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NC President Deuba visiting Okhaldhunga today

KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba is visiting Okhaldhunga district leading a team of his party leaders. The team includes General Secretary Gagan Thapa, Joint General Secretary Bhishmaraj Angdembe, and leader Dr. Shekhar Koirala. Angdembe said that the leaders, led by NC President Deuba, will participate in the Okhaldhunga Conference, a crucial event […]

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PM Deuba expresses grief over Sunuwar’s demise

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has expressed grief over the demise of Pramila Sunuwar, spouse of NC central member Pradip Sunuwar. Pramila passed away at Khijidemba Rural Municipality of Okhaldhunga on Sunday. She was 54-year-old. Issuing a condolence note, President Deuba paid heartfelt tribute to the late Pramila and extended […]

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NC Gen Convention: Which provinces hold how many votes?

KATHMANDU: The ruling Nepali Congress (NC) is all set to inaugurate its 14th General Convention in the capital from Friday. The general convention will elect the party's new leadership for the next five years including 13 office bearers. Delegates from across the country are arriving in Kathmandu to attend the party’s national jamboree. As of Thursday afternoon, incumbent President Sher Bahadur Deuba has announced to vie for the presidential position for the second stint. Bimalendra Nidhi, incumbent vice president, is also all set to challenge Deuba. The rival faction led by senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel, however, is yet to forge a consensus to field a common candidate to challenge Deuba and Nidhi. Amid the claims of victory by the aspirants of various positions including president, vice presidents, general secretaries and joint general secretaries, calculations are being made on the basis of the number of delegates joining the party congress. According to the data availed by the party’s election committee, Bagmati Province holds the highest number of votes followed by Province 2. Karnali, though largest in terms of area, sends the least number of delegates among seven provinces. In this story, we discuss the voters for the general convention of the ruling side. Province 1 Home to leaders including Krishna Prasad Sitaula, Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar, Dr Shekhar Koirala and Gyanendra Bahadur Karki among others, Province 1 boasts as many as 733 votes. Twenty-seven delegates each from Taplejung, Tehrathum, Okhaldhunga and Panchthar, 26 each from Bhojpur, Dhankuta and Sankhuwasabha and 53 from Ilam districts will join the general conventions, according to the party’s election committee. Similarly, 132 from Jhapa, 152 from Morang, 105 from Sunsari, 28 from Solukhumbu, 25 from Khotang and 52 from Udayapur will be voting for the new leadership in the general convention. Province 2 As many as 705 delegates will join the general convention from eight districts of Province 2. Also the home to Nidhi, one of the presidential candidates, the province, however, could not send the number of delegates in its full capacity amidst failure to hold conventions in some constituencies. According to the election committee, the highest number of delegates (105) would join from Siraha district. The general convention is expected to witness the presence of 104 delegates each from Saptari, Mahottari, Dhanusha and Bara districts followed by 103 from Parsa. Similarly, Rautahat will send as many as 81 delegates. Bagmati Province Bagmati boasts the most number of delegates -- 879 from 13 districts. The three districts in the Kathmandu Valley alone represent as many as 402 voters --- Kathmandu (266), Lalitpur (82) and Bhaktapur (54). Similarly, 27 each from Dolakha, Ramechhap and Rasuwa, 52 each from Sindhuli, Sindhupalchowk and Makwanpur districts are eligible to cast their votes for the party’s new central executive committee. Chitwan’s 79, Dhading’s 54 and 53 each from Nuwakot and Kavre were elected as the representatives for the national jamboree. Gandaki Province Senior leader Poudel belongs to this province which has delegated 480 representatives. The election committee shared that 26 from Mustang, 27 each from Manang and Myagdi, 28 each from Lamjung and Parbat and 52 each from Nawalparasi (West) and Baglung will participate in the election process. Similarly, Syangja’s 53, Tanahu’s 54 and Kaski’s 80 will play decisive roles in selecting the new executive committee of the party. Lumbini Province As many as 683 delegates will participate in the general convention from 12 districts of Lumbini province. Gulmi, Palpa and Bardiya have sent 53 delegates each followed by Nawalparasi’s 52. While Rupandehi district sends the highest number of delegates – 131, Arghakhanchi and Rukum (East) will have 26 --- the least representatives-- each. Similarly, Kapilvastu’s 77, Dang and Banke’s 79 each and Rolpa and Pyuthan’s 27 each are joining the Congress party’s 14th General Convention in the capital. Karnali Province The largest province has elected as many as 317 delegates for the national jamboree. Twenty-seven each from Rukum (West), Salyan, Mugu, Kalikot and Jajarkot will participate in the general convention. While Dailekh sends 54 delegates, Dolpa sends only 24 for the election process. Surkhet and Humla have sent 52 and 26 delegates respectively. Sudur Paschim Province Home province of President Deuba, Sudur Paschim has elected as many as 419 representatives including 79 from Kanchanpur district. While 26 delegates each from Dadeldhura, Doti and Bajhang districts join the national congress, Baitadi and Darchula delegate 27 voters each. Kailali has sent the most delegates of 130 from its five electoral constituencies followed by 52 from Achham.

