2020 Nepalese National Assembly election

2020 Nepalese National Assembly election
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18 seats to the National Assembly
  First party Second party
 
BJP Election Symbol
BJP Election Symbol
Party NCP NC
Seats before 39 13
Seats after 47 6
Seat change Increase 8 Decrease 7
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party RJPN Samajbadi Party
Seats before 2 2
Seats after 2 1
Seat change Steady Decrease 1
Chairperson of the Assembly before election

Ganesh Prasad Timilsina
CPN (UML)

Elected Chairperson of the Assembly

Ganesh Prasad Timilsina
CPN (UML)

National Assembly elections were held in Nepal on 23 January 2020 across all seven provinces to elect the 18 of the 19 retiring members of the National Assembly.[1] According to Article 86 of the Constitution of Nepal 2015, one third of the members of the National Assembly are elected every two years through an electoral college. Following the full implementation of the house in 2018, one-third of the members chosen by drawing a lottery retired after only two years.[2]

  1. ^ "National Assembly elections today". The Himalayan Times. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Constitute". www.constituteproject.org. Retrieved 24 June 2017.