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Gagan Thapa wins Congress presidency with 94 percent of the vote
Thapa secures 6,584 votes against 375 for rival Shyam Krishna Khadgi, winning by a margin of 6,209 votes.
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Kul Chandra Neupane
Published at : October 10, 2026
Updated at : October 10, 2026 07:37
Kathmandu
Gagan Thapa has been elected president of the Nepali Congress, securing 6,584 votes against 375 for his rival, Shyam Krishna Khadgi.
A total of 7,013 votes were cast, of which 54 were declared invalid.
Thapa secured 93.88 percent of the total votes cast, while Khadgi received 5.35 percent. Invalid ballots accounted for the remaining 0.77 percent.
Thapa won by a margin of 6,209 votes.
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