Rajunath Pandey of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has been elected to the House of Representatives from Kathmandu Constituency No. 3, defeating Kulman Ghising of the Ujyalo Nepal Party.
Pandey secured his victory with 18,757 votes, while Ghising finished in second place with 11,171 votes, according to Election Officer Chamila Bhattarai.
"The vote counting has just concluded. RSP candidate Rajunath Pandey has emerged victorious," Bhattarai said. "He won by a margin of more than 7,000 votes."