Sharma elected as Chairman of UML’s Gandaki Province Committee

GANDAKI: Navaraj Sharma has been elected as the Chairman of CPN-UML Gandaki Province Committee.

He defeated his closest contender Mayanath Adhikari with a margin of 166 votes. Sharma garnered 531 votes while Adhikari 365.

A permanent resident of Myagdi district, Sharma had also worked as province committee chief earlier.

Similarly, Min Prasad Gurung has been elected as the Vice-Chairman by securing 534 votes. He defeated his nearest contender, Baburam Sunar.

Sanjay Dawadi has been elected as the Secretary by garnering 520 votes. His rival Rashmi Acharya collected 367 votes, according to chief election officer Surendra Thapamagar.

Moreover, Dam Bahadur BK has been elected as the Under Secretary by receiving 499 votes. Manju Gurung has been elected as the Under Secretary under the women’s category.

Chief election officer Thapamagar said that among a total of 905 representatives, 896 had cast their votes. The convention elected 165 members including office bearers from various clusters.