Kathmandu : Bishwamani Subedi, popularly known as ‘Bimasu’ has been elected the President of Socialist Press Association, Nepal.

The first national convention of the Association held in Kathmandu on June 9 and 10 elected Subedi as the president. According to the final voting results shared on Sunday morning, Subedi defeated his competitor Bhuparaj Khadka by 28 votes and was elected as the president. Subedi got 147 votes while Khadka got 119 votes.

Subedi  has been associated with Janaastha vernacular weekly for the past 23 years, and is currently working as Executive Editor. He has been felicitated with several  awards and decorations for  to his contributions in journalism. Subedi has been fighting for the rights of working journalists  and uphold the core values of Nepali journalism.