2017 Nepalese provincial elections
Provincial assembly elections were held in Nepal on 26 November and 7 December 2017 along with the legislative elections. 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]
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
| 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 | ||||||||
Province 1
| 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 | ||||||||
Province 2
| 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 | ||||||||
Province 3
| 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 | ||||||||
Province 4
| 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 | ||||||||
Province 5
| 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 | ||||||||
Province 6
| 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 | ||||||||
Province 7
| 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 | ||||||||
References
- "Nepal elections explained". Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- Article 84 Constitution of Nepal
- "Electoral Roll Act, 2017". Article 6 & 23, Act No. 23 of 2 February 2017 (PDF) (in Nepali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- "प्रेश विज्ञप्ति" [Press release] (Press release) (in Nepali). Kathmandu: Election Commission. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- "दल दर्ता गर्न आयोगमा ९५ वटा निवेदन". Gorkhapatraonline. Gorkhapatra Sansthan. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- "EC puts preliminary voter turnout of first phase polls at 65 per cent". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- "Nepal elections: 'A significant achievement'". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
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