The results of the election for Central Working Committee (CWC) seats of the Nepali Congress-Democratic, which is holding its general convention in Kathmandu, were announced Tuesday afternoon.

The NC (D) convention elected Prakash Man Singh, who facing jail on graft charges, with highest number of votes. Singh secured a total of 1192 votes, the NC (D) said.

Acting party president Gopal Man Shrestha, vice-president Chitra Lekha Yadav have also been elected as CWC members. Other leaders elected for CWC seats are Pradeep Giri, Bimalendra Nidhi, Bijay Kumar Gachhedar, Chiranjivi Wagle, Purna Bahadur Khadka, Bal Bahadur KC, Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat, Dr Minendra Rizal, Dip Kumar Upadhyay, Amar Raj Kaini, Bal Krishna Khand, NP Saud, Gyanendra Bahadur Karki, Manmohan Bhattarai and Jip Chhiring Lama.

Uma Adhikari and Dina Upadhyay who contested for the two reserved seats for women also made it to the CWC while Indra Bahadur Gurung and Bhisma Raj Aangdungbe secured the CWC seats allotted for indigenous nationalities. Dal Singh Kami, Umakant Chaudhary and Khimkanta Jha were elected for reserved seats for Dalits and the Terai community respectively. Jeevan Bahadur Shahi was nominated unopposed for the CWC membership from one seat reserved for Karnali region.

Then CWC members Dr Narayan Khadka, Hom Nath Dahal and Ramesh Rijal, Narendra Bikram Nemwang and Sagar Shumsher Rana lost the election.

The NC (D) general convention had re-elected jailed former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba as the party president unopposed on Saturday.

The general convention has expanded the 37-member CWC to 45. Remaining 18 CWC members will be nominated by the party president.