2017 Nepalese provincial elections

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2017 Nepalese provincial assembly elections
Flag of Nepal.svg
26 November
7 December 2017
2022  

All 550 seats in the 7 provincial assemblies
Registered15,427,731
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Leader Khadga Prasad Oli Sher Bahadur Deuba Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Party CPN (UML) Nepali Congress Maoist Centre
Seats won243113108
Seat changeFirst provincial electionFirst provincial electionFirst provincial election

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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Leader Mahantha Thakur Upendra Yadav Kamal Thapa
Party RJPN FSFN RPP
Seats won28374
Seat changeFirst provincial electionFirst provincial electionFirst 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.

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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]

Timetable

The key dates are listed below

19 AugustLast day to register to be on electoral roll [4]
21 AugustCabinet announces election date
27 AugustLast day for party registration at Election Commission [5]
30 AugustElection code of conduct starts
14 OctoberTenure of Legislature parliament ends
15 OctoberParties submit preliminary closed list for proportional representation
22 OctoberCandidate nomination for first phase of first past the post
2 NovemberCandidate nomination for second phase of first past the post
19 NovemberClosed list for proportional representation finalized and published
26 NovemberElection day (first phase) – polling centres open 07:00 to 17:00
7 DecemberElection 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
PartyFPTPPRTotal
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 3,041,96228.751682,938,58432.5875243
Nepali Congress 3,635,17934.35412,869,41831.8172113
CPN (Maoist Centre) 1,664,04216.43731,325,04814.6935108
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal 531,9005.0324447,7874.961337
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal 409,3603.8716432,5914.801228
Rastriya Prajatantra Party 84,2720.800203,5862.2633
Bibeksheel Sajha Party 98,6360.930198,6492.2033
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic) 34,5900.33092,6011.0311
Naya Shakti Party, Nepal 92,5330.87288,1990.9813
Rastriya Janamorcha 55,8080.53264,4240.7124
Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party 50,7140.48157,1850.6312
Nepal Federal Socialist Party 19,5440.18037,1790.4111
Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch 23,0440.22026,2820.2911
Others215,9322.040237,7642.6400
Independent 173,6871.6433
Invalid/Blank votes450,4841,531,223
Total10,581,68710033010,550,520100220550
Registered voters/turnout15,428,16068.5915,428,16068.38
Source: Election Commission of Nepal

Province 1

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PartyFPTPPRTotal
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 720,339 37.30 36673,70938.791551
Nepali Congress 739,937 38.31 8586,24633.761321
CPN (Maoist Centre) 259,025 13.41 10206,78111.91515
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal 91,771 4.75 170,4764.0623
Rastriya Prajatantra Party 4,8670.25057,3423.3011
Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch 22,4931.16026,1231.5011
Others78,7484.080115,9456.6800
Independent 14,257 0.74 11
Invalid/Blank votes88,998276,409
Total2,020,435100562,013,0311003793
Registered voters/turnout2,993,77467.492,993,77467.24
Source: Election Commission of Nepal

Province 2

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PartyFPTPPRTotal
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Nepali Congress 509,139 27.82 8370,55024.111119
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal 303,041 16.56 15318,52420.721025
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal 326,298 17.83 20284,07218.48929
CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) 282,718 15.45 14249,73416.25721
CPN (Maoist Centre) 234,160 12.80 6182,61911.88511
Nepal Federal Socialist Party 17,9760.98032,8642.1411
Others66,6333.65098,8086.4200
Independent 89,842 4.91 11
Invalid/Blank votes98,959374,853
Total1,928,766100641,912,02410043107
Registered voters/turnout2,767,37969.692,767,37969.09
Source: Election Commission of Nepal

Province 3

Province No. 3 Provincial Assembly 2018.svg
PartyFPTPPRTotal
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) 725,11335.3742677,31735.8116 58
Nepali Congress 748,20736.507559,24929.5714 21
CPN (Maoist Centre) 355,12616.3215316,87616.758 23
Bibeksheel Sajha Party 74,6563.640124,4426.5833
Rastriya Prajatantra Party 27,9601.36059,2683.1311
Nepal Mazdoor Kisan Party 40,5021.98141,6102.201 2
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic) 1,3990.07028,8551.5311
Naya Shakti Party, Nepal 21,5521.05123,9581.270 1
Others50,7913.48059,7313.1600
Independent 4,6880.2300
Invalid/Blank votes70,471226,043
Total2,120,465100662,117,31410044110
Registered voters/turnout3,074,38168.973,074,38168.87
Source: Election Commission of Nepal

Province 4

Province No. 4 Provincial Assembly 2018.svg
PartyFPTPPRTotal
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) 268,54026.0917373,50139.0410 27
Nepali Congress 424,20241.216364,79738.139 15
CPN (Maoist Centre) 242,63523.579119,52812.493 12
Naya Shakti Party, Nepal 21,2592.07124,6252.571 2
Rastriya Janamorcha 29,9682.91219,3762.031 3
Others39,1693.79054,9925.7500
Independent 3,6660.3611
Invalid/Blank votes29,039101,007
Total1,058,478100361,057,8261002460
Registered voters/turnout1,568,92467.471,568,92467.42
Source: Election Commission of Nepal

Province 5

Province No. 5 Provincial Assembly 2018.svg
PartyFPTPPRTotal
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) 572,942 31.35 28533,61333.101341
Nepali Congress 646,200 35.36 7530,84432.931219
CPN (Maoist Centre) 285,878 14.64 14239,28114.84620
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal 97,892 5.36 378,5674.8725
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal 54,5292.98054,1103.3611
Rastriya Janamorcha 15,8030.86032,5462.0211
Others105,3636.770143,2198.8800
Independent 49,0242.6800
Invalid/Blank votes90,857306,734
Total1,918,488100521,918,9141003587
Registered voters/turnout2,740,86770.032,740,86770.01
Source: Election Commission of Nepal

Province 6

Karnali Provincial Assembly 2018.svg
PartyFPTPPRTotal
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) 180,952 32.58 14169,75534.35620
Nepali Congress 210,290 37.86 1162,00332.7856
CPN (Maoist Centre) 128,805 23.19 9117,29823.74413
Rastriya Prajatantra Party 6,2901.13015,6293.1611
Others21,5003.88029,4775.9700
Independent 7,5801.3600
Invalid/Blank votes26,51187,910
Total581,94810024582,0721001640
Registered voters/turnout847,16268.69847,16268.71
Source: Election Commission of Nepal

Province 7

Province No. 7 Provincial Assembly 2018.svg
PartyFPTPPRTotal
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Nepali Congress 357,204 39.37 4295,72937.38812
CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) 291,358 32.11 17260,95532.99825
CPN (Maoist Centre) 166,513 18.35 10142,70218.04414
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal 32,400 3.57 136,9024.6612
Others55,2695.49054,7846.9300
Independent 4,6300.5100
Invalid/Blank votes45,649158,267
Total953,03310032949,3391002153
Registered voters/turnout1,435,67366.381,435,67366.13
Source: Election Commission of Nepal

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