Independent candidate Mahat wins Gokarneshwor-4

KATHMANDU: MAY. 16 – Jayaram Mahat, an independent candidate, was elected in Ward 4 of Kathmandu’s Gokarneshwor Municipality. With 1027 votes, Mahat defeated the main political party’s candidate for ward chairmanship.

Along with Mahat’s victory, the UML’s success in winning panels in three wards has come to an end. Among the other members of the ward, Congress has won two open seats, including two Dalit women, and UML has won one woman seat.