EC makes public final results of November 20 elections

The Election Commission has made public the final results of the elections to the House of Representatives and Province Assembly held on November 20. Organizing a press conference on Wednesday, Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya announced the results of the election to the House of Representatives. The results of the Province Assembly will be made public on December 17.

Earlier on December 7, the Election Commission had given three days to the parties and had asked the name list of the candidates to be elected under the proportional representation category from the closed list.

The Election Commission made public the final results today after the parties submitted the list by correcting the names of the lawmakers in the closed list. The poll body is scheduled to submit the report of the final results of the elections to President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Thursday. The way to form a new government will be opened after the Election Commission submitted the report to the President. Seven parties got recognition of national party in the elections. Twelve political parties will be represented in the Parliament. Nepali Congress, CPN-UML, CPN (Maoist Center), Rastriya Swatantra Party, Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Janata Samajbadi Party and Nepal Janamat Party have become the national party. Among these parties, Rastriya Swatantra Party and Nepal Janamat Party have emerged as new political parties. Nepali Congress has become the largest party with 79 seats—57 FPTP and 32 PR followed by CPN-UML with 78 seats—44 FPTP and 34 PR. Thirty-two lawmakers of the CPN (Maoist Center) will represent the party in the Parliament. Similarly, 20 lawmakers of Rastriya Swatantra Party and 14 lawmakers of Rastriya Prajatantra Party will represent their respective parties in the Parliament. Likewise, 12 lawmakers of Janata Samajbadi Party and six lawmakers of Nepal Janamat party will participate in the Parliament. The Election Commission said that three lawmakers of Nagarik Unmukti Party, five independent lawmakers and one lawmaker each from Nepal Workers and Peasants Party and Rastriya Janamorcha will also show their participation in the Parliament.