Kathmandu, Oct. 24 -- Women have secured 69 of the 231 elected positions on the Nepali Congress central committee, accounting for 29.87 percent of elected members. All won seats reserved for women or allocated under the party's inclusion categories.

The party's statute requires women to make up at least one-third of executive committees at every level. The 297-member central committee comprises 231 elected members and 66 nominees appointed by the party president. Three women were elected to office-bearing posts, while 66 won central committee seats.

With 69 women elected, party president Gagan Thapa must nominate at least 30 women to the 66 appointed seats to bring female representation to 99, or one-third of the committee.

Although th...