By Our Reporter  Shiva Lamsal of Syangja has been elected the central President of Nepal Press Union securing 745 votes. His close contender Anita Bindu, also from Syangja, obtained 612 votes. Lamsal was backed by Shekhar Koirala faction of the Nepali Congress while Bindu was supported by party president Sher Bahadur Deuba. Total of 1,397 voters out of 1,679 had cast their ballots in the election held in Hetauda as part of the ninth general convention of NPU. Among other elected office-bearers of the press, the union is Prem KC (senior vice-president), Nakul Aryal and Bhismaraj Ojha (vice-president), Salohja Dahal (women vice-president), and Deependra Bantawa (inclusive vice-president). According to the Election Committee, Dilip Poudel and Madhav Dhital were elected general secretary and treasurer of NPU, respectively. Nepal Press Union is the benevolent organisation of the ruling Nepali Congress, and most of those elected are from the Lamsal panel.