Ilam by-election: RSP candidate Limbu, 15 others lose guarantee

Fikkal, April 30: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) candidate Milan Limbu and 15 others lost their guarantees after they failed to collect minimum (10 percent) of the total valid votes in the April 27 by-election held in Ilam-2.    
    
The Election Commission issued the final result of the by-election this morning which showed Limbu got total 5,050 votes, thereby failing to recover guarantee.    
    
According to the EC, those collecting less than 6,847 votes (10 of the total valid vote) are 10 political party candidates and six independent ones. Limbu was in the fourth position.    
    
Similarly, those to lose the guarantee are Laxmi Gurung of Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Jit Bahadur Rai of CPN (Unified Socialist), Prem Kumar Thamsuhang of Janamat Party, Shyam Bahadur Darji of Nepal Workers and Peasants Party, Mani Bahadur Limbu of Mangol National Organization, Dhanraj Ranamagar, Jayant Bikram Shah of Rastriya Mukti Andolan Nepal, Ganesh Bahadur Chauhan of RPP Nepal, and Resham Bahadur Sunar Nepali of Nepali Janata Dal. The independent candidates are- Dak Prasad Gautam, Manoj Niraula, Arjun Kumar Shahi, Dipesh Bohora, Yogendra Gurung and Raj Basyal.    
    
According to the EC press statement, clause 71 of the House of Representatives Act, 2074 has stipulated that the election candidates failing to cross 10 percent vote ceiling of valid votes will have their deposits seized.   (RSS) 

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