Vote counting for the Nepali Congress’s 15th General Convention is underway in Kathmandu, with Ram Hari Khatiwada and Ajay Babu Siwakoti maintaining a lead in the open joint general secretary race after 1,989 votes were counted. Pratima Gautam has also taken a significant lead in the election for Women’s Deputy General Secretary, while the available results remain provisional as counting continues.
Partial results show leads in key contests
The count of 1,989 votes gives an interim picture of the open joint general secretary contest. Khatiwada and Siwakoti are ahead in the race, according to reports by Onlinekhabar and Ratopati. The count is still in progress, so the figures reported so far do not establish the final outcome.
Gautam has secured a significant lead in the women’s deputy general secretary contest, according to the results available during the ongoing count. No vote total or margin for her lead has been provided, and the current information does not confirm whether the result in that race is final.
The reports also identify Ram Hari Khotiwada as leading the count for General Secretary (Open). Khatiwada and Khotiwada are both spellings appearing in the information provided; the reports on the open joint general secretary race use Khatiwada. The available details do not give a separate tally or margin for the General Secretary (Open) contest.
Final outcomes remain pending
The 1,989 ballots counted provide a snapshot rather than a completed result. No total number of ballots to be counted, candidate-by-candidate figures, or timetable for completion has been reported in the available information. Until counting is completed and results are confirmed, the reported leads should be treated as provisional.
The developing count has put attention on several senior party posts, including the open joint general secretary position and the women’s deputy general secretary position. At this stage, however, the information confirms leads rather than final winners. Further counting could affect the standings, and no final announcement is included in the reports cited here.
The Nepali Congress convention vote count is continuing in Kathmandu. Khatiwada and Siwakoti remain ahead in the open joint general secretary race after 1,989 votes, while Gautam holds a significant lead in the women’s deputy general secretary contest. The final results for these races have not yet been established in the information available.
