BHAKTAPUR, Dec 10: CPN-UML’s Mahesh Basnet representing the left alliance has won a seat in federal parliament from Bhaktapur constituency 2 defeating his closest rival Daman Nath Dhungana of Nepali Congress with almost double margin of vote. He received 36,412 votes while Dhungana 18,675 votes.

Dhungana, the former House Speaker (1991-1994) had returned to politics after 23 years as NC decided to run as first-past-the-post candidate from Bhaktapur-2 in the federal and provincial elections.

Nepal Workers Peasants Party’s Anuradha Thapa Magar is placed in the third position with 5,471 votes.

Likewise, UML’s Shashi Jung Thapa representing the left alliance claimed a Bhaktapur 1 Provincial Assembly seat by defeating his nearest rival NC’s Angat Khadka. Thapa garnered 19,515 votes, while Khadka 9,115 votes.

UML’s Rajendra Man Shrestha representing the left alliance won a Bhaktapur 2 Provincial Assembly seat. He got 14,229 votes, while his nearest rival NC’s Ganesh Man Chakradhar 11,538 votes.

BHAKTAPUR, Nov 20: Nepali Congress (NC) leader Daman Nath Dhungana has argued that the imperiling democracy of the country has to be safeguarded before it is too late.

Speaking at an interaction program organized by the Reporters’ Club Nepal in Bhaktapur on Monday, Dhungana, who is a House of Representative candidate from Bhaktapur constituency-2, said that the democracy should be strengthened by making Nepal a politically stable country.

“The democracy is being pushed to danger. Thus, the voters should make the democratic alliance victorious and safeguard the democracy,” he said.

He further said that his election agenda was to create employment opportunities and bring agricultural revolution in the country.

Stating that Bhaktapur district is yet to see development as aspired and dreamed by the people, he added, “Bhaktapur has many possibilities of development. After election my focus will be exploring these possibilities and developing Bhaktapur as desired by the residents here.”

He added, “The voters are in my support. For them I am a better candidate.”

“Nepali Congress has fielded me here to win.”

Dhungana, the former House Speaker (1991-1994) returned to politics after 23 years as NC decided to run as first-past-the-post candidate from Bhaktapur-2 in the upcoming parliamentary election. He had quit politics after he was defeated by CPN-UML candidate Bidya Devi Bhandari in 1994 mid-term parliamentary election. Left alliance candidate and UML’s youth leader Mahesh Banset will compete Dhungana in the constituency.