CPN Suffers Major Setback in House of Representatives Elections Compared to Previous Polls

Kathmandu. The Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) has faced a significant blow in the House of Representatives elections this time. The CPN, which won 28 seats in the 2079 BS (including the then CPN (Maoist Centre) and CPN (Unified Socialist)), has so far secured victory in only 6 seats in the current election, while maintaining a lead in one seat.

Those elected from the CPN include Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' in Rukum East, Mahendra Bahadur Shahi in Kalikot, Dhan Bahadur Budha in Dolpa, Ramesh Malla in Salyan, Gopal Sharma in Rukum West, and Barshaman Pun in Rolpa.

As of 11:30 AM on Sunday, Yubaraj Dulal maintained his lead in Sindhupalchok-2. Dulal leads with 17,512 votes, followed by Banshlal Tamang of the Nepali Congress with 15,247 votes.

In the previous election, the then CPN (Maoist Centre) had won 18 seats. Accordingly, Ram Kumar Rai from Khotang, Sudan Kirati from Bhojpur, Amanlal Modi from Morang-4, Suryaman Tamang from Kavre-1, Hit Bahadur Tamang from Nuwakot-1, Madhav Sapkota from Sindhupalchok-1, Lekhnath Dahal from Sindhuli-2, and Ganga Karki from Dolakha-1 were elected.

Furthermore, Prachanda won from Gorkha-2, Devendra Poudel from Baglung-2, Reka Sharma from Dang-2, Purnabahadur Ghartimagar from Rukum East, Barshaman Pun from Rolpa, Mahendra Bahadur Shahi from Kalikot, Shakti Bahadur Basnet from Jajarkot, Janardan Sharma from Rukum West, Chhiring Damdul Lama from Humla, and Mahindra Ray Yadav from Sarlahi-2 were victorious.

According to the latest election results, the former Maoist faction lost Jajarkot, Humla, Morang-4, Sindhuli-2, Dang-2, Baglung-2, Dolakha, Sindhupalchok-1, Khotang, Kavre-1, and Sarlahi-2.

However, the CPN secured Rukum East, Kalikot, Rukum West, and Rolpa. In Rukum East, Chairman Prachanda, in Kalikot, Mahendra Bahadur Shahi, in Rukum West, Gopal Sharma, and in Rolpa, Barshaman Pun, retained their legacy. It appears certain that the CPN will lose Gorkha-2, Bhojpur, and Nuwakot-1.

According to the latest vote count, Bikram Timsina of RSP leads in Nuwakot-1, Kabindra Burlakoti of RSP in Gorkha-2, and Dhurbaraj Rai of Shram Sanskriti in Bhojpur.

In Khotang, which the CPN won in the previous election, Aaren Rai of Shram Sanskriti was victorious. In Morang-4, Santosh Rajbanshi of RSP won, Madhukumar Chaulagain of RSP in Kavre-1, and Bharat Prasad Parajuli of RSP in Sindhupalchok-1.

Similarly, Jayapati Rokaya of the Congress won in Humla, Jagdish Kharel of RSP in Dolakha, Khadga Bahadur Buda of the Congress in Jajarkot, Ashish Gajurel of RSP in Sindhuli-2, Bipin Kumar Acharya of RSP in Dang-2, Som Sharma of RSP in Baglung-2, and Rabin Mahato of RSP in Sarlahi-2 were elected.

Likewise, Madhav Kumar Nepal of the then CPN (Unified Socialist) was elected from Rautahat-1, Dhan Bahadur Budha from Dolpa, Metmani Chaudhary from Dang-1, Prem Bahadur Ale from Doti, Kisan Kumar Shrestha from Bara-4, Rajendra Prasad Pandey from Dhading-1, Ambar Bahadur Thapa from Dailekh, Prakash Jwala from Salyan-1, Sher Bahadur Kunwar from Achham-1, and Bhanubhakta Joshi from Bajhang.

The CPN lost all seats it won in the previous election except for Salyan and Dolpa this time. Prakash Jwala, the winner from Salyan in the previous election, wanted to be re-elected. However, Ramesh Malla expressed dissatisfaction during the ticket distribution, leading Jwala to withdraw from the electoral contest. Malla maintained the legacy of Salyan by becoming his election commander. Dhan Bahadur Budha succeeded in retaining his previous legacy in Dolpa.

In Rautahat-4, Co-Chairman Madhav Kumar Nepal sought re-election but could not even become the closest competitor. Rajesh Kumar Chaudhary of RSP won in this constituency. Furthermore, Bharat Bahadur Khadka of the Congress won in Doti, Ain Bahadur Mahar of UML in Bajhang, Basana Thapa of the Congress in Dailekh, Devraj Pathak of RSP in Dang-1, and Bharat Kumar Swar in Achham-1 were elected.