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Prachanda wins in landslide

Prachanda wins in landslide

supporters of the communist party of nepal (maoists) celebrate the election of party leader Prachanda, at his constituency in Kathmandu on april 12th, 2008. Prachanda won in a landslide and the maoist party took a surprising lead in the polls

Maoists vote in Nepal elections the chairs at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, India are piled before disposal.  The entire stadium is being renovated in preparation for the 2010 Commonwealth Games nepali voters flock to the polls Voters in the 2008 Nepali Elections waited and watched outside a polling booth near Bharatpur, as the votes were packed for shipment for Kathmandu, where they would be counted.  17.6 million Nepalis were elegible to vote in the 2008 elections.  Prachanda wins in landslide
people walked and socialized along the traffic-free streets of Bharatpur on the day of the 2008 Nepal Elections.