KATHMANDU: A voting under the Nepal Students Union's 11th General Convention began from 8:00 am today, one hour late of the scheduled time.

The election has started at the Nepali Congress Central Office, Sanepa, according to General Convention election officer Krishna Prasad Paneru.

Seven candidates are in the race for the post of NSU President after Padam Raj Panta withdrew his nomination. They are Manojmani Acharya, Nain Singh Mahar, Shubharam Basnet, Ananda Raj Tripathi, Laxman Acharya, Nagendra Singh Thakuri and Bachan Karki.

Similarly,Six candidates are competing for the post of NSU General Secretary and five for treasurer.

Parmeshwor Saha has been unanimously elected the assistant- general secretary from the Madhesi quota.

Over 500 people have filed their candidacies for the posts of vice-president, assistant-general secretary and central member. Both e-voting and a ballot have been applied to conduct the election, Convention election officer Paneru said.

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