2017 Nepalese provincial elections
# 2017 Nepalese provincial elections

Provincial assembly elections were held in Nepal on 26 November and 7 December 2017 along with the general election. 330 seats in the seven newly created provincial assemblies were elected by first-past-the-post voting and 220 by proportional representation. The election was part of Nepal's transformation to a federal republic. Next Election will be held in 2022 unless dissolved earlier without completing the five years term. 2022 Nepalese provincial election will be the second election for provinces after completion of tenure of five years.

## 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. Each voter will get separate ballot papers for the two methods.

### Eligibility to vote

To vote in the general election, one must be:

* 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

| 19 August | Last day to register to be on electoral roll |
| - | - |
| 21 August | Cabinet announces election date |
| 27 August | Last day for party registration at Election Commission |
| 30 August | Election code of conduct starts |
| 14 October | Tenure of Legislature parliament ends |
| 15 October | Parties submit preliminary closed list for proportional representation |
| 22 October | Candidate nomination for first phase of first past the post |
| 2 November | Candidate nomination for second phase of first past the post |
| 19 November | Closed list for proportional representation finalized and published |
| 26 November | Election day (first phase) – polling centres open 07:00 to 17:00 |
| 7 December | Election day (second phase) – polling centres open 07:00 to 17:00 |

The first phase of the election was carried out on 26 November 2017 in 32 mountainous and hilly districts. The counting of the votes of the first phase will also only begin once the second phase is conducted.

## Results

### Overall

Summary of the 2017 Nepalese provincial election results :

| Party | Party | FPTP | FPTP | FPTP | PR | PR | PR | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 3,041,962 | 28.75 | 168 | 2,938,584 | 32.58 | 75 | 243 |
| | Nepali Congress | 3,635,179 | 34.35 | 41 | 2,869,418 | 31.81 | 72 | 113 |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 1,664,042 | 16.43 | 73 | 1,325,048 | 14.69 | 35 | 108 |
| | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | 531,900 | 5.03 | 24 | 447,787 | 4.96 | 13 | 37 |
| | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | 409,360 | 3.87 | 16 | 432,591 | 4.80 | 12 | 28 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 84,272 | 0.80 | 0 | 203,586 | 2.26 | 3 | 3 |
| | Bibeksheel Sajha Party | 98,636 | 0.93 | 0 | 198,649 | 2.20 | 3 | 3 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic) | 34,590 | 0.33 | 0 | 92,601 | 1.03 | 1 | 1 |
| | Naya Shakti Party, Nepal | 92,533 | 0.87 | 2 | 88,199 | 0.98 | 1 | 3 |
| | Rastriya Janamorcha | 55,808 | 0.53 | 2 | 64,424 | 0.71 | 2 | 4 |
| | Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party | 50,714 | 0.48 | 1 | 57,185 | 0.63 | 1 | 2 |
| | Nepal Federal Socialist Party | 19,544 | 0.18 | 0 | 37,179 | 0.41 | 1 | 1 |
| | Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch | 23,044 | 0.22 | 0 | 26,282 | 0.29 | 1 | 1 |
| | Others | 215,932 | 2.04 | 0 | 237,764 | 2.64 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent | 173,687 | 1.64 | 3 | – | – | – | 3 |
| Invalid/Blank votes | Invalid/Blank votes | 450,484 | – | – | 1,531,223 | – | – | – |
| Total | Total | 10,581,687 | 100 | 330 | 10,550,520 | 100 | 220 | 550 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 15,428,160 | 68.59 | – | 15,428,160 | 68.38 | – | – |
| Source: Election Commission of Nepal |||||||||

