12th General Convention of the Nepali Congress
The twelfth general convention of the Nepali Congress party was held in Kathmandu from September 17–21, 2010. Elections were held for the posts of President, General Secretary and Treasurer. The convention also elected 61 members to the party's Central Working Committee (CWC). 14th General Convention will be held in Bhadra of 2078.
Election results
[edit]President [1]
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sushil Koirala | 1,692 | 54.81 |
| Sher Bahadur Deuba | 1,317 | 42.66 |
| Bhim Bahadur Tamang | 78 | 2.53 |
|
3,087 | 100 |
General Secretary [2]
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Prakash Man Singh | 1,656 | 54.28 |
| Bimalendra Nidhi | 1,226 | 40.18 |
| Narahari Acharya | 152 | 4.98 |
| Invalid | 17 | 0.56 |
|
3,051 | 100 |
Treasurer [2]
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Chitra Lekha Yadav | 1,557 | 52.13 |
| Padma Narayan Chaudhari | 1,430 | 47.87 |
|
2,987 | 100 |
Central Working Committee (CWC) Members
Elections to the 61 CWC seats were held in three categories : 25 seats were contested under the open category, 14 seats under the zonal category and 22 seats under reserved quotas for women, Dalit, Madeshi, Muslim and Janajati categories.
Elected in open category:[3]
| Winner | Votes |
|---|---|
| Gagan Thapa | 2,061 |
| Arjun Narasingha K.C. | 2,034 |
| Khum Bahadur Khadka | 1,791 |
| Shashanka Koirala | 1,767 |
| Pradip Giri | 1,741 |
| Sujata Koirala | 1,739 |
| Ram Chandra Paudel | 1,703 |
| Dr Ram Sharan Mahat | 1,699 |
| Bal Krishna Khand | 1,606 |
| N P Saud | 1,556 |
| Dr Shekhar Koirala | 1,531 |
| Mahesh Acharya | 1,501 |
| Dr Minendra Rijal | 1,435 |
| Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat | 1,382 |
| Krishna Sitaula | 1,373 |
| Chandra Bhandari | 1,368 |
| Dr Narayan Khadka | 1,340 |
| Gopal Man Shrestha | 1,286 |
| Bal Bahadur KC | 1,286 |
| Purna Bahadur Khadka | 1,246 |
| Shankar Bhandari | 1,219 |
| Kul Bahadur Gurung | 1,155 |
| Man Mohan Bhattarai | 1,080 |
| Gyanendra Bahadur Karki | 1,068 |
| Dip Kumar Upadhyay | 1,020 |
Elected in zonal category:
| Zone | Winner |
|---|---|
| Bagmati | Navindra Raj Joshi |
| Bheri | Kishor Singh Rathaur |
| Dhaulagiri | Arjun Joshi |
| Gandaki | Surendra Pandey |
| Janakpur | Ananda Prasad Dhungana |
| Karnali | Jivan Bahadur Shahi |
| Koshi | Amod Prasad Upadhyay |
| Lumbini | Krishna Chandra Nepali |
| Mahakali | Dilendra Prasad Badu |
| Mechi | Narendra Bikram Nembang |
| Narayani | Ramesh Rijal |
| Rapti | Deepak Giri |
| Sagarmatha | Ram Kumar Chaudary |
| Seti | Badri Pandey |
Elected in Janajati, Women, Dalit, Madhesi and Muslim category:[4][5]
| Electoral Category | Winner | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Janajati | Bhisma Raj Angdembe | 834 |
| Surya Man Gurung | 724 | |
| Dhan Raj Gurung | 667 | |
| Sita Gurung | 1,003 | |
| Ratna Sherchan | 878 | |
| Women | Pushpa Bhusal | 1,470 |
| Mina Mandey | 1,419 | |
| Kamala Devi Pant | 1,242 | |
| Ambika Basnet | 1,103 | |
| Mahalaxmi Upadhaya Dina | 1,007 | |
| Ishwori Neupane | 832 | |
| Dalit | Min Bahadur Bishwokarma | 1,445 |
| Man Bahadur Bishwokarma | 1,421 | |
| Jiban Pariyar | 959 | |
| Sujata Pariyar | 1,640 | |
| Kabita Sardar | 1,237 | |
| Madhesi | Umakanta Chaudhari | 1,089 |
| Ajaya Chaurasia | 963 | |
| Mahendra Yadav | 914 | |
| Parbati D.C Chaudhari | 1,414 | |
| Minakshi Jha | 1,395 | |
| Muslim | Mohammaed Aftab Alam | N/A |
References
[edit]- ^ [1], The Himalayan Times, "Sushil Koirala is Nepali Congress president"
- ^ a b [2], The Himalayan Times, "Prakash Man Singh Gen Secy, Chitra Lekha Treasurer"
- ^ "NC elects most inclusive CWC". Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2011-10-19., My Republica, "NC elects most inclusive CWC"
- ^ [3] Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine, My Republica, "NC announces 5 CWC members from Janajatis"
- ^ [4], United We Blog,"Nepali Congress General Convention Message: Unit Essenstial"