2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election

Constituent Assembly elections were held in Nepal on 19 November 2013.^[1] The vote was repeatedly delayed.^[2] It has been planned for 22 November 2012 after the dissolution of the 1st Constituent Assembly on 27 May 2012, but it was put off by the election commission.^[3] The Nepali Congress became the largest party in the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly, winning 196 of the 575 elected seats.

2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election

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575 of the 601 seats in the Constituent Assembly 301 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	79.82%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Sushil Koirala Jhala Nath Khanal Pushpa Kamal Dahal Party Nepali Congress CPN (UML) Maoist Centre Last election 21.14%, 110 seats 20.33%, 103 seats 30.81%, 227 seats[lower-alpha 1] Seats won 196 175 80 Seat change 86 72 147 Popular vote 2,418,370 2,239,609 1,439,726 Percentage 25.55% 23.66% 15.21% Swing 4.41pp 3.33pp 15.06pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Kamal Thapa Bijay Kumar Gachhadar Surya Bahadur Thapa Party RPP-Nepal MJAF(L) RPP Last election 1.03%, 4 seats – 3.40%, 11 seats[lower-alpha 2] Seats won 24 14 13 Seat change 20 New 2 Popular vote 630,697 274,987 260,234 Percentage 6.66% 2.91% 2.75% Swing 5.63% New 0.65pp   Seventh party Eighth party   Leader Mahantha Thakur Upendra Yadav Party TMLP MJF-N Last election 20 seats, 3.16% 6.32%, 52 seats Seats won 11 10 Seat change 9 42 Popular vote 181,140 214,319 Percentage 1.91% 2.26% Swing 1.25pp 4.06pp
Prime Minister before election Khil Raj Regmi Independent Elected Prime Minister Sushil Koirala Nepali Congress

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Notes

1. 220 seats, 29.28%; CPN (Maoist) and 7 seats, 1.53%; Janamorcha Nepal
2. 8 seats, 2.45%; RPP and 3 seats, 0.95%; Janshakti

Related pages

• 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly
• List of members elected in the 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election
• Koirala cabinet, 2013

References

1. "Nepal voting ends for new Constituent Assembly". BBC News. November 19, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
2. "Channel NewsAsia". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on March 15, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
3. Utpal Parashar (May 27, 2012). "Nepal fails to meet constitution deadline". Kathmandu: Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on May 28, 2012. Retrieved May 27, 2012.