Provincial assembly elections were held in Nepal on 20 November 2022 along with the general election. 330 seats in the seven provincial assemblies will be elected by first-past-the-post voting and 220 by proportional representation.
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:
4 AugustLast date to register to be on electoral roll4 AugustCabinet announces election date16 AugustLast day for party registration at Election Commission17 SeptemberTenure of provincial assembly ends18-19 SeptemberParties submit preliminary closed list for proportional representation28 SeptemberElection code of conduct starts9 OctoberCandidate nomination for first past the post26 OctoberClosed list for proportional representation finalized and published20 NovemberElection day23 NovemberTBD
Competing parties In the table below, green shading indicates that the party ran a list in the indicated province. The number in each box indicates how many first-past-the-post candidates the party ran in the indicated province. PartyProvince Province 1MadheshBagmatiGandakiLumbiniKarnaliSudurpashchimCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Nepali CongressCPN (Maoist Centre)CPN (Unified Socialist)People's Socialist PartyLoktantrik Samajwadi PartyNepal Socialist PartyRastriya Prajatantra PartyBibeksheel Sajha PartyNepal Majdoor Kisan PartyRastriya Janamorcha - -Nepal Federal Socialist PartySanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya ManchAamul Pariwartan Masiha Party Nepal - - - -Bahujan Ekata Party Nepal - - - - - -Bahujan Samaj Party Nepal - - - - - -Bahujan Shakti PartyCommunist Party of Nepal - - - - -CPN Maoist Socialist -CPN (Marxist–Leninist)CPN (Paribartan) - - - - - -CPN Marxist (Pushpalal)1 -1 - -1 -CPN (Socialist) - -Gandhibadi Party Nepal -2 - - - - -Hamro Nepali PartyJanajagaran Party Nepal - - - -Janamat Party -Janasamajbadi PartyKhambuwan Rastriya Morcha Nepal - - - - - -Kirat Khambhuwan Sajha Party - - - - - -Maulik Jarokilo Party1 -Mongol National OrganisationNagrik Unmukti PartyNationalist People's PartyNepal Aama PartyNepali Congress (B.P.)Nepal Dalit Party - - - -Nepali Janata DalNepal Janata Party - - -Nepalka Lagi Nepali PartyNepal Loktantrik PartyNepal Naulo Janwadi Party - - -Nepal Sadbhawana Party1 - - - - -Nepal Sushashan Party - - -People's Progressive Party2 - -Pichhadibarga Nishad Dalit Janajati Party - - - - - -Punarjagaran Party Nepal - - - - - -Rastriya Janamukti PartyRastriya Mukti Andolan Nepal - -1 - - -Rastriya Nagarik Party - - - - -Rastriya Prajatantra Party NepalRastriya Sadbhawana Party -1 - - - - -Rastriya Samajwadi Party, Nepal - - - - - -Sachet Nepali Party - - - -Sajha Party, Nepal - - - - - -Samajik Ekata Party - -Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch (Tharuhat) - -Tamangsaling Loktantrik Party - - - - - -Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party - - - - - -Independents105547192341641636Constituencies56646636522432 Results
Overall
Koshi Province
Madhesh Province
Bagmati Province
Gandaki Province
Lumbini Province
Karnali Province
Sudurpashchim Province
See also 2022 Nepalese local elections 2022 Nepalese general elections
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