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
19 November 2013
575 of the 601 seats in the Constituent Assembly
301 seats needed for a majority
Turnout79.82%
  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 Increase86 Increase 72 Decrease 147
Popular vote 2,418,370 2,239,609 1,439,726
Percentage 25.55% 23.66% 15.21%
Swing Increase4.41pp Increase3.33pp Decrease15.06pp
  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 Increase 20 New Increase2
Popular vote 630,697 274,987 260,234
Percentage 6.66% 2.91% 2.75%
Swing Increase5.63% New Decrease 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 Decrease9 Decrease42
Popular vote 181,140 214,319
Percentage 1.91% 2.26%
Swing Decrease1.25pp Decrease4.06pp
Prime Minister before election

Khil Raj Regmi
Independent

 Elected Prime Minister

Sushil Koirala
Nepali Congress

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

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.
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