KATHMANDU, March 28: The second phase of the 'Sambad Yatra' led by Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary Gagan Thapa commenced today from Gopiganj in Nawalparasi.
KATHMANDU, March 28: The second phase of the 'Sambad Yatra' led by Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary Gagan Thapa commenced today from Gopiganj in Nawalparasi.
KATHMANDU: The second phase of Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary Gagan Thapa’s ‘Sambad Yatra’ commenced from Gaurigunj in Nawalparasi. Thapa inaugurated the journey by adorning the statue of BP Koirala with garlands at the local square this morning. Previously, the ‘Sambad Yatra’, which embarked from Mechi Bridge in Jhapa came to a halt upon reaching […]
NAWALPARASI: Nepali Congress (NC) candidate Bishnu Karki has tasted victory in the election to the Member of the House of Representatives (HoR) from Nawalparasi (Bardaghat-Suta East) electoral constituency-2. With this, Karki has broken the CPN (UML)’s hold of more than three decades in this constituency. Karki garnered 36,104 votes as against the 34,083 votes secured […]
KATHMANDU, Nov 24: Industrialist Binod Chaudhary, a candidate for House of Representatives election from Nepali Congress (NC), is leading in Nawalparasi-1.
KAWASOTI, Nov 23: Nepali Congress (NC) leader Dr Shashanka Koirala continues leading in the vote-count tally in the House of Representatives (HoR) election in East Nawalparasi constituency -1.
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.
KATHMANDU, December 2: At the time when its 14th National General Convention is on its doorsteps, the ruling Nepali Congress (NC) postponed its district convention of 16 districts on Thursday.
According to the Central Election Committee of the NC, district conventions in 16 districts have been postponed as the Provincial Convention of the party kicked off today. “Conventions in these districts will be held after the National Congress,” reads a press statement issued by the committee.
The NC has completed its district conventions in 61 districts.
The sixteen districts where the convention has been postponed includes all the eight districts of Province 2, Chitwan, Sindhuli, Makwanpura and Sindhupalchowk in Bagmati Province, East-Nawalparasi in Gandaki Province, Banke in Lumbini Province and Kailali and Accham in Sudurpaschim Province.
NAWALPARASI, Oct 10: Nepali Congress (NC) general secretary Dr Shashank Koirala has been recommended as a candidate for the first-past-the-post elections of upcoming House of Representatives from eastern part of Nawalparasi district.
