjun Shah is the Kailali correspondent for Kantipur Media Group.
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