Sharma elected president of Thamel Tourism Development Council

KATHMANDU: Bhabishwor Sharma has been elected president of Thamel Tourism Development Council (TTDC). Sharma secured 772 votes while his closest contender Dhruba Adhikari got 568 votes. Similarly, Prashaya Rajbhandari, Gita Gurung and Sahadev Dhamala have been elected as vice presidents. Rajib Pandey was picked as general secretary and Ram Chandra Giri and Punyaram Lageju as secretary and treasurer respectively. Likewise, other elected members are Prakash Thapaliya, Sri Krishna Thapaliya, Roshan Adhikari, Kopila Shimkhada, Chetnath Pudasaini, Purnima Malakar, Tenjin Lama and Lalbabu Chaudhary. Of the total 1,598 eligible voters, 1,400 votes were cast in the election that concluded on Saturday, electing a 15-member new working committee of the Council. Newly elected TTDC president Sharma pledged to cooperate with all for the development of Thamel, the main tourist hub in Kathmandu. By RSS READ ALSO:

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