KATHMANDU: Ojashwi Sherchan of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has been elected President of the House of Representatives’ Education, Health and Information Technology Committee after defeating UML candidate Guru Baral in a parliamentary vote on Friday.

In the election held today, Baral was in a minority despite receiving backing from the Nepali Congress and the CPN support bloc.

Sherchan secured a clear majority and was subsequently declared the winner.

Following the announcement, Baral congratulated Sherchan on her victory, marking a cordial conclusion to the contest.

The meeting was chaired by senior-most member Mahabir Pun.