Pokhara, March 6 -- Rastriya Swatantra Party candidate Uttam Prasad Paudel has taken an early lead in the vote count in Kaski constituency number 2.

Out of 2,457 votes counted so far, Paudel has secured 1,117 votes. CPN-UML candidate Rashmi Acharya is in second place with 733 votes.

Nepali Congress candidate Madhav Prasad Bastola has received 322 votes, Nepali Communist Party candidate Hem Bahadur Gurung 94 votes, and Rastriya Prajatantra Party candidate Hem Jung Gurung 36 votes.

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