Provincial election in Nepal
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.[3]
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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.[4] Each voter will get separate ballot papers for the two methods.
Eligibility to vote
To vote in the general election, one must be:[5]
- 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:
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.[8][9]
Results
Overall
Koshi Province
Madhesh Province
Bagmati Province
Gandaki Province
Lumbini Province
Karnali Province
Sudurpashchim Province
See also
References
- ^ "Nepal parliamentary elections on November 20, 2022 - OnlineKhabar English News". 4 August 2022.
- ^ "प्रतिनिधि सभा तथा प्रदेश सभा सदस्य निर्वाचन, २०७९ को परिणाम घोषणा". Election Commission Nepal. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Federal and provincial polls to be held on November 20". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ Article 84 Constitution of Nepal
- ^ Electoral Roll Act, 2017 (PDF) (Act 23, 6 & 23) (in Nepali). 2 February 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Nepal to hold parliamentary election in November". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Nepal to hold general election on November 20". ANI News. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "अन्तिम बन्दसूची". election.gov.np. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "प्रतिनिधि सभा तथा प्रदेश सभा सदस्य निर्वाचन, २०७९ को पहिलो हुने निर्वाचित हुने निर्वाचन प्रणाली तर्फका उम्मेदवारहरुको विवरण". election.gov.np. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
