Voting began Friday morning at the National Assembly Hall in Kathmandu to elect a new central committee of the Nepali Congress during its 15th General Convention. Delegates started lining up early to cast their ballots.
The election committee plans to keep polling open until 3 pm, after which vote counting is expected to begin. Reports from Ratopati and Global Aawaj covered the voting underway at the venue.
Voting and counting schedule
- Voting began: Friday morning
- Polling location: National Assembly Hall, Kathmandu
- Polling scheduled to end: 3 pm
- Counting: Planned to begin after polling ends
Different accounts of the first vote
Reports differed on who cast the first ballot. Accounts named Shobha Chandra Baral, an 81-year-old delegate from Kaski-2; Shobhakant Baral, an 81-year-old senior delegate from Gandaki Province; Rajendra Burlakoti, a 67-year-old senior voter from Bagmati Province; and Sudhir Shivakoti, a 77-year-old delegate from Jhapa.
