Ramhari Khatiwada and Ajaya Babu Shiwakoti have been elected joint general secretaries of the Nepali Congress under the open category.
A total of nine candidates contested the election for two positions.
Khatiwada and Shiwakoti maintained the lead from the beginning of the vote count.
Khatiwada was elected with 2,910 votes, while Shiwakoti secured 2,173 votes.
Khatiwada, who hails from Okhaldhunga, recently joined the party’s establishment faction. He did not take part in the special general convention held in January.
He was elected a central member at the Nepali Congress's 14th general convention in 2021.
Similarly, Shiwakoti, who hails from Dolakha, became active in party politics after stepping down as general secretary of the Nepal Press Union. He was elected central member at the 14th general convention. He was also a central member at the special general convention.
Among other candidates for the joint general secretary positions, Dilliram Subedi received 1,852 votes, Devendra Raj Kandel 1,381, Rajiv Dhungana 1,232, Bikash Koirala 1,144, Amrit Kumar Aryal 921, Ramesh Prasad Dhamala 780, and Bimal Raj Chhetri 283 votes.
