According to the NC election committee, Man Bahadur Bishwakarma, Min Bishwakarma and Jiwan Pariyar have won the three seats reserved for dalits. [break]
Likewise, Sujata Pariyar and Kabita Sardar Batar have been elected as NC CWC members under dalit women quota. Pushpa Bhusal, Mina Pandey, Kamala Panta, Ambika Basnet, Mahalaxmi Upadhyaya ´Dina´ and Ishwari Neupane have won the six CWC seats reserved for women.
Likewise, Umakanta Chaudhary, Ajaya Kumar Chaurasiya, Mahendra Yadav from among male candidates and Parbati DC Chaudhary and Minakshi Jha from women have secured CWC berths from the seats reserved for Madhesis.
The NC has allocated 22 reserved seats for various marginalized groups. These include six for women, five each including two women for Aadibasi/Janajati, Dalits and Madhesis, and one for Muslims. Mohammad Aftab Aalam was declared winner from Muslim category on Thursday.
Vote counting for five CWC seats reserved for Aadibasi/Janajati group was underway till late Friday evening. Bhisma Raj Angdangwe, Surya Man Gurung and Indra Bahadur Gurung from male and Sita Gurung and Ratna Sherchan from women had been leading vote count till this report was filed.
The counting of votes for open (25 seats) and zonal (14 seats) categories will begin at 8 am Saturday.
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