Maoist supremo Prachanda was on Saturday elected to Nepal’s Constituent Assembly after winning one of two seats he contested by a narrow margin, as three of his close relatives faced humiliating defeats in the polls.
Prachanda, who heads the Unified CPN-Maoist, was elected from Siraha in southern Nepal by a margin of 900 votes. He secured 15,244 votes to defeat his nearest rival lila Shrestha of CPN-UMl.