7,255 delegates elected to elect the new leadership of the Nepali Congress
Kathmandu. Voting is taking place on Thursday to elect a new central leadership under the 15th General Convention of the Nepali Congress. Voting to elect the new leadership of the Nepali Congress will begin at 10 am today.
The 7,255 general convention delegates who participated in the general convention will vote to elect the 297-member central working committee of the Congress. The Election Committee has released the final list of candidates for the post of president, office-bearers and central members on Wednesday evening.
Earlier, the Election Committee had announced the schedule of starting voting from 7 am. However, due to heavy rain and some technical reasons, the voting time was postponed by three hours.
According to Senior Advocate Prem Bahadur Khadka, coordinator of the Central Election Committee and the voting will be held from 10 am to 6 pm. Separate polling stations have been arranged on the basis of the province and representation of the general convention representatives.
According to the revised election schedule made public by the Election Committee, the representatives of Bagmati Province will vote from the polling station ‘A’ located in the National Assembly Hall. Khula Manch has been designated as the polling station ‘B’. The polling station at Khula Manch has been designated for the representatives of Koshi Province and the Tarai-Madhes group.
Similarly, the representatives of Gandaki Province at Khula Manch will vote from the mountain hall. The Tarai-Madhes hall has been designated for the representatives of Madhes Province at Khula Manch.
Representatives of Lumbini Province, Karnali Province, Sudurpaschim Province, Nepali Janasamparka Samiti and sister organizations will cast their votes from the hill hall at Khula Manch.
The Election Committee has asked the delegates to go to the polling stations of their designated provinces and groups to vote after entering the polling place. The identity card and voter roll of the delegates will be verified before voting.
According to the Election Committee, they will not be allowed to enter the polling place with mobile phones and other materials prohibited by the election code of conduct. Delegates will be allowed to vote only after completing the process prescribed by the Election Committee.
The process of registration of candidature, claims, and withdrawal of candidature for the election of the Central Working Committee under the 15th General Convention of the Congress has been completed. After this, the Election Committee has published the final list of candidates.
Now, the central members of various posts including the president, vice-president, general secretary, joint general secretary will be elected through voting. The counting of votes will begin after the voting to elect the new leadership, the election committee said.
Polling Stations and Delegates
Rastriya Sabha House, Polling Station ‘A’
Bagmati Province
Polling Station ‘B’ in Khula Manch
Koshi Province and Tarai-Madhes Group
Mountain Hall
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Tarai-Madhes Hall
Madhes Province
Hill Hall
Lumbini Province, Karnali Province, Sudurpaschim Province, Nepali Janasamparka Samiti and its sister organizations
The counting of votes will begin after the completion of the voting and the results will be made public after the counting of votes is completed, according to the Election Committee.
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