Kathmandu. Dr. Bhandari has been elected as the central member of the Nepali Congress (Khas Arya Women). Bhadra Parajuli Bhandari has been elected. Bhandari has been elected as the central member of the Congress in the 15th general convention of the Nepali Congress.

Bhandari has been elected as the first central member by securing 3,966 votes out of the total 7,000 votes cast for the Khas Arya women.

Januka Pant, Geeta Devkota, Janaki Singh, Ambika Subedi , Krishna Kumari ( Basnet, Sarita Timsina Pangeni, Champa Devi Khadka, Santoshi Saud Airee, Urmila Kandel and Shobha Adhikari had filed their nominations for the post.

, Bindu Malla Thakuri (faith), Nirmala Vastakoti (Niru Khadka), Hira Bhattarai, Sitadevi Paudel, Sujana Karki, Pramila Lamsal, Nirmala Kumari Rawal Karki, Saraswati Bhatta, Kamala Lamichhane, Sita Gyawali, Madhavi Sharma Wagle, Shanta Baskota, Narayani Rayamajhi, Basanti Bhat, Geeta Simkhada, Suman Kumari Sanjyal, Radhakumari Kunwar Chhetri, Nirmala Risal and Srijana Lamichhane Phuyal were also in the race.

However, Dr. Bhadra has been elected to the post of Central Member , beating all the contestants. Bhadra has won the post of Central Member (Khas Arya Women).