KATHMANDU, Dec 13: CPN (Unified Socialist) leader Jhalanath Khanal on Tuesday filed a writ at the Supreme Court demanding reelection in Ilam-1.
Khanal has alleged foul play in electing his main contender CPN-UML’s Mahesh Basnet in the constituency. He has made the Election Commission, election officer of Ilam-1, chief election officer of Ilam, District Election Office, district election officer and the secretariat of the Federal Parliament as the defendants.
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In the November 20 election to the members of the House of Representatives, Khanal was defeated by Basnet by a margin of 2,664 votes. Khanal secured 23,089 votes while Basnet garnered 25,753 votes.
