2018 Nepalese presidential election

2018 Nepalese presidential election
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Registered880
Turnout97.95%
 
Candidate Bidya Devi Bhandari Kumari Laxmi Rai
Party CPN (UML) Congress
Electoral vote 39,275 11,730
Percentage 77.00% 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,[a] 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]

  1. ^ "Prez Bhandari files her nomination for another tenure". myrepublica.com. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Procedure begins to elect new Nepal President, Vice President". The New Indian Express. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Pun re-elected vice-president of Nepal". Gulf Times. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  4. ^ "President Bhandari is re-elected". The Kathmandu Post. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.


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