As per the NC statute, a presidential candidate had to secure over 50 percent of the total votes cast to get elected to the post. [break]
According to the Election Committee, altogether 3,062 out of the total of 3,080 12th General Convention representatives had cast their ballots during the voting held between 10 am and 5 pm Tuesday at the Nepal Academy premises, Kamaladi. Among the votes cast, 15 were declared invalid.
The rest 18 General Convention representatives including the party´s founding leader, Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, had abstained from the voting.
The vote counting had begun at around midnight Tuesday and continued till nearly 3 am Wednesday.
Earlier, the NC Central Election Committee had announced that vote counting would start at 8 pm Tuesday, but it was delayed due to differences between the party´s Central Election Committee officials and representatives of all three presidential candidates over a code of conduct and the criteria for determining valid votes.
Altogether 338 candidates are competing for various positions including party office-bearers and Central Working Committee (CWC) members. Counting of votes for other positions including general secretary, treasurer and CWC members will begin Wednesday.
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