Kathmandu, October 12, 2026 — Pradip Paudel and Udaya Shumsher Rana have been elected general secretaries under the open category at the Nepali Congress’s 15th general convention.
Paudel secured 4,194 votes, while Rana received 2,330 votes.
Other candidates in the open category included Dr. Sunil Kumar Sharma, who received 2,257 votes; Gururaj Ghimire, with 1,513; Nain Singh Mahar, with 1,134; Amarsingh Pun Magar, with 1,125; Shankar Tiwari, with 123; and Dr. Santosh Upadhyaya, with 97 votes.
In the women’s category, Dr. Dila Sangroula (Pant) was elected general secretary with 3,118 votes. Mahalaxmi Upadhyay (Dina) received 2,864 votes, while Rita Khanal secured 804 votes.
The results were announced by Raju Katuwal, member-secretary of the Nepali Congress Election Committee.
