Voting for the election of the new leadership of the Nepali Congress will be held from 10 am to 6 pm today. Voting is taking place today to elect a new central leadership of the Nepali Congress under the 15th General Convention. Voting for the election of the new central leadership of the Nepali Congress will begin from 10 am today, according to a notice issued by the Election Committee Member Secretary Raju Katuwal.
The 7,255 delegates who participated in the general convention will vote to elect the new central working committee. 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 to start voting from 7 am today. However, due to heavy rain and some technical reasons, the voting time was postponed by three hours, according to the Election Committee.
According to Senior Advocate Prem Bahadur Khadka, coordinator of the Central Election Committee, the voting will take place 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 Khula Manch has been designated as the polling centre for the representatives of Koshi Province and Tarai-Madhes groups.
Similarly, the representatives of Gandaki Province in Khula Manch will vote from the Himal Hall. The Tarai-Madhes Hall has been designated for the representatives of Madhes Province in the 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 station. 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 candidacy 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 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.
The 15th general convention of the party has amended the statute to form the NC central working committee with 297 members.
Polling Stations and Representative Groups
Rastriya Sabha House, Polling Station ‘A’
Bagmati Province
Polling Station ‘B’ in Khula Manch
Koshi Province and Tarai-Madhes Group
Himal Hall
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Tarai-Madhes Province
Madhes Province
Hill Hall
Lumbini Province, Karnali Province, Sudurpaschim Province, Nepali Janasamparka Samiti and sister organizations will vote for the vote and the results will be made public after the completion of the vote counting, according to the Election Committee.
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