Election Commission Reports Progress in Proportional Representation Vote Counting; RSP Leads
Kathmandu. The Election Commission has stated that the counting of votes for the House of Representatives' Proportional Representation (PR) system is ongoing. According to the latest statistics, with a total of 7,989,877 votes counted, Rabi Lamichhane-led Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is in the lead.
The party holds the first position with 3,849,288 votes. This figure is nearly 2.5 million more votes than the Nepali Congress, which is in second place.
The Nepali Congress has secured the second position with 1,303,995 votes, while CPN (UML) is seen in third place with 1,104,116 votes.
Similarly, the Communist Party of Nepal, in fourth place, has received 568,513 votes. The Shram Sanskriti Party, which emerged as a new force in this election, occupies the fifth position with 273,006 votes. The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has been relegated to sixth place with 268,575 votes.
Likewise, the Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP), Nepal, has received 117,724 votes, and the Rastriya Parivartan Party has secured 110,711 votes.
Among other smaller parties in the country, the Janmat Party has received 50,798 votes. The common symbol 'Chakiya' (Grinding Stone) of the Rastriya Mukti Party Nepal, Janata Samajbadi Party, and Nagarik Unmukti Party has garnered 44,545 votes. The Nepal Workers and Peasants Party remains in contention with 38,882 votes, while the Rashtra Nirman Dal received 26,985 and the Rastriya Janamorcha received 26,185 votes.
According to the Commission's details, 18,522 votes were cast in favor of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist).
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