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Congress elects new leadership in 44 districts. Here’s district wise results

KATHMANDU: Forty-four of the 77 districts have accomplished conventions as the part 14th General Convention of the ruling Nepali Congress (NC). The district-level conventions have so far concluded in 10 districts of Province 1, four of Bagmati, six of Gandaki, eight in Lumbini, nine of Karnali and 6 in Sudur Paschim provinces. According to results, two rival factions in the party --- one led by President Sher Bahadur Deuba and the other by senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel--- have claimed victory for the position of district president in five districts each. The party’s district conventions in eight districts of Province 2, however, are still uncertain. Sarlahi is yet to hold the ward-level conventions while other districts are holding local and provincial level conventions. Only four districts in Bagmati Province have so far completed conventions with two factions sharing two district presidential positions each. The party, which has been leading the federal government since CPN-UML’s KP Sharma Oli was ousted from power in July, witnessed the completion of district conventions in six districts of Gandaki Province. While the Deuba faction has clinched district president positions in four districts, the Poudel faction registered victory in two districts. Senior leader Poudel himself belongs to Tanahun, one of the districts in the province. The position of the Deuba faction in Lumbini Province is weaker than that of the rival faction as the party held conventions in eight of the 12 districts. The results show that the Poudel faction has so far won six district presidents leaving only two to the establishment faction. The Deuba faction, which had won only one district presidential position in the last convention, has made a comeback, winning in eight districts out of nine. The Poudel faction, on the other hand, has improved its position in Sudur Paschim, the province where party President and Prime Minister Deuba belongs to. Compared to its win in two districts in the 13th General Congress, the rival faction has so far reclaimed in three districts’ presidential positions. Of the forty-four districts, the Deuba faction has won presidential positions in 24 districts and the Poudel faction in 20 districts. Check the complete province-wise list below: PROVINCE 1 Deuba Faction 1. Gajendra Tumyahang- Taplejung 2. Rup Narayan Jabegu- Panchthar 3. Tejendra Khanal- Okhaldhunga 4. Dambar Khadka - Ilam Poudel Faction 1. Dipak Khadka -Sankhuwasabha 2. Arjun Bahadur Tumbahamfe- Tehrathum 3. Bishu Rai - Khotang 4. Binod Bantawa - Bhojpur BAGMATI PROVINCE Deuba Faction 1. Kanchha Ram Tamang - Ramechhap 2. Tirtha Lamal - Kavrepalanchowk Poudel Faction 1. Ramesh Mahat- Nuwakot 2. Barma Lama- Dolakha GANDAKI PROVINCE Deuba Faction 1. Kishor Dutta Baral- Kaski 2. Shankar Gurung- Manang 3. Khamabi Garbuja- Myagdi 4. Dr Takraj Gurung- Lamjung Poudel Faction 1. Nanda Prasad Neupane- Gorkha 2. Raju Thapa- Syangja 3. Romi Gauchan Thakali- Mustang LUMBINI PROVINCE Deuba Faction 1. Ram Krishna Khand- Rupandehi 2. Keshar Man Roka - Rukum (East) Poudel Faction 1. Himal Dutta Shrestha -Palpa 2. Kishor Acharya- Rolpa 3. Bishnu Kumar Giri - Pyuthan 4. Keshab Shrestha - Arghakhanchi 5. Shankar Dangi - Dang 6. Arjun Kumar Pokharel - Nawalparasi (West) KARNALI PROVINCE Deuba Faction 1. Mohan Bikram Singh- Humla 2. Prem Prakash Oli- Rukum (West) 3. Bedraj Singh - Jajarkot 4. Ain Bahadur Shahi- Mugu 5. Keshar Bahadur Bista- Salyan 6. Khadak Pokharel- Surkhet 7. Dipendra Bahadur Shahi- Dolpa 8. Karna Bahadur Shahi- Jumla Poudel Faction 1. Ammar Bahadur Shahi - Kalikot 2. Mani Ram Regmi- Dailekh SUDUR PASCHIM PROVINCE Deuba Faction 1. Bhim Bahadur Saud- Dadeldhura 2. Khadak Bohora- Bajhang 3. Narendra Bahadur Singh- Doti Poudel Faction 1. Ram Singh Rawal- Bajura 2. Chatur Bahadur Chand- Baitadi 3. Lalit Singh Bohora- Darchula

