Voting at Nepali Congress general convention extended by two hours

Summary

Voting at the Nepali Congress 15th general convention has been extended by two hours until 5 p.m. after long queues and slow balloting delayed the election of the party’s new leadership.

Key Points
  • Voting for new leadership at the Nepali Congress 15th general convention has been extended until 5 p.m.
  • The original deadline of 3 p.m. was pushed back because each voter was taking at least half an hour to cast a ballot.
  • A total of 7,317 general convention representatives are electing leaders across 23 categories.
  • Raju Katuwal, member-secretary of the election committee, issued the notice announcing the extension.
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