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Nepal Elections 2022 Results, Counting LIVE UPDATES, Latest News, Updates: In the 275-member House of Representatives, 165 will be elected through direct voting, while the remaining 110 will be elected through a proportional electoral system. Elections to the House of Representatives (HoR) and seven provincial assemblies were held on Sunday. The counting of votes started on Monday. Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deubas Nepali Congress-led ruling coalition was on Friday heading towards winning a clear majority in Nepals parliamentary elections with the alliance bagging 64 seats out of the 118 declared. A party or a coalition needs 138 seats to win a clear majority. The Nepali Congress was set to emerge as the single-largest party after winning 39 seats alone under the direct voting system. Its alliance partners -- CPN-Maoist Centre and CPN-Unified Socialist have won 12, 10 seats. The CPN-UML has won 29 seats. The CPN-UML partners - the Rastriya Prajatantra Party and Janata Samajwadi Party - have won four and two seats respectively. The newly-formed Rastriya Swatantra Party has won 7 seats. The Lokatantrik Samajwadi and Rastriya Janamorcha have bagged two and one seat respectively. They all are part of the ruling alliance. The Opposition alliance led by former premier K P Sharma Oli-led CPN-UML has bagged 35 seats. Lokatantrai Samajwadi Party and Janmat Party, both Madhesi parties --have won two and one seat respectively. Nagarik Unmukti Party has bagged two seats and Janamorcha and Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party have received one each. Five seats were won by independents and others. Here are all Nepal Elections 2022 Results, Counting LIVE UPDATES, Latest News, Updates:-
Nepal Elections 2022 Results, Counting LIVE UPDATES, Latest News, Updates: In the 275-member House of Representatives, 165 will be elected through direct voting, while the remaining 110 will be elected through a proportional electoral system. Elections to the House of Representatives (HoR) and seven provincial assemblies were held on Sunday. The counting of votes started on Monday. Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's Nepali Congress-led ruling coalition was on Friday heading towards winning a clear majority in Nepal's parliamentary elections with the alliance bagging 64 seats out of the 118 declared. A party or a coalition needs 138 seats to win a clear majority. The Nepali Congress was set to emerge as the single-largest party after winning 39 seats alone under the direct voting system. Its alliance partners -- CPN-Maoist Centre and CPN-Unified Socialist have won 12, 10 seats. The CPN-UML has won 29 seats. The CPN-UML partners - the Rastriya Prajatantra Party and Janata Samajwadi Party - have won four and two seats respectively. The newly-formed Rastriya Swatantra Party has won 7 seats. The Lokatantrik Samajwadi and Rastriya Janamorcha have bagged two and one seat respectively. They all are part of the ruling alliance. The Opposition alliance led by former premier K P Sharma Oli-led CPN-UML has bagged 35 seats. Lokatantrai Samajwadi Party and Janmat Party, both Madhesi parties --have won two and one seat respectively. Nagarik Unmukti Party has bagged two seats and Janamorcha and Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party have received one each. Five seats were won by independents and others. Here are all Nepal Elections 2022 Results, Counting LIVE UPDATES, Latest News, Updates:-
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Elections to the House of Representatives (HoR) and seven provincial assemblies were held on Sunday. The counting of votes started on Monday.
In the 275-member House of Representatives, 165 will be elected through direct voting, while the remaining 110 will be elected through a proportional electoral system.
A party or a coalition needs 138 seats to win a clear majority.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's Nepali Congress-led ruling coalition was on Friday heading towards winning a clear majority in Nepal's parliamentary elections with the alliance bagging 64 seats out of the 118 declared.
The Nepali Congress was set to emerge as the single-largest party after winning 39 seats alone under the direct voting system.
Its alliance partners -- CPN-Maoist Centre and CPN-Unified Socialist have won 12, 10 seats. The Lokatantrik Samajwadi and Rastriya Janamorcha have bagged two and one seat respectively. They all are part of the ruling alliance.
The Opposition alliance led by former premier K P Sharma Oli-led CPN-UML has bagged 35 seats.
The CPN-UML has won 29 seats.
The CPN-UML partners - the Rastriya Prajatantra Party and Janata Samajwadi Party - have won four and two seats respectively.
The newly-formed Rastriya Swatantra Party has won 7 seats. Lokatantrai Samajwadi Party and Janmat Party, both Madhesi parties --have won two and one seat respectively.
