2018 Nepalese presidential election

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2018 Nepalese presidential election
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Registered880
Turnout97.95%
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Candidate Bidya Devi Bhandari Kumari Laxmi Rai
Party CPN (UML) NC
Electoral vote39,27511,730
Percentage77.00%23.00%
President before election

Bidya Devi Bhandari
CPN (UML)

Elected President

Bidya Devi Bhandari
CPN (UML)

The third presidential election of Nepal was held on 13 March 2018. [1] As a new election law was developed (which is foreseen by the Constitution of Nepal) and as, due to the Nepalese election in 2017, an electoral college could be established, the election took place three years after the previous presidential elections despite the presidential term of office actually being set at 5 years. [2] [3] The President was elected by an electoral college composed of the members of federal parliament and provincial assemblies. The total number of voters was thus 880, [lower-alpha 1] however the 331 members of Federal Parliament have a vote weight of 79, while the 549 members of Provincial Assemblies have a vote weight of 48. In total 862 lawmakers participated in the election leading to a turnout of 97.95%. [4]

Contents

Electoral college

Party Pratinidhi Sabha votes Rastriya Sabha votes Pradesh Sabha votesTotal votesPercentage
CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) 9,5592,13311,66423,35644.43%
Nepali Congress 4,9971,0275,42411,44821.78%
CPN (Maoist Centre) 4,1879485,18410,31919.63%
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal 1,2641581,7763,1986.08%
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal 1,3431581,3442,8455.41%
Rastriya Janamorcha 7901922710.52%
Rastriya Prajatantra Party 7901442230.42%
Naya Shakti Party, Nepal 7901442230.42%
Nepal Mazdoor Kisan Party 790961750.33%
Bibeksheel Sajha Party 001441440.27%
Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch 0048480.09%
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic) 0048480.09%
Nepal Federal Socialist Party 0048480.09%
Independents 7901442230.42%
Total21,7454,42426,40052,569100%

Candidates

Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

NameBornCurrent or previous positionsProvinceAnnouncedRef
Vidhya Bhandari2.JPG

Bidya Devi Bhandari

19 June 1961 (aged 56)
Bhojpur, Province No. 1 		Member of the Legislature Parliament of Nepal (2013–2015)

Minister of Defence (2009–2011)

Minister of Population and Environment (1997)

Member of the House of Representatives from Kathmandu 2 (1994–2002)

Member of the House of Representatives from Kathmandu 1 (1993–1994)

 Province No. 1 7 March 2018 [5] [6]

Nepali Congress

NameBornCurrent or previous positionsProvinceAnnouncedRef
Kumari Laxmi Rai1 July 1949 (aged 68)
Bhojpur, Province No. 1 		Member of the Legislature Parliament of Nepal (2013–2018) Province No. 1 7 March 2018 [5] [6]

Results

Bhandari's election was supported by her own party, the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) and coalition partner Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) as well as Federal Socialist Forum , Nepal, Rastriya Janata Party Nepal, Rastriya Janamorcha and Rastriya Prajatantra Party. [4]

Bidhya Devi Bhandari received 245 votes of federal members, and 415 from provincial ones, resulting in 39,275 weighted votes. Kumari Laxmi Rai received 78 votes of federal members, and 116 from provincial ones, resulting in 11,730 weighted votes. Out of the 331 federal members, 323 cast valid votes, 3 voted blank and 5 abstained, while out of the 549 provincial members, 531 cast valid votes, 5 voted blank and 13 abstained. [7] [8] [9]

Results [7] [8]
CandidatePolitical PartyVotesTotal
votes		 %
FederalProvincialTotal
Bidhya Devi Bhandari CPN (UML) 24541566039,27577.00
Kumari Laxmi Rai NC 7811619411,73023.00
Valid votes32353185451,00599.07
Blank votes3584770.93
Total32653686251,482100
Registered voters / turnout33154988052,50197.95

Vice-presidential election

The election for the Vice President of Nepal was scheduled to take place on 23 March 2018. However, as incumbent Nanda Kishor Pun, was the only candidate for the office and no complaints were filed against him, he was declared Vice President of Nepal by the Election Commission on 18 March 2018. [10] [11]

Notes

  1. ↑ 3 members of National Assembly and 1 member of Province Assembly were not included in the voter list

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  2. ↑ "Procedure begins to elect new Nepal President, Vice President". The New Indian Express. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
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  7. 1 2 Bhandari re-elected president Myrepublica
  8. 1 2 18 federal, provincial parliament members absent from presidential election Myrepublica
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