### Province 1

| Party | Party | FPTP | FPTP | FPTP | PR | PR | PR | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 720,339 | 37.30 | 36 | 673,709 | 38.79 | 15 | 51 |
| | Nepali Congress | 739,937 | 38.31 | 8 | 586,246 | 33.76 | 13 | 21 |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 259,025 | 13.41 | 10 | 206,781 | 11.91 | 5 | 15 |
| | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | 91,771 | 4.75 | 1 | 70,476 | 4.06 | 2 | 3 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 4,867 | 0.25 | 0 | 57,342 | 3.30 | 1 | 1 |
| | Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch | 22,493 | 1.16 | 0 | 26,123 | 1.50 | 1 | 1 |
| | Others | 78,748 | 4.08 | 0 | 115,945 | 6.68 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent | 14,257 | 0.74 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Invalid/Blank votes | Invalid/Blank votes | 88,998 | – | – | 276,409 | – | – | – |
| Total | Total | 2,020,435 | 100 | 56 | 2,013,031 | 100 | 37 | 93 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,993,774 | 67.49 | – | 2,993,774 | 67.24 | – | – |
| Source: Election Commission of Nepal |||||||||

### Province 2

| Party | Party | FPTP | FPTP | FPTP | PR | PR | PR | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total |
| | Nepali Congress | 509,139 | 27.82 | 8 | 370,550 | 24.11 | 11 | 19 |
| | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | 303,041 | 16.56 | 15 | 318,524 | 20.72 | 10 | 25 |
| | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | 326,298 | 17.83 | 20 | 284,072 | 18.48 | 9 | 29 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | 282,718 | 15.45 | 14 | 249,734 | 16.25 | 7 | 21 |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 234,160 | 12.80 | 6 | 182,619 | 11.88 | 5 | 11 |
| | Nepal Federal Socialist Party | 17,976 | 0.98 | 0 | 32,864 | 2.14 | 1 | 1 |
| | Others | 66,633 | 3.65 | 0 | 98,808 | 6.42 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent | 89,842 | 4.91 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Invalid/Blank votes | Invalid/Blank votes | 98,959 | – | – | 374,853 | – | – | – |
| Total | Total | 1,928,766 | 100 | 64 | 1,912,024 | 100 | 43 | 107 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,767,379 | 69.69 | – | 2,767,379 | 69.09 | – | – |
| Source: Election Commission of Nepal |||||||||

### Province 3

| Party | Party | FPTP | FPTP | FPTP | PR | PR | PR | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | 725,113 | 35.37 | 42 | 677,317 | 35.81 | 16 | 58 |
| | Nepali Congress | 748,207 | 36.50 | 7 | 559,249 | 29.57 | 14 | 21 |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 355,126 | 16.32 | 15 | 316,876 | 16.75 | 8 | 23 |
| | Bibeksheel Sajha Party | 74,656 | 3.64 | 0 | 124,442 | 6.58 | 3 | 3 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 27,960 | 1.36 | 0 | 59,268 | 3.13 | 1 | 1 |
| | Nepal Mazdoor Kisan Party | 40,502 | 1.98 | 1 | 41,610 | 2.20 | 1 | 2 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic) | 1,399 | 0.07 | 0 | 28,855 | 1.53 | 1 | 1 |
| | Naya Shakti Party, Nepal | 21,552 | 1.05 | 1 | 23,958 | 1.27 | 0 | 1 |
| | Others | 50,791 | 3.48 | 0 | 59,731 | 3.16 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent | 4,688 | 0.23 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 |
| Invalid/Blank votes | Invalid/Blank votes | 70,471 | – | – | 226,043 | – | – | – |
| Total | Total | 2,120,465 | 100 | 66 | 2,117,314 | 100 | 44 | 110 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 3,074,381 | 68.97 | – | 3,074,381 | 68.87 | – | – |
| Source: Election Commission of Nepal |||||||||

