Thirty-six-year-old Jit Narayan Shrestha of Shaktikhor at Kalika Municipality-2 has been elected as the district president of the Nepali Congress (NC) in Chitwan.

Jit Narayan has claimed that he is the youngest ever district president of the ‘grand old party’ in the country. 

During the party district convention held on Monday, he obtained 501 votes. His rival Dinesh Koirala secured 337 votes.

 “Earlier I wanted to become an engineer, but I could not pass the exam. Then I got involved in NC party politics,” said Jit Narayan. 

“I won election because of my hard work and contribution I have made.” 

Jit Narayan became chairman of Nepal Students Union for two times in the district. His mother Til Kumari said that the villagers are also happy after her son became a NC District president.