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. The 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.
Electoral system The 550 members of the provincial assemblies will be elected by two methods; 330 will be elected from single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting and 220 seats will be elected by closed list proportional representation for parties gathering more than 1.5% of the votes.Article 84 Constitution of Nepal Each voter will get separate ballot papers for the two methods.
Eligibility to vote To vote in the general election, one must be: on the electoral roll aged 18 a citizen of Nepal of sound mind not ineligible as per federal election fraud and punishment laws
Timetable The key dates are listed below 19 AugustLast day to register to be on electoral roll21 AugustCabinet announces election date27 AugustLast day for party registration at Election Commission30 AugustElection code of conduct starts14 OctoberTenure of Legislature parliament ends15 OctoberParties submit preliminary closed list for proportional representation22 OctoberCandidate nomination for first phase of first past the post2 NovemberCandidate nomination for second phase of first past the post19 NovemberClosed list for proportional representation finalized and published26 NovemberElection day (first phase) – polling centres open 07:00 to 17:007 DecemberElection day (second phase) – polling centres open 07:00 to 17:00 The first phase of the election was carried out on 26 November 2017 in 32 mountainous and hilly districts. The counting of the votes of the first phase will also only begin once the second phase is conducted.
Results Overall + Summary of the 2017 Nepalese provincial election resultsPartyTotalVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)3,041,96228.751682,938,58432.5875243Nepali Congress3,635,17934.35412,869,41831.8172113CPN (Maoist Centre)1,664,04216.43731,325,04814.6935108Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal531,9005.0324447,7874.961337Rastriya Janata Party Nepal409,3603.8716432,5914.801228Rastriya Prajatantra Party84,2720.800203,5862.2633Bibeksheel Sajha Party98,6360.930198,6492.2033Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic)34,5900.33092,6011.0311Naya Shakti Party, Nepal92,5330.87288,1990.9813 Rastriya Janamorcha55,8080.53264,4240.7124Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party50,7140.48157,1850.6312Nepal Federal Socialist Party19,5440.18037,1790.4111Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch23,0440.22026,2820.2911Others215,9322.040237,7642.6400Independent173,6871.643–––3Invalid/Blank votes450,484––1,531,223–––Total10,581,68710033010,550,520100220550Registered voters/turnout15,428,16068.59–15,428,16068.38––Source: Election Commission of Nepal
Koshi Province +PartyTotalVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 720,339 37.30 36673,70938.791551Nepali Congress 739,937 38.31 8586,24633.761321CPN (Maoist Centre) 259,025 13.41 10206,78111.91515Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal 91,771 4.75 170,4764.0623Rastriya Prajatantra Party4,8670.25057,3423.3011Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch22,4931.16026,1231.5011Others78,7484.080115,9456.6800Independent 14,257 0.74 1–––1Invalid/Blank votes88,998––276,409–––Total2,020,435100562,013,0311003793Registered voters/turnout2,993,77467.49–2,993,77467.24––Source: Election Commission of Nepal
Madhesh Province +PartyTotalVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsNepali Congress509,139 27.82 8370,55024.111119Rastriya Janata Party Nepal303,041 16.56 15318,52420.721025Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal326,298 17.83 20284,07218.48929CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)282,718 15.45 14249,73416.25721CPN (Maoist Centre)234,160 12.80 6182,61911.88511Nepal Federal Socialist Party17,9760.98032,8642.1411Others66,6333.65098,8086.4200Independent89,842 4.91 1–––1Invalid/Blank votes98,959––374,853–––Total1,928,766100641,912,02410043107Registered voters/turnout2,767,37969.69–2,767,37969.09––Source: Election Commission of Nepal
Bagmati Province +PartyTotalVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsCPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)725,11335.3742677,31735.8116 58 Nepali Congress748,20736.507559,24929.5714 21CPN (Maoist Centre)355,12616.3215316,87616.758 23Bibeksheel Sajha Party74,6563.640124,4426.5833Rastriya Prajatantra Party27,9601.36059,2683.1311 Nepal Mazdoor Kisan Party40,5021.98141,6102.201 2Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic)1,3990.07028,8551.5311Naya Shakti Party, Nepal21,5521.05123,9581.270 1Others50,7913.48059,7313.1600Independent4,6880.230–––0Invalid/Blank votes70,471––226,043–––Total2,120,465100662,117,31410044110Registered voters/turnout3,074,38168.97–3,074,38168.87––Source: Election Commission of Nepal
Gandaki Province +PartyTotalVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsCPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)268,54026.0917373,50139.0410 27 Nepali Congress424,20241.216364,79738.139 15 CPN (Maoist Centre)242,63523.579119,52812.493 12 Naya Shakti Party, Nepal21,2592.07124,6252.571 2 Rastriya Janamorcha29,9682.91219,3762.031 3Others39,1693.79054,9925.7500Independent3,6660.361––– 1Invalid/Blank votes29,039––101,007–––Total1,058,478100361,057,8261002460Registered voters/turnout1,568,92467.47–1,568,92467.42––Source: Election Commission of Nepal
Lumbini Province +PartyTotalVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsCPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)572,942 31.35 28533,61333.101341Nepali Congress646,200 35.36 7530,84432.931219CPN (Maoist Centre)285,878 14.64 14239,28114.84620Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal97,892 5.36 378,5674.8725Rastriya Janata Party Nepal54,5292.98054,1103.3611 Rastriya Janamorcha15,8030.86032,5462.0211Others105,3636.770143,2198.8800Independent49,0242.680–––0Invalid/Blank votes90,857––306,734–––Total1,918,488100521,918,9141003587Registered voters/turnout2,740,86770.03–2,740,86770.01––Source: Election Commission of Nepal
Karnali Province +PartyTotalVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsCPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)180,952 32.58 14169,75534.356 20Nepali Congress210,290 37.86 1162,00332.7856CPN (Maoist Centre)128,805 23.19 9117,29823.744 13Rastriya Prajatantra Party6,2901.13015,6293.1611Others21,5003.88029,4775.9700Independent7,5801.360–––0Invalid/Blank votes26,511––87,910–––Total581,94810024582,0721001640Registered voters/turnout847,16268.69–847,16268.71––Source: Election Commission of Nepal
Sudurpashchim Province +PartyTotalVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsNepali Congress357,204 39.37 4295,72937.38812CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)291,358 32.11 17260,95532.99825CPN (Maoist Centre)166,513 18.35 10142,70218.04414Rastriya Janata Party Nepal32,400 3.57 136,9024.6612Others55,2695.49054,7846.9300Independent4,6300.510–––0Invalid/Blank votes45,649––158,267–––Total953,03310032949,3391002153Registered voters/turnout1,435,67366.38–1,435,67366.13––Source: Election Commission of Nepal
See also 2017 Nepalese general election 2017 Nepalese local elections
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