Nagarik Unmukti Party has bagged two seats and Janamorcha and Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party have received one each. Five seats were won by independents and others.
Elections to the House of Representatives (HoR) and seven provincial assemblies were held on Sunday. The counting of votes started on Monday.
Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba was elected on Wednesday with a huge margin of votes for the House of Representatives for the seventh consecutive time, with his ruling Nepali Congress party leading in the election tally by winning 13 seats so far.
The ruling Nepali Congress has so far bagged 13 seats in the House of Representatives (HoR) while it is leading in 54 other constituencies.
Its ally parties -- CPN-Maoist and CPN-Unified Socialist, Lokatantraik Samajwadi Party -- are leading in 17, 7 and 3 seats respectively.
Dhakal is a young engineer, who had a verbal squabble with Deuba during a public debate at a BBC's Sajha Sawal programme five years ago, after which he decided to challenge Deuba saying that now youths should get a chance in politics and senior people like Deuba should retire.
Nagarik Unmukti Party candidate Gangaram Chaudhary won the HoR election from Kailali-3 constituency. He got 23,120 votes, defeating Kundan Chaudhary of CPN-Maoist Centre who secured 17,749 votes.
Former prime minister and CPN-UML chairman leader K P Sharma Oli is leading in Jhapa 5 constituency with 15,510 votes against his nearest NC rival Khagendra Adhikari who so far secured 8,955 votes.
Former prime minister and CPN-UML chairman leader K P Sharma Oli is leading in Jhapa 5 constituency with 15,510 votes against his nearest NC rival Khagendra Adhikari who so far secured 8,955 votes.
Meanwhile, CPN-Maoist chairman Pushpakamal Dahal Prachanda is leading in Gorkha-2 constituency. He has so far bagged 7,057 votes against his nearest rival Kavindra Burlakoti of RSP who got 1,929 votes.
Krishna Gopal Shrestha of CPN-UML won the HoR seat from Kathmandu-9 constituency. He secured 11,956 votes against his nearest rival Tek Bahadur Pokharel of Rastriya Swotantra Party who secured 10,961 votes.
The CPN-UML bagged its first seat from Lalitpur-2 constituency where Prem Bahadur Maharjan defeated Sudin Shakya of Hamro Nepali Party by a margin of 6,139 votes. Maharjan bagged 15,025 votes, while his closest rival Shakya totalled 8,886 votes.
The party also won a HoR in Mustang constituency with Yogendra Thakali defeating Prem Prasad Tulachan of CPN-UML with a margin of 914 votes. Thakali got 3,992 votes, while Tulachan bagged 3,078 votes as per the final results.
NC also won a HoR seat in Manag district with Tek Bahadur Gurung winning the election by securing 2,547 votes against his nearest rival Palden Gurung of CPM-UML who secured 2,247 votes.
Prime Minister and NC president Sher Bahadur Deuba is leading by 4,580 votes in Dadeldhura district. He has so far secured 9,773 of the 19,596 votes till counted. His nearest rival, independent candidate Sagar Dhakal, bagged 5,193 votes.
NC General Secretary Gagan Thapa won the House of Representatives election from Kathmandu Constituency No 4 by a margin of about 7,500 votes. He defeated Rajan Bhattarai of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist). While Thapa bagged 21,294 votes, Bhattarai got 13,853 votes.
According to Election Commission officials, the Nepali Congress opened its account in Kathmandu with senior NC leader Prakash Man Singh winning the Kathmandu 1 constituency. Singh secured 7,140 votes against his nearest rival Ravindra Mishra from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) who secured 7,011 votes.
The ruling Nepali Congress has so far won four seats in the House of Representatives, while the main opposition party CPN-UML bagged two seats in the just-concluded Nepal election, the counting of votes of which is underway.
Elections to the House of Representatives (HoR) and seven provincial assemblies were held on Sunday. The counting of votes started on Monday.Prem Bahadur Maharjan of CPN-UML got elected from Lalitpur - 2 constituency, the sources said.
The CPN-UML bagged its first seat from Lalitpur - 2 constituency.
The party has also won in Mustang constituency. Yogendra Thakali of NC has won a HoR seat in Mustang district.
Tek Bahadur Gurung of the NC won the election by securing 2,547 votes against his nearest rival Palden Gurung, who secured 2,247 votes.
The ruling Nepali Congress (NC) has also won a seat in Manag district.
