2022 internal election of Nepali Congress
The 14th General Convention of the Nepali Congress, in which delegates of the Nepali Congress Party re-elected Sher Bahadur Deuba as chairman, was held 13–15 December 2021, at Bhrikuti Mandap, Kathmandu.[1] Similarly, the convention of the six Province was held from 2–3 December.[1] The convention of the Pradesh 2 was delayed and held after National Convention on 22–23 December 2021.[2]
Nearly 850,000 active members of the party throughout the country took part in this occasion from ward to national level.[3][4] The total of 4,783 delegates were elected from 165 constituencies- which in turn voted to elect central level portfolios.[5]
Central Committee Portfolio Election
2nd Round for Party Chairman
Candidate's Name | Support | Votes | Percentage | Result | Reference |
Obtained | Total |
Sher Bahadur Deuba | Deuba-Nidhi-Singh-Sitaula | 2733[6] | 4623 | 59.12% | Elected | [7][8] |
Shekhar Koirala | Koirala-KC-Thapa | 1855 | 40.13% | |
1st Round for Party Chairman
Candidate's Name | Pannel | Votes | Percentage | Result | Reference |
Obtained | Total |
Sher Bahadur Deuba | Deuba-Sitaula | 2258 | 4679 | 48.25 | Round 2 | In 2nd round for not crossing 50%(+1) votes.[9] |
Shekhar Koirala | Koirala-KC-Thapa | 1702 | 36.37 | Round 2 |
Prakash Man Singh | Singh | 371 | 7.92 | |
Bimalendra Nidhi | Nidhi | 250 | 5.34 | |
Kalyan Gurung | Independent | 22 | 0.47 | |
Party Portfolios
Surveys and opinion polls
Central Committee Members
As per the constitution of the party, 35 people shall be elected under open category, 9 under women, 21 from provinces at the rate of 3 from each, 9 from Dalit, 15 from Adivasi Janajati, 13 from Khas Arya, 9 from Madheshi, 4 from women, 3 women from central members and 3 women members.
Province category
Nominated
Members of Central Working Committee
On 28 January 2022, NC president Sher Bahadur Deuba formed Central Working Committee which was approved by central committee.[26][27]
Provincial portfolio election
Province | Name | Supporting pannel | Votes | Percentage | Result | Quota | Reference |
obtained | Total |
President (1) | [28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39] |
Province No. 1 | Uddhav Thapa | Sitaula-Deuba | 844 | 1686 | 50.06 | Won | Open |
Guru Ghimire | Koirala | 842 | 49.94 | Lost |
Madhesh | Ram Saroj Yadav | Nidhi-Gagan-Koirala | 855 | 1879[40] | 45.50 | Lost |
Krishna Yadav | Deuba | 996 | 53.01 | Won |
Bagmati Province | Indra Baniya | Deuba | 1085 | 2025 | 53.5 | Won |
Jagadishwar Narasingha KC | Koirala | 927 | 46.5 | Lost |
Gandaki Province | Shukra Raj Sharma | Koirala | 612 | 1140 | 53.68 | Won |
Arjun Joshi | Deuba | 528 | 46.32 | Lost |
Lumbini Province | Amar Singh Pun | Koirala | 852 | 1519 | 56.08 | Won |
Bharat Kumar Shah | Deuba | 667 | 43.92 | Lost |
Karnali Province | Lalit Jung Shahi | Deuba | 422 | 800 | 52.75 | Won |
Motiraj Bam | Nidhi | 7 | 1 | Lost |
Bhupendra Jung Shahi | Koirala | 371 | 46.25 | Lost |
