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).
General Secretary
Treasurer
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 :
Elected in zonal category:
Elected in Janajati, Women, Dalit, Madhesi and Muslim category :
Nepali Congress
The Nepali Congress is a Nepalese political party. Nepali Congress led the 1950 Democratic Movement which successfully ended the Rana dynasty and allowed commoners to take part in the polity. It again led a democratic movement in 1990, in partnership with leftist forces, to end monarchy and...
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).
Election results
President| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sushil Koirala Sushil Koirala Sushil Koirala is a Nepalese politician and the 6th and current President of the Nepali Congress Party. He was elected to the post on September 22, 2010 at the 12th general convention of the party... |
1,692 | 54.81 |
| Sher Bahadur Deuba Sher Bahadur Deuba Sher Bahadur Deuba is a Nepalese politician and former Prime Minister. He is the second senior most leader of the Nepali Congress. He has twice been elected as the leader of parliamentary party of the Nepali Congress, thus enabling him to be elected twice as the Prime Minister of Nepal.He has... |
1,317 | 42.66 |
| Bhim Bahadur Tamang | 78 | 2.53 |
|
3,087 | 100 |
General Secretary
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Prakash Man Singh Prakash Man Singh Prakash Man Singh is a Nepalese politician and a leader of the Nepali Congress. He is the son of political stalwart Ganesh Man Singh.Singh contested the Kathmandu-4 constituency in the 1991 parliamentary election... |
1,656 | 54.28 |
| Bimalendra Nidhi Bimalendra Nidhi Bimalendra Nidhi is a central-level representative of the Nepali Congress Party. He has served as minister and senator, and has been elected to the Sambidhan Sabha... |
1,226 | 40.18 |
| Narahari Acharya | 152 | 4.98 |
| Invalid | 17 | 0.56 |
|
3,051 | 100 |
Treasurer
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Chitra Lekha Yadav Chitra Lekha Yadav Chitra Lekha Yadav is a Nepalese politician. She was elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha in the 1999 election on behalf of the Nepali Congress. Yadav became its deputy chairman. Nepali Congress divided vertically to two parties, one led by former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, Nepali Congress , and... |
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 :
| Winner | Votes |
|---|---|
| Gagan Thapa Gagan Thapa Gagan Thapa is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Nepali Congress. Thapa was the president of the NC youth wing, Nepal Tarun Dal.In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election he was selected from the proportional allocation of the Nepali Congress.... |
2,061 |
| Arjun Narasingha K.C. Arjun Narasingha K.C. Arjun Narasingha K.C. is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Nepali Congress. He was the Joint General Secretary of Nepali Congress and the spokesperson of the party. The Nepali Congress is a Nepalese political party... |
2,034 |
| Khum Bahadur Khadka Khum Bahadur Khadka Khum Bahadur Khadka is a former Minister of the Interior of Nepal.He is from the Nepali Congress Party, and has been the Home minister, and minister for local and urban development several times.... |
1,791 |
| Shashanka Koirala | 1,767 |
| Pradip Giri | 1,741 |
| Sujata Koirala Sujata Koirala Sujata Koirala is a Nepalese politician and the only daughter of former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala. She was made a minister without portfolio in her father's cabinet in 2008. She was made Foreign Minister under Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal. Sujata was promoted to Deputy Prime... |
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 Amod Prasad Upadhyay Amod Prasad Upadhyay is a Nepalese social worker and politician. He currently represents the Morang-1 constituency in the Constituent Assembly of Nepal. He is a member of the Nepali Congress party.- Early Life :... |
| 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 :
| 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 |