Left alliance sweeps National Assembly election (with list)
KATHMANDU, Jan 8: The left alliance has swept the National Assembly election securing 39 seats. Of the total 56 seats in the upper house, left alliance constituents CPN-UML, the largest party, won 27 seats and CPN (Maoist Center) secured 13 seats. The ruling Nepali Congress bagged 12 seats, Federal Socialist Forum Nepal and Rastriya Janata Party Nepal won 2 seats each.
The election was held on Wednesday, almost after two months of conclusion of House of Representatives and Province Assemblies election.
Out of 2,056 members of electoral college, 1677eligible voters including 1,234 chiefs and deputy-chiefs and 443 province assembly members had cast vote to elect 32 upper house members out of 56 since 24 members were elected unopposed ahead of election.
In province 2, all eight members were elected unopposed while 16 other members were also elected unopposed from six different provinces. 52 members from 13 different parties had competed in the election. The candidates were elected under single transferable voting system.
RESULTS
Province 1: UML 5, NC 2, MC 1)
Agam Prasad Bantawa Rai, UML (disabled)
Khem Nepali, UML (dalit)
Unopposed:
Bina Pokhrel, UML (women)
Naina Kala Ojha, UML (women)
Sarita Prasai, NC (women)
Haricharan Shiwakoti, UML
Parse Ram Meghi Gurung, UML
Ramesh Jung Rayamajhi, NC
Province 2: RJPN 2, FSFN 2, NC 2, UML 1, MC 1
Unopposed:
Shashikala Dahal, MC (women)
Pramila Kumari, FSFN (women)
Mukta Kumari Yadav, NC (women)
Ramesh Prasad Yadav, RJPN
Suman Raj Pyakurel, UML
Jitendra Narayan Dev, NC
Brikesh Chandra Lal, RJPN (disabled)
Ramput Paswan, FSFN (dalit)
Province 3: UML 5, NC 2, MC 1
Dilkumari Rawal Thapa, UML
Udaya Sharma, UML (women)
Dhan Kumari Khatiwada, NC
Ram Bahadur Thapa, MC
Balram Prasad Baskota, UML
Radhe Shyam Adhidari, NC
Ram Chandra Rai, UML (disabled)
Singh Bahadur BK, UML (dalit)
Province 4: UML 3, NC 3, MC 2)
Shanti Kumari GC, UML (women)
Deepa Gurung, UML (women)
Binda Devi Ale Rana, NC (women)
Dinanath Sharma, MC
Ganesh Prasad Timalsina, UML
Surendra Raj Pandey, NC
Khim Kumar BK, MC (dalit)
Unopposed:
Prakash Pantha, NC (disabled)
Province 5: UML 4, NC 2, MC 2
Chandra Bahadur Khadka, MC
Khim Lal Bhattarai, UML
Durga Prasad Upadhyay, NC
Ram Lakhan Chamar, UML (dalit)
Raj Kumar Kunwar, MC (disabled)
Unopposed:
Komal Oli, UML (women)
Mina Budha, UML (women)
Anita Devkota, NC (women)
Province 6: UML 5, MC 3
Kabita Bogati, UML (women)
Nanda Sharma, UML (women)
Yutul Lama, MC (women)
Narpati Luwar, UML (dalit)
Jeevan Bahadur Budha, MC (disabled)
Kali Bahadur Malla, MC
Bhairab Sundar Shrestha, UML
Thagendra Prakash Puri, UML
Province 7: UML 4, MC 2, NC 2
Chakra Prasad Snahi, UML (dalit)
Mahesh Kumar Mahara, MC (disabled)
Unopposed:
Tara Devi Bhatta, NC (women)
Indu Kadariya, UML (women)
Kamala Kumari Oli, UML (women)
Hari Ram Chaudhary, MC
Sher Bahadur Kunwar, UML
Badri Pandey, NC