JUMLA, Nov 23: Nepali Congress (NC) candidate Lalit Jung Shahi has been defeated in the election to the Provincial Assembly of Karnali Province in Jumla A. Devendra Bahadur Shahi, a rebel candidate of NC, defeated the Congress leader with a margin of 1,899 votes.
A total of 24,788 votes were cast in Jumla A. Out of the total votes, rebel candidate Shahi received 9,654 votes while the NC candidate secured 7,755 votes.
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