2020 Nepalese National Assembly election

National Assembly elections were held in Nepal on 23 January 2020 across all seven provinces to elect the 18 of the 19 retiring members of the National Assembly.[1] According to Article 86 of the Constitution of Nepal 2015, one third of the members of the National Assembly are elected every two years through an electoral college. Following the full implementation of the house in 2018, one-third of the members chosen by drawing a lottery retired after only two years.[2]

2020 Nepalese National Assembly election
23 January 2020
18 seats to the National Assembly
  First party Second party
 
BJP Election Symbol
BJP Election Symbol
Party NCP Nepali Congress
Seats before 39 13
Seats after 47 6
Seat change Increase 8 Decrease 7
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party RJPN Samajbadi Party
Seats before 2 2
Seats after 2 1
Seat change Steady Decrease 1

Electoral college

The electoral college consists of members of the provincial assembly and Chairperson/Mayor and Vice Chairperson/Deputy Mayor of the local bodies within the state. Each provincial assembly members vote has a weight of forty eight whereas each Chairperson/Mayor/Vice Chairperson/Deputy Mayor vote has a weight of eighteen. The electoral college elects 56 members to the National Assembly and three members, including one woman, are nominated by the president on the recommendation of the Government of Nepal.[2]

Alliance

  Nepal Communist Party+
No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Photo Seats Contested Reference
1. Nepal Communist Party Prachanda 16 [3]
2. Rastriya Janata Party Nepal Mahantha Thakur 2

  Nepali Congress+
No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Photo Seats Contested Reference
1. Nepali Congress Sher Bahadur Deuba 16 [3]
2. Samajbadi Party, Nepal Upendra Yadav 2

Results
PartySeats
Total
in 2018		UpWonTotal+/–
Nepal Communist Party3981647+8
Nepali Congress13706–7
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal22220
Samajbadi Party2101–1
Nominated[4]31130
Total401919590
Source: Republica[5]

Province No. 1
Previous MP Previous Party Elected MP Elected Party Category Votes
Sarita Prasai Nepali Congress Indira Gautam Nepal Communist Party Women 6,426
Khem Raj Nepali Nepal Communist Party Gopi Alchhami Dalit 6,330
Haricharan Shiwakoti Devendra Dahal Open 6,234
Source: Nepal Gazette[6][7]

Province No. 2
Previous MP Previous Party Elected MP Elected Party Category Votes
Mukta Kumari Yadav Nepali Congress Tulsa Dahal Nepal Communist Party Women 5,208
Ramprit Paswan Samajbadi Party, Nepal Radheshyam Paswan Dalit 5,292
Ramesh Prasad Yadav Rastriya Janata Party Nepal Mrigendra Singh Yadav Rastriya Janata Party Nepal Open 5,400
Brijesh Chandra Lal Shekhar Singh Disabled and Minority 5,502
Source: Nepal Gazette[6][7]

Bagmati Pradesh
Previous MP Previous Party Elected MP Elected Party Category Votes
Balram Baskota Nepal Communist Party Beduram Bhushal Nepal Communist Party Open 6,810
Dhana Khatiwada Nepali Congress Ganga Belbase Women 6,828
Source: Nepal Gazette[6][7]

Gandaki Pradesh
Previous MP Previous Party Elected MP Elected Party Category Votes
Brinda Rana Magar Nepali Congress Bhagwati Neupane Nepal Communist Party Women 3,366
Surendra Raj Pandey Narayan Kaji Shrestha Open 3,462
Source: Nepal Gazette[6][7]

Province No. 5
Previous MP Previous Party Elected MP Elected Party Category Votes
Durga Prasad Upadhyaya Nepali Congress Gopal Bhattarai Nepal Communist Party Open 5,382
Mina Budha Nepal Communist Party Bimala Ghimire Women 5,778
Raj Kumar Kunwar Jag Prasad Sharma Disabled and Minority 5,424
Source: Nepal Gazette[6][7]

Karnali Pradesh
Previous MP Previous Party Elected MP Elected Party Category Votes
Kali Bahadur Malla Nepal Communist Party Maya Prasad Acharya Nepal Communist Party Open 3,618
Yutul Lama Sumitra BC Women 3,684
Source: Nepal Gazette[6][7]

Sudurpaschim Pradesh
Previous MP Previous Party Elected MP Elected Party Category Votes
Badri Prasad Pandey Nepali Congress Taraman Swar Nepal Communist Party Open 3,720
Kamala Kumari Oli Nepal Communist Party Sharada Bhatta Women 3,738
Source: Nepal Gazette[6][7]

References
  1. "National Assembly elections today". The Himalayan Times. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. "Constitute". www.constituteproject.org. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  3. NCP bags 16 out of 18 NA seats up for grabs The Himalayan Times 24 January 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2023
  4. All three for Nepal Communist Party
  5. Republica. "NCP sweeps upper house elections". My Republica. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  6. "राष्ट्रिय सभा सदस्यहरुको नामावली र राजनीतिक दल दर्ता सम्वन्धी सूचना". rajpatra.dop.gov.np. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  7. Sansar, Nepali (24 January 2020). "Nepal National Assembly Election Results Released!". Nepali Sansar. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
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