According to Election Commission sources, the Nepali Congress has opened its account in Kathmandu with senior NC leader Prakash Man Singh winning the Kathmandu 1 constituency.
Singh secured 7,140 votes against his nearest rival Ravindra Mishra from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party who secured 7,011 votes.
The counting of votes started on Monday.
Elections to the House of Representatives (HoR) and seven provincial assemblies were held on Sunday.
The Nepali Congress has so far won three seats in the House of Representatives, while the CPN-UML has won one seat.
The Rastriya Swatantra Party, floated by a former television personality, has emerged as the dark horse in the Nepal elections, coming third behind heavyweights like the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML, and leading in seven constituencies.
The counting of votes started after elections to House of Representatives and seven provincial assemblies were held on Sunday.
According to the Election Commission, about 61 per cent polling was recorded across the Himalayan nation.
The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is floated by Rabi Lamichhane, a 48-year-old former television personality, who shot to fame while attempting to set the Guinness world record for hosting the longest-ever marathon talk show in 2013.The RSP is currently leading in three constituencies in Kathmandu and one in Lalitpur district.
The ruling Nepali Congress (NC), which has so far won in one constituency, is leading in 32 constituencies, while CPN-UML led by former prime minister K P Sharma Oli is leading in 17 constituencies.
RSP is leading in 7 constituencies, while the Rastriya Prajatantra Party has the lead in 5 constituencies and CPN-Maoist Centre in 4 constituencies respectively.
Similarly, CPN-Unified Socialist is leading in 4 constituencies, followed by Janamat Party in 2 constituencies and Lokatantrik Samajwadi Party and Hamro Nepal Party in one constituency each.
The bell is ringing against larger parties, read a social media post, in reference to the bell, which is RSP's election symbol.
The RSP's impressive performance is a wake-up call for larger parties like NC and the CPN-UML, observers said.
They opined that the RSP will not only get the recognition as the national party, but will also be one of the key players in the country's political spectrum over the next five years.
Many who have voted for either the Nepali Congress or CPN-UML in the past have sided with the RSP in this election due to their dissatisfaction against the bigger parties, who have failed to check corruption, political observers explained.
Various opinion polls conducted prior to Sunday's elections have indicated that the RSP and some independents may pull off upset wins.
Around 900 independent candidates contested the federal and provincial assembly elections.
Except for the 1999 elections, independent candidates have always won seats in Nepal's parliament.
While the frustration of Nepalis towards the traditional political parties is palpable, it remains to be seen whether the candidates of the major parties will receive a serious challenge from the newbies, be it from the RSP or the independent candidates, The Kathmandu Post reported.
The traditional parties failed in this election to appeal to the youths. That may mean votes for the candidates of new political parties or the independents, socio-political analyst Bhim Bhurtel told the Post.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has bagged 463 out of the 1,000 votes counted so far in Dadeldhura district, from where he is contesting elections to the House of Representatives.
Deuba's nearest rival, the 31-year-old engineer Sagar Dhakal, has received 241 votes.
Deuba, 76, was elected from Dadeldhura constituency on six occasions and has never lost an election.
Out of 91,201 voters in Dadeldhura, 51,660 have cast their votes in the polls for the House of Representatives.
Former prime minister and CPN-UML chair Oli has taken a huge early lead from his constituency, Jhapa-5, according to the Himalayan Times newspaper.
As many as 6,200 of the total votes cast were counted in the primary phase, of which Oli secured 3,212 votes, the report said.
His closest contender, Khagendra Adhikari of Nepali Congress has received 1,523 votes.
Oli and Adhikari were candidates from the same constituency in the 2018 elections as well.
More than 17.9 million voters were eligible to cast their votes to elect the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies.
Out of 275 Members of Parliament, 165 will be elected through direct voting, while the remaining 110 will be elected through a proportional electoral system.
Voters also voted to elect representatives to seven provincial assemblies.
Out of a total of 550 members of the provincial assemblies, 330 will be elected directly and 220 will be elected through the proportional method.
The next government in Nepal will face challenges of keeping a stable political administration, reviving the tourism industry, and balancing ties with neighbours -- China and India.
They opined that the RSP will not only get the recognition as the national party, but will also be one of the key players in the country's political spectrum over the next five years.
The RSP's impressive performance is a wake-up call for larger parties like NC and the CPN-UML, observers said.
