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:3558
Dhanraj Gurung: 1437
Purna Bahadur Khadka: 1634
Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar: 1443
Dr Chandra Bhandari: 1257
Sujata Koirala: 438
Mahesh Acharya: 423
Divyashwori Shah: 117