Congress candidate Badri Pandey’s lead stays in Bajura

16 November, Bajura. Badri Pandey, the candidate of Nepali Congress in Bajura, has received 2000 votes with UML candidate Karn Thapa.

According to the general public vote outcomes on Friday night, Congress chief Pandey obtained 6,535 votes whereas UML candidate Karn Thapa obtained 4,421 votes.

Earlier, through the counting of votes in 4 polling stations of Himali Rural Municipality of Bajura, the counting was stopped on account of a dispute when greater than 30 poll papers had been discovered than the quantity collected by the polling officer. The counting of votes was began after it was agreed to depend all of the votes discovered within the field within the dialogue that stopped the counting of votes.

Chief Electoral Officer Dhakaram Paudel knowledgeable that the counting was stopped on the request of the get together consultant after 2,342 ballots had been discovered through the counting, out of which there must be 2,312 ballots.

CPN-UML demanded re-voting saying that the Congress had occupied the sales space within the election held on 4th November. But on Wednesday, the Election Commission determined to not re-vote.