Harka Sampang's National Labor Culture Party Nears National Party Status After Election Wins

Former chief of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City, Harka Sampang's 'National Labor Culture Party' is moving towards gaining recognition as a national party. This party received recognition from the Election Commission only on Kartik 16.

The same party has already won 3 seats in the direct election of the House of Representatives held on Falgun 21. Party Chairman Sampang won from Sunsari-1, while candidates from the party were also elected in Khotang and Bhojpur. Party candidates are also competing in Ilam-1, where vote counting is ongoing.

The law stipulates that to become a national party, a party must secure 1 seat in the direct election and 3 percent of the total valid votes cast under the proportional representation system. The Labor Culture Party has already won 3 direct seats and has secured 289,961 votes so far in the proportional representation count.

A total of 10,977,711 votes were cast under the proportional representation system. For that, approximately 313,000 votes are required. Since the current count of 8,299,650 votes has yielded that many votes, the possibility of crossing the threshold appears likely. The constitutional provision requiring a party to cross 3 percent of the total valid votes to secure a seat under proportional representation is known as the threshold.

Out of the 275 members of the House of Representatives, 110 are elected through the proportional representation system. After the counting of proportional representation votes is complete, the Commission will determine the number of members of parliament to be elected for each party based on the votes secured by the parties that crossed the threshold.

The political parties will be formally notified to recommend the names of the elected members of parliament, ensuring representation according to the proportional cluster for the determined number.