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National Assembly elections were held in Nepal on 25 January 2024 [1] in order to elect 19 of the 20 retiring Class III members of the National Assembly, the upper house of the Federal Parliament of Nepal. [2] [3] Members of the National Assembly are elected through indirect ballot and serve six year terms with one third of the members retiring every two years. [4]
Eight members of the National Assembly are elected from each of the seven provinces of Nepal and 3 members are appointed by the President for a total of 59 members. Composition of members from each province have to include three women, a Dalit, and a disabled person or member of a minority. The three remaining are categorized as open/other candidates. All members elected from this election must be from the same category as the retiring members. [4]
Members were elected by Instant-runoff voting by an electoral college composed of members of the respective provincial assembly and Chairperson/Mayor and Vice Chairperson/Deputy Mayor of the local levels within the province. [5] Each provincial assembly member vote has a weight of forty eight whereas each Chairperson/Mayor/Vice Chairperson/Deputy Mayor vote have a weight of eighteen. [5] This electoral college will elect 19 members while 1 member, whose term will also end concurrently, will be nominated by the President on the recommendation of the Government of Nepal.
According to Article 87 of the Constitution, a person who meets the following criteria is qualified to become a member of the National Assembly: [6]
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Photo | Seats Contested | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nepali Congress |  |  | Sher Bahadur Deuba |  | 10 | [7] |
| 2. | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) |  |  | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |  | 6 | |
| 3. | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) |  |  | Madhav Kumar Nepal |  | 2 | |
| 4. | People's Socialist Party, Nepal |  |  | Upendra Yadav |  | 1 |
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Photo | Seats Contested | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |  |  | KP Sharma Oli |  | 18 | [8] |
| Party | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total before | Up | Won | Total after | +/– | ||
| Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | 15 | 3 | 5 | 17 | +2 | |
| Nepali Congress | 10 | 4 | 10 | 16 | +6 | |
| Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 17 | 8 | 1 | 10 | –7 | |
| Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | |
| People's Socialist Party | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Loktantrik Samajbadi Party | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rastriya Janamorcha | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Independents | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | –1 | |
| Nominated members [lower-alpha 1] | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 20 | 20 | 59 | 0 | |
| Source: Xinhua [11] | ||||||
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