UML's 11th National Congress: Voting for new leadership today

Kathmandu, Dec 16: The representatives of the 11th National Congress of the CPN (UML) are going to vote today to elect the new leadership of the party.

According to the Chairman of UML Central Election Commission Dr Bijaya Subba, the voting will take place this afternoon. It is said that the voting will be conducted by electronic voting machines. A total of 80 electronic voting machines have been arranged for the voting purpose.

Managing Director of Ram Laxman Innovation Pvt. Ltd, Laxman Rimal, said that entry of the candidates' name list is ongoing from the company. "We are making efforts to complete our part in time and handover to the UML Central Election Commission," Rimal shared.

He also hinted at some delay in the voting time since it is time consuming to enter the names of the candidates given the large number of the candidates.

Aspirant candidates on Monday registered their nominations for the post of office-bearers and central committee members and the final name list of the voters was released on Monday itself. The UML's 11th National Congress will elect a 301-member new central committee.

As per the schedule, the voting will be held at Bhrikutimandap in Kathmandu this afternoon.

Chairperson KP Sharma Oli and Senior Vice-Chairperson Ishwar Pokharel are vying for the top post in the UML.