Driven to Dharan by threats, Sarin finds acceptance in the ballot box

Shram Sanskriti Party chair Harka Sampang beat her by a margin of about 8,000 votes but that’s the closest an LGBTQ+ candidate has got to victory in direct contest.

Vote counting at the Dharan City Hall commenced on the afternoon of March 7, two days after polling. In the tallies for wards 1, 2, and 3 of the Dharan Sub-metropolitan City, Sarin Tamang, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) candidate, held a steady lead.