Nepal, April 30 -- Suhang Nembang of CPN-UML emerged victorious from Ilam-2 in the by-election conducted by the Election Commission on Saturday.

As per the vote count results updated by the commission, Nembang won the House of Representatives seat by garnering 27,772 votes while his closest rival Dambar Bahadur Khadka of the Nepali Congress secured 21,942 votes.

Independent candidate Dakendra Singh Limbu, who was supported by various groups advocating for identity-based politics in the province, finished third with 11,457 votes while Milan Limbu of Rastriya Swatantra Party stood fourth with 5,050 votes.

The Election Commission conducted the bypoll in the constituency that remained vacant after the death of former Speaker and Constituen...