### Province 4

| Party | Party | FPTP | FPTP | FPTP | PR | PR | PR | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | 268,540 | 26.09 | 17 | 373,501 | 39.04 | 10 | 27 |
| | Nepali Congress | 424,202 | 41.21 | 6 | 364,797 | 38.13 | 9 | 15 |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 242,635 | 23.57 | 9 | 119,528 | 12.49 | 3 | 12 |
| | Naya Shakti Party, Nepal | 21,259 | 2.07 | 1 | 24,625 | 2.57 | 1 | 2 |
| | Rastriya Janamorcha | 29,968 | 2.91 | 2 | 19,376 | 2.03 | 1 | 3 |
| | Others | 39,169 | 3.79 | 0 | 54,992 | 5.75 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent | 3,666 | 0.36 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Invalid/Blank votes | Invalid/Blank votes | 29,039 | – | – | 101,007 | – | – | – |
| Total | Total | 1,058,478 | 100 | 36 | 1,057,826 | 100 | 24 | 60 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,568,924 | 67.47 | – | 1,568,924 | 67.42 | – | – |
| Source: Election Commission of Nepal |||||||||

### Province 5

| Party | Party | FPTP | FPTP | FPTP | PR | PR | PR | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | 572,942 | 31.35 | 28 | 533,613 | 33.10 | 13 | 41 |
| | Nepali Congress | 646,200 | 35.36 | 7 | 530,844 | 32.93 | 12 | 19 |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 285,878 | 14.64 | 14 | 239,281 | 14.84 | 6 | 20 |
| | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | 97,892 | 5.36 | 3 | 78,567 | 4.87 | 2 | 5 |
| | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | 54,529 | 2.98 | 0 | 54,110 | 3.36 | 1 | 1 |
| | Rastriya Janamorcha | 15,803 | 0.86 | 0 | 32,546 | 2.02 | 1 | 1 |
| | Others | 105,363 | 6.77 | 0 | 143,219 | 8.88 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent | 49,024 | 2.68 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 |
| Invalid/Blank votes | Invalid/Blank votes | 90,857 | – | – | 306,734 | – | – | – |
| Total | Total | 1,918,488 | 100 | 52 | 1,918,914 | 100 | 35 | 87 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,740,867 | 70.03 | – | 2,740,867 | 70.01 | – | – |
| Source: Election Commission of Nepal |||||||||

### Province 6

| Party | Party | FPTP | FPTP | FPTP | PR | PR | PR | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | 180,952 | 32.58 | 14 | 169,755 | 34.35 | 6 | 20 |
| | Nepali Congress | 210,290 | 37.86 | 1 | 162,003 | 32.78 | 5 | 6 |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 128,805 | 23.19 | 9 | 117,298 | 23.74 | 4 | 13 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 6,290 | 1.13 | 0 | 15,629 | 3.16 | 1 | 1 |
| | Others | 21,500 | 3.88 | 0 | 29,477 | 5.97 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent | 7,580 | 1.36 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 |
| Invalid/Blank votes | Invalid/Blank votes | 26,511 | – | – | 87,910 | – | – | – |
| Total | Total | 581,948 | 100 | 24 | 582,072 | 100 | 16 | 40 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 847,162 | 68.69 | – | 847,162 | 68.71 | – | – |
| Source: Election Commission of Nepal |||||||||

### Province 7

| Party | Party | FPTP | FPTP | FPTP | PR | PR | PR | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total |
| | Nepali Congress | 357,204 | 39.37 | 4 | 295,729 | 37.38 | 8 | 12 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | 291,358 | 32.11 | 17 | 260,955 | 32.99 | 8 | 25 |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 166,513 | 18.35 | 10 | 142,702 | 18.04 | 4 | 14 |
| | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | 32,400 | 3.57 | 1 | 36,902 | 4.66 | 1 | 2 |
| | Others | 55,269 | 5.49 | 0 | 54,784 | 6.93 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent | 4,630 | 0.51 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 |
| Invalid/Blank votes | Invalid/Blank votes | 45,649 | – | – | 158,267 | – | – | – |
| Total | Total | 953,033 | 100 | 32 | 949,339 | 100 | 21 | 53 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,435,673 | 66.38 | – | 1,435,673 | 66.13 | – | – |
| Source: Election Commission of Nepal |||||||||
