A by-election was held in Kaski 2 constituency of Nepal on 30 November 2019, following the death of incumbent Rabindra Prasad Adhikari in a helicopter crash.[1] Adhikari was a 3-term Member of Parliament from Kaski. He was the Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation at the time of his death. The by-election was won by Bidya Bhattarai, his widow, with 54.27% of the vote. She defeated her nearest rival, Khem Raj Paudel of Nepali Congress, by 8,403 votes.[2]
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| Turnout | 63.37% | |||||||||||||||
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Candidates
editA total of 21 candidates took part in the election.[3] Nepal Communist Party (NCP) selected Bidya Bhattarai, widow of Rabindra Prasad Adhikari, as their candidate. Her primary opponent was Khem Raj Paudel of Nepali Congress.[4]
Result
edit| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– | |
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| Bidya Bhattarai | Nepal Communist Party | 24,394 | 54.27 | –0.95 | |
| Khem Raj Paudel | Nepali Congress | 15,991 | 35.58 | –2.28 | |
| Dharma Raj Gurung | Samajbadi Party | 1,922 | 4.28 | +2.97 | |
| Rom Bahadur Bhandari | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1,153 | 2.57 | New | |
| Rajani K.C. | Sajha Party | 942 | 2.10 | New | |
| Other candidates | 544 | 1.21 | – | ||
| Total | 44,946 | 100.00 | – | ||
| Valid votes | 44,946 | 98.68 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 600 | 1.32 | |||
| Total votes | 45,546 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 71,871 | 63.37 | –7.20 | ||
| Majority | 8,403 | 18.45 | +1.33 | ||
| Nepal Communist Party hold | Swing | +0.67 | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "NCP, NC intensify search for candidate for Kaski-2 by-elections". Republica. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ RSS. "NCP's Bhattarai emerged victorious in Kaski constituency-2". My Republica. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ Pokharel, Santosh. "Election fervor grips Kaski-2". My Republica. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "NC set to field Khem Raj Paudel in Kaski-2". Setopati. Retrieved 6 November 2019.