Kathmandu. In the direct election for the House of Representatives held on Falgun 21, Bishwaraj Pokharel of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) was elected from Okhaldhunga by a margin of 5 votes. Due to the extremely narrow margin (5 votes) of victory and defeat among the 165 constituencies in this election, the Okhaldhunga result became a subject of great interest for many this time. Falling behind by 5 votes forced Nepali Congress candidate Kumar Luitel to settle for the runner-up position, closing the path to parliament.Although the public results showed a 5-vote difference between Pokharel and Luitel in the direct...