Tuesday, October 13th, 2026

NC General Convention: Basana Thapa leads women’s central member vote count



KATHMANDU: Vote counting for the 15 women’s central committee positions is underway at the 15th General Convention of the Nepali Congress (NC).

According to the latest results released by the party’s Central Office in Sanepa, Basana Thapa is leading the race by a wide margin. Of the 4,689 votes counted so far, Thapa has secured 3,484 votes.

Urmila Thapaliya is in second place with 2,647 votes, followed closely by Nima Giri with 2,620 votes.

The vote counts for the other candidates are as follows:

Kusumdevi Thapa: 2,129

Dhana Kumari Khatiwada: 2,125

Anita Devkota: 1,930

Binita Khadka: 1,892

Laxmi Pandey: 1,772

Srijana Adhikari: 1,762

Muna Bhusal: 1,632

Chini Pokharel (Chinu): 1,564

Rita Thapa Magar: 1,510

Kantika Sejuwal: 1,481

Uma Dahal: 1,458

Nirmala Tamang Basnet (Neeru): 1,424

Akala Gurung: 1,338

Samjhana Khatri: 1,256

Ganga Shahi: 1,222

Nirmala Chhetri: 1,222

Gita Satyal: 1,167

Jamuna Dhakal: 1,160

Indira Chaulagain: 1,041

Gandaki Thapa Adhikari: 1,030

Bhagawati Kafle Bhandari: 1,019

Namrata Baral: 967

Radhika Katuwal: 966

Sumitra Kumari Bom: 944

Rita Sen Oli: 889

Tulsi Devkota: 862

Pabitra Kumari Aryal: 817

Bhawani Devkota: 799

Yasmin Dhungana: 775

Bishnu Kumari Sapkota: 569

Modati K.C.: 550

Vote counting is continuing, and the final results will determine the 15 women elected to the party’s central committee.

Publish Date : 13 October 2026 10:01 AM

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