KATHMANDU:- Gagan Kumar Thapa has been elected President of the Nepali Congress.

He emerged as the winner for the top position of the party with 6,584 votes.

According to the Election Committee Coordinator Prem Bahadur Khadka, Thapa’s contender Shyam Krishna Khadgi secured 375 votes.

A total of 7,013 general convention delegates had voted in the election.

KATHMANDU:- The counting of votes cast for the post of President during the Nepali Congress General Convention is set to take place today.

According to Raju Katuwal, Member Secretary of the Congress Election Committee, preparations are underway to begin the vote counting at the National City Hall (Rastriya Sabhagriha) tonight.

Katuwal stated that the ballot papers cast for other posts would be transported to the party’s central office in Sanepa today but would only be counted after the results for the presidency are declared.

Following the Congress party’s 15th General Convention, Gagan Kumar Thapa and Shyam Krishna Khadgi are competing for the post of president to secure new leadership.

KATHMANDU:- The voting for the new leadership and central working committee of the Nepali Congress will continue till 7:00pm. The voting is going on under the ongoing 15th General Convention of the Nepali Congress.

Earlier the voting begun at 8:30am was slated till 5:00pm today.

Considering number of voters standing in line, time has been extended till 7:00pm, according to Election Committee. Election Committee’s member secretary Raju Katuwal informed that additional time was given to complete voting.

KATHMANDU:- Voting to elect the new Central Working Committee under the Nepali Congress’s 15th General Convention will now begin only on Friday morning.

The voting schedule was postponed due to adverse weather and technical reasons. Raju Katuwal, Member Secretary of the Election Committee, stated that voting would commence at 7:00 AM on Friday because starting late on Thursday would cause difficulties for voters during the night.

He stated that voting would take place on Friday from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, as the printing of ballot papers had been delayed due to the large number of candidates and voters. Member Secretary Katuwal also noted that there are 7,317 general convention representatives.

Election Committee Coordinator and Senior Advocate Prem Bahadur Khadka explained that while all necessary preparations had been completed, voting would commence only on Friday morning; this decision was made because starting the process in the evening would cause inconvenience to voters throughout the night.

He stated that due to the large number of ballot papers, 32 senior advocates were assisting him in signing them.

Umesh Shrestha, Coordinator of the Financial Management Committee, announced that since the general convention had been extended by a day, the party would cover the costs of the delegates’ hotel accommodation and meals for Friday.

The Election Committee has designated various polling stations for the convenience of the General Convention representatives. Representatives are required to cast their votes at the respective polling stations assigned to them based on their province and group.

According to the Election Committee, voting arrangements have been made as follows: Bagmati Province at the National Assembly Hall (Polling Center ‘A’); Koshi Province at Khulamanch (Polling Center ‘B’); Gandaki Province at Himal Hall; Madhesh Province at Tarai-Madhesh Hall; and Lumbini, Karnali, and Sudurpaschim Provinces—along with representatives from the Nepali Public Relations Committee and sister organizations—at Pahad Hall.

According to the Election Committee, 7,255 representatives participating in the general convention will cast their votes to elect the new Central Working Committee.

The Election Committee has requested representatives to proceed to the designated voting centers for their respective provinces and groups to cast their votes after entering the polling venue.

Before voting, the identity cards and voter registration details of each representative will be verified. Arrangements have been made to allow representatives to cast their votes only after this verification process is completed.

The Election Committee has stated that items prohibited by the election code of conduct—such as mobile phones—are not permitted inside the polling station. Representatives will be allowed to vote only after fulfilling the procedures prescribed by the Election Committee.

The processes for filing nominations, lodging claims and objections, and withdrawing candidacies for the Central Working Committee election—part of the Congress party’s 15th General Convention—have been completed. Following the conclusion of these procedures, the Election Committee has published the final list of candidates.

Voting will now take place to elect the President, Vice-Presidents, General Secretaries, Joint General Secretaries, and Central Members representing various categories. General Convention delegates will cast their votes on the respective ballot papers based on the nominations filed for these various positions.

The Election Committee has announced that vote counting will commence once voting concludes. Following the end of voting, the ballot boxes will be securely managed, and the necessary procedures completed before the counting process begins.

The Election Committee stated that the election results will be made public after the vote counting is concluded. This process will lead to the selection of the new central leadership through the Congress party’s 15th General Convention.

The 15th General Convention has amended the statute to expand the Nepali Congress Central Working Committee to 297 members. Office bearers and central members elected under this new structure will lead the party for the upcoming term.

KATHMANDU:- The voting to elect new leadership through the ongoing 15th general convention of the Nepali Congress has been rescheduled for tomorrow, Friday.

