Nearly 50 percent of the central committee members elected in the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) are women.
A total of 49 women were elected as central committee members in the first phase of voting held on Wednesday night.
Among those who contested, 61.25 percent of female candidates were elected.
A total of 80 women candidates had contested for central committee positions in the party.
Overall, 384 candidates competed for 99 central committee seats.
According to the candidate list, 174 candidates contested under the geographical cluster, while 210 contested under the national cluster. In the geographical cluster, 139 men and 35 women were in the race.
Similarly, in the national cluster, 165 men and 45 women were candidates.
The remaining 50 central committee members will be nominated by party President Rabi Lamichhane.
As a result, the number of women in the central committee is expected to increase further.
The 49 women elected as central committee members are:
1. Sobita Gautam
2. Toshima Karki
3. Ranju Darshana
4. Nisha Dangi
5. Indira Rana Magar
6. Rima Bishwokarma
7. Samikshya Banskota
8. Gita Chaudhary
9. Lima Adhikari
10. Prakriti Dhakal
11. Tika Sangraula
12. Krantishikha Dhital
13. Jamuna Sharma
14. Sushila Karki Pokharel
15. Ashika Tamang
16. Anushka Shrestha
17. Nisha Shrestha
18. Kusum Maharjan
19. Nisha Mehta
20. Shobha Karki
21. Kalpana Thapa
22. Sujata Tamang
23. Susma Basnet
24. Sunita Kumari Chaudhary
25. Namita Yadav
26. Manju Singh
27. Prabha Dhakal
28. Bidushi Rana
29. Akanksha Pokharel
30. Anita Shrestha
31. Parbati Thapa
32. Pabitra Thapa
33. Bishnu Kumari Gurung
34. Kalpana Pandey
35. Sangeeta Dhakal
36. Gyanu Paudyal
37. Sharmila Khanal
38. Sita Badi
39. Binita Kathayat
40. Tashi Lhajom
41. Menuka Shahi
42. Janaki Joshi
43. Chandra Air 'Chandani'
44. Karishma Kathariya
45. Julie Yadav
46. Kamini Kumari Chaudhary
47. Sabina BK
48. Khima BK
49. Samina Miya
