NC bags mayor, deputy mayor posts in Rampur Municipality of Palpa

PALPA: Nepali Congress candidate Raman Bahadur Thapa has been elected as the mayor of Rampur Municipality, Palpa.

Thapa was elected for the second term, defeating Shiva Aryal of CPN-UML with 373 votes.

He secured 10, 456 votes while his closest competitor Aryal 10, 083 votes, Election Officer Shyam Prasad Shrestha said.

Bal Kumari Thapa has been elected as the deputy mayor.

She defeated Durga Devi Rana of UML with 57 votes.

Thapa garnered 10, 307 votes while Rana got 10, 250 votes.