2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election

2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election
19 November 2013
575 of the 601 seats in the Constituent Assembly
301 seats needed for a majority
Turnout79.82%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Sushil Koirala Jhala Nath Khanal Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Party Nepali Congress CPN (UML) Maoist Centre
Last election 21.14%, 110 seats 20.33%, 103 seats 30.81%, 227 seats[a]
Seats won 196 175 80
Seat change Increase86 Increase 72 Decrease 147
Popular vote 2,418,370 2,239,609 1,439,726
Percentage 25.55% 23.66% 15.21%
Swing Increase4.41pp Increase3.33pp Decrease15.06pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Kamal Thapa Bijay Kumar Gachhadar Surya Bahadur Thapa
Party RPP-Nepal MJAF(L) RPP
Last election 1.03%, 4 seats – 3.40%, 11 seats[b]
Seats won 24 14 13
Seat change Increase 20 New Increase2
Popular vote 630,697 274,987 260,234
Percentage 6.66% 2.91% 2.75%
Swing Increase5.63% New Decrease 0.65pp
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Leader Mahantha Thakur Upendra Yadav
Party TMLP MJF-N
Last election 20 seats, 3.16% 6.32%, 52 seats
Seats won 11 10
Seat change Decrease9 Decrease42
Popular vote 181,140 214,319
Percentage 1.91% 2.26%
Swing Decrease1.25pp Decrease4.06pp
Prime Minister before election

Khil Raj Regmi
Independent

 Elected Prime Minister

Sushil Koirala
Nepali Congress

Constituent Assembly elections were held in Nepal on 19 November 2013.[1] The vote was repeatedly delayed.[2] It has been planned for 22 November 2012 after the dissolution of the 1st Constituent Assembly on 27 May 2012, but it was put off by the election commission.[3] The Nepali Congress became the largest party in the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly, winning 196 of the 575 elected seats.

Notes

  1. ↑ 220 seats, 29.28%; CPN (Maoist) and 7 seats, 1.53%; Janamorcha Nepal
  2. ↑ 8 seats, 2.45%; RPP and 3 seats, 0.95%; Janshakti

References

  1. ↑ "Nepal voting ends for new Constituent Assembly". BBC News. November 19, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Channel NewsAsia". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on March 15, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  3. ↑ Utpal Parashar (May 27, 2012). "Nepal fails to meet constitution deadline". Kathmandu: Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on May 28, 2012. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
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