Sudurpashchim Province | Bir Bahadur Balayar | Deuba | 553 | 782 | 70.72 | Won |
Narayan Mishra | Koirala | 229 | 29.28 | Lost |
Vice president (2) |
Province No. 1 | Ramesh Jung Rayamajhi | Deuba | 890 | 1600 | 55.62 | Won | Open |
Tanka Rai | 847 | 52.93 | Won |
Bishwanath Rijal | Koirala | 699 | 31.18 | Lost |
Govind Dhungana | 765 | 47.81 | Lost |
Madhesh | Dhan Lal Thokkar | Nidhi-Gagan-Koirala | 636 | | | Lost |
Binod Kumar Khanal | 740 | | Lost |
Birendra Singh | Deuba | 1019 | | Won |
Chandra Shekhar Yadav | 895 | | Won |
Bagmati Province | Chandra Maharjan | Deuba | 1037 | 2069 | 50.12 | Won |
Dharmaraj Gautam | 1004 | 48.52 | Lost |
Mohan Basnet | Koirala | 1059 | 51.18 | Won |
Rajendra Burlakoti | 837 | 40.4 | Lost |
Gandaki Province | Kalpana Tiwari | Koirala | 624 | 1092 | 57.14 | Won |
Hari Prasad Shrestha | 548 | 50.18 | Lost |
Mekhlal Shrestha | Deuba | 556 | 50.91 | Won |
Netra Mahat | 456 | 41.75 | Lost |
Lumbini Province | Bhuwan Shrestha | Koirala | 847 | 1536 | 51.8 | Won |
Ashta Bhuja Pathak | 772 | 47.21 | Lost |
Raju Khanal | Deuba | 792 | 48.44 | Won |
Sudhakar Pandey | 661 | 40.42 | Lost |
Karnali Province | Kali Bahadur Sahakari | Deuba | 457 | 800 | 57.12 | Won |
Sanat Kumari Karki | 443 | 55.37 | Won |
Debendra Bahadur Shahi | Koirala | 385 | 48.19 | Lost |
Tilak Bahadur Bhandari | 315 | 39.38 | Lost |
Sudurpashchim Province | Gopal Gurung | Koirala | 229 | 782 | 29.28 | Lost |
Man Bahadur Rawal | 218 | 27.88 | Lost |
Him Bahadur Rawal | Nidhi | 92 | 11.76 | Lost |
Janak Chaudhary | Deuba | 486 | 62.14 | Won |
Lokraj Awasthi | 427 | 54.6 | Won |
General Secretary (2) |
Province No. 1 | Bhupendra Rai | Deuba | 824 | 1609 | 51.21 | Won | Open |
Padmasundara Palungwa | 807 | 50.15 | Lost |
Umesh Thapa | Koirala | 823 | 51.14 | Won |
Dipen Shrestha | 764 | 47.48 | Lost |
Madhesh | Binod Chaudhary | Independent | 195 | | | |
Naresh Kumar Yadav | Nidhi-Gagan-Koirala | 775 | | |
Haresh Mahato | 703 | | |
Upendra Kumar Yadav | Deuba | 959 | | Won |
Brihaspati Krishna Shrestha | 788 | | Won |
Bagmati Province | Raju Shrestha | Deuba | 910 | 2069 | 43.98 | Won |
Tilak Ruwali | 760 | 36.73 | Lost |
Ram Chandra Aryal "Michael" | Koirala | 899 | 43.45 | Lost |
Kanchan Chandra Bade | 995 | 48.09 | Won |
Gauri Parasd Dawadi | Nidhi | 188 | 9.08 | Lost |
Suresh Shrestha | 163 | 7.87 | Lost |
Gandaki Province | Bishnu Lamichhane | Koirala | 567 | 1085 | 52.25 | Won |
Kiran Babu Shrestha | 573 | 52.81 | Won |
Kumar Khadka | Deuba | 556 | 51.24 | Lost |
Ishwar Pandey | 473 | 43.59 | Lost |
Lumbini Province | Bikram Khanal | Koirala | 844 | 1520 | 55.56 | Won |
Surendraraj Acharya | 839 | 55.2 | Won |
Janmajay Timalsina | Deuba | 706 | 46.44 | Lost |
Khiman Singh Rayamajhi | 651 | 42.82 | Lost |
Karnali Province | Niranjan KC | Deuba | 425 | 800 | 53.125 | Won |
Krishna Kumar Rokaya | 423 | 52.875 | Won |
Govinda Bahadur Koirala | Nidhi | 55 | 6.875 | Lost |
Krishna Bahadur BC | Koirala | 313 | 39.13 | Lost |
