KATHMANDU: Vote-count for Nepali Congress’ two vice-presidents is underway at the Sanepa-based party headquarters. Voting for a new executive committee was held on Monday.
As many as seven candidates are in the race for the party's vice-presidency. Candidates include Purna Bahadur Khadka and Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar from the Sher Bahadur Deuba Panel, Dr Chandra Bhandari and Dhanraj Gurung from the Shekhar Koirala Panel and Mahesh Acharya, an ‘independent’ candidate. Similarly, Sujata Koirala (Prakash Man Singh panel) and Divyashwori Shah (Bimalendra Nidhi camp) are also vying for the position.
Here is the vote count-tally
Votes counted: 2867
Dhanraj Gurung: 1267
Purna Bahadur Khadka: 1321
Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar: 1213
Dr Chandra Bhandari: 1115
Sujata Koirala: 378
Mahesh Acharya: 266
Divyashwori Shah: 112