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Dadeldhura result: NC wins 4, Maoist Center 2, Counting underway in 1

DADELDHURA: Prime Minister and Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba’s home district Dadeldhura has come out with promising results for NC and CPN-Maoist Center. Out of the seven local levels of Dadeldhura, the results of six municipalities have been made public. According to the Election Office, the NC has won four and the Maoist […]

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These are senior septuagenarian leaders preparing to contest in upcoming polls

KATHMANDU, Aug 27: There is a provision for a civil servant to retire after 60 years in Nepal. The government provides allowances to people who are more than 68 years old. But, there is no boundary and age limit for political leaders to contest in the election. Both the young and elderly leaders are busy these days gearing up for the upcoming polls scheduled for November 20 later this year. PM Sher Bahadur Deuba He has been contesting elections since 2048 BS, remains undefeated and has been elected Prime Minister of the country five times. PM Sher Bahadur Deuba is preparing to contest in the upcoming polls from Dadeldhura district. He has already been elected six times since 2048 BS. So far, Deuba has been elected as a member of parliament for seven times and Prime Minister for five times. Deuba, who was born in 2003 BS, is in his late seventies. Poudel, 78, is also vying to be a member of parliament Senior leader of Nepali Congress, Ram Chandra Poudel is 78 years old. He has been contesting in the federal election from Tanahu from 2048 BS. So far, he has been elected as a member of the parliament six times. Besides, he has been elected as a Speaker of the parliament once and served as minister for various ministries five times. Foreign Minister Khadka Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka is also among those leaders who are in their seventies and are still looking forward to being a member of the parliament in the upcoming polls. He was born in Chaitra 7, 2005 BS. He is currently preparing to contest in the federal election from Udayapur-1. So far, he has already been elected thrice from Udayapur and became a minister twice. CPN-UML Chiar Oli Chairman of CPN-UML, KP Sharma Oli is in his early seventies these days. Oli, born in Falgun 18, 2008 BS, has been contesting in the federal elections since 2048 BS. He has already been elected as a member of the parliament for six times and became Prime Minister of Nepal twice. He is preparing to contest in the upcoming polls from Jhapa-5. Subash Chandra Nembang Leader of CPN-UML, Subash Chandra Nembang was born in Falgun 28, 2009 BS. Nembang has been contesting in elections since 2056 BS. He has already been Minister for Law and elected Speaker of Parliament twice. In the upcoming federal election, Nembang is preparing to contest from Ilam-2. Chairman of CPN (Unified Socialist) Madhav Nepal Madhav Kumar Nepal, Chairman of CPN (US) is also in his early seventies. He was born in Falgun 23, 2009 BS. He has been contesting in elections since 2056 BS. So far, Nepal has been elected as a member of the parliament five times. Nepal was also elected as the Prime Minister of the country once. In the upcoming polls, Nepal is preparing to contest from Rautahat1. Senior leader of CPN (US) Jhalanath Khanal Jhalanath Khanal, a senior leader of CPN (US) is also in his early seventies. Khanal has already been elected as a member of the parliament for six times and is preparing to contest in the upcoming polls from Illam-1. He has already been elected Minister for various ministries thrice and elected to the post of Prime Minister once. He is currently 73 years old. Eldest member of parliament, Thakur Chairman of Loktantrik Samajbadi Party, Mahanta Thakur was born in Jestha 13, 1999 BS. Thakur,the eldest member of the House of Representatives (HoR), is also preparing to contest in the upcoming polls from Mahottari-3. He has already served as minister for various ministries several times. Bam Dev Gautam, 73 Bam Dev Gautam, born in Asar, 2006, has already been deputy prime minister and home minister thrice. So far, Gautam has contested six times in the federal elections – was victorious thrice. He is currently preparing to contest in the upcoming polls from Pyuthan. Pushpa Kamal Dahal Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Chairman of CPN (Maoist Center) was born in Mangsir 26, 2011 BS. He is currently 68 years old and is preparing to contest in the upcoming federal election from Chitwan-3. He has already been Prime Minister of Nepal twice. Babu Ram Bhattarai, 68 Babu Ram Bhattari was born in Asar 4, 2011 BS. He is currently 68 years old and has agreed to contest in the upcoming polls from Gorkha-2 using the election symbol of CPN (Maoist Center). Bhattarai has been successful in being elected Prime Minister once and Finance Minister once.

