Candidates can withdraw their candidacy by 11 AM today, voting to begin on Monday

KATHMANDU, December 12: Candidates who filed their candidacy for various posts in the ruling Nepali Congress (NC) can withdraw their candidacy by 11 AM if they want to.

As many as 548 candidates filed their nominations for 134 positions of the central executive committee of the NC in the ongoing 14th General Convention. 

According to the NC’s election committee, a final list of candidates will be published after 11 AM. 

The election will then kick off at 8AM on Monday. The voting will be conducted at three venues in Kathmandu including National Assembly House, Mahendra Police Club and Bhrikutimandap. 

As many as 4,743 representatives will cast their votes to elect new leaderships in the party on Monday. 

Yubraj Neupane, Kalyan Gurung and Bimalendra Nidhi are vying for the post. Similarly,  Prakash Man Singh, Dr Shekhar Koirala and Sher Bahadur Deuba also registered their candidacy for the same. 

Seven other candidates filed their candidates for the position of NC vice president. Purna Bahadur Khadka, Mahesh Acharya, Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar, Sujata Koirala, Dr Chandra Bhandari, Dhanraj Gurung and Divya Shree Pariyar are among the candidates for vice presidential positions. 

The NC delegates from all across the country will elect two vice presidents and general secretaries each. 

Similarly, Dr Minendra Rijal, Gagan Thapa, Bishwo Prakash Sharma, Prakash Sharan Mahat, Raja Ram Karki and Pradeep Poudel are all set to contest for two general secretarial positions. 

As many as twenty candidates filed their nominations for eight positions of joint secretaries-general.