Okhaldhunga Election Results Show Significant Discrepancy Between Direct and Proportional Votes

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...