The bell is ringing against larger parties, read a social media post, in reference to the bell, which is RSP's election symbol.
Similarly, CPN-Unified Socialist is leading in 4 constituencies, followed by Janamat Party in 2 constituencies and Lokatantrik Samajwadi Party and Hamro Nepal Party in one constituency each.
RSP is leading in 7 constituencies, while the Rastriya Prajatantra Party has the lead in 5 constituencies and CPN-Maoist Centre in 4 constituencies respectively.
The ruling Nepali Congress (NC), which has so far won in one constituency, is leading in 32 constituencies, while CPN-UML led by former prime minister K P Sharma Oli is leading in 17 constituencies.
The RSP is currently leading in three constituencies in Kathmandu and one in Lalitpur district.
The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is floated by Rabi Lamichhane, a 48-year-old former television personality, who shot to fame while attempting to set the Guinness world record for hosting the longest-ever marathon talk show in 2013.
According to the Election Commission, about 61 per cent polling was recorded across the Himalayan nation.
The Rastriya Swatantra Party, floated by a former television personality, has emerged as the dark horse in the Nepal elections, coming third behind heavyweights like the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML, and leading in seven constituencies.
The counting of votes started after elections to House of Representatives and seven provincial assemblies were held on Sunday.
The Rastriya Swatantra Party, floated by a former television personality, has emerged as the dark horse in the Nepal elections, coming third behind heavyweights like the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML, and leading in seven constituencies.
Out of a total of 2,412 candidates contesting the election for federal Parliament, 867 are independents.
The next government will face challenges of keeping a stable political administration, reviving the tourism industry, and balancing ties with neighbours -- China and India.
The Nepali Congress-led ruling alliance includes CPN-Maoist Centre, CPN-Unified Socialist, and Madhes-based Loktantrik Samajwadi Party while the CPN-UML-led alliance includes pro-Hindu Rashtriya Prajatantra Party and Madhes-based Janata Samajwadi Party.
Nepali Congress led by Prime Minister Deuba, 76, has formed an electoral alliance with former Maoist guerrilla leader 'Prachanda', 67, against former premier Oli, 70.
There are two major political alliances contesting the polls -- the ruling Nepali Congress-led democratic and leftist alliance and the CPN-UML-led leftist and pro-Hindu, pro-monarchy alliance.
The vote counting in Taplejung has been delayed as helicopter companies expressed the inability to airlift the ballot boxes from remote areas in the district.
Yangma is the most remote polling station in the district. The team that walked from the capital Fungling to conduct voting reached Yangma, which lies at an altitude of 4,200 meters, in four days. A total of 12 of the total 61 votes were cast in the area.
The District Election Management Committee said that the ballot boxes of Olangchungola, Yangma, Gybla and Ghunsa polling stations of Paktanglung Rural Municipality Ward No 6 and 7 are being brought through land route, Republica newspaper reported.
The Nepali Congress (NC) opened its account as its candidate Yogesh Gauchan Thakali has been elected as a member to the House of Representatives from Mustang.
Gauchan secured 3,992 votes against his nearest rival Prem Tulachan of CPN-UML, who secured 3,078, according to the Election Commission.
Likewise, counting has also begun in Kaski, Jhapa, Mustang, Saptari, Banke, Rupandehi and Nawalparasi west, it said.
Officials from the Election Commission, representatives of parties and the media are present at the centres.
The counting started at 7 am local time and will continue till 5 pm, a day after about 61 per cent polling was recorded across the Himalayan nation.
Officials from the Election Commission, representatives of parties and the media are present at the centres. Recording of votes for constituencies 1, 3, 4, 6, and 7 of Kathmandu, all constituencies of Lalitpur and Bhaktapur has begun, The Himalayan Times newspaper reported, as per PTI.
The ruling Nepali Congress on Monday won the first seat for the House of Representatives as counting of votes for the parliamentary and provincial elections began amid tight security.
The counting started at 7 am local time and will continue till 5 pm, a day after about 61 per cent polling was recorded across the Himalayan nation.
The ruling Nepali Congress on Monday won the first seat for the House of Representatives as counting of votes for the parliamentary and provincial elections began amid tight security.
The counting started at 7 am local time and will continue till 5 pm, a day after about 61 per cent polling was recorded across the Himalayan nation.
The voter turnout is significantly lower as compared to the past two elections - 77 per cent in 2013, and 78 per cent in 2017.
