Top 17 Associates Elected to Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry - Sachin Dhakal Leads
The election for the executive committee of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has concluded, with 17 members officially elected to represent the Associates category. The voting process involved more than 1,800 associate members who cast their ballots to choose from a pool of 33 candidates.
Sachin Dhakal emerged as the top candidate, securing the highest number of votes with a total of 1,398. Other prominent figures elected to the committee include Hemanta Golchha, Ambika Prasad Poudel, and Ujjwal Kumar Shrestha. The competition was closely contested, as even the candidate with the fewest votes among the winners, Babu Lamichhane (also cited as Babulal Acharya), secured a significant 860 votes to claim the final spot.
The complete list of the 17 newly elected executive members is as follows:
- Sachin Dhakal (1,398 votes)
- Hemanta Golchha (1,202 votes)
- Ambika Prasad Poudel (1,193 votes)
- Ujjwal Kumar Shrestha (1,156 votes)
- Shakti Kumar Begani (1,142 votes)
- Rishi Agarwal (1,122 votes)
- Sushil Thapa (1,094 votes)
- Rajesh Kumar Agarwal (1,082 votes)
- Suyash Pyakurel (1,069 votes)
- Ramsharan Bhandari (1,043 votes)
- Babu Kaji Karki (1,006 votes)
- Divash Neupane (991 votes)
- Krishna Lal Maharjan (984 votes)
- Shivraj Regmi (954 votes)
- Ishwar Bahadur GC (949 votes)
- Suraj Upreti (907 votes)
- Babu Lamichhane / Babulal Acharya (860 votes)
This election marks a significant update for the FNCCI leadership, as these members will now represent the interests of the associate business community within the federation for the upcoming term.
