News Summary
- Omnath Bhandari won the district chairperson election from the National Independent Party Jhapa’s first convention with 341 votes.
- Pushpalal Dhakal was elected vice-chairperson, Birodh Subedi as secretary, and Bhim Bahadur Kunwar as deputy secretary in the same convention.
23 Jestha, Biratnagar – Omnath Bhandari has been elected as the chairperson of the National Independent Party Jhapa.
Bhandari secured victory at the party’s inaugural district convention held on Saturday, receiving 341 votes. His opponents, Lakshman Basnet and Arjun Kumar Mainali, received 247 votes and 25 votes respectively.
Pushpalal Dhakal was elected as the district committee’s vice-chairperson.
Dhakal won with 210 votes against Shanta Tamang’s 198 votes, Lila Khadka’s 111 votes, and Dev Sangroula’s 93 votes. Birodh Subedi and Bhim Bahadur Kunwar were elected as secretary and deputy secretary respectively.
