Congress 15th General Convention: Vote Counting for Office Bearers Begins After Dispute
Summary
Vote counting for office bearers under the Nepali Congress 15th General Convention has begun in Kathmandu after a dispute over an unsealed ballot box delayed the process. Voting for vice-president and general secretary is being counted first, while the president’s count was completed earlier and the senior vice-president was elected unopposed.
Key Points
- Vote counting for the Nepali Congress 15th General Convention office bearers has started at the central office in Sanepa after a delay caused by a ballot-box dispute.
- The dispute arose when an unsealed ballot box from Madhesh Province was found and the minutes had not been taken.
- Election Committee officials said the issue may have happened because of haste in moving ballot boxes during heavy rain on Friday.
- Counting is underway first for vice-president and general secretary; the president’s vote count was completed earlier and the senior vice-president was elected unopposed.
