April 12: Voting for the election of a new executive committee of the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), the largest umbrella organization of industrialists in the country, has started from 8 am this morning.
According to the election schedule, voting will be held at the Nepal Academy Hall in Kamaladi, Kathmandu till 4 pm.
The ongoing 57th Annual General Meeting of FNCCI will elect one senior vice president, three vice presidents and 59 executive committee members. On the other hand, four members of the executive committee have been elected unanimously.
According to the provisions of FNCCI, the term of the current president Shekhar Golchha will continue until the AGM concludes, while Chandra Prasad Dhakal, who is currently the senior vice president, will automatically become the president of the federation from April 13.
Three people are competing for the position of senior vice president to lead the federation in the next term. Those in the fray for the coveted post are former FNCCI vice-president Umesh Lal Shrestha, and incumbent vice-presidents Ram Chandra Sanghai and Anjan Shrestha.
The election of the senior vice-president of the federation is being watched with much interest due to the provision that the senior vice president will automatically become the president in the next term.
This is the first time that three candidates are contesting for the post of senior vice-president.
According to the statute of the FNCCI, a candidate must receive 51 percent of the total votes to be elected as the senior vice president. If no candidate gets 51 percent of the votes in the first round of voting, a second round of voting will be held. According to the federation, only the two candidates who get the most votes will compete in the second round.
