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The post fell vacant after the demise of Sushil Koirala
Three-time Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has
been elected the new president of the Nepali Congress, the country’s
largest democratic party, in a run-off poll, succeeding late premier
Sushil Koirala.
Mr. Deuba (69) was elected the Nepali
Congress chief during the 13th National General Convention here on
Monday night. The post was vacant after the demise of the 79-year-old
Koirala last month.
Gets 1,822 votes
Mr.
Deuba received 1,822 votes, while Ram Chandra Paudel, the acting
president of the party, was restricted to 1,296 votes. A total of 3,140
votes were cast, while only 3,118 were considered valid, the report
said.
There were three candidates in the first round
of elections. On Sunday, no candidate could manage to win the election
in the first round of voting.