KATHMANDU:- The 11th National Congress of the Communist Party of Nepal (UML) has elected the party’s office-bearers.
According to the party’s Central Election Commission, Prithvi Subba Gurung secured 1,737 votes, Bishnu Prasad Paudel 1,675, Ram Bahadur Thapa 1,516 votes, Gokarna Raj Bista 1,368, and Raghuji Pant 1,258 votes to be elected on the posts of vice-chairperson.
Similarly, Lekhraj Bhatta garnered 1,452 votes, Raghubir Mahaseth 1,368 , and Yogesh Bhattarai 1,348 votes to win the election of the deputy general secretaries.
Likewise, Mahesh Basnet has won the election for the party’s new secretary with 1,544 votes. Others elected on the various posts of secretary are Chhabilal Bishwakarma (1,506 votes), Padma Kumari Aryal (1,530), Sherdhan Rai (1,503), Hikmat Kumar Karki (1,337), Khagaraj Adhikari (1,331), Yamlal Kandel (1,185) , Rajan Bhattarai (1,181) , and Bhanubhakta Dhakal ( 1,108 votes). (RSS)