Kathmandu, March 6 -- Rastriya Swatantra Party chairman Rabi Lamichhane has taken a commanding lead in Chitwan constituency number 2, according to preliminary results.

Out of 6,623 votes counted so far, Lamichhane has secured 2,801 votes. CPN-UML candidate Asmin Ghimire is in second place with 1,259 votes.

Nepali Communist Party candidate Pratap Gurung has 1,151 votes, while Nepali Congress candidate Mina Kharel has received 916 votes.

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