Candidate fee for Congress president is 30,000

KATHMANDU: DEC. 11 – The election process for the selection of a new working committee under the 14th General Convention of the Nepali Congress is starting from today. As per the election program of the General Convention, the time for nomination of candidates has been fixed today and the final list of candidates will be made public tomorrow.

Nomination registration is scheduled for 10 am at Bhrikuti Mandap. Congress has stated that the polling will start from 8 am on Dec. 13 after protesting against the nomination. The Congress has 4,743 delegates to the General Convention. From the election, Congress will select a Central Committee with 134 office bearers. There is an arrangement for the election of one chairperson, two deputy chairpersons, two general secretaries and eight joint general secretaries.

Similarly, there will be 35 open central members, nine women, 21 from each of the three provinces, nine from Dalit, 15 from Indigenous Nationalities, 15 from Khas Arya, nine from Madhesi, four from Dalit, three from Muslim, one from backward areas, one from minority and one member from disability. The treasurer is nominated by the president from among the elected central members.

The Congress General Convention was inaugurated amidst a grand ceremony on Friday. In the closed session that started last night, vice president Bimalendra Nidhi presented the report of the Policy, Training and Research Institute, General Secretary Purna Bahadur Khadka presented the organizational report and Treasurer Sita Devi Yadav presented the report of the Accounts Committee. The process of announcing candidacies for Congress office bearers and central members is underway.