KATHMANDU, June 25: Voting for the election of office bearers and central committee members under the first general convention of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is underway, with the process set to continue until 12:00 noon today, according to the party’s Central Election Commission.
The voting began last night, and more than 1,600 representatives have so far exercised their voting rights, the commission said.
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According to Commission Chief Bhuwan KC, a total of 384 candidates are contesting in the first phase of the central committee member election. Of them, 210 candidates are from the open category, while 174 are from the geographical category.
A total of 99 central committee members will be elected in this phase. Five members will be elected from each province, making up 35 members from seven provinces, while 64 members will be elected from the open category.
KC said 18 candidates have filed nominations from Sudurpaschim Province, 20 from Madhesh Province, 31 from Lumbini Province, 20 from Koshi Province, 31 from Karnali Province, 27 from Bagmati Province and 27 from Gandaki Province.
The voting is taking place at the Chitwan Exhibition Centre. The election commission said the results of the first phase will be announced within two hours after voting concludes. The second phase of voting for office bearers will begin after the results are declared, with all representatives participating in the process.
