KATHMANDU: Vote counting for the posts of Vice President and General Secretary under the 15th General Convention of the Nepali Congress (NC) has concluded, with Dr. Chandrakanta Bhandari and E. Madhu Acharya elected Vice Presidents in the open category.
Similarly, Binod Chaudhary has been elected Vice President under the inclusive category, while Pradeep Poudel and Uday Shumsher Rana have won the two General Secretary positions in the open category. Dr. Dila Sangraula (Pant) has been elected women’s general secretary.
Bhandari tops vice-president race in open category
Dr. Chandrakanta Bhandari secured the highest number of votes in the vice-president open category, receiving 3,735 votes. E. Madhu Acharya finished second with 2,342 votes, securing the other seat.
Among the other candidates, Govinda Bhattarai received 1,752 votes, Surendra Raj Pandey 1,673, Dhanraj Gurung 1,596, Deepak Giri 923 and Prof. Dr. Chandra Mohan Yadav 760.
Chaudhary elected Vice President under inclusive category
Businessman Binod Chaudhary won the vice-president position under the inclusive category with 1,745 votes. His closest rival, Jiwan Pariyar, received 1,658 votes. Farmullah Mansur secured 1,144 votes, Sita Gurung 1,112 and Ranjit Karna 562.
Poudel and Rana elected general secretaries
Pradeep Poudel topped the General Secretary open category with 4,194 votes, while Udaya Shumsher Rana secured the second position with 2,330 votes, winning the other seat.
Among the other candidates, Dr. Sunil Kumar Sharma received 2,257 votes, Gururaj Ghimire 1,513, Nainsingh Mahar 1,134, Amar Singh Pun Magar 1,125, Shankar Tiwari 123 and Dr. Santosh Upadhyay 97.
Sangraula elected women’s General Secretary
Dr. Dila Sangraula (Pant) has been elected women’s General Secretary after receiving 3,118 votes. Her closest competitor, Mahalaxmi Upadhyay (Dina), secured 2,864 votes, while Rita Khanal received 804 votes.
The results determine the winners for the key leadership positions contested in these categories under the Nepali Congress’s 15th General Convention.