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Khagraj Bhatta to contest in upcoming general polls from Kanchanpur

KATHMANDU, Aug 9: Khagraj Bhatta, standing committee member of CPN (Maoist Center) and Sudurpaschim Incharge, has announced to contest in the upcoming general elections from Kanchanpur-2. Bhatta was earlier defeated thrice while he contested from Dadeldhura, the home district of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba. PM Deuba is all set to contest the election from Dadeldhura. Earlier PM Deuba in a public event had said that this time he will support Bhatta to win the election if he chooses to contest from Kailali or Kanchanpur districts.

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NC wins mayor, Maoist Center deputy-mayor in Parshuram municipality

Nepali Congress (NC) candidate Bharat Badayar Joshi has been elected the mayor of Parshuram municipality in Dadeldhura.

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Top political leaders head for home district ahead of local polls

KATHMANDU, May 10: As the local level election is all set to kick off on May 13, top political leaders have diverted their focus toward their home districts. The silence period of the local polls are soon to begin from Tuesday midnight. After midnight all forms of election campaign will be prohibited. Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is scheduled to address a public gathering at his home district Dadeldhura. Likewise, Chairman of CPN-UML, KP Sharma Oli, Chairman of CPN (Maoist Center), Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Chairman of CPN (Unified Socialist), Madhav Kumar Nepal are scheduled to address similar gatherings at their home districts Jhapa, Province 2 and Rautahat respectively. PM Deuba will be staying at Dadeldhura and returning to Kathmandu only after casting his votes on May 13, according to Govinda Pariyar, Deuba’s press advisor. Similarly, Upendra Yadav, Chairman of Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) is currently busy with election campaigns in Madhesh Province while Rajendra Lingden, Chairman of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) is holding various election campaigns in Jhapa.

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How strong is UML Chair Oli in his constituency?

KATHMANDU: Chairman of CPN-UML, KP Sharma Oli has been challenging the leaders of the opposition alliance including Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota, CPN(Unified Socialist) and Chairman Madhav Kumar Nepal to record victory in the upcoming general elections from the constituencies they contested the last polls. It may be noted that Prachanda was elected from Chitwan, Sapkota from Sindhupalchowk and Nepal from Kathmandu districts in 2017 general elections. He has not yet challenged Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba to emerge victorious from Dadeldhura. In this story we have discussed how strong is Oli, who is challenging others to record victory in the upcoming elections, in his constituency in Jhapa district. While analyzing the result of the last election in Jhapa-5, Oli is more likely to defend his membership in the federal parliament. UML had formed an alliance with the Maoist Center during the 2017 polls. In Jhapa-5, there was a three-party alliance including UML, Maoist and Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP). Oli was quite popular ahead of the 2017 polls. At the same time, RPP’s popularity in Jhapa’s Damak Municipality helped Oli secure a comfortable win with a huge difference. Oli won 57,139 votes which accounts for 62.55 percent of the total voters in the constituency. Oli’s nearest contender NC’s Khagendra Adhikari secured 28,297, meaning Oli won with a difference of 28,842, more votes than that Adhikari received. Oli’s votes also included the RPP’s popular votes. To know how strong RPP is in the constituency, it is necessary to analyze the votes received by the parties through the proportional representation (PR) system. RPP had secured as many as 9,059 votes while Maoist Center got 6,352 votes. Which means votes secured by Oli might have included 15,411 votes of RPP and Maoist Center. If we subtract the number of votes of RPP and Maoist Center from the total votes secured by Oli, the UML’s vote alone counted more than 42,000. When we subtract the votes secured by NC, Oli still leads by 14,000 votes. It may be the reason that Oli is confident of winning the upcoming elections. Scenario in local levels is different Though Oli’s UML recorded a landslide victory during the 2017 elections, the scenario based on the results of the local levels in Jhapa-5 suggests that Oli still has a challenge to contest election against the ruling alliance of five parties including NC, Maoist, CPN (US), Janata Samjbadi Party (JSP) and Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP). There are four local levels in Oli’s constituency --- two rural municipalities and two other municipalities. Of the four local levels, UML had won in one while NC and RPP had won one local level each. At a local level, UML’s candidate won on a lucky draw after the two candidates [of UML and Congress] secured the equal number of votes. UML had emerged victorious in Damak Municipality without any alliance in the 2017 elections. However, it will be difficult for the party to secure victory against NC-Maoist alliance if RPP doesn’t extend ites support. UML stood fourth in Gauriganj Rural Municipality. UML and Congress received equal numbers of votes in Kamal Rural Municipality. Congress party had won the 2017 elections in Gauradaha Municipality even without the support of any political party. While analyzing the vote difference as of the 2017 local level elections, five-party alliance may impact Oli’s election campaign. Oli also had a history of losing two parliamentary elections in the past.

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