2024 Nepalese National Assembly election
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National Assembly elections were held in Nepal on 25 January 2024[1] in order to elect 19 of the 20 retiring Class III members of the National Assembly, the upper house of the Federal Parliament of Nepal.[2][3] Members of the National Assembly are elected through indirect ballot and serve six year terms with one third of the members retiring every two years.[4]
Electoral system
[edit]Eight members of the National Assembly are elected from each of the seven provinces of Nepal and 3 members are appointed by the President for a total of 59 members. Composition of members from each province have to include three women, a Dalit, and a disabled person or member of a minority. The three remaining are categorized as open/other candidates. All members elected from this election must be from the same category as the retiring members.[4]
Members were elected by Instant-runoff voting by an electoral college composed of members of the respective provincial assembly and Chairperson/Mayor and Vice Chairperson/Deputy Mayor of the local levels within the province.[5] Each provincial assembly member vote has a weight of forty eight whereas each Chairperson/Mayor/Vice Chairperson/Deputy Mayor vote have a weight of eighteen.[5] This electoral college will elect 19 members while 1 member, whose term will also end concurrently, will be nominated by the President on the recommendation of the Government of Nepal.
Qualification for members
[edit]According to Article 87 of the Constitution, a person who meets the following criteria is qualified to become a member of the National Assembly:[6]
- citizen of Nepal,
- completed the age of thirty five years,
- not having been convicted of a criminal offense involving moral turpitude,
- not being disqualified by any Federal law, and
- not holding any office of profit.
Alliance
[edit]| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Photo | Seats Contested | Reference |
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| 1. | Nepali Congress | 
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10 | [7] |
| 2. | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | .svg){kind=small}
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Pushpa Kamal Dahal | 
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Madhav Kumar Nepal | 
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| 4. | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 
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KP Sharma Oli | 
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18 | [8] |
Results
[edit]| Party | Seats | |||||
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| Total before | Up | Won | Total after | +/– | ||
| Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | 15 | 3 | 5 | 17 | +2 | |
| Nepali Congress | 10 | 4 | 10 | 16 | +6 | |
| Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 17 | 8 | 1 | 10 | –7 | |
| Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | |
| People's Socialist Party | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Loktantrik Samajbadi Party | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rastriya Janamorcha | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Independents | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | –1 | |
| Nominated members[a] | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 20 | 20 | 59 | 0 | |
| Source: Xinhua[11] | ||||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ Before the elections there was one nominated member from CPN (UML), one from CPN (MC), and one independent. The seat held by CPN (UML) was up for nomination. The coalition agreed on a candidacy of Durga Paudel from Rastriya Janamorcha for President's nomination.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Government decides to hold NA election on January 25, 2024". english.ratopati.com. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ "Five parties register names for National Assembly elections". República. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Nepali Congress selects candidates for National Assembly elections". The Kathmandu Post. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ a b Article 86 Constitution of Nepal
- ^ a b "IFES FAQs on Elections in Nepal: 2020 National Assembly Elections" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-12-05. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ^ Article 87 Constitution of Nepal
- ^ Setopati, Raju Adhikari. "Krishna Sitaula survives cross-voting to get elected to National Assembly". Setopati. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ "एमालेले टुंगायो राष्ट्रिय सभा सदस्यका उम्मेदवार (सूचीसहित)". Pahilopost (in Nepali). Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Election for National Assembly chair likely on March 12". Setopati. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Janamorcha's Durga Paudel on the seat to be nominated by the President". Makalukhabar. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Ruling alliance wins most seats in Nepal's National Assembly election". Xinhua. 25 January 2024.
