Ram Chandra Poudel elected President of Nepal

KATHMANDU, March 9: Ram Chandra Poudel was elected as Nepal's new president after securing a resounding victory in the election.

Poudel received 214 votes from the House of Representatives and 352 votes from the Provincial Assemblies. His closest rival, Subhash Chandra Nembang of the CPN-UML, trailed far behind with 162 votes from the House of Representatives and 98 votes from the Provincial Assemblies.