UML's Nembang ahead by 1,000 votes in Ilam-2

Suhang Nembang of CPN-UML leads Nepali Congress candidate Dambar Bahadur Khadka by over 1,000 votes in the House of Representatives constituency of Ilam-2 as counting of votes from six wards has been completed.

According to the Election Commission, Nembang has secured 3,783 votes, or about 47 percent of the total valid votes cast in wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Phakphokthum Rural Municipality. A total of 8,063 valid votes were cast in the six wards.