2020 Nepalese National Assembly election
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National Assembly elections were held in Nepal on 23 January 2020 across all seven provinces to elect the 18 of the 19 retiring members of the National Assembly.[1] According to Article 86 of the Constitution of Nepal 2015, one third of the members of the National Assembly are elected every two years through an electoral college. Following the full implementation of the house in 2018, one-third of the members chosen by drawing a lottery retired after only two years.[2]
Electoral college
[edit]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]
Alliance
[edit]| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Photo | Seats Contested | Reference |
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| 1. | Nepal Communist Party | 
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Prachanda | 
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16 | [3] |
| 2. | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | 
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Mahantha Thakur | 
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| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Photo | Seats Contested | Reference |
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| 1. | Nepali Congress | 
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16 | [3] |
| 2. | Samajbadi Party, Nepal | 
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Results
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| Party | Seats | |||||
| Total in 2018 | Up | Won | Total | +/– | ||
| Nepal Communist Party | 39 | 8 | 16 | 47 | +8 | |
| Nepali Congress | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | –7 | |
| Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Samajbadi Party | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | |
| Nominated[4] | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 19 | 19 | 59 | 0 | |
| Source: Republica[5] | ||||||
Province No. 1
[edit]| Previous MP | Previous Party | Elected MP | Elected Party | Category | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarita Prasai | Nepali Congress | Indira Gautam | Nepal Communist Party | Women | 6,426 | ||
| Khem Raj Nepali | Nepal Communist Party | Gopi Alchhami | Dalit | 6,330 | |||
| Haricharan Shiwakoti | Devendra Dahal | Open | 6,234 | ||||
| Source: Nepal Gazette[6][7] | |||||||
Province No. 2
[edit]| Previous MP | Previous Party | Elected MP | Elected Party | Category | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mukta Kumari Yadav | Nepali Congress | Tulsa Dahal | Nepal Communist Party | Women | 5,208 | ||
| Ramprit Paswan | Samajbadi Party, Nepal | Radheshyam Paswan | Dalit | 5,292 | |||
| Ramesh Prasad Yadav | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Mrigendra Singh Yadav | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Open | 5,400 | ||
| Brijesh Chandra Lal | Shekhar Singh | Disabled and Minority | 5,502 | ||||
| Source: Nepal Gazette[6][7] | |||||||
Bagmati Pradesh
[edit]| Previous MP | Previous Party | Elected MP | Elected Party | Category | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balram Baskota | Nepal Communist Party | Beduram Bhushal | Nepal Communist Party | Open | 6,810 | ||
| Dhana Khatiwada | Nepali Congress | Ganga Belbase | Women | 6,828 | |||
| Source: Nepal Gazette[6][7] | |||||||
Gandaki Pradesh
[edit]| Previous MP | Previous Party | Elected MP | Elected Party | Category | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brinda Rana Magar | Nepali Congress | Bhagwati Neupane | Nepal Communist Party | Women | 3,366 | ||
| Surendra Raj Pandey | Narayan Kaji Shrestha | Open | 3,462 | ||||
| Source: Nepal Gazette[6][7] | |||||||
Province No. 5
[edit]| Previous MP | Previous Party | Elected MP | Elected Party | Category | Votes | ||
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| Durga Prasad Upadhyaya | Nepali Congress | Gopal Bhattarai | Nepal Communist Party | Open | 5,382 | ||
| Mina Budha | Nepal Communist Party | Bimala Ghimire | Women | 5,778 | |||
| Raj Kumar Kunwar | Jag Prasad Sharma | Disabled and Minority | 5,424 | ||||
| Source: Nepal Gazette[6][7] | |||||||
Karnali Pradesh
[edit]| Previous MP | Previous Party | Elected MP | Elected Party | Category | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kali Bahadur Malla | Nepal Communist Party | Maya Prasad Acharya | Nepal Communist Party | Open | 3,618 | ||
| Yutul Lama | Sumitra BC | Women | 3,684 | ||||
| Source: Nepal Gazette[6][7] | |||||||
Sudurpaschim Pradesh
[edit]| Previous MP | Previous Party | Elected MP | Elected Party | Category | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badri Prasad Pandey | Nepali Congress | Taraman Swar | Nepal Communist Party | Open | 3,720 | ||
| Kamala Kumari Oli | Nepal Communist Party | Sharada Bhatta | Women | 3,738 | |||
| Source: Nepal Gazette[6][7] | |||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "National Assembly elections today". The Himalayan Times. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Constitute". www.constituteproject.org. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ a b NCP bags 16 out of 18 NA seats up for grabs The Himalayan Times 24 January 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2023
- ^ All three for Nepal Communist Party
- ^ Republica. "NCP sweeps upper house elections". My Republica. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "राष्ट्रिय सभा सदस्यहरुको नामावली र राजनीतिक दल दर्ता सम्वन्धी सूचना". rajpatra.dop.gov.np. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g Sansar, Nepali (24 January 2020). "Nepal National Assembly Election Results Released!". Nepali Sansar. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
