Khadka secured the highest votes while Gurung beat heavywebight Gachchhedar by a narrow margin
KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 16
Nepali Congress leaders Purna Bahadur Khadka and Dhanaraj Gurung have been elected as the vice-presidents of the party.
According to NC's Subhash Adhikary, Khadka registered a comfortable win whereas the fight for the next spot was tight between Gurung and 'party heavyweight' Bijay Kumar Gachchhedar.
Khadka garnered 2121 votes. Gurung and Gachchhedar, on the other hand, received 1908 and 1906 votes respected, securing a win for the former by two points.
While Khadka and Gachchhedar hail from Deuba's camp, Gurung was representing Shekhar Koirala's panel.
Koirala was defeated by Deuba in the run for party president.
Meanwhile, the other candidates that too have now been left behind in the race are Chandra Bhandari, Sujata Koirala, Mahesh Acharya and Divyashwari Shah.
Chandra Bhandari scored 1580 votes while rest of the candidates remained confined to votes in three figures, receiving 644, 589 and 139 votes.
Mahesh Acharya was the only independent contender in the polls for vice-president while Bhandari, Koirala and Shah were representing Shekhar Koirala, Prakash Man Singh and Bimlendra Nidhi, respectively.
