12th General Convention of the Nepali Congress
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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
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 |
| Pradeep Giri | 1,741 |
| Sujata Koirala | 1,739 |
| Ram Chandra Paudel | 1,703 |
| Ram Sharan Mahat | 1,699 |
| Bal Krishna Khand | 1,606 |
| NP Saud | 1,556 |
| Shekhar Koirala | 1,531 |
| Mahesh Acharya | 1,501 |
| Minendra Rijal | 1,435 |
| Prakash Sharan Mahat | 1,382 |
| Krishna Sitaula | 1,373 |
| Chandra Bhandari | 1,368 |
| 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 | Nabindra Raj Joshi |
| Bheri | Kishore Singh Rathore |
| Dhaulagiri | Arjun Joshi |
| Gandaki | Surendra Pandey |
| Janakpur | Ananda Prasad Dhungana |
| Karnali | Jeevan 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 | |
| Dhanraj Gurung | 667 | |
| Sita Gurung | 1,003 | |
| Ratna Sherchan | 878 | |
| Women | Pushpa Bhusal | 1,470 |
| Mina Pandey | 1,419 | |
| Kamala Devi Pant | 1,242 | |
| Ambika Basnet | 1,103 | |
| Mahalaxmi Upadhaya Dina | 1,007 | |
| Ishwari Neupane | 832 | |
| Dalit | Min Bahadur Bishwokarma | 1,445 |
| Man Bahadur Bishwokarma | 1,421 | |
| Jiwan Pariyar | 959 | |
| Sujata Pariyar | 1,640 | |
| Kabita Sardar | 1,237 | |
| Madhesi | Umakanta Chaudhari | 1,089 |
| Ajay Chaurasiya | 963 | |
| Mahendra Yadav | 914 | |
| Parbati D.C Chaudhari | 1,414 | |
| Minakshi Jha | 1,395 |
References
- ^ "Sushil Koirala is Nepali Congress president". The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on 2011-04-15.
- ^ a b "Prakash Man Singh Gen Secy, Chitra Lekha Treasurer". The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on 2011-04-15.
- ^ "NC elects most inclusive CWC". Republica. Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ "NC announces 5 CWC members from Janajatis". Republica. Archived from the original on 2012-03-25.
- ^ United We Blog, "Nepali Congress General Convention Message: Unit Essenstial"