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.