KATHMANDU: Chiribabu Maharjan continues to lead the vote count for open central member positions in the 15th General Convention of the Nepali Congress. With 5,400 votes counted, Maharjan has secured 4,149 votes.
A total of 45 candidates will be elected as open central members. According to the latest update, Nishkal Rai is in second place with 3,840 votes, followed by Indra Bahadur Baniya in third with 3,641 votes. Prof. Dr. Govinda Raj Pokharel has received 3,478 votes, Jitanarayan Shrestha 3,371 votes, and Er. Mohan Acharya 3,290 votes.
As the counting continues, Praval Thapa has recorded 3,226 votes, Ganesh Lama 3,034 votes, and Rajiv Koirala 3,022 votes. Other candidates include Himal Datta Shrestha with 2,847 votes, Bidwan Gurung with 2,691, Dr. Shobhakar Parajuli with 2,640, Er. Amrit Gyawali with 2,591, and Arjun Prasad Joshi with 2,580 votes.
Additionally, Sandeep Rana has gathered 2,515 votes, Er. Navaraj Tripathi 2,474, Narendra Kumar Kerung 2,437, Bharat Kumar Shah 2,431, Mahesh Kharel 2,343, and Min Krishna Maharjan 2,334 votes. The final results for the 45 positions will be determined once the counting process is completed.
