Kaski, June 13: Nabin Tripathi has been elected the President of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Gandaki province committee. The first convention of the party held in Pokhara on Friday elected Tripathi, a resident of Kaski, as the province committee President.
In the voting on Friday evening for new leadership, Tripathi emerged winner with 234 votes. The vote count results were made public on Friday morning. Earlier, he had served the RSP Gandaki province as the elected general secretary.
In the race, Tripathi’s close contender, Rajan Gautam, also the former President of the province committee and the member of the House of Representatives (HoR), received 182 votes.
Likewise, candidates, Madhab Kandel and Dr Hari Karki, obtained 11 and two votes, respectively. Election Committee coordinator, Dr Ram Gurung informed that Tripathi was elected to the post by securing more than fifty percent votes in the first round.
Only 437 out of total 780 delegates had cast votes in the election.
RSP’s general secretary Kabindra Burlakoti had inaugurated the convention on Friday.
