KATHMANDU: Bahadur Singh Lama Tamang has been elected as the joint general secretary for the indigenous cluster under the 15th general convention of the Nepali Congress.
According to the election committee, Lama secured a decisive victory with 3245 votes. His closest competitor, Om Bahadur Gharti Magar, received 1446 votes, while other candidates Taraman Gurung, Dilman Pakhrin, and Prashant Mansingh Maske secured 863, 622, and 246 votes respectively.
The election committee confirmed that eight candidates were elected in the indigenous women’s category, which saw a field of 34 contenders.
The elected members include Gita Gurung with 2859 votes, Dr. Gangalaxmi Awal with 2768, Renuka Kaucha Magar with 2392, Sapana Raj Bhandari Joshi with 2351, Sita Kumari Rana Magar with 2132, Pramila Rai with 2020, Lila Devi Bokhim Limbu with 1681, and Punam Lama with 1636 votes.
In the open indigenous category, 41 candidates contested for 12 available positions. The elected candidates are Tirtha Lama with 4425 votes, Anup Shrestha with 2551, Dr. Premdhwaj Lama with 2505, Karma Chhiring Sherpa with 2406, Tek Prasad Gurung with 2090, Bhim Shrees Magar with 2046, Ramkrishna Chitrakar with 1982, Buddha Lama with 1956, Gelje Lama Sherpa with 1819, Banshalal Tamang with 1756, Amrit Gurung with 1689, and Sushil Gurung with 1644 votes.