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Check strength of Deuba and Poudel as NC elects new leadership in 30 districts

KATHMANDU: The ruling Nepali Congress (NC) has elected the new leadership of the party for the next five years as a part of the 14th General Convention of the party in 30 districts of the total of 77. The establishment faction led by President Sher Bahadur Deuba, who is also the incumbent prime minister, has so far claimed victory for the presidential positions in 17 districts while 13 other district presidents are considered close to the opposition faction led by senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel. The result showed that the Deuba faction registered victory in eight districts where the Poudel faction had won in the 13th General Convention. It is to be noted that as many as 17 district presidents, who were elected in the 13th General Convention, were considered close to senior leader Poudel. Similarly, the Deuba panel registered victory in 12 districts. The establishment faction has emerged strong in Province 1 and Karnali provinces. The party is yet to elect the leadership in 40 other districts. On the other hand, the Poudel faction has snatched the leadership from the rival faction in five districts. Where Poudel faction loses the command of the district presidents 1. Dolpa: Dipendra Bahadur Shahi (Angat Kumar Budha won in last convention) 2. Jumla: Karnaa Bahadur Shahi (Dip Bahadur Shahi won in last convention) 3. Lamjung: Dr Tak Raj Gurung (Bhesh Bahadur Poudel won in last convention) 4. Panchthar: Rup Narayan Jawegu (Narendra Kumar Kerung won in last convention) 5. Salyan: Kesh Bahadur Bista (Ganesh Chand won in last convention) 6. Ramechhap: Kanchha Ram Tamang (Laba Shree Neupane won in last convention) 7. Mugu: Ain Bahadur Shahi (Khadga Bahadur Sahi won in last convention) Where Deuba faction stays undefeated 1. Dadeldhura: Bhim Bahadur Saud 2. Manang: Tek Bahadur Gurung 3. Humla: Mohan Bikram Singh 4. Taplejung: Gajendra Tumhyang 5. Myagdi: Kham Bahadur Garbuja 6. Bajhang: Khadak Bohora 7. Jajarkot: Bedraj Singh 8. Doti: Narendra Singh 9. Okhaldhunga: Tejendra Khanal 10. Rukum (West): Prem Prakash Oli Where Poudel faction emerges as new power 1. Rukum (East): Keshar Man Roka It is to be noted that Rukum (East) was one of the two districts added during Nepal’s political restructuring in the Constitution of Nepal in 2015. Roka was named the coordinator of the young district after the country adopted the federal structure. 2. Dolakha : Barma Lama (former president: Rudra Bahadur Khadka) 3. Bajura: Ram Singh Rawal (contender: Kabi Raj Pandit) 4. Gorakha: Nanda Prasad Neupane (former president: Hari Bahadur Ghale) Where Poudel faction remains intact 1. Baitadi: Chatur Bahadur Chand 2. Bhojpur : Binod Bantawa 3. Pyuthan: Bishnu Kumar Giri 4. Arghakhanchi: Keshab Shrestha 5. Mustang: Romi Gauchan Thakali 6. Sankhuwasabha: Dipak Khadka 7. Kalikot: Ammar Bahadur Shahi 8. Rolpa: Kishor Acharya 9. Tehrathum: Arjun Tumbahamfe

