Prof Dr Bijay Prasad Mishra has been elected as the President of the Nepal Bar Association.

He defeated senior advocate Raman Shrestha to be elected as the President of the Nepal Bar Association.

According to the final vote counting results, Mishra garnered 5, 052 votes while Shrestha obtained 2, 621 votes.

After being elected as the President, Mishra said that he would move ahead by uniting everyone.

Mishra said that he would take initiatives to establish the judiciary as the most trusted institution.

He went on to say that the Bar would also make an important contribution in amending the Constitution.

Similarly, Padam Prasad Limbu has been elected as the Vice President from Koshi Province, Ajay Shankar Jha from Madhes, Tej Bahadur Rawal from Bagmati, Bhupendra Khanal from Gandaki, Krishna Prasad Pokharel from Lumbini, Bibas Kumar Basnet from Karnali and Siddha Raj Ojha from Sudurpaschim.

Likewise, Saraswati Shrestha has been elected as the Vice President under women category.

Yagya Mani Neupane has been elected as the General Secretary and Jagat Bahadur Karki has Treasurer.

Mishra’s panel has clean swept the election of Bar Association.