2017 Nepalese provincial elections

2017 Nepalese provincial assembly elections

26 November 7 December 2017 2022  →
All 550 seats in the 7 provincial assemblies
Registered	15,427,731
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

Sudurpashchim

Karnali

Lumbini

Gandaki

Bagmati

Madhesh

Koshi

CHINA

INDIA

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] The 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

• 2017 Nepalese general election
• 2017 Nepalese local elections

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.