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Convention uncertain even in districts of NC’s presidential aspirants

KATHMANDU: Though the ruling Nepali Congress (NC)’s 14th General Convention formally kicked off on September 3 by holding ward-level conventions, one of the oldest parties of the country is yet to resolve active membership disputes in 21 districts. A committee headed by Krishna Prasad Sitaula is still waiting for the details of active members from those districts which could not hold ward conventions on the scheduled date. Two other members of the committee include Minendra Rijal and Ramesh Lekhak. Three of them said that the active membership row was settled following a ‘theoretical consensus. As all three members of the committee have taken two-day leave, publishing names of active members in 21 districts including Dadeldhura, President Sher Bahadur Deuba’s home district, has remained uncertain. Rijal and Lekhak returned from their home districts. However, Sitaula is preparing to make it to his home district, Jhapa on Monday. The committee was supposed to publish the electoral roll of Dadeldhura and Kapilvastu on Saturday. However, the unavailability of two members impacted the schedule. Talking to Ratopati, Sitaula said that the committee asked the Active Membership Probe Committee to implement the decisions after their theoretical consensus. The probe committee is holding a meeting on Sunday afternoon. Ward-level conventions took place on the scheduled date in the districts of Ram Chandra Poudel (Tanahu) and Gopal Man Shrestha (Syangja) though there are nearly one dozen aspirants for the presidential position. Convention in the districts of most presidential aspirants falls uncertain. Congress is yet to publish the list of active members in Province 1’s Morang, the home district of aspirants duo: Shekhar Koirala and Sujata Koirala. Similarly, active membership row in all eight districts of Province 2 has remained unresolved. The convention is yet to begin formally in the province of Bimalendra Nidhi, who formally announced to vie for the presidential position. Kathmandu, Sindhupalchowk, Kavre and Rasuwa (Bagmati Province) are yet to formally begin 14th General Convention amidst the active membership row. Prakash Man Singh, one of the aspirants for the presidential position belongs to Kathmandu district where ward conventions are still uncertain. Ward conventions failed to kick off on a scheduled date in three districts in Lumbini Province (Kapilvastu, Banke and Bardiya) and two in Karnali (Dolpa and Surkhet). As Kailali, Bajura and Dadeldhura fail to settle the membership disputes, ward convention has fallen in limbo. Ward conventions held in 38 districts The ruling party has so far held war-level conventions in 38 districts as of Sunday afternoon. According to the information disseminated by the party’s election committee, most wards elect leadership anonymously. List of distractions where ward conventions have been concluded Province 1: Taplejung, Panchthar, Ilam, Sankhuwasabha, Tehrathum, Bhojpur, Khotang, Solukhumbu, Okhaldhunga, Udayapur, Jhapa and Dhankuta Bagmati Province: Dolakha, Sindhuli, Makwanpur and Bhaktapur Gandaki Province: Gorakha, Lamjung, Tanahun, Kaski, Manang, Mustang, Parbat, Syangja and Myagdi Lumbini Province: Nawalparasi, Rupandehi, Arghakhanchi and Dang Karnali Province: Rukum West, Jumla, Humla, Jajarkot and Dailekh Sudur Paschim Province: Bajhang, Doti, Achham and Kanchanpur Ward conventions to be held in these districts between Monday and Wednesday Monday (Sept 6): Sunsaru, Nuwakot, Dhading, Chitwan, Baglung, Nawalpur, Lalitpur, Palpa, Salyan and Mugu Tuesday: Gulmi, Pyuthan, Kalikot, Darchula and Baitadi Wednesday: Rolpa and Ramechhap

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