2017 Nepalese general election

2017 Nepalese general election

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All 275 seats in the House of Representatives
138 seats needed for a majority
Registered15,427,731
Turnout68.63% (Decrease 9.71pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Khadga Prasad Oli Sher Bahadur Deuba Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Party CPN (UML) Congress Maoist Centre
Last election 175 196 80
Seats won 121 63 53
Seat change Decrease 54 Decrease 133 Decrease 27
Popular vote 3,173,494 3,128,389 1,303,721
Percentage 33.25% 32.78% 13.66%
Swing Increase 9.59pp Increase 7.23pp Decrease 1.55pp

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Mahantha Thakur Upendra Yadav
Party RJPN Forum Nepal
Last election
Seats won 17 16
Seat change New New
Popular vote 472,254 470,201
Percentage 4.95% 4.93%
Swing New New

Results by constituency

Prime Minister before election

Sher Bahadur Deuba
Congress

Prime Minister after election

Khadga Prasad Oli
CPN (UML)

Election, December 7 in Kankai Municipality

General elections were held in Nepal in two phases on 26 November and 7 December 2017 to elect the 275 members of the fifth House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament of Nepal.[1]

The election was held alongside the first provincial elections for the seven provincial assemblies.

A political deadlock between the governing Nepali Congress and the winning left-wing coalition over the system used to elect the upper house led to delay in forming the new government.[2]

Following the announcement of the final result by the Election Commission, K.P. Oli of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) was sworn in as Prime Minister on 15 February 2018 by the President according to Article 76 (2) of the constitution. He passed a Motion of Confidence on 11 March 2018 with 208 votes.[3]

  1. ^ "Govt decides to hold provincial, parliamentary polls in two phases". The Himalayan Times. International Media Network Nepal (Pvt) Ltd. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  2. ^ Baral, Biswas. "Why Nepal Is Still Caught in a Political Deadlock Over the Formation of Its New Government". The Wire. Foundation for Independent Journalism. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  3. ^ "प्रधानमन्त्री ओलीका पक्षमा ७५ प्रतिशत सांसद". Setopati. Retrieved 11 March 2018.