2017 Nepalese provincial elections

2017 Nepalese provincial assembly elections
26 November
7 December 2017		 2022 →
All 550 seats in the 7 provincial assemblies
Registered15,427,731
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Khadga Prasad Oli Sher Bahadur Deuba Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Party CPN (UML) Congress Maoist Centre
Leader since July 2014 7 March 2016 May 1999
Seats won 243 113 108
Seat change First provincial election First provincial election First provincial election
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Mahantha Thakur Upendra Yadav Kamal Thapa
Party RJPN FSFN RPP
Leader since 21 April 2017 15 July 2015 20 February 2017
Seats won 28 37 4
Seat change First provincial election First provincial election First provincial election

Provincial assembly elections were held in Nepal on 26 November and 7 December 2017 along with the general election. 330 seats in the seven newly created provincial assemblies were elected by first-past-the-post voting and 220 by proportional representation. The election was part of Nepal's transformation to a federal republic.[1] Next Election will be held in 2022 unless dissolved earlier without completing the five years term. 2022 Nepalese provincial election will be the second election for provinces after completion of tenure of five years.


Electoral system

The 550 members of the provincial assemblies will be elected by two methods; 330 will be elected from single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting and 220 seats will be elected by closed list proportional representation for parties gathering more than 1.5% of the votes.[2] Each voter will get separate ballot papers for the two methods.

Eligibility to vote

To vote in the general election, one must be:[3]

  • on the electoral roll
  • aged 18
  • a citizen of Nepal
  • of sound mind
  • not ineligible as per federal election fraud and punishment laws

Timetable

The key dates are listed below

19 August Last day to register to be on electoral roll[4]
21 August Cabinet announces election date
27 August Last day for party registration at Election Commission[5]
30 August Election code of conduct starts
14 October Tenure of Legislature parliament ends
15 October Parties submit preliminary closed list for proportional representation
22 October Candidate nomination for first phase of first past the post
2 November Candidate nomination for second phase of first past the post
19 November Closed list for proportional representation finalized and published
26 November Election day (first phase) – polling centres open 07:00 to 17:00
7 December Election day (second phase) – polling centres open 07:00 to 17:00

The first phase of the election was carried out on 26 November 2017 in 32 mountainous and hilly districts.[6] The counting of the votes of the first phase will also only begin once the second phase is conducted.[7]

Results

Overall

Summary of the 2017 Nepalese provincial election results
Party FPTP PR Total
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 3,041,962 28.75 168 2,938,584 32.58 75 243
Nepali Congress 3,635,179 34.35 41 2,869,418 31.81 72 113
CPN (Maoist Centre) 1,664,042 16.43 73 1,325,048 14.69 35 108
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal 531,900 5.03 24 447,787 4.96 13 37
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal 409,360 3.87 16 432,591 4.80 12 28
Rastriya Prajatantra Party 84,272 0.80 0 203,586 2.26 3 3
Bibeksheel Sajha Party 98,636 0.93 0 198,649 2.20 3 3
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic) 34,590 0.33 0 92,601 1.03 1 1
Naya Shakti Party, Nepal 92,533 0.87 2 88,199 0.98 1 3
Rastriya Janamorcha 55,808 0.53 2 64,424 0.71 2 4
Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party 50,714 0.48 1 57,185 0.63 1 2
Nepal Federal Socialist Party 19,544 0.18 0 37,179 0.41 1 1
Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch 23,044 0.22 0 26,282 0.29 1 1
Others 215,932 2.04 0 237,764 2.64 0 0
Independent 173,687 1.64 3 – – – 3
Invalid/Blank votes 450,484 – – 1,531,223 – – –
Total 10,581,687 100 330 10,550,520 100 220 550
Registered voters/turnout 15,428,160 68.59 – 15,428,160 68.38 – –
Source: Election Commission of Nepal

Koshi Province

Party FPTP PR Total
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 720,339 37.30 36 673,709 38.79 15 51
Nepali Congress 739,937 38.31 8 586,246 33.76 13 21
CPN (Maoist Centre) 259,025 13.41 10 206,781 11.91 5 15
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal 91,771 4.75 1 70,476 4.06 2 3
Rastriya Prajatantra Party 4,867 0.25 0 57,342 3.30 1 1
Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch 22,493 1.16 0 26,123 1.50 1 1
Others 78,748 4.08 0 115,945 6.68 0 0
Independent 14,257 0.74 1 – – – 1
Invalid/Blank votes 88,998 – – 276,409 – – –
Total 2,020,435 100 56 2,013,031 100 37 93
Registered voters/turnout 2,993,774 67.49 – 2,993,774 67.24 – –
Source: Election Commission of Nepal

Madhesh Province

Party FPTP PR Total
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
Nepali Congress 509,139 27.82 8 370,550 24.11 11 19
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal 303,041 16.56 15 318,524 20.72 10 25
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal 326,298 17.83 20 284,072 18.48 9 29
CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) 282,718 15.45 14 249,734 16.25 7 21
CPN (Maoist Centre) 234,160 12.80 6 182,619 11.88 5 11
Nepal Federal Socialist Party 17,976 0.98 0 32,864 2.14 1 1
Others 66,633 3.65 0 98,808 6.42 0 0
Independent 89,842 4.91 1 – – – 1
Invalid/Blank votes 98,959 – – 374,853 – – –
Total 1,928,766 100 64 1,912,024 100 43 107
Registered voters/turnout 2,767,379 69.69 – 2,767,379 69.09 – –
Source: Election Commission of Nepal

