Rasuwa, March 6: Nepali Congress candidate Mohan Acharya has been elected to the House of Representatives from Rasuwa.
According to Chief Election Officer Dhruva Kumar Upreti, Acharya secured 10,656 votes to win the seat. His closest rival, Basanta Bhatt of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), received 5,571 votes, while CPN-UML’s Prem Tamang came third with 4,688 votes.
Man Bahadur Tamang of the Ujyalo Nepal Party obtained 1,453 votes, Madhav Prasad Lamichhane of the Nepal Communist Party received 953 votes, Binod Thing of the National Mongol Organization secured 474 votes, and Hari Prasad Ghimire of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party got 60 votes.
Similarly, Hom Prasad Acharya of CPN (Maoist-Biplav) garnered 50 votes, while Dawa Sangmo Tamang of the Progressive Democratic Party received 10 votes. Independent candidates Chitra Kumari Devkota, Sagar Lama, and Mingmar Tamang obtained 12, 11, and 3 votes respectively.
Following his victory, Acharya said he would prioritize the overall development of Rasuwa by identifying key projects and addressing the needs of local residents. He also pledged to move forward projects such as the Dhunche–Gosaikunda cable car and the Naukunda drinking water project by resolving policy hurdles related to national park regulations.
Acharya had previously been elected from the constituency in earlier elections, securing 14,453 votes in 2017 and 18,235 votes in 2022.