The voting earlier set to be held today (Thursday) was postponed over the adverse weather and technical problems.

Member secretary of the Election Committee under the General Convention, Raju Katuwal, informed that the voting would begin at 7:00pm Friday. Election would not be feasible at night, he added.

The convention had kicked off in the federal capital on October 4. Owing to large number of candidates and voters, it consumed time for printing ballot papers.

The voting time is now set from 7:00am to 3:00pm.

There are 7,317 general convention representatives come from across the country to attend the event.

Coordinator of Election Committee, senior advocate Prem Bahadur Khadka, informed that although most of the preparations were over, voting was not practical during night. So, it was decided for Friday morning, he added.

Total 32 senior advocates, including Khadka, have signed the ballot papers for the voting.

KATHMANDU:- Voting to elect the working committee under the Nepali Congress’s 15th General Convention is scheduled to begin today, Thursday, at 10:00 AM.

A total of 7,255 delegates participating in the General Convention will cast their votes to elect the party’s next leadership.

Prem Bahadur Khadka, Coordinator of the Central Election Committee and Senior Advocate, informed that although voting was previously scheduled to begin at 7:00 AM on Thursday, the process is being delayed by three hours due to rain and certain technical reasons.

According to him, seven polling stations have been designated across three locations in Kathmandu for the voting process. Separate polling stations have been arranged based on province and representation to ensure convenience for the delegates.

The Election Committee has designated the National City Hall (Rastriya Sabhagriha), Khulamanch, and the Academy Hall (Pragya Bhawan) as polling centers. Arrangements have been made for representatives from Bagmati Province to cast their votes at the National City Hall.

Similarly, representatives from Koshi, Madhesh, Karnali, and Sudurpaschim provinces will cast their votes at Khulamanch. The Election Committee stated that arrangements have also been made for representatives from sister organizations, affiliate organizations, and public relations committees to vote at Khulamanch.

A polling station has been designated at Pragya Bhawan for representatives from Gandaki and Lumbini provinces. Representatives from the respective provinces and groups must visit the designated polling station to cast their votes.

Arrangements have been made to allow voting only after verifying the representatives’ identities and the voter list.

KATHMANDU:- The financial report presented by treasurer Umesh Shrestha has been passed by the closed session in the ongoing 15th General Convention of the Nepali Congress today.

The financial report featured NC’s economic status, income and expenditure and financial activities.

The closed session held a discussion on the document before its passage. Various reports presented in the closed session are in the line up for endorsement. RSS

KATHMANDU:- Voting under the ongoing 15th National General Convention of the Nepali Congress is scheduled to start at 10:00am on Thursday.

The NC General Convention will elect a new leadership for the party from the voting by its 7,255 representatives. According to party’s Central Election Committee’s coordinator and senior advocate Prem Khadka, though earlier schedule for the commencement of voting was 7:00am, it was postponed by three hours due to rains and some technical reasons.

Seven polling stations at three locations of Kathmandu have been fixed for the voting. For the convenience of representatives, separate voting centres have been managed for the province and on the basis of representation.

The voting station based at the National City Hall is for representatives from the Bagamati Province, while representatives from the Koshi, Madhesh, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces shall visit to the Khulamanch (open theatre) to cast the vote.

The Election Committee has announced that arrangements were in place for representatives from sister organizations, well-wisher organizations and Public Relations Committees for voting at Khulamanch as well.

The representatives from Gandaki and Lumbini Provinces are managed polling station at the Nepal Academy building. Representatives from the respective provinces and clusters will visit the designated stations.

According to Election Committee coordinator Khadka, voting will start at 10:00 am. Representatives require presenting their identity cards and ensuring their names is in the voter list to be eligible for taking part in the voting. RSS

KATHMANDU:-Today’s discussion in the closed-door session under the 15th General Convention of the Nepali Congress (NC) has concluded.

As informed, further discussion would be held in the closed-door session to continue on Wednesday.

General-convention delegates participated in the closed-door session had discussion on the political proposal presented by President Gagan Kumar Thapa, contemporary proposal presented by Vice-President Bishwo Prakash Sharma, organisational proposal presented by General-Secretary Gururaj Ghimire and financial report presented by Treasurer Umesh Shrestha.

President Thapa is scheduled to address the session in the beginning on Wednesday, informed coordinator of General Convention Management Committee, Suresh Raj Acharya. RSS

KATHMANDU:- Nepali Congress President Gagan Kumar Thapa has filed his candidacy to the post of President in the party’s ongoing 15th General Convention.

Reaching the City Hall today, Thapa filed his nomination.

The Election Committee of the party has extended the deadline of the nomination by 7:00 pm today. RSS