Bagmati Province

Party FPTP PR Total
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) 725,113 35.37 42 677,317 35.81 16 58
Nepali Congress 748,207 36.50 7 559,249 29.57 14 21
CPN (Maoist Centre) 355,126 16.32 15 316,876 16.75 8 23
Bibeksheel Sajha Party 74,656 3.64 0 124,442 6.58 3 3
Rastriya Prajatantra Party 27,960 1.36 0 59,268 3.13 1 1
Nepal Mazdoor Kisan Party 40,502 1.98 1 41,610 2.20 1 2
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic) 1,399 0.07 0 28,855 1.53 1 1
Naya Shakti Party, Nepal 21,552 1.05 1 23,958 1.27 0 1
Others 50,791 3.48 0 59,731 3.16 0 0
Independent 4,688 0.23 0 – – – 0
Invalid/Blank votes 70,471 – – 226,043 – – –
Total 2,120,465 100 66 2,117,314 100 44 110
Registered voters/turnout 3,074,381 68.97 – 3,074,381 68.87 – –
Source: Election Commission of Nepal

Gandaki Province

Party FPTP PR Total
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) 268,540 26.09 17 373,501 39.04 10 27
Nepali Congress 424,202 41.21 6 364,797 38.13 9 15
CPN (Maoist Centre) 242,635 23.57 9 119,528 12.49 3 12
Naya Shakti Party, Nepal 21,259 2.07 1 24,625 2.57 1 2
Rastriya Janamorcha 29,968 2.91 2 19,376 2.03 1 3
Others 39,169 3.79 0 54,992 5.75 0 0
Independent 3,666 0.36 1 – – – 1
Invalid/Blank votes 29,039 – – 101,007 – – –
Total 1,058,478 100 36 1,057,826 100 24 60
Registered voters/turnout 1,568,924 67.47 – 1,568,924 67.42 – –
Source: Election Commission of Nepal

Lumbini Province

Party FPTP PR Total
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) 572,942 31.35 28 533,613 33.10 13 41
Nepali Congress 646,200 35.36 7 530,844 32.93 12 19
CPN (Maoist Centre) 285,878 14.64 14 239,281 14.84 6 20
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal 97,892 5.36 3 78,567 4.87 2 5
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal 54,529 2.98 0 54,110 3.36 1 1
Rastriya Janamorcha 15,803 0.86 0 32,546 2.02 1 1
Others 105,363 6.77 0 143,219 8.88 0 0
Independent 49,024 2.68 0 – – – 0
Invalid/Blank votes 90,857 – – 306,734 – – –
Total 1,918,488 100 52 1,918,914 100 35 87
Registered voters/turnout 2,740,867 70.03 – 2,740,867 70.01 – –
Source: Election Commission of Nepal

Karnali Province

Party FPTP PR Total
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) 180,952 32.58 14 169,755 34.35 6 20
Nepali Congress 210,290 37.86 1 162,003 32.78 5 6
CPN (Maoist Centre) 128,805 23.19 9 117,298 23.74 4 13
Rastriya Prajatantra Party 6,290 1.13 0 15,629 3.16 1 1
Others 21,500 3.88 0 29,477 5.97 0 0
Independent 7,580 1.36 0 – – – 0
Invalid/Blank votes 26,511 – – 87,910 – – –
Total 581,948 100 24 582,072 100 16 40
Registered voters/turnout 847,162 68.69 – 847,162 68.71 – –
Source: Election Commission of Nepal

Sudurpashchim Province

Party FPTP PR Total
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
Nepali Congress 357,204 39.37 4 295,729 37.38 8 12
CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) 291,358 32.11 17 260,955 32.99 8 25
CPN (Maoist Centre) 166,513 18.35 10 142,702 18.04 4 14
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal 32,400 3.57 1 36,902 4.66 1 2
Others 55,269 5.49 0 54,784 6.93 0 0
Independent 4,630 0.51 0 – – – 0
Invalid/Blank votes 45,649 – – 158,267 – – –
Total 953,033 100 32 949,339 100 21 53
Registered voters/turnout 1,435,673 66.38 – 1,435,673 66.13 – –
Source: Election Commission of Nepal

See also

References

  1. ^ "Nepal elections explained". Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  2. ^ Article 84 Constitution of Nepal
  3. ^ Electoral Roll Act, 2017 (PDF) (Act 23, 6 & 23) (in Nepali). 2 February 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  4. ^ "प्रेश विज्ञप्ति" [Press release] (Press release) (in Nepali). Kathmandu: Election Commission. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  5. ^ "दल दर्ता गर्न आयोगमा ९५ वटा निवेदन". Gorkhapatraonline. Gorkhapatra Sansthan. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  6. ^ "EC puts preliminary voter turnout of first phase polls at 65 per cent". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Nepal elections: 'A significant achievement'". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 29 November 2017.