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Uniindia: Kathmandu, May 28 (UNI) Independent candidates have rocked Nepal’s local elections-2022, with a host of new faces elected as chiefs of local bodies at most of the places.
A Nepali rapper with an educational degree in structural engineering, Balendra Shah, an independent candidate in lately held local level elections, has been ele
Kathmandu, May 27 (EFE).- Nepali rapper Balendra Shah was Friday declared the mayor of the capital city Kathmandu after he defeated candidates of traditional political outfits as an independent contestant in local level elections. It is the first victory by an independent candidate in the Kathmandu Metropolitan City, and the 32-year-old rapper, known as Balen, …
The contest is far from over as 140,000 votes are yet to be counted.This is the second local-level polls being held in the country after the country switched to a federal set-up.
Nepal has progressive laws and quotas for women’s representation in politics, but patriarchy and gender discrimination run deep and influence the decisions of parties.