KATHMANDU: The Nepali Congress Election Committee is preparing to announce the complete results of the party’s 15th General Convention by this (Thursday) evening, as vote counting for the Central Working Committee election continues.
Election Committee Member Secretary Raju Katuwal said the results for all positions would be made public by the evening. Vote counting for the president, vice-presidents and general secretaries has been completed, while counting for several categories of joint general secretaries and central committee members is either complete or still underway.
The committee has accelerated the counting process to announce the remaining results within the day.
Gagan Kumar Thapa has been elected party President, securing 6,584 of the 7,013 votes cast. Fifty-four votes were declared invalid, while his rival, Shyam Krishna Khadgi, received 375 votes. Thapa secured approximately 94.6 percent of the valid votes.
Similarly, Bishwaprakash Sharma was elected senior vice-president unopposed, while Pushpa Bhusal was elected vice-president under the women’s category, also unopposed.
Dr Chandrakant Bhandari was elected vice-president under the open category, securing 53.1 percent of the votes, while E. Madhu Acharya was elected vice-president under the inclusive category with 33.8 percent. Binod Kumar Chaudhary was also reported elected under the inclusive vice-president category, securing 24.8 percent of the votes.
For the general secretary positions, Pradeep Poudel was elected under the open category with 59.6 percent of the votes. Udaya Shamsher Rana and Dila Sangraula were reported elected under the women’s category, securing 32.8 percent and 44.3 percent, respectively.
Among the joint general secretaries, Ramhari Khatiwada and Ajay Babu Shiwakoti were reported elected under the women’s category, while Pratima Gautam was also listed as elected under the same category. Bahadur Singh Lama was elected joint general secretary representing Indigenous Nationalities, while Jeevan Bahadur Shahi secured the position representing backward regions.
The Election Committee has also announced results for central committee members in several categories. Vote counting for the remaining categories of general secretaries and central committee members is continuing, with further results expected as the process progresses.
The counting is being conducted at the party’s central office in Sanepa, where the committee has established separate groups to process votes from different categories. The committee aims to complete the remaining counts and publish the full results by Thursday evening.
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