KATHMANDU: As many as 63 persons have withdrawn their candidacies in the Nepali Congress (NC) 13th general convention, the Election Committee informed. As many as 375 persons had filed their candidacies for 64 posts of the Central Working Committee (CWC) on Friday. According to the Election Committee Coordinator Radheshyam Adhikari, 365 persons had filed their candidacies for 61 CWC members and 10 leaders had filed candidacies for three top positions president, general secretary and treasurer. Nepali Congress 13th General Convention

Candidacies for Central Working Committee

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Posts Nominations Vacancies President 3 1 General Secretary 3 1 Treasurer 4 1 Central Working Committee members Open category 90 25 Open category- women 38 6 Provincial representation 67 14 Janajati men 40 3 Janajati women 12 2 Dalit men 20 3 Dalit women 5 2 Muslim 6 1 Madhesi men 15 3 Madhesi women 9 2 Total CWC members 302 61 CWC including office bearers 312 64 The Election Committee had published the final list of the candidates at 11:00 am today after giving two hours for the candidates to withdraw their candidacy beginning 9:00 am. Now, 312 persons would vie in the election for 64 positions to be held on Sunday. READ ALSO 375 in fray for 64 NC CWC posts