BHOJPUR: Makkar Bahadur Khadka has been elected as the chairperson of CPN-UML District Committee Bhojpur.

Khadka was elected after defeating the former chair Sharan Kumar Rai in the party’s ninth convention.

The convention elected Kiran Rai (vice chair), Exon Rai (secretary), Daulath Kumar Kulung (Deputy Secretary) Ramadevi Rai (deputy secretary, female category).

Five hundred and seventy-three people out of six hundred and eight representatives of 81 wards of the district voted for the selection of new leadership.

After the unanimous leadership could not be elected, elections were held for five office bearers, five open members and three open women members.

Similarly, Indra Thapa, Revati Raman Thapa, Badrinath Niraula, Rajesh Katuwal, Naveen Pradhan have been elected as open members while Ashadevi Rai, Sushmita Rai and Sangeeta Kandel have been elected as female members.

The convention elected a 90-member working committee with office bearers.