Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba nominated Mahalaxmi Upadhyaya Dina in the party's Central Working Committee on Sunday.
According to the Nepali Congress Central Office, Dina was nominated as per the party's statute, reports the Himalayan Times.
She was defeated in the elections during the party's General Convention held in Kathmandu earlier in March this year.
Dina, who is also a member of Parliament, was also a member of the Central Working Committee earlier.