गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Politics ∕ UML wins local-lections at Budhiganga Politics UML wins local-lections at Budhiganga KathmanduPati July 10, 2022 KATHMANDU – The CPN (UML) has won the local level elections at Budhiganga municipality in Bajura. Ram Baniya has been elected the mayor and Maya Khadka (Kunwar) deputy-mayor in the voting held under the May 13 local elections. It may be noted that earlier, the Election Commission had decided to hold re-voting on July 7 at the municipality following disputes among political parties. Baniya secured 4,777 votes while Kunwar got 4,727 to win the election against their nearest competitors Ranga Bahadur Khati of Nepali Congress (3,774) and Rita Shahi of the NC (3,755) respectively, according to election officer Laxman Kathayat. The winning candidates had lost the previous 2017 elections to the NC and the NC fielded new faces on the key posts while the UML had decided to repeat the old candidates. The Budhiganga comprises 10 wards and of them, seven are won by the UML and remaining by the NC. As the district election officer Nawaraj Awasti, there were 13,659 voters for the local elections at the locality and the total voters’ turnout was 66.83 percent. Write your comments RELATED NEWS India’s voter roll revision sparks protests French student protests escalate into National crisis, hundreds of schools… Australia announces A$15 Million more for flood-hit Nepal US prepares for possible major military strike on Iran, Axios… Government backs efforts to build advertising sector as independent industry Government seeks partners to build shelters for flood-displaced families Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? What role has the Nepal Army been playing in controlling the coronavirus? Public Relations for a Soldier Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Forbes-listed billionaire Binod Chaudhary tests positive for coronavirus Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around
