Jiwan Bahadur Shahi, the former Chief Minister of Karnali Province, has secured the position of joint general secretary for the disadvantaged region within the Nepali Congress. This outcome emerged during the party's 15th General Convention. According to data provided by the party's official website, Shahi attained 3,906 votes, significantly outpacing his primary opponent, Janak Raj Giri, who gathered 1,376 votes. Other contenders in the race, Rajan Kunwar and Ram Bahadur Bista, received 324 and 260 votes respectively. Out of the total 6,729 ballots cast, 33 were deemed invalid. While the party's media department has acknowledged the election results, the Central Election Committee has yet to issue an official formal announcement regarding the final outcome of this internal leadership vote.
Source : Online Khabar
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