Kathmandu - From the 5th General Convention of the Central Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives of Nepal Ltd., a new 15-member Executive Committee has been elected under the leadership of Ekraj Upreti. Purna Sharma has been elected Vice-Chairperson, Meena Kumari Dhakal as Women Vice-Chairperson, and Chiranjivi K.C. as Secretary.
Earlier, under the provision of electing one representative from each of the seven provinces to the 15-member Board, Ekraj Upreti from Bagmati, Krishna Babu Shrestha from Gandaki, Purna Sharma from Lumbini, and Dharma Kunwar from Sudurpashchim were elected unopposed.
Likewise, elections were held for provincial representatives from Koshi, Madhesh, and Karnali Provinces. From Koshi, Indira Niraula won with 45 votes, while her closest competitor Khagendra Raj Bhandari received 41 votes.
In Madhesh Province, Mishralal Sahani won with 56 votes. Other candidates Ram Sobhit Yadav, Dipendra Kumar Yadav, Ram Chandra Yadav, and Shambhu Nath Yadav received 20, 12, 5, and 3 votes respectively.
In Karnali Province, Dharmaraj Thapa was elected with 28 votes, defeating Chandani Dhakal, who secured 26 votes.
In the Open category, Chiranjivi K.C. (377), Sukhdev Naupane (362), Hari Bahadur Basnet (335), and Hari Bahadur Adhikari (325) were elected. Other candidates Suman Nepal and Narayan Prasad Khanal received 221 and 241 votes respectively.
In the Women category, Geeta K.C. (415), Meena Kumari Dhakal (401), Devaki Kumari Bhandari (323), and Goma Devi Acharya (257) were elected. Their competitors Jhupa Pandey, Nayan Kala Khadka, and Kamala Kumari Rimal received 213, 120, and 156 votes respectively.
Similarly, for the Account Supervision Committee, Maheshwar Subedi was elected unopposed as Coordinator, with Purna Bahadur Bist and Pabitra Ghimire elected as Members.
The 15 elected Board Members and the Account Supervision Committee, elected for a four-year term, were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Chief Election Officer Senior Advocate Poshan Raj Lamichhane.
Currently, the Central Federation has a network of 1,151 member institutions. The Federation has expanded its operations to all 77 districts and is providing services to around 900,000 member farming households across the country.
