2017 Nepalese provincial elections

2017 Nepalese provincial assembly elections

26 November
7 December 2017
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All 550 seats in the 7 provincial assemblies
Registered15,427,731
  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

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.

  1. ^ "Nepal elections explained". Retrieved 14 December 2017.