Khagendra Bahadur Malla | 384 | 48.00 | Lost |
Sudurpashchim Province | Naranarayana (Manu) Sah | Deuba | 511 | 782 | 65.34 | Won |
Meghraj Khadka | 519 | 66.36 | Won |
Pratap Gurdami | Koirala | 178 | 22.76 | Lost |
Ram Bahadur Shahi | 256 | 32.73 | Lost |
Deputy General Secretary (3) |
Province No. 1 | Khadga Bahadur Phago | Deuba | 1026 | 1605 | 63.92 | Won | Open |
Binod Kumar Basnet | 747 | 46.54 | Won |
Rohit Kumar Sah | Koirala | 665 | 41.37 | Lost |
Birkaji Rai | 647 | 40.31 | Lost |
Subhash Chandra Rai | Nidhi | 125 | 7.78 | Lost |
Pramila Gachchhadar | Deuba | 837 | | 50.11 | Won | Women |
Indira Thapa | Nidhi | 96 | 1670 | 5.74 | Lost |
Sita Karki | Koirala | 737 | 44.13 | Lost |
Madhesh | Ram Narayan Mahaseth | Independent | 97 | | | | Open |
Arbind Amatya | Independent | 257 | | |
Narayan Chaudhary | Nidhi-Gagan-Koirala | 601 | | |
Binod Yadav | 691 | | |
Parshuram Chaudhari | Deuba | 822 | | Won |
Jay Narayan Yadav | 879 | | Won |
Bindu Yadav | Deuba | 889 | | | Won | Women |
Bhimadevi Sharma | Nidhi-Gagan-Koirala | 532 | | |
Rita Yadav | Independent | 156 | | |
Rekha Devi Mahara | Independent | 76 | | |
Bagmati Province | Hari Sharan Shrestha | Deuba | 839 | 2069 | 40.55 | Won | Open |
Mahendra Thing | 801 | 38.71 | Lost |
Rishi Ram Ghimire | Koirala | 916 | 44.27 | Won |
Dil Bahadur Tamang | 835 | 40.35 | Lost |
Jeevan Dangol | Koirala | 949 | 2069 | 45.86 | Won | Women |
Moti Maya Tamang | Nidhi | 218 | 10.53 | Lost |
Niru Khadka | Deuba | 786 | 37.98 | Lost |
Gandaki Province | Ram Chandra Joshi | Koirala | 569 | 1114 | 51.07 | Won | Open |
Ramesh Pandey | 618 | 55.47 | Won |
Rajan Raj Pant | Deuba | 461 | 41.38 | Lost |
Jhul Bahadur Rana | 488 | 43.80 | Lost |
Yub Raj Bastakoti | Nidhi | 92 | 8.25 | Lost |
Kopila Ranabhat | Koirala | 552 | 1066 | 51.78 | Won | Women |
Omkala Gautam | Deuba | 514 | 48.21 | Lost |
Lumbini Province | Khagraj Pandey | Koirala | 776 | 1532 | 50.65 | Won | Open |
Bishnu Muskan | 859 | 56.07 | Won |
Lakshmi Narayan Shah | Deuba | 676 | 44.12 | Lost |
Maya Pun | 752 | 49.08 | Lost |
Nima Giri | Koirala | 830 | 1517 | 54.71 | Won | Women |
Sarita Chaudhary | Koirala | 687 | 45.28 | Lost |
Karnali Province | Upendra Bahadur Thapa | Deuba | 430 | 800 | 53.75 | Won | Open |
Ekraj Dangi | 451 | 51.87 | Won |
Netralal Koirala | Koirala | 362 | 45.25 | Lost |
Jayananda Upadhyaya | 393 | 49.13 | Lost |
Ramchhaya Kumari Shahi | Deuba | 435 | 800 | 54.37 | Won | Women |
Devika Kumari Singh | Koirala | 365 | 45.63 | Lost |
Sudurpashchim Province | Gopal Datta Bhatt | Deuba | 429 | 782 | 54.85 | Won | Open |
Chandramani Bhatt | 429 | 54.85 | Won |
Padma Raj Pant | Koirala | 206 | 26.34 | Lost |
Narendra Bhatt | 179 | 22.89 | Lost |
Laxman Bahadur Shahi | Nidhi | 123 | 15.72 | Lost |
Hark Bahadur Swar | 58 | 7.41 | Lost |
Ambika Chalaune | Deuba | 554 | 782 | 70.84 | Won | Women |
Khina Bhandari | Koirala | 180 | 23.01 | Lost |
District president election
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