By TRN Online, Kathmandu, Dec. 15: Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba, also Prime Minister, has been elected for the second term by the 14 general convention of the party.
Deuba got elected to the post of party president with 2724 votes while his rival Dr. Shekhar Koirala got 1817 votes. Some 33 votes were invalidated.
A total of 4,563 votes were cast in the second round of election held to elect party president in the NC's 14th general convention. There were five candidates in the first round of election and none of them garnered a 50% plus vote to get elected to the post.
The official announcement of the election results is awaited.
Do not make expressions casting dout on election: EC
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