Sharad Kumar Gauchan has been elected new president of Federation of Contractors’ Associations of Nepal (FCAN), the apex body of Nepali contractors.

Contractors from across the country had gathered in Kathmandu for the 17th annual general meeting and election of the new executive committee. Altogether 721 contractors had cast their votes in the election, out of 724 listed voters.

Ram Sharan Deuja and Roshan Dahal have been elected to the posts of general secretary and treasurer. Nicolas Pandey has been elected associate vice-president. Tej Kumar Kurumbang has been elected vice president for eastern region, Pemba Lama Sherpa (central), Rudra Sharma (western), Laxman Kumar Rana (mid-western), and Bhim Bahadur Saud for far-western region.