NC wins mayor, deputy-mayor in Tarakeshwor


The Nepali Congress has won the May 13 local level elections for a mayor and deputy mayor at the Tarakeshwor municipality in the Kathmandu district.

According to the final results of the vote counting that concluded this morning, NC candidate Krishna Hari Maharjan secured 11,223 votes against 7,359 polled by his nearest competitor Rameshwor Bohara from the CPN (UML).

According to the election officer for the municipality, Chapala Pokhrel, the mayoral candidate from the CPN (Unified Socialist) finished the race with 2,206. (RSS),