Nepal, Dec. 18 -- KP Sharma Oli secured a third term as CPN-UML chair with a decisive 1,662-vote victory over Ishwor Pokhrel at the party's 11th General Convention.

The 11th General Convention of the CPN-UML concluded with the election of its central leadership, reaffirming KP Sharma Oli as the party chairperson. Oli secured 1,663 votes, defeating his only rival Ishwor Pokhrel, who garnered 564 votes.

In the race for vice-chairpersons, five leaders were elected to the top positions: Prithvi Subba Gurung (1,737 votes), Vishnu Prasad Paudel (1,675), Rambahadur Thapa Badal (1,516), Gokarna Raj Bista (1,368), and Raghuji Pant (1,258).

Shankar Pokhrel was elected as the party's General Secretary with 1,228 votes, overcoming Surendra Prasad...