Nepal, March 6 -- Indira Rana Magar, former deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, has taken an early lead over former speaker Devraj Ghimire in Jhapa-2.

Rana has received 2,965 votes, while Ghimire has 1,147. Nepali Congress candidate Sarita Prasain is in third place with 1,125 votes.

Vote counting is ongoing.

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