KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 13

Ram Hari Khatiwada and Ajay Babu Siwakoti have been elected as joint general secretaries (open category) under the 15th National Convention of the Nepali Congress.

However, the NC Central Election Committee has not yet formally announced the final results of the vote count till 9 pm.

Khatiwada, who was elected to the post, said he had received the results showing that he won with 2,919 votes. Siwakoti secured 2,172 votes.

Nine candidates contested for the post of Joint General Secretary (open category). Dilli Ram Subedi, a member of the Gandaki Provincial Assembly, received 1,851 votes.

Former Minister of State for Home Affairs Devendra Raj Kandel received 1,382 votes. Similarly, Rajiv Dhungana and Bikash Koirala secured 1,241 and 1,149 votes respectively. Amrit Kumar Aryal received 1,039 votes, Ramesh Dhamala secured 821 votes, and Bimal Chhetri received 282 votes.

Jiwan Bahadur Shahi was elected as Joint General Secretary under the backward region category. He secured 3906 votes. Other candidates who vied for the same post include Janak Raj Giri, Narayan Prasad Bhattarai, Rajan Kunwar and Ram Bahadur Bista. Janak Raj Giri secured 1370 votes while Bhattarai secured 721 votes. Kunwar and Bista secured 324 and 260 votes respectively.