Janmat Party Convention Begins in Birgunj with Early Voting

Parsa. The convention of Janmat Party, chaired by Dr. CK Raut, is starting today. However, the election for the central working committee has already begun before the formal inauguration of the convention organized in Birgunj, Parsa. The convention was initially scheduled to start on October 10, with nominations registered on October 1, but it was postponed due to continuous rain and landslides. Although the postponed convention starts today, the voting process has been expedited before the formal inauguration. Vice-presidential candidate Narendra Chaudhary informed that the voting has started before the inauguration as the election process is expected to take a long time. The inauguration ceremony will begin only after the voting is completed. A total of 99 people have filed nominations for various posts. While only Dr. CK Raut has filed a nomination for the post of president, more than one candidate has filed for other posts. Even though there is a single candidate for the post of president, voting will take place according to the bylaws. Every candidate must secure more than 20 percent of the total votes. There are approximately two thousand voters in the convention. If Raut, the sole presidential candidate, secures more than 20 percent of the votes, he will be elected unopposed, while competition will be held for other posts. For seven vice-presidential posts, 14 candidates have filed nominations, three for one general secretary post, and two for one deputy general secretary post. Similarly, 10 candidates have filed nominations for seven secretary posts. The remaining nominations are for central executive committee members, Chaudhary stated. For the vice-presidential post, Basantkumar Kushwaha, Anita Saha, Anita Mandal, Dr. Jayakant Raut, Narendrapasad Chaudhary, Madhavprasad Singh, Rajkumar Yadav (Tyagi), Dr. Kamrullah Ansari, Sanjaykumar Mishra, Madneshkumar Chaudhary, Parmeshwar Murmu, Roshan Khatun, Harpal Singh Sodhi, and Manohari Devi Baitha have filed nominations. Similarly, for the general secretary post, Chandan Singh, Mamta Jha, and Sanjaykumar Yadav, and for the deputy general secretary post, Nirmalkumar Mandal and Lalitchandra Mallik have filed nominations. For the secretary post, Santoshkumar Sahani, Surendra Sharma Madhesi, Harendra Chaudhary, Anjanidevi, Rohit Mahato, Parasprasad Sah, Radhakumari Yadav, Balgobinda Chaudhary, Birendra Mahato (Jeevan Tyagi), and Rambabu Sah have filed nominations. According to the election directive, 100 office bearers and members of the central executive committee will be elected from the convention. Janmat Party has stated that the remaining 51 seats will be nominated inclusively. It is said that the participation of youth and women under 40 years of age in the executive committee will reach one-third. According to the party, a maximum of 17 office bearers will be elected from the convention. This includes one president, a maximum of seven vice-presidents, one general secretary, one deputy general secretary, and a maximum of seven secretaries. The directive states that the party president can nominate for vacant posts or those not elected. Furthermore, the treasurer and spokesperson will also be nominated by the party president.