KATHMANDU, Nov 21: The National Independent Party (NIP) candidate has maintained an early lead towards the Kathmandu constituency 7 in the election to the member of House of Representatives.
Balen Shah maintains lead, Sthapit in third place
The party has received 177 votes in the counting of votes in the Judo hall located in KMC-16, Nayabazar.
Similarly, Shyam Kumar Ghimire of CPN-UML, who is in second place, secured 93 votes, while Asmita Singh (Manushi) Yami Bhattarai of CPN (Maoist Center) received 75 votes.