2018 Nepalese National Assembly election

2018 Nepalese National Assembly election

7 February 2018
56 seats to the National Assembly
First party Second party Third party   Party CPN (UML) Congress Maoist Centre Seats won 27 13 12   Fourth party Fifth party   Party RJPN Forum Nepal Seats won 2 2
Elected Chairperson of the Assembly Ganesh Prasad Timilsina CPN (UML)

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

Party		Seats
	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
Parshuram Megi Gurung		CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Open	Unopposed
Haricharan Shiwakoti		CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Open	Unopposed
Ramesh Jung Rayamajhi		Nepali Congress	Open	Unopposed
Nainakala Ojha		CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Women	Unopposed
Bina Pokharel		CPN (Maoist Centre)	Women	Unopposed
Sarita Prasai		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
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
Pramila Kumari		Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal	Women	Unopposed
Ramprit Paswan		Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal	Dalit	Unopposed
Brijesh Chandra Lal		Rastriya Janata Party Nepal	Disabled/Minority	Unopposed
Source: Election Commission of Nepal

Province No. 3

Elected MP	Elected Party		Category	Votes
Ram Bahadur Thapa		CPN (Maoist Centre)	Open	3,396
Balram Baskota		CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Open	3,444
Radheshyam Adhikari		Nepali Congress	Open	2,556
Parvati Rawal		CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Women	3,276
Udaya Sharma		CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Women	3,510
Dhana Khatiwada		Nepali Congress	Women	2,376
Singha Bahadur Bishwakarma		CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Dalit	6,858
Ramchandra Rai Danuwar		CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Disabled/Minority	6,876
Source: Election Commission of Nepal

Province No. 4

Elected MP	Elected Party		Category	Votes
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
Shanti Adhikari		CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Women	1,512
Dipa Gurung		CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Women	1,716
Brinda Rana Magar		Nepali Congress	Women	2,274
Khim Bahadur BK		CPN (Maoist Centre)	Dalit	3,396
Prakash Pantha		Nepali Congress	Disabled/Minority	Unopposed
Source: Election Commission of Nepal

Province No. 5

Elected MP	Elected Party		Category	Votes
Khim Lal Bhattarai		CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Open	3,006
Chandra Bahadur Khadka		CPN (Maoist Centre)	Open	2,280
Durga Prasad Upadhyaya		Nepali Congress	Open	2,418
Komal Oli		CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Women	Unopposed
Mina Budha		CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Women	Unopposed
Anita Devkota		Nepali Congress	Women	Unopposed
Ram Lakhan Harijan		CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Dalit	5,508
Raj Kumar Kunwar		CPN (Maoist Centre)	Disabled/Minority	5,340
Source: Election Commission of Nepal

Province No. 6

Elected MP	Elected Party		Category	Votes
Bhairab Sundar Shrestha		CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Open	1,174
Thagendra Puri		CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Open	1,256
Kali Bahadur Malla		CPN (Maoist Centre)	Open	1,251
Kabita Bogati		CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Women	1,162
Nanda Sharma		CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Women	1,268
Yutul Lama		CPN (Maoist Centre)	Women	1,271
Nar Pati Luwar		CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Dalit	3,666
Jeevan Budha		CPN (Maoist Centre)	Disabled/Minority	3,720
Source: Election Commission of Nepal

Province No. 7

Elected MP	Elected Party		Category	Votes
Sher Bahadur Kunwar		CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Open	Unopposed
Hari Ram Chaudhari		CPN (Maoist Centre)	Open	Unopposed
Badri Pandey		Nepali Congress	Open	Unopposed
Tara Devi Joshi		Nepali Congress	Women	Unopposed
Kamala Oli		CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Women	Unopposed
Indu Kadariya		CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Women	Unopposed
Chakra Prasad Snehi		CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Dalit	3,708
Mahesh Kumar Mahara		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

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2. "Constitute". www.constituteproject.org. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
3. Two of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist), one of Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)
4. (in English) Nepal’s Leftists set to form govt TheTribune
5. "Nepal's National Assembly gets full shape - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-13.