Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) candidate Bishwa Raj Pokharel has been elected to the House of Representatives from Okhaldhunga.
Pokharel, a former additional inspector general (AIG), secured 13,953 votes to win a closely fought contest by just 5 votes.
His closest rival, Kumar Luitel of the Nepali Congress, received 13,948 votes.
CPN-UML candidate Ambir Babu Gurung finished third with 11,296 votes.