2018 Nepalese presidential election
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Registered | 880 | |||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 97.95% | |||||||||||||||
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The third presidential election of Nepal was held on 13 March 2018.[1] As a new election law was developed (which is foreseen by the Constitution of Nepal) and as, due to the Nepalese election in 2017, an electoral college could be established, the election took place three years after the previous presidential elections despite the presidential term of office actually being set at 5 years.[2][3] The President was elected by an electoral college composed of the members of federal parliament and provincial assemblies. The total number of voters was thus 880,[a] however the 331 members of Federal Parliament have a vote weight of 79, while the 549 members of Provincial Assemblies have a vote weight of 48. In total 862 lawmakers participated in the election leading to a turnout of 97.95%.[4]
Electoral college[]
Party | Pratinidhi Sabha votes | Rastriya Sabha votes | Pradesh Sabha votes | Total votes | Percentage |
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CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | 9,559 | 2,133 | 11,664 | 23,356 | 44.43% |
Nepali Congress | 4,997 | 1,027 | 5,424 | 11,448 | 21.78% |
CPN (Maoist Centre) | 4,187 | 948 | 5,184 | 10,319 | 19.63% |
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | 1,264 | 158 | 1,776 | 3,198 | 6.08% |
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | 1,343 | 158 | 1,344 | 2,845 | 5.41% |
Rastriya Janamorcha | 79 | 0 | 192 | 271 | 0.52% |
Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 79 | 0 | 144 | 223 | 0.42% |
Naya Shakti Party, Nepal | 79 | 0 | 144 | 223 | 0.42% |
Nepal Mazdoor Kisan Party | 79 | 0 | 96 | 175 | 0.33% |
Bibeksheel Sajha Party | 0 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 0.27% |
Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 0.09% |
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic) | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 0.09% |
Nepal Sanghiya Samajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 0.09% |
Independents | 79 | 0 | 144 | 223 | 0.42% |
Total | 21,745 | 4,424 | 26,400 | 52,569 | 100% |
Candidates[]
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)[]
Name | Born | Current or previous positions | Province | Announced | Ref |
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Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
Bhojpur, Province No. 1 |
19 June 1961Member of the Legislature Parliament of Nepal (2013–2018)
Minister of Defence (2009–2011) Minister of Population and Environment (1997) Member of the House of Representatives from Kathmandu-2 (1994–2002) Member of the House of Representatives from Kathmandu-1 (1993–1994) |
Province No. 1 | 7 March 2018 | [5][6] |
Nepali Congress[]
Name | Born | Current or previous positions | Province | Announced | Ref |
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Kumari Laxmi Rai | Bhojpur, Province No. 1 |
1 July 1949Member of the Legislature Parliament of Nepal (2013–2018) | Province No. 1 | 7 March 2018 | [5][6] |
Results[]
Bhandari's election was supported by her own party, the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) and coalition partner Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) as well as Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal, Rastriya Janata Party Nepal, Rastriya Janamorcha and Rastriya Prajatantra Party.[4]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Bidhya Devi Bhandari | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 39,275 | 77.00 | |
Kumari Laxmi Rai | Nepali Congress | 11,730 | 23.00 | |
Total | 51,005 | 100.00 | ||
Total votes | 862 | – | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 880 | 97.95 | ||
Source: Kathmandu Post |
Vice-presidential election[]
The election for the Vice President of Nepal was scheduled to take place on 23 March 2018. However, as incumbent Nanda Bahadur Pun, was the only candidate for the office and no complaints were filed against him, he was declared Vice President of Nepal by the Election Commission on 18 March 2018.[7][8]
Notes[]
- ^ 3 members of National Assembly and 1 member of Province Assembly were not included in the voter list
References[]
- ^ "Prez Bhandari files her nomination for another tenure". myrepublica.com. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "Procedure begins to elect new Nepal President, Vice President". The New Indian Express. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Pun re-elected vice-president of Nepal". Gulf Times. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "President Bhandari is re-elected". The Kathmandu Post. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Incumbent Bhandari, NC leader Laxmi Rai in race for presidency in Nepal". The Hindu. PTI, PTI. 8 March 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 March 2018.CS1 maint: others (link)
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Bhandari, Rai final prez candidates". The Himalayan Times. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Vice President Pun poised to get reelected today". República. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Pun re-elected as Nepal's vice president". Xinhua News Agency. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
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