Substantive Election Update (October 12, 2026)

Following the presidential declaration, the Nepali Congress Central Election Committee conducted subsequent counting rounds for the posts of Vice-President and General Secretary at party headquarters in Sanepa, declaring final results on Monday, October 12. Read full declared winners and vote tallies: Nepali Congress Election Results: Vice-Presidents and General Secretaries.

Gagan Kumar Thapa has been elected President of the Nepali Congress at the party’s 15th General Convention, securing a commanding victory in voting concluded at Bhrikutimandap in Kathmandu.

Voter casting ballot into election ballot box
Photo: Element5 Digital via Unsplash (Unsplash Licence) — Illustrative ballot casting and convention voting.

1. Certified Presidential Vote Tally

According to the declaration by the Nepali Congress Central Election Committee reported by RONB Post:

Candidate / Metric Votes Share of Valid Ballots Result
Gagan Kumar Thapa 6,584 94.61% Elected President
Shyam Krishna Khadgi 375 5.39% Runner-up
Total Valid Ballots 6,959 100.0% —
Invalid Ballots 54 — —
Total Ballots Cast 7,013 — Turnout Confirmed

2. Transition to Office-Bearer Elections

With the presidential vote concluded at Bhrikutimandap, election officials moved counting for the posts of Vice-President and General Secretary to the Nepali Congress Central Office in Sanepa, Lalitpur, where final certified tallies were declared on October 12.

Sources & Documentation:

1. Nepali Congress Central Election Committee declaration. | 2. Reporting by RONB Post. | 3. Reporting by The Kathmandu Post.