Election fever has gripped journalists as the date for national convention of the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) approaches nearer.
The convention, scheduled for May 3-4, will elect new officers for the next three-year term. Around 100 journalists have announced their candidacies for 27 central committee posts. Campaigning has already begun.
Kulchandra Wagle, Dharmendra Jha, Mahendra Bista, Shiva Gaule and Shital Koirala are vying for the post of president while Govinda Acharya, Balaram Baniya and Kedar Koirala are contesting for the vice-president post.
Similarly, Hemanta Kafle, Nirmala Sharma, Binod Dhungel and Poshan KC have announced their candidacy for general secretary and Purna Basnet and Ramji Dahal for secretary. Ramesh Bista, Bijaya Ghimire and Rajendra Phuyal are candidates for the post of treasurer.
Yashoda Timilsina, Maina Dhital, Saraswati Karki and Rita Gurung will contest as central committee members reserved for women while Rajkumar Dikpal, Dilip Thapa Magar and Bir Man Sherpa are contesting under the Janajati quota and Diwakar Bagchand and Govinda Pariyar under the Dalit quota. nepalnews.com ia Apr 30 08
