Dr. Paritosh Paudyal Elected Director for Bagmati Province of National Cooperative Bank

Dr. Paritosh Paudyal has been elected as the director for Bagmati Province at the National Cooperative Bank, receiving 1,827 votes. In the election held on Saturday, out of a total of 8,679 eligible voters, the voter turnout was 39.11 percent, with 3,394 votes cast. Directors and members for the other six provinces, as well as the coordinator and members of the Audit Supervisory Committee, were elected unopposed.

Paudyal defeated Ramsharan Sharma Ghimire to win the directorship. He secured victory by a margin of 275 votes, receiving 1,827 votes compared to Sharma’s 1,552 votes. Paudyal was supported by the Nepali Congress, the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist), and the Nepal Communist Party.

Alongside Paudyal, the following directors were elected unopposed: Laxmi Prasad Upreti from Koshi Province, Mandira Acharya from Madhesh Province, Kamaladevi Giri from Gandaki Province, Bishnu Baral from Lumbini Province, Kalibahadur Mahtara from Karnali Province, and Manmohan Vist from Sudurpashchim Province. Tara Gurung was elected unopposed as coordinator of the Audit Supervisory Committee, with Yubaraj Pokharel and Mamatakumari Sah selected as members without contest.