Kathmandu: The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has achieved a historic clean sweep in the federal parliamentary elections in Kathmandu, winning all 10 constituencies in Nepal’s capital. The party’s election symbol, the “bell,” secured an unprecedented victory across every constituency in the federal capital.
According to final vote counts, RSP candidates won all constituencies by wide margins, signaling a dramatic shift in the political landscape of Kathmandu.
In Kathmandu Constituency No. 1, Ranju Darshana Neupane won with 15,455 votes, defeating Prabal Thapa Chhetri, who received 6,364 votes. In Constituency No. 2, Sunil KC secured victory with 34,238 votes, while his closest rival Kabir Sharma obtained 8,874 votes.
In Constituency No. 3, Raju Nath Pandey won with 18,757 votes, surpassing Kulman Ghising, who received 11,171 votes. In Constituency No. 4, Pukar Bam triumphed with 29,142 votes, defeating Sachin Timilsena, who garnered 8,824 votes.
In Constituency No. 5, Sasmit Pokharel won with 30,737 votes, beating Pradip Paudel, who secured 11,159 votes. Constituency No. 6 was won by Shishir Khanal with 27,711 votes, while Krishna Baniya Chhetri received 6,751 votes.
In Constituency No. 7, Ganesh Parajuli secured victory with 27,805 votes, defeating Pramod Hari Guragain, who received 3,182 votes. In Constituency No. 8, Biraj Bhakta Shrestha won with 24,592 votes, far ahead of Suman Sayami, who obtained 3,217 votes.
In Constituency No. 9, Dol Prasad Aryal was elected with 35,093 votes, defeating Nanu Maiya Bastola, who secured 5,460 votes. Meanwhile, in Constituency No. 10, Pradip Bista won with 37,469 votes, beating Himal Karki, who received 8,900 votes.
The sweeping victory across all constituencies in Kathmandu underscores the rapid rise and growing dominance of the Rastriya Swatantra Party in Nepal’s political landscape. In previous elections, seats in the capital were largely won by traditional parties such as the Nepali Congress, Communist Party of Nepal (UML), and the former Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), but this time those parties secured significantly fewer votes across the capital.
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