According to Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya, "The nationwide voter turnout has stood at around 61 per cent. This is likely to increase slightly as we continue receiving details from districts across the country.
61 per cent voting recorded in Nepal elections, 1 killed in poll-related violence
Nepal election sees its oldest voter aged 113
A 113-year-old woman exercised her franchise in the elections held for Nepal's parliament and provincial assemblies on Sunday, becoming the oldest person to cast a vote in the polls in the country.
Gopi Maya Pokhrel cast her vote in Tanhu district, situated 220 kms west of Kathmandu.
Pokhrel, whose citizenship certificate shows her birth date as June 22, 1909, cast her vote at the polling centre situated at Mahadebata Primary School situated at Sepabagaicha of the Bhanu Municipality in Tanahun district, officials said.
Similarly, 107-year-old Jasmani Kami cast her vote at a polling centre at the Rastriya Secondary School in Myagdi district.
Barring a few sporadic incidents, the voting, which began at 7 am to elect a new House of Representatives and seven provincial assemblies, remained largely peaceful.
Nepal recorded a voter turnout of 32 per cent votes till 1 pm, the Election Commission said in a press statement.
Shaligram Sharma Poudel, spokesperson of the Election Commission, said except for a few incidents, voting is underway smoothly across the country.
He said that voter turnout was low in the morning which increased in the afternoon.
Nepal polls: 32 per cent voting recorded till 1 pm
Nepal, which went to polls amid economic and political instability, recorded a voter turnout of 32 per cent in the first six hours till 1 pm on Sunday, the Election Commission said.
Nepal Election 2022 Result: Counting date and time - Result Announcement
The counting of votes will begin from 9 pm on Sunday amid tight security.
The counting will start at 9 pm today after collecting all the ballot boxes.
The commission would announce all the first-past-the-post results in the next eight days while the results of proportional representation elections would be announced by December 8.
Security has been stepped up in all 77 districts across the country with air-patrolling around polling stations and closing of international borders for 72 hours.
Among the major political parties, the CPN-UML has fielded 141 candidates while the Nepali Congress and CPN-Maoist Centre have fielded 91 and 46 candidates respectively.
Out of a total of 2,412 candidates contesting the election for federal Parliament, 867 are independents.
The next government will face challenges of keeping a stable political administration, reviving the tourism industry and balancing ties with neighbours -- China and India.
The Nepali Congress-led ruling alliance includes CPN-Maoist Centre, CPN-Unified Socialist, and Madhes-based Loktantrik Samajwadi Party while the CPN-UML-led alliance includes pro-Hindu Rastriya Prajatantra Party and Madhes-based Janata Samajwadi Party.
Nepali Congress led by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, 76, has formed an electoral alliance with former Maoist guerrilla leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', 67, against former premier K P Sharma Oli, 70.
There are two major political alliances contesting the polls -- the ruling Nepali Congress-led democratic and leftist alliance and the CPN-UML-led leftist and pro-Hindu, pro-monarchy alliance.
The frequent changes and fighting among parties have been blamed for the country's slow economic growth.
Political instability has been a recurrent feature of Nepal's Parliament since the end of the decade-long Maoist insurgency, and no prime minister has served a full term after the civil war ended in 2006.
Political observers closely watching the elections have predicted a hung parliament and a government that is unlikely to provide the required political stability in Nepal.
Out of a total of 550 members of the provincial assemblies, 330 will be elected directly and 220 will be elected through the proportional method.
At the same time, voters will also choose representatives to seven provincial assemblies.
Out of a total of 275 Members of Parliament, 165 will be elected through direct voting, while the remaining 110 will be elected through a proportional electoral system.
More than 17.9 million eligible voters will elect a 275-member House of Representatives.
Thapaliya said the commission would announce all the first-past-the-post results in the next eight days while the results of proportional representation elections would be announced by December 8.
Speaking to the media after voting from a polling station in Bhaktapur, Thapaliya said the counting will start at 9 pm today after collecting all the ballot boxes.
The counting of votes will begin from 9 pm on Sunday amid tight security, Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya said.
The polling started at 7 am local time at over 22,000 polling centres and will close at 5 pm.
Millions of Nepalese began voting on Sunday to elect a new parliament and provincial assemblies amid tight security, hoping to end the political instability that has plagued the country for more than a decade and impeded growth.
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