2018 Nepalese National Assembly election
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2018 National Assembly elections were held in Nepal on 7 February 2018 across all seven provinces to form the first National Assembly since the adoption of the new constitution in 2015.[1] According to Article 86 of the Constitution of Nepal 2015, the members of the National Assembly are elected every six years through an electoral college. In addition to this, one-third of the members are retired every two years for six years by drawing a lottery.[2]
Electoral college[]
The electoral college consists of members of the provincial assembly and Chairperson/Mayor and Vice Chairperson/Deputy Mayor of the local bodies within the state. Each provincial assembly members vote has a weight of forty eight whereas each Chairperson/Mayor/Vice Chairperson/Deputy Mayor vote has a weight of eighteen. The electoral college elects 56 members to the National Assembly and three members, including one woman, are nominated by the president on the recommendation of the Government of Nepal.[2]
Results[]
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Party | Seats | |
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Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 27 | |
Nepali Congress | 13 | |
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | 12 | |
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | 2 | |
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | 2 | |
Nominated[3] | 3 | |
Total | 59 | |
Source: TribuneIndia[4] |
Province No. 1[]
Elected MP | Elected Party | Category | Votes | |
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Parshuram Megi Gurung | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Open | Unopposed | |
Haricharan Shiwakoti | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Open | Unopposed | |
Nepali Congress | Open | Unopposed | ||
Nainakala Ojha | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Women | Unopposed | |
Bina Pokharel | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Women | Unopposed | |
Nepali Congress | Women | Unopposed | ||
Khem Raj Nepali | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dalit | 6,270 | |
Aagam Prasad Bantawa Rai | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Disabled/Minority | 6,138 | |
Source: Election Commission of Nepal |
Province No. 2[]
Elected MP | Elected Party | Category | Votes | |
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Jitendra Dev | Nepali Congress | Open | Unopposed | |
Ramesh Prasad Yadav | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Open | Unopposed | |
Suman Raj Pyakurel | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Open | Unopposed | |
Shashikala Dahal | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Women | Unopposed | |
Mukta Kumari Yadav | Nepali Congress | Women | Unopposed | |
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Women | Unopposed | ||
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Dalit | Unopposed | ||
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Disabled/Minority | Unopposed | ||
Source: Election Commission of Nepal |
Province No. 3[]
Elected MP | Elected Party | Category | Votes | |
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Ram Bahadur Thapa | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Open | 3,396 | |
Balram Baskota | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Open | 3,444 | |
Nepali Congress | Open | 2,556 | ||
Parvati Rawal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Women | 3,276 | |
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Women | 3,510 | ||
Nepali Congress | Women | 2,376 | ||
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dalit | 6,858 | ||
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Disabled/Minority | 6,876 | ||
Source: Election Commission of Nepal |
Province No. 4[]
Elected MP | Elected Party | Category | Votes | |
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Ganesh Prasad Timilsina | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Open | 1,782 | |
Dina Nath Sharma | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Open | 1,530 | |
Surendra Raj Pandey | Nepali Congress | Open | 2,262 | |
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Women | 1,512 | ||
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Women | 1,716 | ||
Nepali Congress | Women | 2,274 | ||
CPN (Maoist Centre) | Dalit | 3,396 | ||
Nepali Congress | Disabled/Minority | Unopposed | ||
Source: Election Commission of Nepal |
Province No. 5[]
Elected MP | Elected Party | Category | Votes | |
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CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Open | 3,006 | ||
CPN (Maoist Centre) | Open | 2,280 | ||
Nepali Congress | Open | 2,418 | ||
Komal Oli | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Women | Unopposed | |
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Women | Unopposed | ||
Nepali Congress | Women | Unopposed | ||
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dalit | 5,508 | ||
CPN (Maoist Centre) | Disabled/Minority | 5,340 | ||
Source: Election Commission of Nepal |
Province No. 6[]
Elected MP | Elected Party | Category | Votes | |
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CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Open | 1,174 | ||
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Open | 1,256 | ||
Kali Bahadur Malla | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Open | 1,251 | |
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Women | 1,162 | ||
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Women | 1,268 | ||
CPN (Maoist Centre) | Women | 1,271 | ||
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dalit | 3,666 | ||
CPN (Maoist Centre) | Disabled/Minority | 3,720 | ||
Source: Election Commission of Nepal |
Province No. 7[]
Elected MP | Elected Party | Category | Votes | |
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Sher Bahadur Kunwar | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Open | Unopposed | |
CPN (Maoist Centre) | Open | Unopposed | ||
Badri Pandey | Nepali Congress | Open | Unopposed | |
Nepali Congress | Women | Unopposed | ||
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Women | Unopposed | ||
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Women | Unopposed | ||
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Dalit | 3,708 | ||
CPN (Maoist Centre) | Disabled/Minority | 3,708 | ||
Source: Election Commission of Nepal |
Nominated[]
In addition to the elections, three members were nominated to the National Assembly on 20 February 2019.[5]
- Bimala Poudel
- Ram Narayan Bidari
- Yuba Raj Khatiwada
References[]
- ^ "National Assembly election begins in Nepal - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
- ^ a b "Constitute". www.constituteproject.org. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
- ^ Two of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist), one of Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)
- ^ Transclusion error: {{En}} is only for use in File namespace. Use {{lang-en}} or {{in lang|en}} instead. Nepal’s Leftists set to form govt TheTribune
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