Congress vote count: Maharjan leads open central member race, Kedar Narsingh KC ahead in professional quota

Vote counting for the central member and deputy general secretary posts under Nepali Congress's 15th general convention is underway. The party's Central Election Committee had issued a notice on Tuesday informing that counting would take place at the central office, BP Smriti Bhawan, in Lalitpur.

In the open central member post count, Chiribabu Maharjan has taken the lead. As of Wednesday morning, with 2,500 votes counted, Maharjan has received 1,935 votes. Nishkal Rai is in second place.

In the election for five seats under the central member professional (subject expert) category, Dr. Kedar Narsingh KC has maintained his lead. With 3,021 votes counted so far, KC stands in first place, followed by Jagadish Chandra Pokharel.

For the deputy general secretary (Dalit) post, with 1,600 votes counted, Prakash Snehi Rasaili leads with 1,056 votes. For the deputy general secretary (Khas-Arya) post, with 1,507 votes counted, Manojmani Acharya leads with 552 votes.