Deuba elected president of Nepali Congress again

Prime Minister of Nepal Sher Bahadur Deuba, 75, has been re-elected as the President of the Nepali Congress (NC).
He defeated his only contestant Dr Shekhar Koirala. Deuba got 2733 votes while Koirala got 1855 votes during the 14th general convention of the party.

Initially Deuba, Koirala, Prakash Man Singh, Bimlalendra Nidhi and Kalyan Gurung were in the fray. After none of the candidates secured above 50 per cent votes, the elections went to the second round between Deuba and Koirala who secured the first and second highest vote.

In the second round of voting, a total of 4,623 votes were cast. Out of these, only 4,588 votes were valid.

In the second round, besides Koirala, all three defeated candidates threw weight behind Deuba, making it possible for him to win.

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