The Kalikot candidate, who had heard complaints that he would only come to the village during elections, is now busy meeting voters after the elections. In the past, after complaints that he would not return to the village after winning the elections and that he would ignore the problems of the people, both the winning and losing candidates have reached the village to meet voters.

Nepali Communist Party candidate Mahendra Bahadur Shahi, who won the election for the fourth time by a margin of less than a thousand votes, used to hold a victory rally in Manma and go to Kathmandu immediately after winning the elections. Shahi, who was in a hurry to leave the district saying that he would form the government, lobby for ministers and the Chief Minister, is now busy visiting villages and thanking voters after winning the elections amid tight competition this time. ‘Your Excellency, you are currently in the village,’ said NCP District Coordinator Dambar Bahadur Shahi, ‘You have gone to the village to listen to the problems of the voters and get suggestions.’ According to him, Bijayate Shahi plans to meet voters, which began on Falgun 23 from the district headquarters Khadachakra, through Narharinath, Sannitriveni, Raskot, Pachaljharana, Palata, Shubhakalika, Mahabai, and conclude in Tilagufa.

This time, UML candidate Nagindra Shahi, who entered the election with the hope of winning since there were two candidates carrying the Maoist legacy, was defeated by a margin of 886 votes. He is now also going door to door to thank the voters. Nagindra, who was defeated by a margin of more than 7,000 votes against Maoist Center candidate Mahendra, who contested the election from an alliance including the Congress and the Unified Socialists in 2079, was defeated by a small margin this time.

Changing the habit of meeting voters only before the elections, Nagindra has been reaching out to the villages to thank the voters since Falgun 23 this time. ‘It was a dream to bring the voice of the people to Singha Durbar,’ he said at a thanksgiving meeting organized in Thamkot, Khadachakra. ‘We could not succeed this time, I will raise your voice by winning next time.’ He said that he plans to start meeting voters from Khadachakra Municipality, where he received more votes than other candidates in the election, and reach other local levels via Tilagufa Municipality, Shubhakalika, Narharinath. ‘Even if I lose the election, I have won the hearts of the voters,’ he promised, ‘I will not stop being a friend of the district residents in their joys and sorrows.’ He said that he had reached out to the villages to thank the voters in Thamkot, Chaur, Tadi, Daha, Serawada, Galje, and other areas of Manma.