NRNA Releases First List of Candidates for 12th International General Convention

Kathmandu. The election committee has published the first list of candidates for the 12th Grand Unity International General Convention of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA).

According to the list published by the election committee's office in Baluwatar, three candidates have filed nominations for the post of President and two for the post of General Secretary for the organization's new leadership.

For the post of President, Robin Prasad Sherchan (Japan), Dr. Hemraj Sharma (UK), and Rabinraj Bajracharya (USA) have registered their nominations. Similarly, Chiranjibi Khadka (Czech Republic) and Ramsharan Simkhada (UK) are in the electoral field for the post of General Secretary.

According to the list published by the election committee, 10 candidates have filed nominations for the 6 Vice-President positions. Aspirants for Vice-President include Dadibal Khadka, Dinesh Pokharel, Junu Gurung, Khagendra Neupane, Mahendra Oli, Manojkumar Shrestha, Pravin Gurung, Purnachandra Baniya, Rojina Pradhan Rai, and Roshan Thapa. Meanwhile, only Radhika Gurung (Tika) has filed her candidacy for the Women's Vice-President, while a competition will take place between Bhimsen Thapa, Madanraj Poudel, and Oman Gauchan for the Youth Vice-President.

Nominations have also been filed for 8 positions for Secretary, 2 for Treasurer, and 4 for Co-Treasurer. Furthermore, nominations have been registered for various regional coordinator and sub-coordinator positions.

The NRNA General Convention is scheduled to be held in Kathmandu from Chaitra 30 to Baisakh 2 (Bikram Sambat dates are not explicitly mentioned in the source text for conversion, but the Nepali months are used: फागुन ३० देखि चैत २ गतेसम्म). (Note: The source text mentions फागुन ३० देखि चैत २ गतेसम्म, which translates to the last day of Falgun to the second day of Chaitra in the Bikram Sambat calendar.)

According to Election Commissioner Tej Bahadur Karki, the details of the candidates have been published in accordance with the NRNA Election Bylaws 2021. Despite the publication of this list, efforts for consensus regarding the leadership are also reportedly underway.