Nepal, May 9 -- Jeet Ranabhat, a former Mayor with Nepali origin, has been elected Councillor of 'Plumstead & Glyndon' ward in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, London.

Likewise, his spouse, Gaumaya Gurung, has been elected Councillor in Abbey Wood Ward of the same Borough.

Ranabhat who earlier served the Borough as Mayor and Deputy Mayor has now been elected to the Councillor post, securing 1, 610 votes.

Gurung has been elected to the Councillor for the first time, obtaining 1,292 votes.

Both Ranabhat and his spouse Gurung contested the election from the UK's ruling Labour Party.

Meanwhile, Jib Narayan Belbase has been elected in Manor Park Ward under the Rashmore Borough of Alders. Conservative Party candidate Belbase has been e...